When this strange half-elf left Duhane, he began to take out different pills and drink one after another in the hope that the brush would start to grow, but he was disappointed.
He swore revenge on this cursed half-elf, crawling back to his desk trying to grab the runestone and not understanding why he could not take the runestone, but remembering why he could not take it with his hand.
Resting his hand on the floor, he began to slowly climb up, rising to the level of the table, he rested his whole on the table and rose and with a loud sound sank into the chair in which he was sitting before the arrival of the half-elf.
Taking the rune stone in his hand, he began to look for the rune of contact with the Suga Tin Academy, he hoped that the director would tell him good news.
Feeling the wound, he immediately pressed it, the rune shimmered with different colors until a voice was heard.
- I am Assistant Director Suga Tina how can I help you? - A voice was heard in the runic stone, he could not determine whether it was a man or a woman, he did not care at this moment.
Duhane wanted to shout to be immediately connected to the director, but he understood that the director was an inaccessible figure for such a small merchant like him.
- Please connect me with Director Suga Tin, I have an important message regarding your stufon.- Trying to hide the anger in his voice, Duhane said.
He waited for a long time, the rune stone did not make any sound, he already thought that his rune stone had broken, but after a couple of minutes the assistant's voice was heard again, informing Duhane that the director would answer him now.
- Director Suga Tin how can I help you Duhane? A calm voice was heard through the runestone.
Sighing to calm down, Duhane did not want to provoke the director of a man who was more influential than many kings and emperors.
- Dear Director Suga Tin, I want to inform you about the inappropriate behavior of your stufon who took my assignment at your academy. - Trying to speak in a calm voice, Duhane said, but remembering the half-elf's face, he began to clench his remaining hand into a fist.
Silence was heard again, but Duhane already knew that he was talking to the director, so he could only wait.
- Your task was accepted by stufon Trey the first elite class, how he showed you inappropriate behavior and how it manifested itself, tell us how it happened. - The director asked in a calm voice, but it seemed to Duhane that he was in danger.
Duhane could only tell everything in detail without hiding anything that he liked the servant of this half-elf and when she said he demanded that the half-elf hand her over to him and how Stufon Trey first offered to kill him to solve the problem and then using some spells deprived him of his brush and left.
The director listened to him without interrupting, which made Duhane more and more suspicious that he would not get what he was calling for. Having finished explaining the whole situation, silence fell.
- Duhane, I'm telling you with a stoofon that you can't foresee everything and be ready for everything. But you tried to take away Stufon Trey's servant on a whim and paid for it, do you know who his servant is? - The director asked, he did not feel the goodwill that was at the beginning of the conversation.
Realizing that he might have made one of his terrible mistakes, he couldn't help but ask.
- Who is his servant? - Duhane asked with fear in his voice.
He could feel his sweat starting to trickle down his neck and the fingers of his hand began to tremble.
- Ignorance can be a blessing, but in your case it's a curse she was a princess of the light elves, her name is Keirin. - The director spoke in a calm voice.
From the words of the director, Duhane began to feel like he was suffocating, he did not believe that luck had played such a cruel joke on him.
- Perhaps by killing you, he would do you a favor if the light elves find out about it, you won't believe it, but they are very skilled in torture. - The director continued to speak, listening to his words, Duhane began to run his hand over his throat, checking that the neck was in place.
If at first he wanted to take revenge on this damned half-elf, now he hoped that this case would not go beyond this room.
- Do you still want to leave a complaint about Stufon Trey? - The director asked.
Duhane, hearing the name, wanted to scream but restrained himself trying to calm his heart.
- No, thank you for helping with this misunderstanding that I caused. - Trying to speak in a calm voice, Duhane said, ending the conversation with Director Suga Tin.
Leaving the hall where Duhane stayed, we headed back to the caravan in silence, I could feel the gaze that Keirin was looking at me with.
- What's bothering you Keirin? - I asked, tired of her gaze.
