" Oh my look at the time, I had promised my uncle to help him with….with….ah….WALKING "
his words made no sense whatsoever but he ran out of there
***
" We have four people, how many more do you think are involved in this case ? "
Miyeon asked Nephthys but she seemed a little distracted
" Did you find another one ? "
Miyeon asked her thinking she had found another culprit so he tried looking where she seemed to be staring
They were on the rooftop of the palace since there they had the best view
In the crowd Nephthys could see a frustrated Avner looking around as if he were lost
" Miyeon keep your eyes open i'll be right back "
Nephthys commanded and stood up "
" Wha….wait,wait,wait. Where are you going? leaving me all alone with such a great responsibility ?
Miyeon started paniking thinking of her leaving the success of this mission on his shoulder
" You will do just fine, not to mention I will still be looking around "
" I will not do `just fine` "
" How are you going to leave all this responsibility to me
" Miyeon calm down "
" What is more important than this right now, how can you leave me all alone ? "
" I'll be back, I am not leaving but first I have to check on my student "
" WHAT ? "
Nephthys ignored Miyeon and jumped off the rooftop
" He is not a kid, he will make it out alive, you know "
" I can't believe this, how did I get stuck between these two lovebirds, sigh "
"AAHH ...I have just learned this skill. What if I don't see every tattoo and some of them are going to escape ?
" Alright Miyeon calm down, you can do it, breath in, breath out, Nephthys trusted you because she knows you are capable "
he tried calming himself down and work with a clear mind
***
" I can't believe she lied to me, telling me she'll be at the ball but nowhere to be found. I even took so much time getting ready in vain. My feet hurt from walking, these clothes are uncomfortable and these people are damn annoying, how can they talk so much ? "
" Looks like you have a habit of talking to yourself "
Avner would recognize this cold voice anywhere, Nephthys was behind him so he quickly turned around to face her
even though he was angry at her just seconds ago, his anger all disappeared after seeing her face, right now he was just grateful he had finally found her
" You are here "
" Of course I am here I am the whole reason this ball was created in the first place "
Avner hugged her out of the blue taking her by surprise but she still pet his head
Nephthys was thinking he was acting that way because he was lost and couldn't find his way, she thought he was just grateful she had found him, after all the palace is quite big and easy to get lost into
" Don't you dare think, I am going to go easy on your training just because you act like a child "
" I understand, just let me stay like that for a little longer "
hearing those words Nephthys couldn't help but smile softly
****
" Ah, I finally found Nephthys, come on my friend, faster "
The emperor saw Nepthys jumping off the rooftop
" Yes…..I am coming your majesty "
the assistant was tired since his majesty ran around looking for the commander this whole time and he had to follow
" Huh ? "
He stopped in his trace
" Your majesty, what is wrong ? "
" I would like to know the same thing, why is that nut head next to Nepthys ? "
" Do you mean Avner Daenerys, your majesty ? "
" Yes him "
The assistant couldn't understand why the emperor was talking about the young master like that when he was complimenting him just some time ago
" HWI ! "
the emperor made a surprised sound and the secretary panicked
" What, what's wrong, are we being attacked ? "
the assistant started looking around frantically, for whatever it was to come and attack
" HOW DARE HE ?! "
The emperor screamed in anger
" Oh no…."
he had finally understood what it was after looking in Nephthys direction and seeing Avner hug her
" Calm down your majesty ! "
The emperor was about to run towards them but the assistant hold onto him like his life depended on it
" LET GO YOU IDIOT "
the emperor was trying hard to break loose but that damn assistant of his wouldn't bulge
" YOUR MAJESTY, YOU ARE BETTER THAN THIS"
the emperor then saw Nephthys smiling because of Avner and got even angrier
" YOU! YOU, HOW DARE YOU MAKE MY NEPHTHYS SMILE YOU DAMN PLAYBOY ! "
the emperor was pointing at Avner and kicking his legs trying to break free from his assistant
He realized this wasn´t going to work so he decided to change his tactics. He first calmed himself down
" Alright, alright, I will stop overreacting "
but the assistant worked for way too long under him to trust him this easily so he was still reluctant to let go