“Oh shit” Rex said, slowly turning around to who had snuck up and spoken to them. “I see you brought others in your troublemaking too” Ley said, crossing his arms over his chest, motioning to Teka and Clicks. “THEY brought me into this” Rex protested, standing up, Teka and Clicks doing the same. “Hey! Don’t be a snitch! You agreed, not like we dragged you here kicking and screaming” Teka exclaimed in a shrill voice, scowling at Rex. “So next question is how did you know about this location? It was kept secret to prevent this type of action from happening” Ley asked, eyeing all three suspiciously. “Clicks told me about it, he and his kin built it” Teka said, lowering her head. “Ok. Another question, formicary ants are hive-mind, why is this one helping you?” Ley asked, looking Clicks up and down. “I don’t know, I found him hurt over by the river, he got knocked on the head I think, might be the reason” Teka said, looking at Clicks, showing Ley a recent injury that was still heali
Jumping to his feet at the loud voice emanating across the huts, Rex was lucky enough to already have his outfit on the end of the bed ready for him to change into, swapping his clothes out quickly, he pushed the door open, standing out the front, ready to go in mere minutes, looking to his left, he noticed he was the first out, Lacey stepping out shortly after, in a tight-fitting leather outfit, ‘Damn she makes that look good’ he thought, taking in how the outfit fit snuggly to her body. “Daydreaming already? You haven’t won yet” Lacey called out with a smile, catching Rex looking over in her direction. “I wasn’t daydreaming, I was getting myself into the swing mentally.” “Mhm, sure, whatever.” A loud crash interrupted their conversation, both stopping to look at what the commotion was. “I knew having a brain-dead troll here would ruin it!” came a voice irritated voice shortly after the noise. “Well the way I see it, we have two brain-dead trolls, but only one is being complaine
“It is a singular event, it must have only one winner, who cares if they try and team up? Eventually one will betray the others to get an upper hand” Muleek said, frowning at Grugil while shaking his head. “I think it’s bullshit they get a chance to fight as a team in the first event!” Grugil said, slamming his fist down on the bench, which subsequently drew the attention of everyone in the carriage. “Little angry man need quiet, give head throb” Ruguh said, rubbing his temples while scowling at Grugil, Yogulk started to smile and drool while still chewing on the branch treat Shaitan had given it. Once Grugil had quietened down, Rex, Lacey and Lizz relaxed a little and started up once more, “So any ideas what it could involve?” “If it involves an orc, it is most likely a battle, but to what purpose?” Lizz asked, staring out into the distance, deep in thought. “From the stories I’ve been told by father, orcs respect strength, much like the Bohl, so it must be a fight to prove you’r
Struggling to his feet and dusting himself off, Rex took the few seconds he had at the present while the orc was stunned to take in what his opponent was, he had not had enough time to process the transition from the area surrounded by bright lights and then the sudden darkness to center himself. Taking a deep breath in through his nose and exhaling out through his mouth to calm himself, he took a good look at his opponent, not having seen an orc before he was not really sure what he was looking at in terms of strengths and weaknesses, all he could see was the beast had black matted hair on its scalp, a broad forehead that was seeping green blood from the blow it suffered from colliding with his sword that almost hid its small red eyes, and a large jaw that held gigantic teeth that looked to be at least two inches long, a very short neck before the body started into a very muscular upper torso and short thin legs, overall, a strange beast. ‘Be wary young one, this is an orc feral, th
“WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU?” Ley roared, slapping Rex’s wrist, sending the sword clanking to the ground a few feet away. “What is your problem?” Rex asked, now getting quite angry at Ley’s rash behavior. “Your dishonorable actions inside the arena is the problem” Ley snapped back, pointing towards the arena, he was now close enough Rex could see the vein in his neck bulging. “What the f**k are you talking about?” Rex yelled back, he was flabbergasted, he got the necklace, even though the orc had bitten him. “Look at yourself” Ley said, taking a step back, he had noticed something off about Rex’s lack of knowledge about his actions, either that or he was being ignorant. Frowning and shaking his head, Rex looked down and was shocked, he was covered right up his neck in green blood, especially his right hand, curiously the one that he used to hold his sword, “This can't be right, yeah, I injured the orc, but there should not have been this much blood” he said shakily, his mind was now
“You are so unattractive when you carry on like a child” Minet said in an exaggerated tone waving her hand in the air. “You son of a..” Lacey began to yell. “Unless you both decide to continue your previous fight I interrupted, I am going to need some peace and quiet, I have a lot of things on my mind right now” Rex said in a loud voice, interrupting Lacey’s rant. “I have no issues with that” Minet said with a sly smile and a shrug, Rex opened his mouth to reply, and seeing the look on Lacey’s face, he decided against it, giving Minet a smile before turning and heading to his room, he was keen on washing away all the drama from the day. Once Rex was out of earshot, Lacey turned to Minet, “Why are you with him?” she seethed through gritted teeth. “Oh that’s simple, the emperor asked me to accompany him to his room, get him cleaned up and ready for the feast tonight, I would suggest the same to you, but knowing what you wear on a daily basis, if you showed up in the mess you are now
“While we ride, I would like to ask something of you” Minet said softly. Adjusting himself in the seat next to Minet, Rex cleared his throat, “Ok, what do you want to know?” Shuffling over so she was nearly sitting on Rex’s lap, she half whispering, “Are you spoken for currently?” “Well no, but I am also currently not looking, just have a lot on my plate, you know, prince’s son, learning the ropes and such” Rex replied, a little taken back by the question. “I understand, I am not looking to be locked in either, just after some fun” Minet said quickly, not seemingly phased by Rex’s answer at all. “Well…fun is, fun, you know” Rex stammered, feeling himself getting a little hot under the collar. “Indeed it is” Minet replied, smiling at Rex while speaking. At a loss for any other words, the carriage came to a sudden halt and the driver called through the roof, “We are at the palace my lord and lady.” With a chuckle, Minet quickly pecked Rex on the cheek and said slyly, “Saved by th
“Well I see the seats beside you are full” Lizz mused as she approached the table after Marcia called out to her. “It seems everyone wants to sit beside me all of a sudden, it must be the new scent Kealy arranged for me” Rex joked, causing Ley and Markus to chuckle, Marcia rolled her eyes and mumbled something as she took a seat beside Markus. “Speaking of Kealy, I have not seen her in a while, does anyone know where she is?” Lacey said, jolting as the topic reminded her of that fact. “Your sister is assisting with another matter” Markus said, his mouth half full as he spoke. “Please say it, without spraying shit everywhere, men are so gross” Marcia groaned, screwing her nose up towards Markus. “Well now Lizz is here, I’m quite sure you said something about waiting to ask them something” Minet chimed. “Well no doubt he doesn’t want everyone to hear it” Lacey said, trying her best to behave, Rex hid a smile, he could see the veins in the side of her head pulsing in frustration, he