"Zeke, you idiot! Have you gone mad?! This is Anna's gracious gift to you, and yet you reject her?"
Paxton, unable to contain his rage, screamed out, barely being able to stop himself from snatching the pills right then and there.
Anna realized what was at stake, she was a smart girl after all, and felt regretful for her actions.
It seemed as though Zeke was not well-received around here, if she knew about this earlier, she would have handed the pills to him earlier at the terrace.
"Alright, if you ever need help, do visit me at the Boundless Academy!"
Anna spoke with a caring voice and kept her pills.
Paxton was absolutely livid, his fists clenched, eyes red with anger.
Paxton danced around the idea of killing Zeke right then and there, Zeke had denied him a great opportunity.
Zeke on the other hand, maintained his stoic look.
If Anna Greenwood was not here, Paxton definitely would have taught Zeke a terrible lesson.
"I'll take my leave then, please carry on without me!" stated Zeke, he gave both Mitch and Paxton a cold look before he left the banquet hall.
…
"Liam, I'll be leaving the Khan household for about two months. Please protect Lily, if anyone asks, tell them that she's gone home to visit her family,"
Zeke called out to Liam after returning to his shack.
"Why… what happened?" Liam asked with feigned uncertainty.
Even though he was not allowed into the hall, he could have guessed what had transpired.
"Liam, I have a glorious purpose ahead of me, if you do your part, I assure you there will be a place for you by my side," said Zeke reassuringly.
"Fret not My lord, I will protect Lily with all my life, I won't disappoint you." Zeke nodded, he had to go.
After he gave Lily some parting words, he hastily left the Khan household.
Zeke flew through the thick brushes, understanding the need for speed.
He sped through the forest like a shot of lightning, he needed to escape now!
Assuming that Mitch and Paxton did not already hate him prior, they would now, and will definitely harm him.
As a pill-maker himself, he understood how valuable those pills were.
For Zeke to reject 20 rejuvenating pills without consideration, how could Mitch be forgiving for this atrocity?
He knew that once Anna Greenwood left Khan grounds, Mitch would send his men after him.
Just as he suspected, not long after Zeke's departure, Paxton had led a 10-man party to Zeke's shack.
"The b*stard's gone!"
All he saw as an empty run-down shack, Paxton could not help but cursed out loud.
"Hunt him down! The b*stard probably escaped into the backwoods, he couldn't have gotten far! Hunt him down and bring him back, I want to teach this f*cker a lesson!"
Paxton was absolutely livid over the near-instantaneous loss of 20 rejuvenating pills.
"Yes sir!" replied his men as they embarked on their task immediately.
Among them, nine men were at a Strength of level six, with one being a level seven.
The hunting party was Paxton's personal entourage, a courtesy of his father's wishes.
Within the forest, Zeke ran like the wind, similar to an arrow being set loose through the trees.
His speed was immaculate, one could barely make out his shadow, much less his silhouette.
This was Zeke's specialty after all. He had trained for this, once he got his momentum going, it was nigh-impossible to catch up, much less catch him.
'I need to be faster, Paxton would not give up so easily!' he thought as he sped up his already amazing pace.
Suddenly, a loud crash rang out behind him.
A huge tree crashed down and shook the land.