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To blackirishawk, thank you so much! your last review really got me to smile :). I hope you keep reading and that this story doesn't disappoint you.
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Chapter 5: Yuuri's POV
When I woke up he was already gone.
Judging by the noises outside my bedroom and the amount of light outside I probably overslept. Last night Wolfram didn't came to bed after saying goodnight to Greta so I became restless and went out to burn some energy. That's when I found Conrad and Yozak talking on the courtyard, but before I was able to reach them, Yozak was already gone. Apparently, the life of a spy doesn't know night from day.
Conrad offered to play some catch with me, he always does that when he sees me worried. We have done it so many times in the middle of the night that my eyes can see the ball now with even the slightest moonlight.
I asked him if Wolfram was planning on going to the field without my permission and he just remained silent. That was as good an answer as any. He reminded me once again of how Wolfram is a trained soldier and stuff. I know that, I've always known that. That's besides the point.
But I gave in, in the end, I had given in since the beginning, but I had to try to stop him, at the very least. I trust Wolf, I trust he would never give up the chance to come back to me without a fight. After a while playing and one of Conrad's bad puns I decided to head back to my our room to see if Wolf was there, but he wasn't.
I don't know if it was the fact of me being so tired and maybe half asleep, but I hugged him last night, and it wasn't the least bit awkward, somehow it felt just right.
I turn around to Wolfram's side of the bed and hug his pillow, it smells like him, like flowers and the sun. I tell myself a couple hundred times that he's going to be just fine, and get up.
I took a short bath and now I'm heading to my office to sign some paperwork, my stomach doesn't feel all that well so I skip breakfast.
When I get there, Gwendal is already waiting for me with a map extended on the table, Günter is here too.
"Good morning" I say and they greet me back.
"Heika we need to discuss if we are going to take retaliations towards the humans because of the damage their war has already caused to our lands" Gwendal is dry as always, not even a did you sleep well? , nothing, just straight down to business.
"What are the damages exactly?" I ask, being that no one had the decency to inform me of this earlier, I have no idea of what we are dealing with.
"They have ruined this entire season's harvest for the village next to the border, we have already sent them sufficient food to replace it for the time being, but the soil might not be able to produce anything in awhile, because of the fire damage" Günter says and holds the reports about the food that was sent to them in front of me.
"Also, Wolfram and his troops would take at least two days and one night to get there, and we cannot estimate how much more damage has been made since the last report, or will be made in those two days" Gwendal adds in perfect synch.
"Since this is a civil war we are talking about, who will be retaliating against exactly? Their nation is divided right now. Don't you think butting in would make matters worse? Besides, I don't like the idea of doing anything that would put us in the position to start a war" Gwendal's eyes are twitching, he thinks I'm way too soft, but at least I know how to handle myself better in this situations now, it's not just yelling against war anymore, I have some solid arguments now.
"Well it is well known that countries have stopped their civil wars before, by giving their people a common enemy" Günter backs me up with his teacher tone, but soon his face changes and he switches to his groupie mode. "Heika! You are so intelligent and kind hearted! Please count with all the support of your humble servant, Günter!"
And there he goes again. Should have seen it coming.
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Most of the day has gone by and now I'm sitting alone in my bedroom, I was thinking about taking a bath before going to sleep and this random thought hit me, well, more like a memory.
When I first got to this castle, and to this world actually, they gave me this huge room and told me it was mine. They told me I could use the Maou's (mine) private bathroom that was reserved just for my use. And sure, it was pretty cool, but for a normal japanese high school student who had never lived in a house bigger that the regular suburban japanese home, this place was quite spooky.
Not long after that, Wolfram crawled into my bed for the first time, and even when I had my reservations about the matter at first, there was one thing I was really grateful for. Wolfram would keep me company at nights, we would talk for hours about a lot of dumb things, and also, he would go with me to the bathroom whenever I wanted to take a bath at night. Thanks to him, not even in those moments was I afraid.
Now I can't imagine my life without Wolf. I really can't imagine life without any of my retainers, but he is different, from the start he was a bit different. I've known for a long time now that we are engaged because we are bound by destiny, is a nice feeling actually, to have that certainty.
But thinking about my own feelings for him... that's a field that has become blurry with time, especially lately. For a long time I thought of him as a friend, a best friend even, someone I couldn't live without, but now...
I think I'm actually blushing right now
I remember having a very vivid dream of Wolf saying goodbye to me this morning and kissing me, just a peck on the lips. I wonder if it really was a dream. A part of me really wishes that it wasn't...
