( Rocky's POV )
Rocky's mental state was beyond disturbed when the order to shift the bootcamp from the outer periphery of floor21 to the broken palace was issued by Karna.
Had Rocky not have spent considerable time within the Snakeman Ancestral Chambers, he would perhaps have had a mental breakdown, snapping on everyone around him like a neurotic bitch, however, thankfully, because of the mental abuse that he had already endured previously, he was able to maintain his calm even in this extremely fucked up situation.
"Thank-you for placing my sister's tent on a moving base and not disturbing her sleep.
She's really tired and I want her to get the best rest that she can" Rocky said politely as he thanked the massive trebuchet operators from the Church Of Cowards who had decided to leave behind one of their weapons in the open in favor of transportation the entire tent that Riva was sleeping in intact.
"You embarrass us with your gratitude, Champion Of Gemini.
Any Church Of Coward follower will gladly lay down their life for you, although our number one rule is to live for as long as we can" the Trebuchet operator replied with utmost honesty as his colleagues nodded and smiled behind him.
Although Rocky said nothing, this reverence by the Coward's felt excessive and unnecessary to him, as he did not like being treated like the great god Gemini's emissary, when he had no real skills to back that position up.
'The Champion Of Gemini can't even save his sister.... Much less your faith.
I'm not deserving of your worship' Rocky thought internally, as in his depressed state he felt more critical of himself than usual.
Alongside him, walked Erin, Buhara and Mama Chun, however, the three of them noticing his disturbed state of mind gave Rocky absolute peace and calm, as nobody engaged with him in pointless conversation.
"Hey....hey..... Erin!.... Erin.... ERIN" Buhara said, whispering softly at first, however, after noticing that the blonde guy wasn't responding to his whispers, shouted his name outloud to get his attention.
"What?" Erin asked, sounding confused as Buhara leaned in and began whispering in his ears.
"Guard brethren, please allow me to feed the prisoner.... She must be famished by now–" Buhara requested, however, the Elite guards who were under strict instructions to not unchain or ungag Sophia denied Buhara the permission to do so.
"I'm afraid Orc brother I cannot allow you to do so..... the vice guild master has told me to not ungag or uncuff the bitch, so I cannot allow you to feed her even if it's the morally right thing to do.
The bitch will only be un-gagged now when the guild master or vice guild master commands us to do so" The guard replied, as Buhara visibly sulked at this response.
Glancing behind him, Buhara noticed how they were already near the periphery of the broken outer palace wall and decided to wait until they met with Neatwit or Karna to feed Sophia.
"I understand human brethren, this Orc shall wait patiently then..." Buhara said as he started to walk beside Sophia's entourage, giving Sophia the most harmless smiles and thumbs ups, which irritated her to no end.
"Mmmmfhh.....mmmfhhhhhahhhh" Sophia cursed under her gag, however, without coherent words forming out of her mouth, Buhara was unable to understand what she was saying.
"It's okay Sophia.... Please have patience for 5 more minutes, we are crossing the outer palace wall and shall meet with the senior leadership of Elites soon.... You won't die in a few minutes time so have patience" Buhara replied kindly, however, his response only infuriated Sophia even more as she began cursing with even more vigor.
"I don't want water, I want your blood you foolish, brainless, good for nothing orc.... Only your blood will satisfy my thirst for vengeance.
If possible add Rocky's blood and Erin's balls to the drink to make it a cocktail.
For that's the only drink I am willing to accept from your hands" Sophia muttered, however, unfortunately due to the gag placed on her it came out only as 'mmfghhh mghshggg' sound in the end.
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/// A/N - Bonus chapter for hitting the Power Stone target. Good job everyone!
Thank you for all your consistent support. ///