Chapter 20: 60 Years (4)
Deep in a forest, a young man exchanged blows with a bear. The brown bear was big and bulky, its roar very intimidating. The young man had a smirk on his face as he punched the bear in the face. The bear's head tilted but it didn't remain idle as it swung its claws towards the man's shoulder. He evaded by sidestepping and kicked the bear in the stomach. The bear let out a roar in anguish.
As the bear recovered, Arthas took out a sword. "You attacked a few of my men..." He dashed towards the bear and claimed its head. Blood gushed out like a fountain, he retreated to not get his outfit stained by the blood. The purple soul of the monster was soon absorbed in the sword. He sighed, "how are the bears here so troublesome? This forest was infested with bandits and now there are beasts..."
His murmuring came to a stop due to a sound coming from the back. He vigilantly looked behind him to see a lady, that had her features covered with a cloak, look back at him.
He felt a sense of extreme danger for a moment but it soon vanished. He frowned, 'Was I mistaken? I felt extreme danger but it soon vanished.'. He looked at the lady in the cloak and got curious. 'Why is she here?'
"Impressive skills..." Came a melodious voice from the lady. She approached him and stopped to look at the bear corpse. "Quite brutal however."
"Who are you?" asked Arthas cautiously; His hand tightly grasping his sword. "I am Âreth of the woodland realm." She said as she revealed her fair features. Long light blonde hair, big mesmerizing eyes with long eyelashes, pointy ears that were hidden in her hair; She looked beautiful, delicate, and noble filled with grace; Her being emitted a deeply hidden but still visible unique bright star-like presence. [Approximately looking like this(Without the crown and Jewelry...): https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ed/d1/51/edd1510d891ab3cf206e3da27d6a0fd8.jpg ]
Arthas was taken aback but she didn't seem to notice his surprise. "I am here to meet King Arthas of Lordaeron. You are a great warrior, you must be one of his knights; Could you take me to him?" Her tone polite and graceful; Arthas's face became a bit strange. They were in Lordaeron's territory near the Town and he displayed strong fighting capability so she thought he was one of the king's knights.
"Yes, I will lady Âreth. The Town is an hour's walk from here. Follow me." He looked at her with eyes filled with interest. 'Let's see what kind of person she is...' She followed him silently after expressing her thanks.
He analyzed her with his keen perception, she walked confidently and calmly. He thought, 'She was not disgusted by the sight of the corpse. She has come here alone; She is too confident... Why?'.
"Lady Âreth, did you come alone? The lands are filled with danger..." She smiled, "Yes, I was quite lucky. No one bothered me.".
Arthas became suspicious, 'Something is wrong, Thranduil is definitely up to something. Did she encounter no danger? Bullsh*t! She didn't even ask who I am which means she either is very arrogant despite not showing it or already knows. If so, why would someone so arrogant come here?'.
He noticed her eyes constantly looking around calmly, it lingered for a few seconds on his sword; She averted her eyes once Arthas noticed. 'Is she here to spy on me? She must have already noticed who I am by looking at Frostmourne.'
The rest of the walk was spent in silence as Arthas contemplated the situation. They soon reached the Town. Arthas stopped a dozen meters in front of the town's gate, "So my lady, Here I am, What do you need of me?".
She wasn't surprised at all, She smiled. Before Arthas could react she brandished a sword and pointed the tip towards him. "I had heard of your deeds, I wish to see if they are true or not." Her tone was playful and confident. Arthas was taken aback again due to the suddenness of her change. 'Is she mental?! Who fights when they meet for the first time?'
He frowned, "Are you sure?". He wanted to make sure this was what she wanted. She didn't answer, instead, she attacked. Her agility and elegance with the sword took him by surprise but it lasted only a moment as his instincts kicked in. 'Is she really an elf? How come she is so... Do all the elves put on masks like this? Galadriel wasn't like this or maybe I didn't crack it?'
He easily sidestepped and dodged her sword attack and on instinct grasped her hand, which held the sword, tightly. His body moved on its own as he went to tackle her to the ground. To his surprise, she used his back as support and jumped above him, Since he was very strong she couldn't forcefully free her hand, he thus didn't let go of her hand; this broke both their balances. She let out a surprised 'Kya!' and crashed on top of him, all grace gone, her feet in the air. Arthas crashed on the ground with her on top.
'Damn it!' He felt something warm and soft brushing against his face. He used his right hand to slowly squeeze it as he sniffed the pleasant scent. Another 'Kya!' sounded as she jumped away from atop him with extreme agility. He looked up to see her face blushing yet she tried to look calm as she slowly backed away. "A grave matter has come up, I need to go." She quickly ran away; She tried to look calm and graceful in doing so, she failed and it only looked funny.
Meanwhile, Arthas was looking at his hand with a light blush on his face. 'Was that...?'
The footsteps of one of his commanders named Brad broke him out of his state. He kneeled on the ground, "My King, The Bridge is built. We await your arrival.". Arthas replied calmly, "I will be there soon, also, go tell Bard to prepare a good residence. Lady Âreth arrived earlier today.".
Brad looked around and saw no one, "Hmmm, my king, Where is she?". Arthas awkwardly replied, "She had an urgent matter to attend to. I think? Anyway, don't ask questions...". He coughed and quickly went away leaving a confused Brad behind. 'My King is sure acting strange...'
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