I silently swam on the opposite, and moments later Erduas joined me.

“W-what?”, I asked, I could feel his eyes glaring at me

“Shh”, He replied and put his hands over my head, suddenly he shoved it into the water. I punch him on the stomach until his face meets mine as he submerged. He put his index finger on my lips, I did understand but I don’t know why so.

He grabs my wrist and propels me forwards ‘til we reach the shore.

“W-hat was t-hat!?”, I complained while breathlessly clasping my chest.

I secretly smiled when I notice his underwear. He’s wearing black underwear, a scaled design but overall it looks like the boxers I used to browse in men’s magazines. My smile, however, is meant what is inside the underwear which I keep somewhere in my perverted mind. I fumbled for the clothes I just picked when he suddenly speak and said we’re not alone.

I turn around and inspect, I saw no one, then he guided my head to the side direction where I notice a figure behind the trees. A passerby.

We dressed and left, hoping not to encounter anyone.

***NARRATOR’s POV***

Erduas glances at Narya walking slightly past him. He did not mean to lie to her about being lost in the forest -

*cough

“Human/You”

“What/What?”

“...”

Both remain silent giving each other a chance to talk before themselves. They look at each other but shy away. Erduas, confused by wanting to apologize for hurting her, and self-disappointment of letting himself out of control and hurt the human astral who saved him from his doom during the dyran encounter.

Narya on the other hand had nothing much to say but felt betrayed and scared. She’s also losing his trust and hope that Erduas would keep her safe until the knight hunting season. And now that they’re alone, the repressed anger is building up once more, she wanted to hurt him much more than he hurt him for the past few days.

“Thank you..”, Narya ignores Erduas and the reason behind his words. She kept walking.

“And I am sorry.”, Erduas continued.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about”, Narya said

“Thank you for saving me during the dyran encounter. Your blood save me”

“And sorry for hurting you afterwards… yesterday”

Narya stopped clenching her dagger and lunged at him. Her dagger, however, meet Erduas's hardened grayscale on his collar bone. Narya attempted to stab him through his chest but again, his scales block her thrust. Narya continues to attack him with the dagger, but Erduas scales are unfailingly moving to protect against every attack from Narya.

Narya screamed when she felt the solid impact after kicking Erduas manhood. She stopped and look down with her confused face.

“If you feel fucking sorry. Let me hurt you!”, Narya said and slap Erduas.

Narya was shocked it landed on his face. Erduas let her slap her once more, but he never let her stab her.

Narya push him and he fell.

“AAAHHH!”, Narya shouted and punch his face multiple times. She yanks his hair, slap, punch, and even kick him while he lays on the ground.

Erduas was raging inside but all he did was grab Narya’s feet before it landed on his stomach. Narya lunges down with her dagger towards Erduas's forehead, which, she failed to crack.

Erduas grabs her wrist and seizes the dagger. They stare at each other's eyes, both wanting to hurt, Narya slaps her with her unseized hand. Erduas push her and she flumped.

“I.Hate.You!”, Narya exclaimed while watching Erduas rise on his back.

He stood up and went to Narya’s to offer his hand.

“You have ENOUGH!”, he shouted and gritted his teeth trying to ease the monster inside him. Narya put her hands on his. She stood up and slap him, Erduas lost his composure afterward and pull Narya, his grey scales immediately fill his missing left hand and used it to encircle Narya’s waist.

Narya was not able to avoid his fangs directly into her neck. The familiar pain crawls under her skin and her tears trail down. Erduas was taken aback and left the puncture open- fresh with blood.

Narya just stood up and bow her head, not saying anything. Her shoulders are moving up and down, her breathing is not calm, and her tears stream down her face.

“Sorry”, Erduas uttered. He walks silently and lifts Narya’s chin. Narya glared at him with contempt before Erduas bore his fangs once more. After he removes his fangs the punctured wound healed and he kiss it for the final seal.

However, his vampiric nature was tempted by the wasted blood around the bitten area. He did not stop himself to lick them clean. And while he enjoys the scent and taste of the human blood, Narya pulls an arrow on his quiver to strike Erduas chest. In the attempt, the arrow falls to the ground, broken.

“I said enough”, Erduas whispers into her ears and kiss her neck. He slid his hand on her back to her nape, “Do not try, human”, he said in a calm voice.

“I’ll kill you”, Narya uttered and push him away. Erduas smirked. “Try”, he said.

His intent to reconcile slowly fades.

“This is not the place to kill”, Erduas said and turns away to pick up the dagger he seized from her.

“Let’s go, the near town has the farthest teleportation”, Erduas said.

“My dagger”, she asked and pointed at Erduas's waist.

“No.”

“Then I’m not coming”

“Don’t be stubborn, I’ll have to put you to sleep if you won’t listen”

“Do whatever you want vamp-

“I said do not speak that word”

“Whatever vampire. I regret helping you. And what happened to not drinking my blood again, huh!? You ungrateful fuck.”

Erduas shook his head, he pick an arrow and aim at her.

“Nice. I can’t believe I made a deal with someone traitorous as you”, Narya said

“Go on, kill me.”, she mocked.

Erduas was growing impatience and shot his arrow towards Narya who dodge it for an instant.

“Fuck you!”, she shouted not expecting the arrow.

“It’s funny how much you wanted to escape when you have nowhere to go”, Erduas said and put down his bow.

“You can’t go back, you only have one purpose for coming here. If you want to live, survive the hunting season…every hunting season. That monk won’t be your savior, the noble kingdom is”, he said. Narya listened with confusion.

“You don’t know him, so shut up.”

“Whatever you are plotting human, do not try”, Erduas said. Narya smirked and this time her tears dried up with other intent. She walks toward Erduas staring at his eyes.

She caresses his face, traces his lips… Erduas was shocked by her behavior but he remains to stand, not moving and cautious of what comes after.

Narya place her finger on Erduas lips and said, “Bite me”

“Seduction?”, Erduas laughed- Surprising Narya who feels humiliated after. Narya snub at him and turns around.

Erduas shook his head with disbelief but he grab Narya on her waist and kiss her, Narya pushes her away but later kiss him back. Erduas pull the poisoned arrow on his quiver and is supposed to graze onto Narya’s neck and put her asleep before she makes more trouble, but Narya enjoys the pleasure she never experienced before and places her arms on Erduas nape. Erduas unconsciously returns the arrow and kiss her more aggressively.

After a few moments of making out, the two parted lips, heavy breathing in between then Narya grab him by his nape and kiss him again.

“Carry me”, Narya whispered which Erduas immediately oblige. Narya wraps his legs around Erduas waist as they continue kissing, full of anger and lust.

Erduas carefully sits on the ground with Narya, hungrily kissing each other, and caressing each other’s bodies.

“I thought you two where on your way”, Laki interrupted coming from nowhere.