The Deal That Punished The Tyrant

25| Abandonment

...HAPPY READING...

In the lounge illuminated by only one oil lamp on a glass table, Gaia looked at the tan-skinned man leaning on the sofa opposite her. The man was wearing a white top and then clad in black pants while reluctant to take a look from him.

"Do I have to keep quiet while waiting for you to finish those books?" Gaia glanced at the stack of books near the sofa.

"I'm still thinking about our little roots a few days ago and I think you're right. I exaggerated because I thought it was more than a blessing."

Rahid smelled a bitter smile and looked at the light in the glass of the oil lamp.

"When I was 8 years old I was kidnapped and woke up with a curse embedded in my body."

"I-I guess the curse has been around since you were born."

Gaia stammered. Based on Aina's story, the curse that Anastasia suffered was also accepted by the baby in the womb but if what Rahid said was true then Amorea is not the cause of the curse on Rahid, is there another witch, but who? The haetric? Gaia began to guess.

"Since then I almost gave up but because my anger was bigger, I survived. However, there are only people who break my trust and I hope you are not one of them because it makes me very sad."

A moment Gaia's breath was blocked. Just now Rahid's gaze seemed to be looking further at his expression, there was a flash of anger and suspicion in it. Gaia had no idea what had happened as long as she was busy wandering outside in search of evidence that witches were not the initial cause of all this trouble.

...***...

The next day, Gaia did not go anywhere, it felt exhausting to and fro in an uncertain sick condition but, when she wanted to meet Rahid during the day, she said, he actually found the tyrant coolly chatting with Irian in the tea room, both of them looked familiar.

"When were they that close?" Gaia felt her chest slightly pinched at the closeness. Not wanting to be there longer, he finally decides to leave but his whereabouts are captured by Rahid's eyes.

"It just so happens that you're here. Come and pour us tea."

Gaia's body jerked, Rahid stared at with his eyebrows sharply adrift.

"You're my lady, so do what I want."

Gaia really didn't understand why the man's sweet attitude changed overnight, if it was because of magic, she didn't find anything. Although not happy, Gaia still obeyed Rahid's orders, filling the cup according to ethics in entertaining guests.

"I didn't know that you were good at serving someone. If I'll be by His Majesty's side, it looks like you'll fit in as my personal lady."

Irian's smile was painted haughty until the movement of Gaia who poured tea stopped.

"Well, if you want it, it will happen, Irian."

Rahid reviews the smile on Irian and it succeeds in making Gaia stunned for a few seconds before finally gasping as Rahid taps a finger on the table as a code that Gaia must fill her cup anyway.

"Now you can go."

After finishing pouring tea, Rahid told Gaia to leave. In a confused state, Gaia meets Eslan and asks why Rahid behaved to her, but Eslan even ignores her and acts the same as Rahid so he meets Argio.

Argio then pulled Gaia to a corner of the palace that is rarely passed by anyone and told the conversation what Rahid and Irian had discussed in the previous meeting.

"So most likely Rahid already knew that Haetric was a witch and then he suspected me of having met Haetric, so you mean?"

Argio nodded his head. "Yes." Yeah."

"Raila! It just so happens you're here."

Rasila gasped for a moment as Gaia caught her shoulder and there was Argio behind.

"What's this?"

"Yes, I'll do it."

...***...

Irian hummed a little and then walked into his father's study. In there his father was not alone but with Haetric.

"How's it?" haetric asked Irian.

Irian clapped his hands while smiling sweetly at Haetric. "Your Majesty believes in what I said even he's been so cold to the woman."

Haetric then smiled. If the relationship between Rahid and Gaia was broken, it was easy for Duke Agneto to kill Gaia at the hunting event later on and Haetric was so sure that Gaia hated and was disgusted after seeing the face also heard her story. If Gaia is left alive, then this almost ruined plan will completely melt away in an instant if Gaia who has holy power conquers the curse and magic intervenes.

"Has his stuff been successfully tucked away?" Duke Agneto approached Haetric.

"Just calm. It may have been hidden very well."

After that brief conversation, Haetric reluctantly linger so he immediately leaves the duke agneto's residence and returns to the Viren residence but at a crossroads he meets Gaia who has just returned from Sanctia temple but the woman is very strange, his path was a little bit too pale face.

"Aah!"

Gaia closed her eyes for a moment her legs could no longer hold her balance and simultaneously Haetric's warm hands had refuted her body.

"Haetric?"

"What's wrong with you?" Haetri looked at Gaia in full view.

"Can you help me get there?" Gaia glanced at the bench that turned her back to the fountain pool that was in the middle of the city.

Without saying much, Haetric immediately took Gaia sitting there while giving her a bottle of mineral water. Both were silent for a long time, but Haetric was busy with thoughts questioning why he was helping the woman he was about to kill in a few days.

"Did your ancestors lose the gamble?" ask Gaia.

Honestly, Haetric's body felt stung, now his eyes are squeaking displeased at Gaia while the one who was stared at just smiled thinly. Based on what Wysia said that there was a magician who blessed Goddess Hecate then it was Haetric hence, Gaia began to open ancient literature about witches, the book was very difficult to find and spent a lot of money, fortunately he came from a wealthy family.

"You find out about me? You want to die sooner, huh?" Haetric slipped his left hand on Gaia's neck.

"The magician has beautiful magic. They can make fire and water dance, make things move and float in the air, then summon legendary creatures like dragons. So I began to guess, did the gods bet on your ancestors and the bet was actually won by the gods so that the witches lost the beauty of the magic that should be diverse?"

Gaia smiled but it made Haetric even more annoyed, if the woman continued to behave like that to him, she would even lose the intention to kill him.

"Listen, Haetric."

Gaia cupped the cold wizard's firm jaw in front of her, just like Rahid, both of whom held great grudges.

"Let's make a deal with me."

"Remove your hand. You think I want to listen to the person who's siding with my enemy?"

"If my guess is correct, I can get rid of the penalty for a bet that your ancestors did not win. But please stop the plan you're doing."

Haetric immediately jerked Gaia's hand from her hand but simultaneously the blood melted from the woman's nostril and slowly her eyelids clenched. Gaia's body immediately slumped in Haetric's arms.

"W-what happened to you?"

...CONNECT ......