"---- I will find you. ----" Like that, words echoed through his head. When he woke up, he felt Qin Xia was looking down upon him.
"Ah, you're awake? Did I wake you up? I just thought you looked quite cute like that."
"No, it was something else. A voice, calling out to me, in my dream. I couldn't remember who she was nor what she means." Kazein replied with a downed voice.
"Then, shall we eat? After which, I'll take you to somewhere you'll be shining."
"Yeah."
After resting for a while, the two walked towards an open field. The sounds of men and battle could be slightly heard. After exiting the forest, there, a battlefield was seen. Men on rugged armor against organized soldiers with uniform equipment.
"Raphan invaded two months ago, but our war has been going on for 10 years now, I was only six when the war broke out. They harassed our borders, but never to the extent of invading it. So, I'd ask you again. Will you fight under me? Even though we just met?" She asked while having a face that obviously hid what she wanted hidden.
"Of course. If I could root out the Oars mercenary root and stem, I would fight for whomever it is." He replied whilst his eyes were fixated on the field. Moments later, the men with good equipment, emerged victorious. Yet, however you look at it, they suffered heavy casualties, not a single man alive didn't have wounds.
"Well, let's go. Ah, before we do. I should tell you who I am." She said while she had her head bowed down slightly and gave him her manners. "Qin Xia, sixth princess of the Qin kingdom. I greet Shiyi." Her beautiful voice sounded even more elegant after such fine proper introduction.
Kazein wasn't somewhat surprised. He did think of the possibility, since her surname was Qin, it couldn't have not had the chance that she was from the royal family. "You, really are the princess?" Kazein asked.
"Yes, now. Are you ready to meet the commander?"
"Of course. So long as I can kill them, I'd be ready for anything." He answered while his face wore a smile.
While walking through the field, one soldier ran towards them with such hurry. When he arrived, he bowed down and kowtowed countless times while grovelling in a language Kazein couldn't understand.
Qin Xia said something while making the man stand up. After a while, he stood up. And cupped his hands and bowed to Kazein. He seemed to be thanking him but for what?
After that, the man immediately ran shouting throughout the camp.
"What was he saying?" Kazein asked her in a curious manner.
"It's best you understand if you learn the language. Since you speak the common tongue, it would be a little easier. But if you want to converse more, you'd have to learn." She replied while she smiled.
Kazein stopped and thought for a while. "True, won't you teach me?"
"Hmm. I'll think about it." As they went in a large tent, many soldiers stood in line. At the end of the line, a man with a spear with a blade bigger than usual, stood with a strong aura.
"Princess, forgive us. A thousand death's won't forgive the sin of letting those barbarians chase your grace. We failed in protecting you, please accept our thousand kowtows." In a moment, they kowtowed, but Qin Xia stopped them.
"If you don't stop kowtowing and not thank your benefactor, I'll have my father deal with you all." At those words, everyone stopped, the man with a spear stepped up.
"Princess, is it true that you saved him and he saved you? If so, he deserves a reward."
"Yes, to that. I have a special reward for him. Starting tomorrow, he will join your order and fight against the Oars mercenary king. But it's a given, he is under my command." She replied while her eyes are closed.
"To receive such honor! Yes! He shall lead a squad and fight under the red wing order!" He said as he kneeled, cupped his hands and bowed.
Qin Xia spoke to all the soldiers, after which. The soldiers cheered while saying "Long Shiyi!" "Long Shiyi!" "Long Shiyi!"
The man with a spear approached him, and touched his shoulders and said "Bro Shiyi, congratulations on joining the army. Also, thank you for saving princess. If it weren't for you, we would have lost everything. Please, we will have a feast here in this camp tonight. Please do come, I am General Gao Jun. You have my regards."
"Brother Gao Jun, I will come. It would be rude if I didn't after you invited me properly." Kazein replied.
After they were chatting, a man rushed in into the tent. "Princess! I cannot approve of your decision! Having someone you just met as your personal guard and letting him join an order?! He is not even trained!" The man stormed as he went in.
"Jie Sun! You may be in the direct order of prince Qin HaoTian! But this is still princess Qin Xia's personal matter!" General Gao Jun yelled.
"Shut up commoner! At any rate, princess, I cannot let such man to dirty the name of the Qin army!"
"Jie Sun, I am sure of his abilities. He can kill 50 men without struggle, all the while being blind." Qin Xia stood firm.
"Kuegh... At any rate, it is easy to kill 50 men alone. Besides, that was the forest, if in the true face if battle he cowers and causes the order to fall." His face reddened.
"Jie Sun, do you dare to fight him?"
"Princess, that is. That is unrelated to this topic." He held back a bit.
"Do you or do you not dare? If so, you two shall have a showdown to determine if he is worthy of fighting under my name." Qin Xia had a different atmosphere around her.
"Of course I dare!" Jie Sun's voice stuttered for a bit "I dare to kick him out."
"Then, Shiyi, will you prove yourself?" She asked as she turned towards him.
"Of course, anyone who gets on my way of killing the bastards are my enemy." He said while smiling.
"Alright then, you two will fight thirty minutes later. I myself shall judge this match." A man went inside the tent, he had long wysteria colored hair, he had a handsome face and a petite body.
Everyone there except for Qin Xia and Kazein knelt at the sight of him.
"Prince Qin HaoTian, you do not need to concern yourself in such trivial matter." Jie Sun said while he slightly raised his head.
"Oh? How does it not concern me? It concerns my dear little sister and one of my own general. Of course it does."
"Yes! Forgive this one for being blind! I do not deserve my eyes!" Jie Sun replied in a loud voice.
"Enough, you'll need your eyes in the duel to come. Shiyi, or so I heard, do your best. It's obvious my dear little sister has hopes on you." He whispered into his ear.
"Don't worry about me. Worry about your own general." He replied with no manners nor courtesy at all.
Qin HaoTian snorted, and left without saying a word, shortly after, Jie Sun followed him.
Gao Jun patted Kazein's shoulder "Brother Shiyi, you must be careful. Jie Sun is an expert in flame combat, even I don't know if I can't I fight on equal ground to him."
"Don't worry about me, I have ways of surviving."
"Well then, you should go and get ready. Shiyi, you can use your sword, but you can also borrow some weapons of ours." Qin Xia offered.
"Don't mind if I do."
Thirty minutes late, Jie Sun waited as their duel goes near.