Maybe she was, but her brain did not allow her to ponder on that question for too long. Walking into the tent, she placed Evan's package on the bedside table deciding to open it tomorrow.
Walking towards the bed, she could hear the faint voice of angels calling her. Lying down, she almost cried when her back came in contact with the soft and comfortable material.
She had to rest up because tomorrow she would have to continue hunting. Closing her eyes, she soon fell unconscious.
***
Alexia slowly opened her eyes, her body felt lighter and more refreshed though her brain was still trying to catch up. She was unclear about what time it was, heck she wasn't even sure how she got here.
Sitting up on her bed, she felt a little strange, her body was sticky, uncomfortable and incredibly itchy. Feeling an excruciating pain when she tried to stand up, she noticed that she had pulled on her wounds that were yet to heal.
She blinked her eyes slowly as the memories from yesterday began to flood her brain.Right now she realized she had two options, one was to go meet Evan so he could heal her wounds and the second was to wash herself up first before seeing him.
Alexia did not even have to think twice before going with the second option. What a joke, the sun was already high out there, if she went around the camp looking like this, then what would happen to her pride.
While she was making this important decision, her eyes brushed past a package on her bed table. Slowly picking it up, she studied it trying to guess what might be inside. It looked just like a regular wooden box with no unnecessary details added, it was also warm to touch.
' Probably enchanted but for what reason?'
' Just open it and you'll find out, why wait time like this guessing ?'
Along side her own thoughts, a new voice appeared in her head. She liked to call it her intuition, it started speaking ever since she awakened her powers. But after asking around, she discovered that she was the only one with this strange slightly sassy voice.
Rolling her eyes at it, she opened up the box only to be greeted by the one thing she needed right now. Inside was a generous amount of warm fresh food. Her mouth watered and her stomach growled at the sight of it.
' You're such an uncouth lady your mother would be scared if she saw you right now.'
Ignoring the voice, she decided to just enjoy her food and tune out every other thing. Evan was such an angel, he would always prepare food for her when she came back from hunting. Though this was the first time that he had given her at the entrance of her tent.
Using the fork, she ravaged the meal in front of her, if her hands weren't so bloodied she would have abandoned the utensils all together. Dropping the plate, she hummed softly patting her stomach careful not to touch her injuries. Then reluctantly got out of her bed.
She looked at the bedsheets that were now dyed an unwelcoming shade of red and decided to give it a good wash. Donning on a black hooded cloak that reached her knees, she was ready to head out. While leaving the site, she took a detour from the usual camp entrance to avoid being seen.
Using a secluded back passage, she headed towards what could now be called her usual bath spot.
Her group was currently at the borders of the land of Aethera, in the lava forest. Aethera, the land of the dragons,had a hot climate and somewhat limited usable sources of water inland. She remembered using half a day to scout the area just looking for a decent river to take a bath in without being boiled alive.
She routinely observed the forest, she wanted to make sure no beast had wandered here while she was gone and also, she was bored. There was really nothing new to look at, the sky was a familiar red hue signifying that she didn't have much time before the onset of dusk and the air was just as warm as ever.
The trees were in there usual shade of ebony black with their crimson leaves that were akin to flowing blood when they swayed in the wind, at night they shone with an eerie glow reminding her of ghosts and wandering spirits. Each branch bearing red fruits that had a bewitching light that felt as if they were calling out to your very soul.
She shook her head softly, forcefully shifting her gaze from the ominous trees, she sped up, her strides becoming a little frantic. She honestly didn't understand why she always made the mistake of looking at those weird fruits but she could never really stop herself.
Bypassing the trees,she soon reached a clearing and in it's center was a beautiful river,resembling a glistening unending azure serpent, having no clear beginning or end. Her shoulders relaxed.
She hastily took off her armour only to regret it just a second later as tears gathered at the corner of her eyes,the blood made her skin and armour bond to each other. Next she removed the cloak, this time being as gentle as ever, she could hear mocking laughter sounding in her head.
Feeling indignant, Alexia jumped into the water trying to calm the pain down causing water to splash everywhere. She shivered a little when her skin came in contact with the water, the warm water on her skin feels so nice.
Feeling her tense muscles relax, Alexia let out a contented sigh, leisurely but meticulously washing her hair making sure that it returned to it's previous lush appearance.
Then she proceeded to thoroughly scrub her body, ensuring to massage her sore muscles and carefully clean her wounds. After she was done with that, she took out neat clothes from her storage bracelet and put them on before completely walking out of the water.
Now in the place of a messy figure stood a stunning one. Her ash black hair framed her small oval face with a dramatic streak of silver that seemed to gleam with inner light. Her porcelain skin looking translucent under the evening glow.
Her golden eyes shone like two blazing fires matching the red flame on her forehead. Underneath, her pink petal-like lips were curved revealing two dimples on her cheeks. Her lithe and petite figure was covered by a light peach dress that barely covered her knees, paired with matching boots.
' Look at how gorgeous I look, what a shame that'll have to get dirty again. Guess I should enjoy it while it lasts.'
Sighing softly to herself, she used the heat of her flames to gently dry herself. After thinking for a bit, she decided to head back to the campsite, she was expecting someone.
***
Alexia almost couldn't believe her eyes after returning, she could no longer hear the usual hustle and bustle of the soldiers, only the orderly sounds of footsteps. She knew that this change could be attributed to the person that arrived today, she was sure that those people were in for some trouble.
Her uncle was a general in the army, in fact he held the highest position available in the military and aside from herself he was strict and cold to everyone. She could already guess the drills he must be giving the soldiers after he came back from his expedition. She snickered already imagining their tortured expressions.
She casually strolled inside,her eyes scanning the site, only the cooking section and some other soldiers were still present. The rest were probably fighting a rank two beast somewhere or dealing with a pack of demon wolves.
She grinned darkly as she enjoyed the possibility of those soldiers getting beaten and battered. But right now she needed to see a healer and Evan was the perfect choice.