Chapter 161 - The Wish Ride Contest (2)

"So it's 9 of us totally".

Kalki's dry comment got Xavier out from his trance.

Maya arrives at the start line right in the middle of 8 men. To be precise. Of all 8 men Eros chose to stand right in between the Brothers! It could have stood at farthest ends of the start line. But no!. Eros has to make her uncomfortable and jittery! Just like the Master!

Maya looks back at Sarah. She was standing far from the field yet her face was filled with mixed emotions. But she smiled worriedly.

'She is worried for me...'.

Maya's face adorned with a beautiful smile at her thought and looks beside the field, where the crowd were cheering for her unconditionally.

She folds her hands and bows lightly to show her gratitude. In next moment something she never imagined happens.

SILENCE!

GASPS!

WHISPERS!

LAUGHTERS!

Maya creases her eyebrows lifting her head and before she could find whether she did a mistake, people screams deafens everyone.

"Hail Our QUEEN! HAIL OUR EMPRESS-TO-BE!!!!".

Maya "..." I ...simply bowed...I didn't do any big thing..What's with this Empress to be?! 

She looks to her left and finds Xavier's soft smile.

'He doesn't look mad so I didn't get into any trouble..'.

Her mind is tempted to look at her right side but she gulps her thoughts.

'No!'.

She looks straight with her head high. But she couldn't help but wonder.

'Can I really win this Contest?'.

Eros answers instantly "Yes, Your Majesty! As long as you manage to hold onto me firmly till this Contest ends".

Maya frowns blankly as her mind was filled with the crowds screams 'Why? What if I fall?'

Eros answers without even thinking "Then you can't climb back on me again. And there will be no carriage in the fields to help you to climb back".

Maya blinks at his rudeness "..." The nerve of this horse!

'Indeed! You are His horse! What can I expect from you?!'

Eros speaks "Her Majesty is not tall enough to climb".

Maya screams mentally "..."

'Can you stop speaking now?! Not tall enough it seems! I was the tallest among the girls in my village!'

Eros comments ruthlessly "The village must have all the dwarf girls".

Maya gasps in disbelief "..."

'Did you just call me a dwarf?!'.

Eros speaks "No, Your Majesty! Her Highness is the tallest in the dwarf girls!".

Maya just want to die now "..."

'At least it says I am the tallest among the dwarf-. Wait. Does that makes it any different?!'.

BUGLES SOUND.

Xavier speaks "Gook luck, My Lady".

She smiles faintly "To you too, Sir".

Kalki raises his eyebrows hearing her words and a smirk plays in a corner of his lips since she entered the start line.

(Author : I wonder why)

THE CONTEST BEGINS!

BUGLES ARE BLOWN! 

Before realizing Eros simply flies irrespective of Maya's command. She holds the reins firmly so that she wouldn't fall and end up in grave instantly.

She doesn't want to think about death always but Eros's speed just showed her the fear. She desperately tries to opens her eyes as she can't believe Eros completely.

'What if he just drops me somewhere?!'

Xavier asks "What do you want from The Emperor, My Lady?".

Maya looks beside with a frown.

'Does this man want to talk at this moment?! What was he doing when we stood there at the start line?! I am hanging for my dear life here and here he wants to talk! '

Xavier smirks while riding Charles nonchalantly "You won't step into the Contest unless you had something planned in that head. Care to tell me?".

GULPS

Maya swallows hard and averts her eyes from his.

'I can't show my motive..not yet'

Xavier only finds her adorable while she gulped in horror. He chuckles shaking his head.

'Does she want to free herself from the marriage?'

He suggests "Do you want me to help you win?"

She purses her lips before denying "No. I know I will win by myself".

Xavier chuckles before commenting mockingly "I too really wish, My Lady. But that won't happen".

Maya grits her teeth and sees him already outrun her!

'This man!'.

Eros speaks "His Highness is tricking you, Your Majesty".

Maya gasps 'What?!'.

Eros speaks "This is a trick. They always use to divert the opponents' mind emotionally".

Maya gasps in disbelief "So that they can win?! Honestly?!".

Xavier who was leading this Contest, sighs muttering "Xander asked me to win. I can't go back on my words".

'Let me see how much she tries'.

She looks at Xavier already disappeared and finds some men outrunning her too. She frowns

'We are slower than them',

Eros states "No, Your Majesty. That's a trick too. To make us anxious in the beginning",

Maya "....." Is this horse trying to fool me? We are slower than everyone!

Eros states with no emotion at all "No, Your Majesty. We are few yards behind them but not slower".

Maya creases her eyebrows "I don't believe you. Because we are literally behind everyone".

Doubt arises in her heart.

She asks in curiosity "How many times have you won this Contest?".

"Once!"

Maya opens her mouth wide "What?!"

"Master never participated with me after our first win".

Maya's jaw drops to the floor "What in heavens?!".

She asks in disbelief "Then you didn't win the Contest again?!"

'How stupid am I?! To think of winning this Contest by an inexperienced horse?!'

Eros states still calmly "No, Your Majesty. No one could tame me after that. They couldn't even touch me".

Maya chuckles hearing its proud words and smiles "Look how proud you are!".

Her first reason was to make use of this Wish for her good and also make Eros happy. She noticed how much Eros wanted to participate.

At this point she forgets about winning the Contest but she feels how happy Eros is in participating this Contest. So she forgives its previous rude words. They were rude but never hurt Maya's heart instead thay only made her relax and let out some giggles even though she sounded mad,

Her face had a satisfied smile until she gets a glimpse of somethung ahead the way. Her face turns into horror.