*Alastair Pov*

I woke up for the training to see that she still has her back to me and I sighed before removing my hand on her to leave before she raises up.

But when I wore my tunic, I saw that she is awake and getting up from the cot. I frowned, but did not question her not wanting to have any words with her.

She calmly took her gown and walked outside the hut making me follow her. Then I saw that she is walking near the water to have a bath.

With a shook off my head, I turned around and left for the training ground. I glanced at everyone and saw that Gavin have a hard stare on his face.

"What is it?" I questioned him with a frown.

"Where were you in the evening? Father asked for you about some needed matter." He replied.

"I went for a ride and I will meet him after this so you need not act like I have done a crime." I uttered and started our training.

After some time everyone panted with tiredness, but I continued to train them not wanting to have anything else to think about.

"Alastair! I do not know what happened to you, but you need to stop the torture on us." Colton uttered stepping near me.

"That is all for today." I mumbled before stepping back and saw that it has taken more time today than everyday.

"You just made all of us miss the morning food with this double training of yours. What happened to you?" Colton asked with a worry.

"Nothing!" I mumbled and we all stepped near the place where we all have our food.

"Shall I take the food for her?" Colton asked and then I remembered about her.

"What is she doing here?" Gavin questioned and we all turned to see Bhairavi walking towards us.

"She must have felt hunger." Someone mumbled and she continued to step near us while few people outside gave her untrusting looks.

"I need to go around the land for some time." She uttered glancing at me.

"I am assigning you to guard her from today." I uttered glancing at Colton and then glanced back to see a shock look on her.

"Are you sure, Alastair? You said you will be the one who will look after her yesterday." Colton asked.

"I have many duties to do everyday and I cannot have time to look after someone." I replied and he got up holding a dish.

"Seems like she already vexed you like us with just one day of time spent with her." Gavin threw a comment and everyone laughed.

"Shall we leave?" I heard her voice asking Colton and they both left.

"Keep an eye on your sword." One man shouted at Colton and everyone laughed while I stared at the dish before me.

I cannot let my trust reach you, Bhairavi. I need to look after my people and everything comes after that.

*Bhairavi Pov*

"Keep an eye on your sword." Someone shouted behind us when Colton and I continued to walk near the hut.

I glanced at Colton and saw that he have a mad expression mumbling to himself not making any sound to me.

Even after we finished the morning food, he continued to have the same expression and kept on mumbling even when we strolled towards the land where the food is being grown.

"What is it?" I questioned him and he came out of his world glancing at me.

"It is nothing." He replied and I just frowned, not wanting to question him something which he do not want to tell.

Alastair is already angry at me for that and I still do not think it is any of my fault so I will not ask for his forgiveness. I did not ask him to look after me so he will never be able to make me feel that hurt with his words or anything.

When we again continued to walk near the hut so that he can go back to bring our after food, someone throw a comment to look after his sword and he again fell into mad look.

"What is all this?" I asked him when we reached near the hut.

"Everyone got to know that you took Ramsey's life from my sword and they say that I do not have a good hold on it because of which you were able to take it from me." He explained sighing.

"They were teasing you for it?" I questioned him and he nodded.

"How did you do it anyway? I feel that I do not deserve to be in this position and accept all the people's words that I am too young to be the third in command." He uttered scratching his neck.

"What is your age?" I asked him stepping away from the hut opposite from the people and he did not even noticed it.

"Three and twenty!" He replied, glancing at me.

"I am two and twenty." I mumbled.

"You are very young." He mumbled in a shocked tone.

"Do I look old?" I questioned in frowning.

"No! I just thought you looked young even when you are old like Jacey." He explained.

"She is six and twenty and Gavin is seven and twenty while Alastair is nine and twenty." He added and I nodded at him.

"So, I am thinking to step down from the position when I can see that I am not fit to be one as having a power on their own sword is the main duty." He explained and I felt guilty because it is not his fault for me to have his sword with me.

"Can I trust you?" I questioned him within a moment and he nodded with a small frown.

"Hold your sword!" I mumbled and he did without questioning me.

I walked around him and in a second I brushed my hand over his. In the next blink I had his sword in my hand and seeing that he continued to blink in shock.

"I think my decision is a proper one." He mumbled feeling dejected.

"No! Now hold it in a wrong way like the way which you were taught not to." I uttered and he followed.

I did the same, but this time when I took his sword with me, I got a wound on my palm and he stared at it in confusion while I hissed at it.

"What just happened?" He questioned with confusion on his face.

"I can take the sword from someone if they are holding it like how it should be held by any true warrior without getting wounded, but if they are even wrong with slight change then I will get wounded." I explained while covering my wound.

"So, you have the talent of taking the weapons away in general." He stated and I nodded.

"Yes! You are not doing anything wrong in your duties. I can further say that you are doing a marvelous work for your age, so do not take any wrong decisions." I mumbled and he finally smiled for the day.

"And you should have been proud that a monster got executed with your sword along with you have a big hand in it." I added and he frowned, not understanding it.

"If you had held it in the wrong way then I would have got hurt with which I would have not been successful in taking his life." I explained and his eyes widened.

"Will you teach me this talent?" he asked.

"I cannot do that, Colton. I learned it from my Father and I will teach it to my children only as for the word I gave to him." I replied smiling.

"So, your parents were like warriors? They must be belonging to Palmer but Ramsey took their life and you avenged for their death." He mumbled and I blinked at him.

"Now, do not tell anyone about the sword matter. Just give them a smile of confidence when they say that you did a wrong thing that day." I said, ignoring his story not giving it as a true one or false one.

"You are amazing." He mumbled when we started our walk towards the hut as he need to bring our afternoon food.

After that we enjoyed the day talking about his family and his interests while I listened to his words on the land but he did not reveal any secrets and I am not asking for one.

"I need a help, Colton." I requested him.

"What is it?" He asked smiling.

"I need a cot." I replied and he immediately brought one from his home which no one is using.

He fixed it a little bit and placed it beside the cot which is already present. He left the hut after giving me the night food and I smiled waving at him.

By the time I finished my food, Alastair entered the hut completely tired and took a step back seeing another cot in his hut.

"What is this?" he questioned me.

"Cot!" I replied before placing the dishes outside the hut and laid on the new cot.

He too calmly lay on his after few minutes and I slowly drifted off into sleep. Everything was well, but I suddenly felt coldness sweeping over my flesh making me shiver.

I woke up to see that it is still dark and Alastair is sleeping soundly, but I continued to feel the shivers because of the cold which I didn't feel all these days.

I decided to not bear these anymore and lay in the small space left on his cot snuggling to him. I do not care what he will say, but for now I need some warmth.

He moved a little and turned around while I stared at his face waiting for his shout or even mockery, but all he did was pulling me to him and drifted off into sleep.

I snuggled more into him feeling all the warmth and again let sleep take over me with his hands around me.

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