Chapter 35

He, too, appeared speechless on the sudden query. Tarhan habitually wrapped her hand in his after which, as if warning, despatched a menacing stare upon Yaru, then rapidly whispered to her.

“If you happen to’re in bother, you don’t must reply.”

Tarhan, who spoke so softly, appeared extra troubled. Enya couldn’t get a phrase out. If she mentioned she needed to take part within the rituals of the Nervana Forest individuals, would he hurt them?

“I, I—”

The individuals of Nervana Forest had by no means carried out her any hurt. Reasonably, aside from Tarhan, they had been the one individuals who introduced pleasure and pleasure to her life.

Enya considered them over the previous few days, contemplated over the conversations she had had with them, and ready what she would say upfront, recalling the thrilling evening. Others could not understand how a lot it was although it meant lots to her.

Throughout that point, Enya couldn’t spend that lengthy evening alone with out Tarhan’s presence. After all, it couldn’t evaluate to what Tarhan meant to her, however she didn’t need to miss this chance.

“I, I…”

Tarhan’s eyes, trying down at her, narrowed as if urging one thing. He tightened his grip on her hand.

“I… need to see what affirmation… after listening to that…”

Enya answered hesitantly, unable to avert her eyes from his gaze. It appeared to her that she ought to a minimum of know what affirmation they had been speaking about and take part within the ceremony.

Then, Yaru rapidly stepped again and answered with a contented voice.

“Ah, there’s nothing about that affirmation. I simply needed to see if the ritual would work if an outsider like Enya participated in it. It doesn’t matter if it’s not you, however it was Enya as a result of she is the one individual shut sufficient to ask for one thing like this?”

Yaru, talking in a lighter tone than she thought, appeared honest. Upon listening to that, Tarhan’s eyes narrowed in suspicion.

Reyhald, as anticipated, seen that the state of affairs had improved barely and got here to assist.

“That’s proper. Enya doesn’t must go and do something. Simply suppose like you’re enjoying with us.”

As well as, he didn’t neglect to have a look at the chieftain to talk a phrase as nicely.

“It’s been laborious working beneath that swearing outdated woman all by herself. Typically it’s important to take a break day like this. It was a repetition of working every single day, ready for somebody who would by no means come again after returning dwelling, hmmhmm, after which going again to work, proper? In addition to, Ihita can also be a swearing woman as of late. She’s busy working errands, so Enya works largely alone.”

Listening to that gave Enya the arrogance that it will be okay to just accept their request. With such hope, she gazed up at Tarhan’s face, and certain sufficient, his expression was not excellent as he was looking at her with a really conflicted expression.

Enya glanced up at his stern face, which was uncommon once they had been collectively. He will need to have seen that her fingers had been wiggling in Tarhan’s hand as they had been holding one another.

“Effectively, then… I’ll be part of…”

Enya regarded hesitantly on the individuals of Nervana Forest and at him. Out of the blue, Tarhan’s arm, which held her hand, turned stronger. Nonetheless, since he couldn’t seize her arm like that, he lifted the opposite one and ruffled his personal hair as an alternative.

He uttered as if in a mocking tone.

“Hell… As a substitute, don’t go alone. Take Rigata.”

He additionally didn’t neglect to inform them firmly, elevating his finger in the direction of them.

“Keep in mind that we’re all the time watching.”

As he pulled Enya nearer into his arms, he glared his eyes at Kiyan and growled.

“If you happen to contact this girl by mistake, it is possible for you to to hasten the destruction of your tribe, which was mentioned to be on the point of extinction.”

She was stunned by his outspokenness and checked out Kiyan in dismay. However, Kiyan, after all, appeared fairly offended by his phrases although she nodded her head with out loosening her arms.

Tarhan lifted up Enya, who was standing beside him as if he had nothing to do with them anymore.

Enya, startled by the sudden rise of her physique, rapidly wrapped her arms round his neck. Maybe Tarhan wouldn’t forgive her for struggling this time, he moved his steps and began to get out of there with out asking her intention.

Enya, in contrast to earlier than, didn’t ask to be taken down and was quietly in his arms. Behind her, she may see the individuals of Nervana Forest speaking amongst themselves.

After returning dwelling, Tarhan first washed himself on the nicely.

In contrast to standard, he didn’t do soiled work, so he didn’t have a lot to wipe off, however as standard, he wiped each nook of his physique clear, and shortly he saved the embers that had been burning, fetched some water, and began boiling water.

Enya sat on the sofa whereas he was doing this, misplaced in thought.

