Aiden having left lillia to Josie decided to stay with his men, to train and sharpen up his skills.
He soon got to the field, where he saw his men, sparing with each other.
They looked so serious and deadly, the image could frighten anyone who wasn't strong enough.
As he stood looking round the field, his eyes picked up a specific fight between two people.
Peter and Josey.
A sly smile broke out from his face as he watched them go at each other, or rather Josey go out at Peter.
Earlier, after meeting with the king, peter as promised, went to spar with the king's sister.
Josey was very happy and a little shy when he had approached her, his brown eyes trapping her in their depth, even her piercing dark green eyes couldn't pierce through his.
After few minutes of arranging their selves, both immediately started attacking each other.
But it was clear that peter was going easy on the princess, he mostly blocked out serious attacks with his sword and would step away from the easy ones. Not a single sweat broke out from his face, and neither was his breath.
But unlike peter, Josey was having a hard time. Peter was like the wind, avoiding her attacks as If they where nothing and it was really starting to frustrate her. Why couldn't she just land an hit?.
She had just lost a fight to her sister and would still lose a fight too with peter? Was she that weak?
As if fueled by some unknown strength, her attacks became deadly and her speed seems to skyrocket as well.
Her body moved on it own or maybe just her pure will.
Suddenly her sword hit something, tearing what it came in contact with.
Everyone in the field was in shock, some even let out a small cry.
Josey sword had dug into peter's arm,blood dripping out from it.
Josey as if on fire, redrawn out her sword an threw it away, her eyes staring at the huge wound.
"Am so sorry, I didn't mean to do it",she pleaded.
"Why don't I take you to the healer?, Come on let go",she said in panic as she quickly held his hands but peter retracted his hands from her's.
"Don't worry milady, I would see to it that is taken care of. So you don't need to follow me ",he said, taking a bow and left.
Josey felt a little bit of pain at her heart at this but she quickly hid her feelings an just gave him a nod as he left.
Her eyes continued to look at his retreating figure as he walked out of the field. Even though he was so close to her just now, it still felt as if he was far from her reach, as far as the sky.
The man was very mysterious and she so wished to see what lay behind those facade of his.
"Don't worry too much about him, he's strong", some one whispered in her ears behind her.
Out of shock, she quickly turned round out of shock. Only to see Aiden standing strong behind her with his hands behind his back.
His silver hair was a little bit rough, it was clear that he had just tugged his hair.
"Big bro... brother, when did you get here?",she asked nervously.
Aiden smirked on seeing the small red on her pale skin, his thick headed sister was finally in love with someone, how cute.
But his smirk only grew wider when he remembered what happened few minutes ago. Everyone might not have notice it,but he had noticed when peter had slowed his defense and speed, his eyes saw how peter's eyes flickered a little bit when he saw Josey frustrated face. So he had purposely allow Josey's attack to hit. How very cute.
"May I ask for a spar too or is only peter allowed?",he teased her a little.
Josey ears turned red immediately her face flushed hot, How embarrassing.
"Ok milord",
She got into a fighting stance, picking up her sword from the ground.
" Don't take it easy on me",she said, she was already feeling defeated from her fight with her sister and peter.
"Don't worry, I don't intend to".
Immediately, Aiden swunged his sharp sword first at her, his movement was precise and calculative, using the wind to his advantage.
Josey had barely dodged the attack,and by the look of it, her sword won't be able to knock the attack off.
"You know when I said you should not take it easy with me, please do take it easy",she said huffing out hot breath.
As soon as she finished her statement, she used the one second distraction she got on him and attacked his left hand but Aiden was quicker and smarter.
He shifted to the side, raised his right leg for a kick, using the right amount of strength that won't cause much damage. He kicked her hard at her left wrist.
Josey hissed in pain but choose to ignore it, this was just Aiden, even in practice, he still gave out little pain. What a bother.
But suddenly, Josie came out from no where, entering thier middle, facing Aiden, not minding the fact that she could have got struck
With Josie suddenly popping at both their front, their attacks stopped mid air.
"What wrong Josie?",Josey asked, alert. Josie face literally screamed worried and scared.
What might have happened?.
"Ai...Aiden, they've took her",she stammered a little.
"Took who?",Aiden asked, his suspicious high.
"Lillia",
Aiden went on furious mode, and his aura turned deadly. His eyes went sharp and scary. Josie who stood at his front, took a step back and her breath choked. Aiden was too scary to look at, and to think that all this would be directed at her.
"How?, Isn't she in the castle?",he asked, taking a step closer to her, his face was barely touching hers.
"I....I ..she ....said...",her throat seemed to tight her, as her words hunged in her throat.
Aiden anger boiled, he became impatient with her lack of words.
He grabbed her shoulder hard, holding her shoulder hard and painful. His eyes red.
Josie shook under his touch, her shoulders hurt so bad, that she whimpered and few drops of tears fell
from her eyes. She lowed her head and began to sob, not having the strength to look at aiden in the eyes.
"Am.....sorry....am..sorry. it all my... fault...I shouldn't have... taken her out",she struggled to talk through her tears.
Aiden grip seemed to strengthen the more and a stabbing pain shot through her shoulder blade.
Josey became afraid, and quickly dragged her sister from Aiden's grip, but she couldn't because aiden held Josie hard. This only made her more alert at this. He could crush her bone in any moment.
"Aiden, we need to find her",she tried talking some sense into him.
"Standing here won't do any of us good",
"Please aiden, please",she pleaded.
Aiden eyes stared at Josie hard, if looks could kill, Josie would have been dead.
But hearing Josey, he quickly came to his senses and left.
Josey quickly drew her sister into her arms, where she weeped hard.
Josie broke down hard in her arms