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Chapter 24 herbs and turkey legs

I have a pretty good feeling about today, not only am I going to pick some herbs with priestess Verona, but I'm pretty dame sure I was going to get out of any heavy ass training with Kat today. Lately she has been driving me up the wall with her intense training methods. So after breakfast as always I went to get my steed Midnight ready to head out. As we are riding out I kind of took noticed that Priestess Verona was sticking to the main road. I was going to ask her what gives, but I decided against that. Apparently Priestess Verona took me to the town of Goldshire, I'm not sure why.

I was about to ask when we got off our horses, till she leads me inside the inn. We sat down at a table, and then I asked her," What is this place?""This is the Lions Pride Inn Nate." "Ok what are we doing here?""Well I'm trying to buy you a drink Nate."

Ms. Verona finally flags down a barmaid; she orders herself a fruit juice. I order a cup of spring water, and then Ms. Verona just gives me a look. "What Priestess?" "Nate are you just going to order a regular cup of spring water, I'm treating you here order something better." I order myself an apple cider.

"So are we just going to have morning drinks for now and then go out and pick some herbs?" "To tell you the truth Nate, I already have enough herbs to last me several months."" Next I just really want to treat you to a nice drink for helping me out yesterday."

"Oh yeah about that, I could not believe that Caitlin was that naïve about physical love."" It was really awkward trying to explain to her the difference in the types of love. "My only explanation would be that she must have lived in a very sheltered life as a kid."Ms Verona's face started to get a bit red." Oh don't worry Ms. Verona; I don't think Caitlin ever put two and two together about you being there."" She actually thought you were there to ask me to come with you in your herbal activities."

Priestess Verona as adds in, "also Brother Dunmore wanted me to thank you for helping him yesterday."" That was a very nice and considerate thing you did for him." I relaxed a bit in my chair," well its really was nothing, I figure that I should give back a little to all of you, since you guys really helped me a lot in these past few months."

"So are we going to have midday meal here or did you pack another take out meal?"" Speaking on that Nate, I know in a small way that you were looking forward to getting some down time from Lady Katherine's training."" It's just that she got to me first after breakfast when she saw you getting your steed ready." I was basically bracing for impact in my mind. "So I have to bring back before the start of midday meal."

I slammed my fist to the table in a bit of rage. "Shit that lady is going to kill me with all this training one of these days." Priestess Verona urged me to calm down a bit. "Nate don't think of it that way, she is just trying to help you that is all." "She really sees a lot of potential in you, and I only know that because she has told me."

I calmed down a bit and we sat there enjoying our drinks for the rest of the morning. When the time came we left back to the cathedral as planned. At least it was nice to get out of the city for a short while. Priestess Verona decided to take my horse back to the stables for me, what a nice lady. I sighed for a bit knowing that I had to go to the lunch and sit with Kat. She made it mandatory with me to accompany with her at all meal times.

When I came inside I tried to pretend not to see her, when she was flagging me down. Until Caitlin then actually grabbed my arm and escorted me to Kats table. As we were walking to Kats table Caitlin opened up," Nate why are you pretending not to see Lady Katherine?" I continue to play dumb even thought I knew she's was not buying it." I don't see a Kat anywhere do you?"

Caitlin just rolled her eyes at me not responding to what I said. I sit down only to see a rather amused look on Kat's face. "Well Nate how was your herb picking today?" "I just wave my hand up side to side;" it would have been nice if I had to whole day to do it."

She just laughs at my expense. "Well Nate I was rather surprised that you showed up, I was hoping you would have tried and run away as always."" Sorry to disappoint you Katherine. "" It's alright, I guess I would have use my tracking skills for another time, then again you never disappoint when you act up, so it's only a matter of time with you. "

Before we go to grab some grub, we all start our midday afternoon prayer to the light. After we finish I got up to go and get some food, till Kat decides to speak up yet again. "Oh Nate will you be so kind as to fix me a plate?"

I turned around in annoyance. "What am I, your butler here, get it yourself?" "Awe Nate I thought you were nice?" She goes on even further." You seem to be doing a lot of nice gestures for everyone." "What are you getting at?"

"Oh I heard what you did for Brother Dunmore and that inn Keeper at the Gilded Rose; it was very considerate of you." "So will you fix me at plate Nate Pretty Please?" Oh god she acting all cutesy it just makes me want to puke. Oh god she's really asking for it too. So I just say, "Yeah not a problem Kat."

I go to the chow line and fix two plates of corn on cob, potatoes, rye bread, and Turkey. Sweet they are doing turkey today. I get to the turkey guy to ask for a couple of legs. He actually tells me that these where the absolutely last two turkey legs left. Then a really nasty thought came into mind. Ooh I'm going to get her good on this one.

I came back to Kat's table, and I handed her plate and just started to eat saying nothing." Awe Nate thank you so much for fixing me a plate you are nice after all." I'm like "uh huh." Only her face was priceless when she saw the huge chomp on her turkey leg, that I conveniently hidden from her sight, when she turn the leg around.

Katherine gasped out loud when she saw that her turkey leg had a large bite taken out of it, she looked towards Nate for an explanation. Nate reply with a lot of food in mouth, "what oh it came like that," while trying not to laugh at situation.

Katherine grumbles a bit grabbing Nate's turkey leg, only to see another huge chomp on it as well. "Oh yeah that one as well too came like that." Katherine who is now very annoyed, puts both legs on Nate's plate in anger. "Well since you want to joke with me you can have both."

I protested to her, "Seriously Kat, there's no way that I can finish both." "You should have thought about that before you pulled this prank on me." Katherine gets up in annoyance to go to the chow line to get herself another leg. Caitlin who is next to me just nods her head at me, but I could see a small smile on her face.

