Map of the Blazing Hearth (Gazellian Series #8)

Chapter 47

Muling huminga nang malalim si Rosh at marahan niyang inangat ang isa niyang kamay na tila magagawa niya akong maabot. "I hate seeing a woman inside an enclosed thing with her eyes closed, if I could just pull every sacrificial maiden I'll do it, no matter what it takes. Even If I'll repeatedly help every idiot Gazellian like you, I will. . ."

Hindi lang ako ang napatitig kay Rosh nang sabihin niya ang mga salitang iyon, dahil maging si Tavion ay nakakunot na ang noo, maging ang dating Earth Dragon Wizard ay ganoon din.

As if Prince Rosh has something to do with a woman in an enclosed— was it because of his mother?

Hindi rin nagtagal ay napansin ko ang tipid na ngiti ng dating Earth Dragon Wizard. "You are really like you father, Vampire Prince."

Umiling si Rosh, "I am always better than my father."

"Uhuh?"

Muling sumandal si Rosh sa hagdanan at pinagkrus niya ang kanyang mga braso at binti, tumingala at ngumisi. "If the Gazellians admire their king so much, that King Thaddeus would be their goal, in our empire, it's going to be different, because the time will come that I'll exceed my father and he'll look up to me. You see? My pheromones are more powerful now than my father," and he gave us his iconic exaggerated laughter.

"You're going to exceed a king, huh?" biglang nagsalita si Tavion.

Rosh looked delighted that he finally joined Tavion in this conversation. "There's no law that a prince couldn't exceed his king, Tavion."

"Then you should aim for the title of the king," muling sagot ng dating Earth Dragon Wizard.

Muling tumawa si Rosh. "That's not going to happen, Dastan and Tobias are both boring. I can't be confined inside the castle buried with paper works and meetings. You see, I am a warlord. I can always be that handsome and elegant prince with weak and boring kings."

Kung kanina ay walang emosyon si Tavion, ngayon ay hindi na nito napigilan ang tumawa kasabay ng dating Earth Dragon Wizard.

"You are really something. . ." naiiling na sabi ng dating Earth Dragon Wizard.

Biglang ipinitik ng dating Earth Dragon Wizard ang kanyang ilang daliri, at sa isang iglap ay may ilang bote ng alak ang siyang nagpakita sa harapan nila. With his power, he sent the bottles to Rosh and Tavion's hand.

"It will take us days while waiting for them. Why don't you share your little journeys? I know that we all had our fair share of adventures before we end up together inside this old ruin."

Binuksan ni Tavion ang bote at sinimulan na niyang inumin ang alak. Habang si Rosh ay inaamoy muna ang bunganga ng bote. "Is this expensive?"

Halos kalahati na ng bote ang naiinom ni Tavion bago nakumbinsi si Rosh na uminom ng alak habang natatawa naman sa kanila ang dating Earth Dragon Wizard.

Pinunasan ni Tavion ng kanyang braso ang kanyang labi bago niya ibinaba ang bote sa tabi niya. Si Rosh ay may dala pang puting panyo na hinugot niya mula sa ilalim ng kanyang kasuotan para punasan ang kanyang labi.

"We have the similarities," panimula ni Tavion.

"I don't think I am similar to anyone," agad na sagot ni Rosh.

Hindi nagsalita ang dating Earth Dragon Wizard at hinintay niya lang ang sasabihin ni Tavion. "That we're not happy about the situation of our mates."

Sabay inubo sina Rosh at ang dating Earth Dragon Wizard. Kinuha muli ng dalawa ang alak sa tabi nila at sinimulan nilang tunggain ang mga iyon. Hindi na gumamit ng panyo si Rosh nang ibaba niya muli ang alak at punasan ang kanyang labi. He irritably wiped it using his arm.