Euphoria felt her cheeks heat up as the giggles and amused stares she received from onlookers baffled her.
"Do you have to be this much of a pervert in public?"
Avien chuckled at Euphoria's sarcastic tone and blushed cheeks.
"I don't think flirting with my own wife is a crime, is it?"
He retorted back with another question as he walked towards the archery section narrowing his eyes at those who overstared at Euphoria knowing it made her self-conscious.
Euphoria turned her focus to the beautiful wooden bows and arrows laying on the table.
"You can use them to train"
Euphoria nodded thankfully and picked them up, she had never tried archery before but she was so eager to try it immediately, Avien on the other hand picked up another set of a bow and arrow from under the table to use.
"What do you think archery is all about?"
Avien asked positioning Euphoria's body helping her to get into an aiming position with a sheet of arrows on her back and a bow in her hands.
"Uh....shooting things with a bow and arrows"
Avien used his fingers to gently pull her hair away from her face so she could concentrate, that delicate action made Euphoria so aware of his touch that she slightly shivered and Avien felt it.
"It's all about concentration and precision Euphoria, now try taking a shot"
Euphoria took a deep breath and carefully adjusting her bow she released the arrow, it went flying so high she thought she would hit the bullseye but apparently the arrow curved downwards and landed on the ground"
Euphoria nearly cursed the wind as she saw her arrow hit the ground, she was sure the arrow was going straight to it's target till a slight breeze blew and it collapsed to the ground, Avien vamped at high speed and retrieved the arrow laying on the floor and returned to Euphoria standing beside her in a blink of an eye.
"Again, but focus more this time and try to be more calculative"
Euphoria nodded getting the arrow back from him and setting it beside her bow, she closed her eyes and took another deep breath as she stretched her hand further mirroring the target in her mind and then she released the arrow from the bow sending it flying straight to the target. It didn't hit the bullseye but it landed four rings away from it.
"Oh my gosh, I would've landed that aim if not for this wind, mother nature I love you but your breeze isn't helping right now"
Avien chuckled as Euphoria kept pouting and pointing fingers around her huffing at trees as if mother nature could hear her.
"If the wind is throwing your arrows off balance then instead of fighting it or threatening to murder mother nature you can work with it"
Euphoria squinted her eyebrows with a puzzled expression turning towards Avien.
"How can I do that?"
Avien borrowed Euphoria's pair of a bow and arrow as he stood where Euphoria was standing and released an arrow towards the target, Euphoria gasped as the arrow effortlessly hit bullseye.
"I did not just see that, how were you able to get a perfect aim without your arrow falling or curving due to the wind"
"I waited for the perfect timing, when the wind slowed down and gave me a little gap I released my shot, that way if the wind came up again my arrow would've already hit my target".
Avien returned back the bow and arrow to her as he urged her to try taking another aim, Euphoria held the bow and arrow in a firm stance facing the target, she took another breath as she waited for the wind to blow through and at that little moment that she couldn't feel the wind stroking through she released her arrow.
Euphoria almost jumped on Avien as her arrow hit bullseye.
"Nice aim princess, but I'll appreciate it if you don't yank my arm off"
Euphoria snickered and let go of Avien's arm as she walked towards the target to pull the arrow out with Avien following behind her.
"Woah, it's stuck I can't pull it out"
She complained trying to drag the arrow. Avien reached out and with a little tug he pulled it out.
"What, why are you staring at me like that?"
Avien asked with a smirk on his face noticing Euphoria was giving him the stink eye .
"I almost had it"
"I don't think that was the case considering the arrow didn't even bulge an inch when you were pulling it"
Euphoria's cheeks turned crimson as she heard the word 'bulge' it reminded her of the time in the lake when his boxer briefs clinged tightly revealing the outline of his...
"I'm not thinking about your bulge, uh.....i-i mean the lake.....I mean the arrow, oh shut up"
Avien doubled over in laugher as Euphoria covered her flushed cheeks with her hand.
Euphoria was about to aim another arrow into the target when her stomach reminded her of it's existence with a deep growl.
"Let's get you something to eat Euphoria before your stomach monster swallows all of us"
Euphoria rolled her eyes at Avien but of course who was she to refuse, the only thing that clouded her mind right now was the savoury taste of hot, creamy, crispy, mouthwatering food.
"Finally your hearing is put to good use, and not only on focusing on the word 'bulge' "
Avien grinned as they walked away from the ring heading back to the palace.
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Euphoria sat on the dining after changing back to her clothes with Avien sitting opposite her. The meal servers laid different varieties of meals from the table, she thought they were too much so she told them to take some back and share among themselves but of course she retained the braised duck, pork chops, fried rice, and the baked apple pie.
She didn't need a sign from the heavens as she used her fork to take a slice of everything and heaped it on her plate. Avien just took a slice of braised duck and kept it on his plate
"How in the blue sea is that little slice of duck going to fill up your stomach"
"I don't eat much, go ahead Euphoria watching you devour your food like a cave beast is much more satisfying"
Euphoria chuckled lightly and stood up from her seat walking towards Avien, on getting there she collected his plate from him and heaped more braised duck since he seemed to be a meat fan like she was.
Avien snickered and attempted to put back the braised duck and rice back on the serving tray insisting that his portion was more than enough when she grabbed his wrist.
"You're fighting the urge, you need to eat double of your portions to keep you going"
And seeing the guilt in Euphoria's eyes Avien dropped his hands in defeat and surrendered to Euphoria's food pile on his plate, the good part was that he enjoyed the braised duck.
"Good, now be a good boy and eat everything while i also focus on my feast, just so you know I'm keeping an eye on you and if i don't catch you eating you're dead"
Euphoria ruffled his hair which made Avien lightly freeze as her fingers flicked across his forehead, he could feel the heat coming up again so he hurriedly slipped a piece of braised duck into his mouth hoping that the crispy deliciousness of the duck would distract him from the lust he started to feel.
Euphoria smiled happily as she watched Avien's fangs munch on the duck, the way his cherry red lips curved in a pleased smile after his first taste had her hooked. Euphoria slipped a slice of pie in her mouth trying to turn her eyes away from Avien who continued on his duck stuffed with fried rice and carrots.
Avien could feel an intent stare coming from opposite his table, he smirked as soon as Euphoria tried to turn her eyes away from him so he wouldn't catch her staring, well too late he already did.
Euphoria made an excuse to leave the table when he caught her by her wrist.
"Trying to run away are we?"
He asked taunting her.
"No, I want to go and get some rest, don't you remember we have a huge ball event later on"
She replied trying to hide her flushed cheeks.
Yes they did have a ball event to host but he knew she used that as an excuse for wanting to leave.
"I thought I was the only one feeling the lust"
Euphoria gasped as the words came out of the his mouth, he didn't catch her staring did he.
"What lust, I don't see or feel any lust, do you feel it cause I don't, lust pfft, no I don't, ha, no lust here"
She just kept ranting with her face heating up by each second. Avien finally let go of her wrist smiling as she used the opportunity to make a run for it.
"You have desires you need to satisfy, nobody will blame you for wanting me"
That sentence made Euphoria tremble, Avien did know how to use his words.