Chương 77: Q&A

Following at the archery field, Lord Tasar watched his sons compete against one another and their competitors. From the time they were little to now each one has grown onto honorable young men.

Sparing a look at his wives who birth and help raise them into the men they are today, Lord Tasar sighed in content.

If he could forget the past week, he could delude himself into thinking nothing was wrong within his family.

The competition lasted until mid-day, with Lord Tasar's second son, Cyran, winning. Feeling festive Lord Tasar decided to let the merriment continue and have an open-air feast via bonfires.

Plans made the majority of the women went back to their homes to change out of their sweating clothes or to help with cooking. While the men went about settling up the tables and bonfires.

Saavi also wanted to advise her young Miss to go change, but Mika stopped her before she could speak by seizing her bow again.

Joanos watched Mika all day, witnessing her grab the bow and walked towards the shooting range he followed along.

"Wyn, grab my bow and follow me." Joanos' steward, Wyn, went and complied with Joanos' wishes.

"Miss Mikaela, we have a shadow." Kaze sensed Joanos' presence pursuing after them from Lord Tasar's tent.

"En. I know. Everyone else has left to get ready for the feast, that means the shooting range is empty. This will be the perfect time to scope him out."

Kaze nodded in understanding, walking ahead he place Mika's bow case on an archer's table.

Though the shooting range was empty, the noise from the set up for the feast was loud. Mika watched and listened as everyone went about their job not minding her presence at the range one bit.

Picking up her bow Mika notched an arrow about to take aim when Joanos to arrive at the next table over.

"Miss Mikaela, I thought to keep you company I hope you don't mind."

Lowering her bow Mika inclined her head without saying a word in reply.

Raising her bow anew, Mika steadied her hands and released her arrow striking the eight-point area.

Ignoring Joanos' proximity completely, Mika then shot three more arrows in rapid succession. Providing Joanos limited time to converse.

Kaze smirked, he watches this young master Joanos get thrown off his game simply from Miss Mikaela's presence.

If young master Joanos thought he was still going to get the "obedient Mikaela" she gave to Lord Tasar he could forget it.

Picking up on the slight change in Miss Mikaela's aura, Joanos was caught off guard, Have I assess Miss Mikaela wrongly? Joanos thought.

Looking at the young girl standing beside him, Joanos couldn't help the inferior feeling building inside him.

Deciding to change tactics Joanos asked Mika a question.

"Will you marry me?"

Mika just about to release her another arrow when Joanos asked this question, making her lose concentration. Resulting in the arrow going wide before falling to the ground.

Joanos gave himself a round of applause in his mind for the crack in Mika's defenses. Feeling like he was back on even playing the field again, Joanos continue with this line of questioning.

"What do you think of me?"

Mika sighed and placed her bow down on the table, turning to Joanos and gave him a once over from head to toe.

Recognizing, Mika was scrutinizing his looks, Joanos stood a little taller while giving little cough to hide his bashfulness.

Only a foot taller than she was, with soft almost feminine-like features. Including his green eyes, dark long hair and a sun-kissed complexion, Mika would say he was beautiful, not handsome.

"Young master Joanos must be joking, if Lord Tasar didn't introduce you as "young master" I wouldn't have thought you a male."

Mika tilts her head towards his crotch here, with a pondering look on her face.

Joanos followed Mika sights, where is this young girl looking!? Joanos though when he heard Mika words and saw her actions.

Kaze couldn't help the laugh that left his mouth as he thought back to his and Miss Mikaela's previous conversation about eunuchs.

Feeling his world flip upside down, Joanos stood froze staring into Mika's snickering eyes.

This brat! She has the nerve to say such things to my face then look at me with an innocent face! Joanos thoughts were having a meltdown as his face as still as stone.

Thinking she may have been a little too harsh on him, as Joanos hasn't said anything for a while, Mika gave him an out.

"Young Master Joanos, Why don't we play a game?... We'll each shoot an arrow, and whoever gets the best score will ask a question while the loser has to answer... What do you think?"