When I heard her stop, I also stopped and looked at her, observing on her face the loss of this situation that was now in the hall. We were alone in the corridor, the servants were nowhere to be seen.
- Trey, why did you do that? - Keirin's quiet voice was heard, in which I felt fear.
She tried not to look at me with her head down, approaching her, she began to slowly retreat.I could see the apprehension in her eyes and how she clasped her hands together looking at me when I came closer to her.
- What exactly are you asking about? - I asked.
I understood that she could be worried, but I wanted to hear it from her, feeling her pleasant smell gradually began to calm down.
- Why did you behave like that, why did you destroy his brush, why did you threaten him? - I could feel the fear in Keirin's voice.
I felt the pain prick me, did she really see a monster in me? This thought scared me if Keirin was scared, then what to say about Cassandra? With whom I was connected by the wedding ritual and she did not see what I was doing now with Duhane.
- I did what I had to do, you know perfectly well what kind of family I grew up in and that I was instilled in my childhood, it's already inside me, regardless of who I will be, it's not going anywhere, the brush is payment for his arrogance to treat you like a thing and it was not a threat but a demonstration that I'm not afraid of him. - Explaining my actions to her in a calm voice, I slowly approached her even closer.
I saw how she was trembling, how she clenched her hands into fists and tears flowed from her cheeks.
Touching her chin with my hand, I lifted her face up and saw her eyes filled with tears, I saw how she tensed at my touch but did not move away.
- Don't cry for this man, he got what he deserved, maybe the loss of the brush will bring him to reason. - Smiling, I said, trying to hug Keirin, but she pulled away and looked up at me.
Watching her gaze, I didn't understand why her gaze was filled with fear.
- I'm not crying because you took the hand of this merchant, I'm crying because you're losing yourself, Trey, and it scares me. - Keirin stammered, looking at me.
Frowning, I looked at Keirin's face, I saw how she was experiencing serious fear. In all our acquaintance, I have not seen such strong emotions in her.
- What do you mean I'm losing myself? - I asked with concern in my voice.
Regardless of race, you can notice changes in behavior if you communicate for a long time with this representative of the race, I remembered the words that the shadow of the emperor told me. I did not remember in what situation she told me this, but these words remained in my memory.
- Don't you notice a change in yourself? You married Cassandra, but until recently you were categorically against it, now you, without thinking or trying to solve everything peacefully, deprived a man of a brush because he wanted me, what will happen next Trey? And I noticed how your look changed at that moment, you liked to hurt him. - Keirin said with apprehension in her voice.
Thinking about her words, I understood what she meant, there were changes in me that I didn't notice, but thanks to Keirin's words that she said, I noticed how my actions were different from what I would have done before. Whether these were changes related to the fact that I became the chosen goddess of Hes, I did not know.
- And I'm afraid that in an instant you will become another Trey whom I do not know and I'm afraid when it will happen. - Keirin said in a low voice.
Thinking about her words, I began to understand why the goddess Hes made her my servant. Having come to such a thought, I couldn't help but smile, perhaps this is an erroneous opinion, but I didn't care at the moment. It was painful for me to see Keirin in such a state and her fears about me and my changes.
- As long as you're around, I won't become the other Trey you're so afraid to see. - I said in a soothing tone, coming even closer to her.
I saw that Keirin was listening to me attentively, hugging her with one hand, I pressed her to me and with the other hand I ran over her head calming her.
- Promise? - Keirin's quiet voice was heard, in which there was a request.
Running my fingers through her hair and feeling her warmth, I was sure that nothing would happen while she was around.
- I promise you partner. - I said in a serious voice, lifting her face and looking into her eyes.
From the outside, it might seem that we were a couple in love who quarreled and reconciled, but it was stronger than a romantic connection between lovers, it was a connection between a harbinger of chaos and someone who can help me stay myself. I was afraid that if Cassandra was instead of Keirin, she would take my actions calmly.
- Now let me go, we need to find out our duties from the head of security and let me solve the problems myself. - Keirin said in a relaxed voice, pulling away from me.