The Tyrant Covets The Slave -R19 - Chapter 33

Tok. Tok.

 

Beher’s body shook as the horse ran. There was no one on the street.

 

Whenever Lucai’s chest was raised, Beher’s also raised. When he exhaled, she exhaled. Perhaps because they were so close together, they could hear each other’s heartbeats.

 

Thump. Thump. Thump.

 

The drums that signaled the dawn seemed to beat faster and faster. Beher steadied herself as she took the reins of the horse. She was not alone, so her posture was quite uncomfortable.

 

She didn’t like it because she couldn’t do it on her own.

 

“…… stay still. You will fall.”

 

Lucai spoke first.

 

“Your Highness…”

 

She was about to say she could ride a horse herself, but his voice stopped her.

 

“Isn’t there a word I told you to call me?”

 

It didn’t matter now….Beher swallowed her true feelings and did what he wanted as if she was tired.

 

“…… you seem to have forgotten the fact that I can ride a horse.”

 

She didn’t know why they had to ride together when she could do it confidently. It was not that the horse’s strength wasn’t enough to carry two people, but it was uncomfortable.

 

“You’re a mess right now, and you have to try hard with your pride.”

 

A mess?

 

“I am fine.”

 

She had walked through the night for days and nights when fleeing from the Vitan Empire. It was the same in war. This was about as outrageous as it gets.

 

“Ha, how can you say that after seeing what you look like right now?”

 

‘What on earth do I look like?’

 

It was much nicer to say it straight. Beher looked around her body. There were no injuries. It was just that her dress was a mess.

 

“What is the problem?”

 

“You look like a beggar right now.”

 

He whispered low. It’s like he mumbled it to himself.

 

Lucai stopped speaking for a while. As if he had been waiting for her he covered his large hand on the back of her hand.

 

A hot sensation, like lava pouring in. It tickled and she could not get used to it. Beher gripped the horse’s reins even tighter.

 

It was a desolated, dimly lit wooded area with no lights. Only a small light from a manastone led them forward. An oak tree spreading out its twigs cast a shadow as if it would strike at any moment. A cuckoo cried in the distance. The sun had already set, and only darkness remained.

 

It was not normal for Lucai’s heart to pound in this situation either. Or maybe it was her heart.

 

Your hands are stiff.”

 

“…….”

 

“Relax your hands.”

 

“What are you doing now…”

 

“Should I forcibly take your hand away?”

 

The illusion of gentleness oozed from the dangerous voice. Beher meekly let go of the horse’s reins. Then he rubbed her hands.

 

“Tsk, why on earth didn’t you use the ointment I gave you?”

 

He clicked his tongue low.

 

“Give me the ointment. It doesn’t seem to do you any good to have it with you.”

 

Not wanting to spoil his mood, Beher meekly handed him the ointment.

 

He drew closer to Beher to open the ointment. There was no space between the two, as if he gave a big hug. Beher felt like she was about to be eaten.

 

Lucai opened the ointment carefully.

 

‘What?’

 

It was a scent Beher had smelled somewhere else. This was not the first time she smelled it.

 

‘Where is it? Where on earth did I….’

 

Ah. It was the first time she had relations with him. And it was yesterday. It was the scent that greeted her in the morning and when she lost consciousness.

 

‘What is this?’

 

Wasn’t this Lucy’s ointment?

 

Beher’s mind was filled with a crazy imagination. Lucai was worried that she might get hurt, so he treated her.

 

No, no. How could a man who doesn’t treat her as a person, but a doll every time, apply ointment himself? That’s not true…right?

 

While Beher was denying it, Lucai’s hand slowly rubbed her hands. It was with a slimy ointment. The ointment melted and the warmth spread on her hands. There were several scratches on Beher’s palm, as if she had been cut by glass.

 

Lucai’s thumb carefully rubbed Beher’s palm. Even his smallest movement made Beher flinch.

 

“Tsk. Why didn’t you come out with a shovel?”

 

“…… no need for that.”

 

Actually, she went in a hurry, so she didn’t bring anything. All she had was a few containers of dirt scattered around. Beher had no complaints. But Lucai’s thoughts were different.

 

“I agreed to let you do it because of your ability, but don’t do this again.”

 

Beher could imagine what Lucai’s expression was like now, despite the fact that she wasn’t facing him. His brow would have furrowed and a vein prominent on his chin.

