He'd heard from the other soldiers that they'd never seen Nectar like that before. She usually had a happy carefree smile on her face but there was no trace of it when she left the infirmary.
Her blue eyes had a slight red tint to it but it wasn't because of the crying. She didn't speak much, just asked for the place Liam was manning and the organization that attacked his troop.
She simply nodded and walked away, they thought she'd gone insane because of what happened to Liam, she was only 15 but that didn't matter to her.
Then she disappeared for about 20 minutes and when she came back. She was covered in orange blood and she had a head in one hand which she held by its long hair.
She had a bloodied sword in the other hand as she walked back into the camp. They were petrified, but mostly because of the slight smile of satisfaction on her face.
It was later discovered that the head actually belonged to the leader of the DEVIL'S FINGER. No one knew how she found him or how she managed to kill him, they were just too scared.
When they even went back to Liam's checkpoint, there were bodies scattered everywhere. They paled, knowing it was Nectar's doing and the reason her clothes were covered in her blood.
But when they got back, thinking Nectar was still on a rampage. She was actually laughing with Liam who was now awake. They were even more confused, she was back to her usual carefree self.
They feared her even more and they constantly warned him about her, explaining what she did but Liam wasn't scared, he was angry with worry so he scolds her the next time she visited him.
The other patients expected her to get upset and kill someone or something but she simply crossed her arms and puffed her cheeks like a wronged child. But the reason she gave him was even more shocking " Anyone that hurts my stuff must die ".
Liam had protested constantly that he wasn't property but Nectar wouldn't hear it and grabbed his collar, looking serious " You are mine Liam. You can't run from me and I can't lose you...even to death ".
Liam was again stomped by her words but then again, he could tell she was very shaken. After the event and some healing, Liam was promoted to Private. The commanders even tried recruiting Nectar but she wouldn't, saying Liam didn't give her permission.
So they'd begged Liam to ask Nectar to join the army and she was okay with it. So they'd go on missions taking care of each other and their fellow solders.
Their men had the lowest death count in the country's whole army. Soon people were trooping to the camp making them even more famous. When people noticed how close they were, they were dubbed 'TWIN GENERALS'.
Liam raked his hand through his hair [ I wish it could have stayed that way ] and for 5 years it was. Until Liam was dispatched to deal with a flooding crisis. When he got back, he was told that Nectar had been called back to the palace.
That was when King Famo informed him of Nectar's betrothal to the Emperor of Lishflour. He was furious but managed to control his anger. So just like when Nectar followed him to the army, he followed her here.
He'd gotten here five months after the wedding and Nectar seemed very strange. She was well mannered, polite and quiet. Though he had his doubts, he thought it was because of all the responsibilities.
But then again, She suddenly changed back to her usual loud, impulsive and temperamental self again a month and a half ago. Even her blood tasted more salty, which was odd since their barrack wasn't close to the ocean but the royal palace was.
He wanted to believe it was because of the time she'd spent in the palace but he had a gut feeling this was a lot more complicated than it seemed.
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Nectar sighed in relief as Reli stopped crying. She'd being trying to calm her down for five minutes to no avail. Not knowing what else to do, she joined Reli on the floor and put her head on her chest [ My clothes are ruined and covered in snot...I need a shower ]
So Nectar rubbed her back, trying her best to soothe her like the children in her second life. Reli's breathing was a lot better now as she calmed down and soon the sobbing died down.
Reli held unto Nectar, burying her face in Nectar's chest and laughed " You remind me of my mom Sister ". Nectar was surprised by that but she smiled, resting her chin on Reli's soft brown hair and rocking slowly " You must miss her a lot ".
Reli nodded, sniffling " I wish I spent more time with her too ". Nectar hummed slightly [ I can't even remember how mine looked ] " Then talk to your other family members. If they're still mad at you, it just means they still care about you, stupid decisions and all ".
Reli looked up at Nectar, her light makeup smeared all over her face " You really think so "? Nectar nodded encouragingly " I know so, and if they bully you, I'll take care of it ".
Reli couldn't help but laugh as she hugged Nectar even tighter [ Maybe this stupid decision of mine wasn't completely worthless ]