Chapter 7: Phase 1 in motion.
" Is this your first time looking after nobility? Can't you see that these binds are too tight. I demand that you come over here at once and untie them for me, I can't stand it when I can't even move my own feet." Lucian looked displeased to the point that it was hard to discern whether he was faking it or not.
" Ha! Do you think I'm stupid, you want me to untie you so you can escape?" The female orc sneered at him.
' Orc's really are simple minded people. There's no benefit in me escaping now, unless I've got a death wish that is.'
Lucian wasn't even trying to escape, instead he feigned a disappointed expression and shook his head slowly from side to side.
" Escape? Why would I do that? I already told your ignorant chief that my people will be here soon. A noble shouldn't bother wasting their strength, that's the job of their servants."
" And here I thought that your chief was telling the truth when she said that your tribe was a village of courageous and fearless warriors. But here you are afraid of a single human."
" Tsk! Don't you dare mock our tribe!" The orc female gave into her anger and approached Lucian before slicing off the rope that bound his legs with her axe, in one swing.
' Good! She's taking the bait.' Lucian's eyes gleamed subtly.
" There now you can walk! I dare you to try and escape!" The female orc glared at him before returning to her post at the mouth of the cave.
" What do you want now?" It hadn't been long before the female orc returned to her post when Lucian came and sat by the wall next to her, his lands crossed behind his head as he lounged by the wall, his eyes staring at her.
" Well I'm bored."
" Lucky for you, I'm feeling generous so I'll allow you the honor of keeping me entertained." Lucian smirked.
SWOOSH!
The female orc swung her axe down, the blade easily sliced through the air before embedding itself in the cave wall, an inch from Lucian's face.
' Tsk! This bastard!'
The female Orc clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction when she noticed that Lucian didn't even flinch from her attack.
To her surprise, he instead reached out and held her chin with his right fingers, his face leaning in closer towards hers until his stunning blue eyes were only inches away from her. His hot breath brushing against her lips.
" If your aim is to frighten me, I'm afraid you'll have to try harder than that. I'm not some common peasant nor a low worth creature like you orcs." Lucian revealed an amicable smile yet right now his heart was racing beyond measure.
' F*ck! Is she trying to slice my head off?!'
" Get your hands off me!" The female Orc became irritated and slapped his hand away before standing up and taking a few steps back away from him. Above her head, the words before Lucian's eyes had changed from.
Bond: -20(Dislike)
To
Bond: -1(Wary)
' Hahaha, it worked!' Lucian felt satisfied yet inwardly he tried his best to stop himself from letting out a pained cry. That hand slap of hers really stung.
His acting still worked far better than he imagined, jumping from -20 to -1 was a really big leap, and here he was thinking that he would have to grind down her bond for several days.
' Ha! The third blessing must be a speech type blessing.' Lucian came to a conclusion. '
' With this, it should be easier to convince one of them to leave with me.'
Hilga stood a distance away from Lucian only to stiffen when she realized what she'd just done.
' No, How can I run from a meer human?'
She gnashed her teeth and returned to her original position, she stole a glance at him from the side but only saw Lucian's refined face accompanied by his annoying smirk.
' He really must be the son of the lord of the north, if not, then how could he have remained calm from my attack earlier.' Hilga bit her lower lip in irritation. She couldn't believe that she herself, a proud warrior of the Orc race had actually retreated from a human.
' But his scent...' Hilga's lips pressed into a thin line when she recalled how his scent had made her body shiver a little.
After so long without being with a male since the number of males in the tribe were scarce and they were all reserved for only the top strongest females of the village.
Like most females, her urge to mate had grown considerably but, she couldn't bring herself to entertain the thought of mating with this detestable human.
Fortunately, Lucian didn't do anything else after that, otherwise, she really didn't know what she'd do. Like that a few hours passed, Hilga got tired of standing and sat down on the ground.
" He's still asleep?" Hilga stared at Lucian with squinted eyes. After that little stunt he pulled he actually went to sleep till then.
" Hmph! It's probably for the better." Hilga nodded. If he were asleep then he wouldn't irritate her, at least now she could get some peace and quiet.
Hilga stared off into the distance, trying to keep herself preoccupied with the sight of the orc village as her people went about.
" What are you doing?!" Hilga who thought Lucian was asleep found him resting his head on her lap. Instead of replying, Lucian pressed a finger against her lips.
" Shssh keep it quiet, can't you see I'm trying to sleep." He said nonchalantly, not even bothering to open his eyes.
" Get off..."
' Your kidding me?! Why does she always have to result to that axe' Lucian cursed inwardly when he felt the tip of her axe brushing against his skin. But he knew he couldn't lose his calm here, he had to play the part of an arrogant noble perfectly, lest his plans would end in failure.