Chapter 647 - SHOW OFF!

"Well, you said it yourself that you don't want to eat anything that was offered to you by an enemy. But at the same time, you're staying here." Tordoff waved his hand casually. "In your enemy's lair."

To think about it again, that was quite right. It was spot on. Even Lilac was upset to admit that he was right. However, what choice did she have? Although, staying inside his castle was not the best decision she had ever made. But, it was made after a long, good, and careful thought.

Lilac wouldn't walk in here without careful calculations. She made sure that she was ready. Plus, she was armed just fine. She knew better than anyone else about the worst of her situation. The consequences of her action would cost her an unspeakable price. Her life.

"You can't judge me for that." Lilac frowned.

"I'm not judging you." Tordoff shook his head. "But I know that you are here for a reason."

"Oh, I am so glad that at least, you are paying attention to that. But, do you know that one of my reasons is to kill your Alpha?" Lilac asked sarcastically. She noticed the change in Tordoff's expression, and she smirked upon it.

"I will not be as friendly as I am now with you the next time you are talking like that about His Majesty the Alpha King." even the way he spoke changed.

"Don't worry." Lilac flicked her long black hair from her shoulder. "As much as I hate to admit it, my power is not strong enough to take down your beautiful Alpha. Plus, I can assure you that I need him alive more than dead."

Tordoff crossed his arms. He was right. The young girl was indeed exceptionally interesting. However, the silence between them disappeared the moment Lilac's stomach suddenly growled. It was so loud that caused Tordoff to burst a laugh. "See? I was right when I said you are funny."

Lilac glared at him to conceal her embarrassment.

"Let's go to the city center before that sound scares all the guards." Tordoff waved his hand for Lilac to follow him.

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There they were, walking side by side. Lilac was strolling beside Tordoff inside the castle, what an odd sight to see. It was only natural for whoever saw them then, widened their eyes in disbelief. Because it was still fresh in their memories about how Lilac ruined their great hall single handedly. Not only that, she also fought the generals, and His Majesty the Alpha King himself, before she could be taken down.

On the other hand, Lilac rather enjoyed their confusion, and fear for her. They should know better to not mess with her.

"So, what did you eat these past three days, if you don't eat the food that was delivered to you?" Tordoff was curious. Though Lilac chose to keep the distance between them, he made sure the guardian angel could hear his voice clearly.

"I ate this," Lilac said, at the same time she threw an apple at Tordoff.

The general caught it, and raised the red apple. "This?" He was a little confused. "I will not be able to walk if all I eat for three days straight is only this."

It was well known about how big the appetite of shapeshifters was. An apple wouldn't be considered as food for them, not even close to a snack, because how light it was. Meanwhile, Lilac didn't have anything to say about his statement. So, she remained silent, but when she saw that Tordoff didn't eat the apple, she asked. "Why don't you eat that? You don't like fruits? Fruits are good for your body."

"The same reason as yours," he replied, grinning.

Lilac rolled her eyes and snatched the apple from his hand. Then, she bit it down to make her point that the apple was not a threat. "You are wasting food," said Lilac. The general laughed again, and this only made Lilac frown. He looked down at her feet now.

He pointed at her tiny feet, "And may I know the reason why you are not wearing any shoes or slippers? You do realize that you're walking barefoot?" He never saw a female who would do that.

"Yes. Because I like it this way. I can feel the ground under my feet." Lilac knew that it would be considered strange to walk barefoot in any realms, except the one that the Moon Goddess created for her. It was an old habit for her, and people say that old habit dies hard.

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After her hunger was sated, and she was done shopping, Lilac agreed to go back to the castle with Tordoff. Although she would love to roam around for more, went to another store just to hear more complaints from Tordoff. But she had to admit that it was time to go. Her legs were tired of walking, and she couldn't hold back her yawn again.

What else could she do? She was up all night, wide awake since last night. All that because of Jedrek and his 'goodnight kisses'. Lilac kicked herself internally when that thought suddenly crossed her mind. The sun almost set, and all the light on the streets had been turned on. Lilac decided to give in and followed Tordoff to return back to the castle, finally stopping on making it difficult for the general.

She could tell that Tordoff would actually be a wonderful person to hang out with. That, if only he was not one of Jedrek's generals, if only he was not the enemy, if only they were not in this situation. Lilac liked how caring, and grumpy he was during the day they were in the city center.

All her life, Lilac had been living in a different realm. She only had Selene as her friend, tutor and everything that she knew. She didn't associate with other people too well. Although, on some rare occasions Lilac would be permitted to leave the realm, and watch her family from afar. But, it didn't help with her ability to socialize with other people.

"So, why does Jedrek want me to be protected?" Lilac asked while eating her snack. She refused to get on the carriage earlier, and that was why they were walking to the castle. Then, from her side,Tordoff said, "I don't know," he finished the cake that he bought. "Never questioned his order."

"Seriously!" Lilac rolled her eyes at him dramatically. But, before she could add another sarcastic word, Tordoff caught her arms, and pulled her closer to him. His eyes were fixed in a certain direction on the empty road. Could they be in danger?

"What is it?" Lilac followed his eyes to the direction where he was staring intensely. All she could see there were the bushes swaying slightly. "Cat? Mouse?"

"I would not care if it were just some pests," Tordoff said, and he moved forward. "I smell something. There's something wrong. Stay here." 

She chose to not argue with him. Then immediately, she dropped to her knees to feel the ground beneath her palm. Almost in an instant the bushes were thrown over and revealed the line of trees behind it. She could feel the movement there and decided to send her tendrils to follow whoever was there. And in no time, she caught something there. 

Meanwhile, Tordoff could only stand there in awe before complaining, "Show off!"