**ELENA'S POV **
Bright silver hair, Grey colored eyes, thick eyebrows, a sharp nose, a defined jawline and bright pink lips. That face belongs to him that rude mercenary, he is even more breathtaking than anyone I have ever seen even the two couples couldn't help but ogle him especially the wife.
"I'm not going to grow another head even if you keep staring princess," the mercenary said.
Oh shit he really shouldn't call me princess in front of these two and what's worse than the name was that he had his broad sword in his hands and kept observing the two.
"seems your husband doesn't seem to trust us," the man said in a forceful calm voice. Yuck I'd rather be a bachelorette
"call it a precaution, if you try something," he then glared at his wife.
"what does that mean?"
Is this man serious, please stop being an asshole for five seconds I mean they are helping us.
"it's okay dear he's just worried about his wife," the wife said as she grabbed her husband's arm.
The silence that followed was not awkward well to me it wasn't the throbbing and excruciating pain was enough to compensate as noise. Also the mercenary wasn't wearing his mask which helped in distracting me, I hate to say this but he was handsome, uncomfortably handsome. I'd fall for him if I hadn't met him.
"do I have something on my face?" he asked his voice laced with annoyance and his habit of not even looking at me. How does he know am looking at him when his eyes aren't even looking at me.
"how did this happen to you?" the woman asked me as she tried to dispel the silence.
Uh oh, how can I explain.
"she begged me to take her hunting despite my warnings and while I was chasing a boar she decides it was a good idea to wander off. Long story short she stepped on that nail and here we are," the mercenary said.
Wow that was a surprisingly detailed lie, he made it up on the spot or did he anticipate the question coming.
" and where are you from? "the man asked.
" Koshar, we are visiting some friends, "the mercenary answered.
After another couple questions the wagon stopped and the mercenary helped me out of the wagon, he placed his hands behind my thighs and picked me up as easily as he did earlier as if I weighed the same as a book.
" uhm thank you for the ride," I said awkwardly, I'm not used to thanking strangers.
"you are welcome, you too asshole," the man said, he then gestured at the driver to move.
After the wagon left the entrance of a village came into view, the houses were made out of wood or mud and most of them had dried grass as roofs, the road were not made of stones, they were muddy and children were running through them as they played. Alongside the road were vendors and merchants with their customers.
The mercenary walked in with me in his arms. I think my leg had gotten used to the nail that it stopped hurting.
"or maybe it's got an infection and may need to be cut off," the mercenary said as if he had read my mind.
Well that made me fear more but luckily I could still feel my toes so hopefully he's just trying to annoy me.
"Rayan? Rayan!" a girl shouted as she started running to our direction. She had short brown hair which reached her shoulders unlike mine which was close to my back, brown eyes, freckles on her cheeks and small pink lips almost slightly identical to the mercenary but the mercenary's was more masculine.
She reached us and stood their making eye contact with the mercenary, a wide smile on her. The mercenary had a small smile just a slight rise in the corner of his lips.
"Hey there Chloe you've grown up," he said his tone leaving the asshole tone to a lighter gentle one.
"Uhm Rayan who's this girl?" the little girl asked as she pointed at me.
"oh she's just work, a nobody,"
Huh calling me a nobody, I have the power to hang you and chop your head off. But not here.
"is your father home, I need his help?"
"Why are you carrying this girl?" a hint of jealousy in her voice.
"look at her foot,"
She was appalled at my foot.
"okay let's go" she as she teared her eyes away from my foot, I think her face turned green.
The mercenary followed the little girl, she walked us in the direction of one of the few stone buildings in the village, along the way people looked at the two of us well almost like gawking at us. Maybe I was dripping blood along the way, well I was but just one small drop every five steps.
"there he is," the girl pointed at a man wearing a a black suit.
Rayan inched his hand from beneath my leg patted the little girl on her head and slightly ruffled her hair. The little girl's cheeks became rosy red as she closed her eyes, when he let go, she ran back to her friends.
The man in the suit n was called Henry Aeneas, he was the only doctor here in this village, instead of taking me to his clinic he decided to treat me in his own home, he had a fairly large house with six bedrooms. He had brunette hair, brown eyes and a calm demeanor he didn't look that much older than me. His wife Ava Aeneas, she had brown hair, black eyes and had an innocent looking face.
She was the one who helped me after I was bandaged up to one of the guestrooms, I saw the white sheets and for the first time I realized how filthy I was I stopped where I was.
"don't worry dear I'll clean them and I'll find you a fresh pair of clothes," she said with a sweet smile. But still am a stranger to them they should not do this.
Her smile didn't leave her face and I sat down on the bed.
"When you are well rested their will be a bath prepared for you, let me go and call Chloe,"
I don't know if its because I haven't slept in a bed in days but I don't remember when I fell asleep. I felt a light touch on my shoulder and that was enough to wake me up. I hurriedly woke up out of habit due to my constant showers by the mercenary.
" sorry about that did I scare you?" the little girl asked.
"no, I was having a bad dream,"
"oh that sucks," she whispered the sucks
"Why are we whispering?"
"mommy doesn't like it when I say bad words,"
"oh makes sense,"
"well your bath has been ready four hours ago let's go,"
Four hours ago does that mean, it's night time, I looked at where I was sleeping and the white sheets which had now turned brown I got flustered and lied back down the spot.
"hey don't go back to sleep let's go," she grabbed my hand and tried pulling me until she gave up. She sat down and started pouting with her arms across her chest.
"you go I'll meet you there,"
"do you know your way around the house? Can you walk with that foot?"
".."
"no right then let's go, we are going to be late for dinner,"
"okay," I checked the bandage around my foot, I swallowed hard, reached my hand to her and she helped me up from the bed and we slowly walked to the bathroom.
A bucket of hot water was waiting for me inside, probably not right to say that I have never bathed using a bucket.
"Father says that the bandage shouldn't get wet and you shouldn't take it off," the girl said she then stood there at stared at me.
Wait I have to get naked in front of her.
"are you going to leave?"
"nope mommy said that I should help you,"
"am not going to get naked in front of you!"
"we are both girls so there's nothing weird about it,"
"we don't have the same body type," I said flustered.
"you are more of a child than me, stop being a brat,"
Fine mother, as I started undressing that she didn't mind at all I was the one who was making such a fuss and I was thankful that she was here she helped me scrub parts that I couldn't reach. The dirt that was visible on the floor if Lilith and Hanna saw this they would have died on the spot. It's shameful to say that this is the first time I cleaned myself, when we were done I wrapped a towel around my body and she helped me back to the room. The sheets were already changed and a simple light black dress and undergarments were spread on the bed. My little nurse helped me get dressed and tried horribly to comb my hair but I didn't want her to damage my hair so I took the comb from her and did as Hanna once taught me.
"can I ask you something?" she said as she looked down and her face red.
"sure you can,"
"when I grow up do you think I'll be as pretty as you?"
I giggled at her cuteness.
"even more beautiful than me," I said and I pinched her cheeks.
She pushed my hands away and sat there as I started braiding my hair to one slightly big tail bit I didn't reach my head just close to my neck.