135: SILVER RING

SILVER RING

The stranger asked her, "Are you interested in my ring? The creature engraved on the ring is called Basilisk. It is also known as a Cockatrice. It is born from a serpent's egg incubated by a cockerel, so the resulting creature is half-bird and half-snake."1

Veronica carefully questioned him, "Who are you? What do you want? You didn't come here to explain what kind of creature on your ring is, did you?" her eyes stole a glance at the door. She wanted to distract him somehow and then run toward the door. 

The stranger was still relaxed. He was lazily leaning against the wall and introduced himself, "The name is Dastan. I'm here to take you."

"Why would you want to take me?" Veronica taunted him. She acted bravely to fool him and hide her fear or nervousness. "Do I look like I'm willing to go anywhere with a stranger? And, I don't remember you asking for my permission?"

Dastan commented, "You are a curious one. Aren't you afraid of what I might do to you?"

Veronica counted with her fingers, "Take off my clothes? Chase after me? Kidnap me? Or kill me? I've experienced it all."

"…" For a moment, he was speechless. He was informed that she recently went out to war. Before that, she never set a foot outside. 'Just what did she experience in the desert?' he wondered. But in the faint light, he glanced at her. 'She still looks innocent after experiencing all that. I don't have the heart to pity her. I have to finish my job.'

Veronica stated, "So, if you want to surprise me, do something different."

"You are very intriguing," he remarked although he didn't sound amused. His voice still held coldness. 

"And you are very annoying. Who watches people sleeping? Creepy!" Veronica rebuked.

"Creepy?" Dastan sneered. "You know nothing about that." 

Veronica's heart turned cold seeing that he took out something sharp from his pocket. It was a small knife. 'Is.. he going to kill me? Wait, he told me that he would take me. Maybe he doesn't want to take me alive.' She shuddered at her own thoughts.

At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Veronica nearly jumped. Her heart was about to fly off the window.

They heard from a voice from the outside, "Ver, did something happen? Why did you lock the door? I can't enter. I brought your meal. It's still warm."

Upon hearing Catharine's voice, Veronica desperately looked at Dastan. His face was turned toward the door. His left hand was playing with the small, sharp knife. 

'If I try to open the door or Cathy opens the door somehow, he is going to throw the knife at her, isn't he? He is threatening me,' Veronica realized. She calmed down her heart and replied, "I want to sleep more. I'll eat later. Go back."

"Aren't you sleeping a lot? You are awake now. You can eat and then sleep. You will become weak like this," Catherine sounded cornered. 

'Dear Cathy, you can forget about my health. Just save your life first,' Veronica prayed in her heart. She replied, "No, if I eat and sleep, I will get fat. I don't feel like eating either. You can help yourself. I'm going to sleep again. Don't bother me."

Catherine paused and then, she gave in. She said, "All right, I will try to save your meal." She sounded reluctant. 

Her footsteps soon disappeared. Veronica was finally able to breathe. She didn't know when she held back her breaths. She looked at Dastan and said, "Who do you work for? Utahill, Synetia, or Riverhill?" She wanted to know if he was working for Lord Alexander or the kings of the other two countries.

"Neither," he replied. 

"Then who?" she probed.

He answered, "You will find out after you go with me."

'What is he waiting for? He could clearly take me with him when I was asleep,' she thought. "How are you going to take me there? We are in the river."

"Want to see?" Dastan straightened his back. The moment he stepped forward Veronica sprinted in the direction of the door. The room was small. She could have reached the door but her arm was caught by him and he yanked her body. She lost balance and shouted, "Arthu- mmph!"

Her mouth was covered before she could call out properly. She fought and threw her arms and legs. It didn't seem to bother him. He was already standing on the window still while holding on to her.

At that moment, someone kicked the door harshly and barged in. Arthur entered the room and saw the unbelievable scene. He couldn't recognize the guy whose face was covered. 'Why didn't I hear anything? He must be a professional,' he thought.

Just then, he just saw Veronica's fearful eyes as she desperately tried to get away from her kidnapper. His expression turned ugly and shouted, "Who are you? Let her go."

Dastan smirked. "I really wanted to see that expression." After that, he flew off.

"Mmmm!" Veronica screamed even though her mouth was covered. She was scared out of her wits. It was like she was flying. 

Arthur's heart leaped out. He saw the man flying away with Veronica. 'Is he a ninja?' he wondered. He didn't have time to waste.

However, he noticed something. 

Veronica was struggling and fighting off her kidnapper. She was doing something on his waist.

Arthur squinted his eyes and finally realized what was going on.

Veronica was trying to unbuckle the belt of Dastan's pants. 

"Are you crazy? What are you-" His hands were occupied grabbing her body. So, he couldn't stop her in time. As a result, she successfully untied his belt.

The black pants fell on the river. Dastan's lower part was bare.

"Ahhh!" Catherine shouted and covered her face. Her face was flushed. 

Sebastian stared at Veronica in awe. No matter how trained he was, he could never come up with something like this.

"…" Arthur simply couldn't react.

Then what happened to Veronica and half-naked Dastan?

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Editor Onii-san's thought: Veronica opening Dastan's pants when something so serious was happening was unexpected. I didn't expect u to write something like that. Maybe if I were the author, I would have written it that way.

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