Return of the Legendary Runesmith

"Are you coming or not?"

Annabelle snapped out of her daze, removing her eyes from the front and looking at the redhead.

"Where are you going?" She asked with her eyes blinking in confusion.

Ruby sighed in exasperation, "Sometimes I feel you are ignoring me on purpose." Although she said that, she knew it wasn’t the case.

Tying the strings of her bag, Ruby told the other one, "I am going to Valmora for the meeting. Do you wanna come?"

Annabelle looked away, "I am busy."

Ruby scoffed, "Staring into space and talking to randomly someone, thinking you are telepathically connected to your Darling." Heaving a sigh, she told her roommate, "Really Bella, you need to get a life."

The strongest Warden glared at her, "You won’t understand. It isn’t me foolishly speaking things. He responds to me." She argued, looking offended.

Ruby’s brows slowly elevated, "And what does he say?"

Annabelle smiled, a sight that Ruby was slowly getting used to, as she said, "He said I am more annoying than the morning alarm."

"..." Ruby was rendered speechless.

This was, by no means, a compliment or something to smile about.

If she hears it from someone she adores, she might as well smoke his ass with her whip. What’s with this girl?

Sitting down before the girl, Ruby held her shoulders and asked, "For real? He talks to you like that?"

Annabelle swayed left to right, humming in delight.

Rubby massaged her brows, and asked, "Does he ever say any sweet thing to you?"

Annabelle opened her eyes and merrily nodded, "He did. He did." She fell on the bed, her hands clasped before her chest as she said, "He said, ’For now I would love nothing but to mute you for a few hours’."

"..." Ruby was now really doubting her intelligence.

After a brief pause, she asked, "...Bella ...how is that a sweet thing to say?" He clearly wants to get rid of her! He is giving every sign that suggests how much he wants to get rid of her! And this silly girl...

"You won’t understand..." Annabelle giggled, "He used the word I love and you in the same sentence. He thought I didn’t notice...but I did."

"...you know what, you should take some rest, Bella. You need it." Ruby got up from the bed, deciding to spare herself from this...foolishness. No, madness.

What kind of delusional is that?

If he really loved her, why did he need to use such an encrypted method to relay his feelings?

"By the way, what happened to that guy? You going to catch him by your whip or something?" Bella asked once she sat back up.

Ruby sighed, "Why are you assuming things like my brother?"

Bella shrugged, "You looked intimate with him and I can see he has gotten your attention. Maybe it’s time you get your lonely ass some male attention?"

Ruby flinched, and then her face got red because of embarrassment and anger as she shouted, "I don’t wanna hear that from you!"

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Adrian and Ariana could be seen inside a carriage, currently traveling towards the main palace.

They used the teleportation to save time.

Adrian was currently checking the bullets he got from Forgelet in exchange for pancakes with honey. Seriously, he was feeling a little guilty now for having such an unfair trade with her.

But she didn’t seem to mind...so it was okay...right?

He had now forty bullets in storage and twenty in his belt.

He made one that was wrapped around his waist with each compartment holding bullets for every possible danger. He had memorized which compartment held which bullet.

Currently, he was wiping the revolver with a clean cloth, when he heard his partner asking,

"That’s quite a strange armament. Did you make it?" she had never seen something like that. A long-ranged armament that can release attacks of different elements. Truly fascinating.

"No, I got it from a friend." He told her as he stored it in the strap, and turned towards her, "Did you talk to the blacksmith? How long will it take?"

Ariana heaved a sigh, "He is working hard but the progress is slow. He doesn’t want to compromise the quality and the shape of the armor. That’s why he isn’t rushing even an inch."

Adrian nodded, "Understandable." Glancing at her body, he asked, "You aren’t wearing any armor at the moment?"

Ariana pulled her shirt and revealed a gray undershirt, "This is shock absorbant and gives protection against front thrust. Not too durable but better than nothing."

She insisted Adrian have armor too but he refused, saying he needs to remain agile on his feet so not even an extra gram of weight was acceptable.

Adrian hummed, "I feel this trip might not go as we believe it would." His statement caught her off guard.

Raising her brows she asked, "Do you mean to say..."

"It’s just a feeling, no evidence. But we must be prepared for the worst." His hands found hers, clasping them together with their fingers interlaced.

Ariana looked at their connected hands a sense of comfort in her eyes.

A man she can depend upon...

Soon, the carriage entered the palace.

Adrian noticed that compared to the last time he was here when he got abducted, there were more soldiers around the capital and inside the palace.

’Well, it’s obvious that they would be on high alert.’ However, none of them were prepared to face what was about to hit them.

Adrian couldn’t save them all so he only can hope that the King would deal with the danger better, especially when there would be no kids to worry about.

The carriage came to a halt before the palace entrance.

Adrian stepped out, followed by Ariana, before they turned towards the only royalty waiting for them.

Adrian’s expression turned bitter, just for a moment as he greeted the man, "Your Highness."

"Glad to meet you again, Professor." Edward shook hands with the man with a charming smile on his face.

He then turned towards Ariana and offered his hand.

As she took it, thinking they were going for a shake, he suddenly kissed the back of her hand and said, "You look pretty as usual Aria. Glad to see you in good health."

Ariana was stunned...this was not how he usually behaved around her.

She was so surprised that she ended up just nodding.

Meanwhile, Adrian was barely holding himself from pulling the gun and testing some new bullets on the royal pumpkin before him.

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A/N:- Shoot him, and run away with your woman. Drop a comment.