As standard, she would have been busy getting ready dinner for him and her, however this afternoon’s occasions had put her beneath a lot pressure, and he or she didn’t have the power to carry a finger. She was staring blankly on the wall when Tarhan entered with moist hair and a pot stuffed with sizzling water.

The second their eyes met, she unconsciously lowered her gaze. However with out saying a phrase, he silently put the pot he had introduced beside her and sat down in entrance of her.

Enya seen that he was surprisingly in a nasty temper. However, as if he needed to do one thing, he pulled up the lengthy skirt that reached as much as her calves and noticed Tarhan washing her toes, and his feelings had been combined.

‘I wasn’t attempting to cover it…’

It bothered her that she hadn’t advised him earlier about her time with the individuals of the Nervana Forest.

She was afraid that he could be upset.

Within the first place, she had by no means seen him get offended together with her, however she watched livid Tarhan from the perimeters lots. Enya hated him feeling unhealthy as if she was feeling unhealthy to the extent that she checked out his response earlier than each single motion and each phrase she mentioned. It was virtually terrifying.

It was the identical now. For some purpose, she felt like she had carried out one thing he didn’t need and part of her coronary heart sank into displeasure.

Her coronary heart was damaged for no purpose, and he or she gently positioned her hand on Tarhan’s arm, which was massaging her toes. His hand, which had been silently washing her toes, stopped abruptly. She may really feel him trying up at her with one eyebrow raised as if asking why.

“The, the meal…”

Enya requested hesitantly, cupping his cheek gently. Trying up on the quivering eyelash, he paused for a second earlier than muttering.

Once more he set about washing and kneading her toes.

“…I heard you introduced it. I ought to eat it.”

She was stunned by the reply and pushed him away in anger earlier than hurriedly hiding the lunch field that was mendacity on the mattress behind her again and attempting to face up.

“N, no. I’ll make you a brand new one. Eat that!”

The lunchbox she introduced was fully crushed and ruined within the commotion with Gernan earlier. She may by no means feed him something like this. In addition to, she felt virtually indignant at the truth that, opposite to her expectations, he nonetheless hadn’t eaten his meals.

Enya shook his hand and tried to stand up.

“You haven’t eaten but, what have you ever been doing? I’ll get it immediately. I’ll offer you beef jerky, so eat that for now. I’ll put the fireplace…?”

Tarhan grabbed her as she pushed his shoulders away and tried to go to the kitchen, fully in tears. Then, with a voice that was virtually laughing, he lowered her down.

“It’s okay, I’ll determine it out. You simply get some relaxation.”

Enya glared at him, obtrusive at his nonsense.

She was upset.

His starvation was virtually as divisive as hers. No, why was the chief of the allied forces not consuming? In the event that they weren’t going to eat, solely they that shouldn’t be consuming and he or she didn’t know why he was not consuming as nicely.

Tarhan lastly stepped again after rubbing her ankles with nice care and rubbing it with the standard herbs. What adopted was a spectacle. He rapidly snatched the bundle of dried lotus leaves she had hidden behind her again, able to eat the meal that she had packed.

Right away, Enya, who had the broken lunchbox taken away, stretched out her arms to him and shouted, together with her neck all crimson.

“Ta, Tarhan…! I’m not joking. I ate all of them, so there wasn’t a lot left, and what was left fell to the ground and was lined with dust and dirt…”

“What. You set a number of meat in it. It’s too unhealthy.”

He was inspecting the lunch she had packed within the palm of his hand.

Enya drooped her shoulders, despondent at what Tarhan was doing. She all of a sudden remembered what Gernan had mentioned when trying on the contents of the lunchbox.

As he mentioned, it was a very poor lunchbox. It was a rice ball combined with steamed barley and millet that she had labored laborious to make rigorously within the morning, however now it fell to the ground and was distorted past recognition.

Simply the truth that Tarhan was it made her really feel ashamed, so she desperately reached out to him and begged.

“Tarhan, please… I’ll make a brand new one. Throw it away and are available right here. Let’s eat one thing completely different with me, okay?”

Tarhan listened, however he didn’t cease. He rummaged by way of the dirty grains of rice and picked up a big chunk of meat. It was a lump protruding from the rice ball that she had left uneaten, specifically to provide to him.

After brushing it off together with his hand a couple of instances, he actually threw it into his mouth.

“Ta, Tarhan…!”

She watched him with a reddened face and rapidly snatched the dried lotus leaf from his hand earlier than glancing up at him with resentful eyes.

“It’s scrumptious. Why?”

Tarhan chewed the chunk of meat in his mouth a couple of instances with an expressionless face, then swallowed it in a single gulp. It occurred so rapidly that she couldn’t assist it.

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