 

He would get angry as soon as she didn’t do what he wanted. Such things happened so often that she could naturally imagine what he would look like now.

 

“Answer me.”

 

“I will accept your orders…. if you don’t remove my authority.”

 

When this happened again, Beher was not going to drink her tea in silence. She intended to step up aggressively to help them. She knew very well that she had only one chance to save someone’s life.

 

A scream was heard in Beher’s ear. It was nostalgia and pain for those who have died because of the war. It was someone’s resentment. So ……she wasn’t going to back down, no matter how much Lucai told her to.

 

“Ha, your authority? You can just lavishly touch jewelry and live as an elegant aristocrat. Why do you need to exhaust your power and cover yourself in dust?”

 

While speaking harshly, Lucai caressed Beher’s wounds.

 

Staring down at his hands, Beher tried to stop him, but she opened her mouth, thinking it was now or never to speak.

 

“….. your idea of power and my idea of power are different. I do not believe that an aristocrat who cannot use his power for the weak is an aristocrat. There is only one human life. No second chance will come. So…we must do our best.”

 

“Does it have anything to do with why you ran away from the Vitan empire?”

 

An unexpected question plunged in. It was because she was too clumsy. She had just predicted that one day, one by one, her past would be revealed.

 

“If it’s related, what are you going to do with me?”

 

It was a bold question.

 

If she keeps using her power, one day he will find out. It seemed better to be prepared for how he would react by assessing his current attitude.

 

Lucai’s hand stopped. He quietly closed the lid of the ointment. The space between them was widened for a moment, and soon a bright white bandage was wrapped around her hand.

 

Did he hear what she just said?

 

Again. Just as she was about to tell him, Lucai’s breath touched the tip of her ear.

 

“I don’t intend to do anything about it. Your past is nothing to do with me. However, if you get in my way, you will be in a lot of trouble.”

 

“…….”

 

“You seem to have forgotten, but I’ll say it again. Even if those who are after you are an army of the Vitan Empire. I will fulfill my promise to protect you. No one will be able to disagree with me.”

 

What does this man believe in and say that he will fulfill his promise to protect her?

 

Honest to say, she will betray him one day. But she’s still here to use him.

 

‘Why does he say this so sweetly to me when I am trying to take advantage of him?’ I don’t understand.’

 

“You know how to throw sweet snacks to handle me.”

 

Beher remembered he called her a doll. Then she struggled with the fact that he was kind to her and asked.

 

Lucai carefully wrapped a bandage around her hand. The work seemed to be done, and he took hold of the reins again.

 

“If you throw a snack at anyone, they’ll show their teeth.”

 

“That’s a difficult word.”

 

“…. I don’t throw sweets at anyone. Especially if it is a woman.”

 

Lucai was serious. Women like hyenas threw themselves at him without needing to throw bait.

 

But Beher was not like that. She knew her position, judged and made demands.

 

“I quite like that about you, so I’ll keep you by my side.”

 

Lucai began to quicken the horse. As they were passing through a dark wooded area, they heard someone’s voice.

No, it was a scream.

 

“….Ahhhhh!”

 

Between the two, the fine atmosphere was broken by the scream. Lucai rode his horse vigorously. Several people could be seen in the distance. They were not good people at a quick glance.

 

“Let go! Let go of me!”

 

“Why don’t you just stay still?”

 

The man raised his hand toward the woman. To hit her.

 

“Hey! Don’t damage the merchandise.”

 

“Gosh, it’s annoying. Why do you have to treat the merchandise so nicely?”

 

The woman was abducted by a group of men. They hurriedly mounted their horses. A wind of dust was created and they disappeared.

 

But…… why?

 

Beher got off the horse. The men had disappeared. She saw the compass she had given to Lucy on the ground.

 

Lucy!

 

Did she come all this way alone? But why didn’t she come with someone? It was a very steep road to come alone.

 

But Lucy…

 

She was the one who would run to find Beher, even barefoot. Beher had completely forgotten that fact. She might lose someone important to her because of a little lapse in judgment.

 

‘I have to find her quickly.’

 

Beher ran toward the forest despite the horse by her side. Her body staggered. She couldn’t take but a few steps.

 

“Beher! Don’t be hasty!”

 

“Lucai….”

 

Beher called his name as her consciousness faded. Lucai had reached out and held back Beher from behind.

 

“Do you know something? Tell me.”

 

Her eyes, which had been clouded by the hot heat she could feel behind her, came alive.