Joanos was trying to come up with the best response to Mika's previous statements when she spoke again.

Thinking this might be good to get things back on track, Joanos agreed.

"Okay."

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Chương 78: Q&A (2)

Wyn presented Joanos with his bow and placed it on his archer's table before stepping back. Positioning himself in line with Kaze and Saavi who were remaining at Mika's back.

Notching their arrows and raising their bows, Joanos and Mika released their arrows at the same time. One struck the seven-point area while the other struck the five-point area.

"Hmm, that's my win...What should I ask for my first question? Oh, I know, why do you dislike Miss Lixiss?"

Mika threw out the question in an off-handed random way that it caught Joanos by surprise. He didn't expect to Miss Mikaela to ask something about Lixiss.

When did he give away his feelings towards Lixiss? Joanos thought.

"What does Miss Mikaela mean?"

Shaking her head and waving her finger from side to side. Mika looked at Joanos' confused face.

"You're breaking the rules to the game. I won, that means you answer not ask... So, once again why do you dislike Miss Lixiss?"

Scanning the archery field, the majority of the people have gone back to rest as the tables and wood for the bonfires have already been set up.

"No one around. It's just us five. Please answer, young master Joanos."

Sighing at his own foolishness for falling into such a simple trap Joanos answered Mika's question truthfully.

"Would anyone like the person who helped kill their entire clan."

Picking up his second arrow Joanos shot for the second round.

Mika was a little frazzled by his answer and the instant start of the second round that she didn't prep properly, and her arrow hit the two-point area while his' hit the seven.

"My turn... How did you know I didn't like Lixiss?"

"Your eyes at Lord Tasar's welcoming dinner gave you away. You were not surprised by her actions, and you instigated it...using me."

Prepared this time, Mika notched her third arrow and they both shot at the same time. One hit the nine while the other struck eight.

"What is your purpose in using me?"

"Huh...I would have thought you would ask a follow up to your first question..."

Laughing at himself for being completely seen through by Mika. Giving up all pretenses he put up, Joanos looked Mika directly in the eye.

"Will you help me? In turn, I'll help you with any favor you might have."

Mika stared into Joanos' eyes, she could see a resolve there to whatever plan he had.

"If I don't agree, will you continue to involve me in this plan of yours anyway?"

Thinking for a second before nodding his head "yea", Joanos knew he would not be able to give up his plans. Not now that he has waited for so long.

Blowing out a breath in frustration, Mika really just wanted to solve her own problems while she was here, not someone else's.

"fine, I'll hear you out before I make my decision." Signaling Kaze and Saavi to put away her bow and carry her case Mika walked away.

Passing his bow to Wyn, Joanos followed on her heels towards her residence.

"Young miss, don't get involved with young master Joanos. You are supposed to be here for treatment...Why don't we just tell Lord Tasar about this? Let him handle the situation the way he sees fit." Saavi didn't want anything to come in-between her young miss' treatments and cure.

"I will if it comes to that." Taking a peek backward, Mika saw Joanos and his steward following at a gradual pace at the rear.

"Saavi, rush head and set up the house for guests."

"En."

Behind Mika, Joanos was debating in his mind if the risk he was taking was correct.

For years he felt he couldn't depend on anyone, not his steward, not even Lord Tasar with his revenge. Now he was going to share everything to this twelve years old girl.

"Young master, are you sure it is correct to involve miss Mikaela in your plans..."

Looking at Joanos' face, Wyn remembers when Lord Tasar first gave him to young master Joanos. He knew Joanos has demons, no one who could watch their whole clan be killed and stay sane.

However, he didn't want young master Joanos to be consumed by his darkness and hurt others around him.

"Wyn, everyone here thinks I am a survivor, but I'm just a living corpse that Lord Tasar has bought back. There hasn't been a time when I have felt alive, and now I have the chance to get revenge on those who made me this way. If I don't take it, I will have to keep living like this."

Hearing the pain and suffering in Joanos' voice, Wyn said no more as they continued to walk towards Mika's house.

Coming upon the house, Joanos took a deep breath and followed Mika inside.

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