Chapter 33: 5.7: The Way Of The Voice
[I'm Back, Sorry for the unannounced Hiatus. Let's get this started, or restarted?]
'Oi, Oi, what's this? Is this a new way to extract money from kind people,' I thought.
"I know Mila, Mommy promised, but I don't have the money, tomorrow for sure," She said, and kneeling down, she cupped Mila's face and kissed her on the forehead.
They have been having a hard time lately because of the conflict between the Empire and Stormcloak, the items are hard to come by and people aren't buying them because the cost has risen greatly.
"Carlotta," I spoke, "You can return the money tomorrow," I extended my arm with the coin purse, and she turned and looked at me while smiling, "Oh, you don't have to do that," She spoke and stood up.
Leaning to my ear, she whispered, "She's too spoiled, we had supper like 3 days ago," She said and pushed my hand back, "Just keep it," She said, 'What if I'm unable to return the money?' She thought.
Today was different, she was able to sell all the items, was it luck? or was it because of him? She didn't know.
And here I was, blushing like a schoolgirl, 'What the hell are you doing woman?' I thought. I have been dazed a lot since I got here.
I shook my head, "I didn't think you could be anything else than Beautiful, but sexy you, is also quite exhilarating," I whispered, Carlotta who wasn't trying to be sexy looked at me dumbfounded, "Are you an Idiot?" Carlotta genuinely asked.
Ever since she met him he has been acting weird, but she did like it when he consoled her this morning.
"Mila," I called the little girl and tossed the Coin purse, and she quickly caught the purse, "Order three supper, we'll be there in a minute," I said, the girl was a little confused and stood there, "Mila, give me that," Carlotta spoke, slowly moving towards her.
"Mila, Run!" I said as I grabbed Carlotta's hand stopping her, Mila got out of her stupor, gave a mischievous smile to her mother, and ran toward the Bannered Mare.
"Mila!" Carlotta screamed as she tried to free herself from my grip but failed.
"Run Mila Run!" I shouted from behind Carlotta, and she finally entered the Inn.
I laughed, "Let go of my hand," She said a hint of displeasure in her tone.
"What?" I asked as I let go of her hand, "She's a kid, let her be," I spoke again.
"What do you think life is? A joke?" She said with a frown.
Her comment wiped the smile from my face, "No, Carlotta, I'm just saying, if not now then when will she experience this kind of happiness, what do you want her to be, a woman like you, always slaving away, knowing she'll never be happy," I said, as the words left my mouth, I realize they were a little too harsh.
Her now wet eyes widen hearing my reasoning, she raises her hand and lands a stinging slap on my cheek, I could've stopped her but I didn't, 'Deserved,' I thought.
Slap!
"Ouch," I let out a voice, 'That stung like a Beetch,'
A/N[Ba-dum]
"Oof," someone exclaimed from the crowd with a scrunched face.
"That must have hurt," another one said.
"I knew she was fiery," another one said.
She was startled at what she did, "I-I-I'm sorry," She said looking down, I walked closer to her, and hugged her, "Don't, It was well deserved," I said to lighten the mood.
"Shall we go in," I said and moved toward the Inn while holding my cheek.
She was still shocked, "Y-Yeah," She said, clenching her fist, looking at the ground with a regretful face.
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I wasn't even fully inside the Inn, when I bumped into Lydia, "My Thane, Where were you?" She asked, "It's alright, Lydia," I said patting her on the shoulder, and she nodded.
Carlotta who was standing beside me heard what Lydia called me, 'Did I just slap a Thane? Ugh!' Her life couldn't get any worse.
I looked around and found Mila sitting at a table of three, when she saw me she smiled and waved her hand and I smiled back.
I headed toward her while Lydia and at a distance, Carlotta followed me, reaching the table, I and Carlotta sat down while Lydia stood to my side.
Mila had already ordered the food and was sitting next to me, while Carlotta was across me, Mila was afraid that she would beat her up.
Carlotta was looking at her, with a face that said, 'Just wait till we reach home,' It was hilarious as Mila clung to my arm, I looked at Carlotta, reminding her of what I said outside.
She sighed under her breath, shaking her head lightly before giving me a small smile, nodded, and I nodded back.
We waited for the food to arrive, I looked over my shoulder, "Where's Ysolda? Haven't seen her," I asked Lydia.
She sighed heavily, "She drank a little too much and is resting in one of the rooms," She said, I nodded.
After a while, our food arrived and it was a lot, 'Three suppers are too much,' I thought, looking at the food, but maybe this body of mine will be able to handle it.
"Lydia, sit down," I said not looking at her, and she did, sitting next to Carlotta.
We started to eat, Mila was the first to start, then me, and then both girls.
Away from our table sat Mikael, with furrowed eyebrows, he looked around as if looking for someone then his eyes laid on a certain woman, sitting alone clad in steel armor, sipping her drink, 'She'll do,' He thought as he headed towards her.
Reaching next to her table, before he could speak she said, "I'm not interested in you Mikael," Without any sign of hesitation in her words.
"Me too," He said, furrowing his brows, hurt by her comment, but he still sat across her, "Then why are you here? Go and sing your songs," she said, her attention being stolen by another man.
Taken aback by her indifference, and telling him to go away, "What I can't sit here, we've known each other for 4 years," he said, "Known, we barely talk," she said.
"Ugh! Just listen to what I have to say," He said, "Fine go on," She said agreeing to entertain him for a bit.
"You like fighting right?" Mikael asked, "That's not a question, it's a fact," She said, her eyes stuck on the man with golden hair.
"So, can you win with anyone in this Inn?" He asked. She didn't need to look around who he was talking about because she was already eyeing him, "That man, right," She said.
And he looked at who she was looking at and after confirming, "Yes," He said.
"Is it because of her?" She asked. This bard had been after her for a long time now, and even though she doesn't like him, he hasn't given up, he's a little cowardly that is for sure.
"What do I get?" She asked.
"Would you lose?" He asked only then, will he tell her the reward.
"Nah, I'd win," She said underestimating the challenge.
A/N[What do you guys think will happen to her?]
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