I turned to Caitlin saying, "Oh if you think that's funny, wait till she finds out that these were the last two legs of turkey." "Speak of the devil, here comes Kat." Katherine sits back down with even more annoyed look on her face, facing me.

"What's wrong Katherine, you don't seem too well?" For second there, I thought that she actually growled at me." You know dame well what you did Nate, you knew those where the last legs of turkey." I scoff at her," Well it servers you right for making me your butler."

"I see you got plenty of wings though, that's still dark meat, so why are you still complaining? ""Unless my intuition about chicks are true and that ladies like you always complain about everything." Katherine stops eating and immediately faces me yet again with bit of anger in her eyes. I hold up my hands in a surrendering fashion, "ok, ok, I take that back, I didn't mean to say that."

I continue to egg her on holding up one of the uneaten turkey legs." If it will make you feel better just eat around the bite, but if you eat all it, just know that you will have 2% of Nate flowing inside of you. ""Before you ask how that's possible, the saliva ok."

Katherine who is now eating a bit slower, hears Nate's last comment, only to think how mortifying it would be if Nate were right. "You know Nate as a personal way to say that I'm going to get for this, I'm going to work you twice as hard today."

I am now completely finished with my meal, and just mockingly saying to her, "well bring it on Kat." I break out into a dance just by gyrating my pelvis to her why everyone around me is just staring in shock and awe, and a few laughing smiles.

Later on that that day, Kat was right about one thing, she was really working me like a dog. Shit she made me do double the amount of exercise than usual. When we were at weapons training, she wanted to do another sparing session.

Man I can see the twinkle in her eyes, which was either the look of anger or determination of disciplining me. She literally was berated me at not getting a single hit in, as if she was trying to rattle my cage.

For the most part, I was calm the entire time. I know for a fact that I am the ring master in rattling people up; she should know that, in fact I have a gut feeling on this one.

Oh I got another one for her. When a break came up in the sparing session, I pretended to act that my upper leg armor on my left leg was falling off. I kept fiddling with it till Katherine stop at her advances seeing me have trouble with my armor.

Katherine with a concern voice asked,' Nate what's wrong?" I started into the charade; "it's my upper leg armor it keeps falling off." "Well fix it quick, we can't stop now." I'm trying here it just keeps slipping out of place." "Can you at least come over and see if you can fix it?"

Katherine sighs a bit and sleeves up her weapons on her backside. She thinks to herself while she walks to assist Nate and almost smiles. Hmm I should show him how to put on his armor properly. Wait what if he's planning something here? Hmm I could beat him to punch and stoop to his level, and put him into head lock for today's mid meal prank. Yeah that would do in teaching him a lesson, plus I have the element of surprise since he'll have his back turned.

Nate could only notice as Katherine is walking towards him almost in a slow fashion, She's up to something I just know it, I got to act quick and fast. Sigh Katherine, Katherine, you really got to hide your intentions better than that. Your stance, facial expressions, and mood are a dead giveaway. May be I can teach her something along those lines, oh here she comes. As soon as she gets on her knees, I'm going to let her have it. I've been holding this in since start of exercising.

"Ok Nate just give me a few minutes while I check it, just stand still ok." 'Right on Katherine." She lifts a part of my loin cloth to inspect my armor. Ok it's now or never, so here it goes. Her face is about a foot away from my ass, when I let out a huge BOFF. The force of impact from the sound and the smell of the fart could only mean one thing, Kat's eyes where watery, I could've sworn she was gagging out loud.

I started to laugh out loud. "Geez Kat what are you doing back there?" I added insult to injury by adding, "Hey Kat was it good enough for you as it was for me?" I'm still laughing at her expense;" you see this is what you get for making me eat a shit load of turkey."

Poor Katherine was just gagging at the foul smell, as her eyes started to water. Oh by the Light such a foul smell, I could mistake him for an abomination. Arggh he got me again, he was planning this and I fell for it again! I'm going to let him have this time, no holding back and then I will pray to the Light for forgiveness.

Nate was laughing so hard, that he didn't notice that Katherine was slowly standing up unsheathing her sword. She readies herself in a swing motion and puts her entire weight into the blow. She held her sword so only the flat part would hit Nate right square in his ass.

Nate wasn't laughing anymore when he felt the sting on his ass. He jumped up turning very fast to see a very angry Kat glaring at him. "Hey take it easy Katherine; I thought you said you were never going to strike me out of anger?" Nate finally realizes that Katherine was really angry, as she slowly starts to advance to his position, while he backs away slowly.

"Nate I have been taking it easy on you, but no more." She said to him in a very angry tone." Ok Katherine I see that you're about to lose it, so why don't we take quick breather and recollect our thoughts." "I don't think so Nate." Nate says in a concern tone, "Look Katherine it was just a joke ok." She continues to advance slowly as Nate continues to back down himself.

"Pick up you weapon and shield Nate and prepare to defend yourself." "Ok Katherine, I really think you should calm down ok." Katherine starts to put her sword up and pulls out her hammer and mace.

Shit she's serious this time , I just started to bolt towards the exit, when I finally reach it she take out her sword and throws it towards my direction only to hit the wooden door just a few inches away from my face. "SHIT KATHERINE YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME." "That's the point Nate; your enemies will try and kill you."" Now prepare to defend yourself."

I'm really scared now, I drop my mace and shield on the ground to let her know that I'm not going to have any part of this. Yet she is still advancing. "Ok time for a strategic withdrawal." I just gunned it out of there. "You can run Nate, but you can't hide," Katherine said in a sinister way.