Chapter 10

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He followed the sounds of her light steps on the waxed dark wooden floor, coming across Elena once again she was looking around at the paintings in the hallway. An looks to see what they say she turned to the direction she last came from, seeing Alexzander standing there looking back at her. "What do you want, I thought i left you in the room for a reason" Elena's hands goes to her hips, wanting to see what he say next. His hands were in his pockets not caring if she wants to argue an nodding to her comment. Pulling out the paper that she dropped, opening the paper as Elena realized that Alexzander has the paper she needed.

Walking up to Alexzander in a huff an putting out her hand, showing that she wants it back now. Looking down Alexzander reads that was written, " a dash of salt from the kitchen, a singing bug that's off key, and a cobweb from a sad spider?" He placed his hand over his mouth trying to not burst out laughing, as he knows Amir made this up. Elena really didn't know what he was laughing about, "what's so funny?" Waving her question away as try's to control his laughter, "I'm sorry is just well all these are never going to be found."

Elena looks at him funny "what you mean never found are you saying he made those up?" Walking up to her an hands the paper back, "yes he done this to me when I was young." Now Elena was confused "how old were you then?," placing his index finger an thumb on his chin, "maybe around 7 or 9 years of age?" He just smiles towards her "but he was just around 488 years old though."

Elena looks at him with disbelief "wait, what he's that old?" Alexzander just nods "some wizards just age differently then others I presume." He walks pass Elena to the kitchen he really didn't eat anything, as Elena watched him walk away from her "umm... were you going?" He continued to walk "I'm grabbing something to eat I really haven't ate yet so you can come if you want." Elena really didn't know if she should after that vase being broken, hoping he's not leading her into something she's not expecting.

She followed Alexzander to the kitchen, the walls we're gray concrete with big a furnace as four large metal tables sat with many kitchen utensils. Some hanging on the walls as big looking cabinets old the food an needed other items, Elena looks around the area as Alexzander try's to find something to eat. He opens a cabinet showing many cold foods, he grabs a waxed rapped box. Peeking to see what it was shutting the cabinet door, as he heads to grab a pot to cook his meal. Elena watched as he does what ever he's trying to do, "don't you have maids that can cook for you?"

Placing the pot on the furnace as he place the frozen an diced food into the pot. He turns to Elena an shrugs "I think I'm capable of cooking my own food, anyways they have more important things to do then cook for me." He stirs the food with a wooden spoon, "you not use to making your own food?" Elena marchese over to him "I do an for your information I'm pretty good cook say so myself." Alexzander hands the wooden spoon to her "good, stir till I find something for us to drink with it."

Walking away Alexzander digs at a different cabinet that didn't look frozen, taking out a yellow pitcher. As he hunts for two cups for them, Elena speaks up "so umm... you still upset with the vase I broke?" He placed the cups next to the pitcher an pours the liquid into them, "yes I'm still upset about that but don't worry I'm not to angry cause Amir fixed the vase." Walking up to her holding out the cup for her to take, as he takes over stirring when take both her hands to the cup. Elena looks down away from him "oh... I'm really sorry about that I didn't know it was that important to you, sipping from her cup a sweet start of a fruit hit her taste buds.

After the pots food was cooked an placed into two bowls, as they sat in front of each other. Alexzander ate as Elena looks into her bowl not knowing what was in it, "is there something wrong with it if so you haven't tried to eating the dish." She looks right at him an frowns "it's not that well it's just I don't know what's in it." Alexzander nods to her "it's vegetable soup no meat is in the food, an looking won't solved the problem of you not eating it." He eats as Elena glares at the comment that he gave to her, as she also starts to eat as well.

Elena never really thought she would like it but it had a hint of spices to it. Taking a few bites of the soup she saw Alexzander read a book that was left in here, it looks like a cook book. He was flipping the book pages an bending them as the bookmark, taking a sip from his cup Elena asked him what he is looking for. "I'm looking for something's that looks good to eat for Simrah to cook for me," saying this as he closed the book scooting it the left of him. Finishing the soup an takes Elena's empty bowl an cup to the sink to clean, as Elena watched "I'm really am sorry what I did I just didn't know what to do next."

Alexzander turns to her "I admire your determination, you trying your best for your people." Well Elena didn't expect that waiting for him to continue, as Alexzander wipes his hands. He continues on what he was saying "but I do dislike the way you handle them, what happens if you don't get out of a situation what then?" Alexzander walks pass Elena as he puts the book back to we're it belongs, "I have way of doing things but when you do them I don't know what to do." Elena looks at him an thinks for a bit "well you can at least trust me I done everything great with out problems so far."

Alexzander grins to her comment knowing he's not going to change her mind in this ordeal. "Very well then just don't get into to much trouble maybe just maybe I'll sign those peace papers, but if you get into a situation that I have to pull you out of it, well I don't want to make a deal an you die on me the next day." Alexzander says these an walks out of the room leaving Elena by herself, she chase after him but he was long gone curse these hallways. So this means she has to prove that she's a better ruler very well then Elena will show him who's better. It was getting really late so Elena heads to her room figuring out how she can best Alexzander.