Selene Ashryn swayed her way struggling to the dining room after maintaining her stability between walking and fumbling with her steps. She had a porcelain bowl in her hands filled with baked potatoes and salmon sauce.The appetizing aroma from the bowl was amazing, and as she walked towards the table, she struggled to maintain her balance.
Setting the table was an easy touch for her, as she wanted to remain the good girl to keep her life safe for a long while. Deep in her, she knew Lyron was going to kill her when he is probably done chasing cats with her, it is evident, so she better makes it last while she still has the ability to do so.
Walking towards the bar, she went to announce to him that food was served.
When Selene stepped on the tiled floor, her crystal slippers crashed the floor making Lyron tilt his head in a swift movement as he was very alert.
As a thief and gang leader, Lyron always makes use of his ears to detect sounds, to make sure he is always safe, and when his eyes locked with Selene's own, it spat daggers at her showing that he is already pissed off.
Lyron had a letter in his hands, and since it was on the other hand, she had not noticed it.
"Food is served, Lyron," she said.
Her statement pissed him off since he was busy reading a letter sent by Kael Azaroth His boss, he said in suppressed fury,
"Get your filthy self out of here, can't you see I am busy reading a letter?"he let out furiously.
Selene noticing for the first time that he is on the way reading a letter, jumped in fright wondering if everything was going to be alright with her.
Hurrying off, she left the place allowing him to read his letter .
Kael had a plan for Lyron, it was to annihilate wealthy Duke Sylas of Maevrix.
The Warden of Abyss, a shadowed dominion nestled in the heart of the Nether Realms, holds within its grasp twelve great cities. Each city is governed by a Duke, bound by blood and oath to the Demon Lord who reigns supreme over them all.
A meeting is always held in the Central ruling realm twice in a year where all the Dukes of the cities gather to report to their Lord the as a traditional etiquette no one is dared to look the Lord in the eye not even the servant who dress him up.
The city of Maevrix has been disasters caused by the Lord of the realms to gain more power this angered Duke Sylas and he decided to Stand against Kael even though he knows it will cost him his life.
Kael wrote a letter to Lyron to annihilate the Duke of Maevrix Duke sylas.
Although Lyron has been the one doing the dirty works for kael he finds it extremely unachievable as the security in the duke castle is always too tight.
He wrote back William 'I don't think I can, can do this job, besides, the castle will be inaccessible for me, the least mistake will lead me to instant death and the City of Skull will be tracked down in a blink of an eye," he said trying to reason out the damages this might cause to the people.
---Next Day
Selene was about to go spread some of Lyron clothes she just washed when she saw a letter at the door step it was a noble letter from the the King of the realms because it has his initials on it she went back into the house even though Lyron was still fast asleep she thought the letter might be important and woke him up to give it him.
Lyron took the letter from her immediately and went to the inner library to read it.
Kael replied in a repulsive way he tried to place some common sense into his head.
"I do not believe it is this missile that is talking like a wimp, I didn't ask you to question my decision do what I ask you to do and also if you get him killed just imagine having a puppet you can control in charge tell me, Lyron, unless you aren't the missile, then I'll look for someone worth the job and I can boldly kick you aside," he said threatening him.
Lyron knew he had to take up the job, there is no doubt, but then, details of the work were uncovered, he wasn't even interested, but considering the money, the luxurious life he would continue swimming in if he only slit sylas throat
In all ways, it is either a win and loss situation, Kael had made his intentions clear and allow him to reason it out himself .
Kael is has planned for Zariel to become the next duke , he was supposed to because he was part of Kael puppet and he hail from the Maevrix realm he loses to Sylas to who was more transparent and has the people trust a Duke who wants the best for his people and wants to bring change to the society unlike every other Dukehe also prevents his people from human trafficking which Lyron does all these thought make Lyron pour a whiskey and gulp all the content from his glass as the rum tightened his throat.
The harder the liquid the cooler his lungs.He needed something to pull him away from his thoughts, Kael wouldn't possibly exile him from the squad just because he refused to accomplish this one mission.
Bringing the baton of tobacco towards his mouth, he took a long hard sniff from it, stayed a minute before puffing it out.
A thick smoke clouded the air as he sniffed some of the air making him high.
Grinding the baton on the tobacco bowl which had visible ashes in it, he stepped down from the tall chair now straightening his full length.
His stomach grumbled taxing him for a meal which he was ready to offer at the expense of forgetting the entire discussion with Kael Azaroth.
The moment Lyron finished the last stairs that led to the upper section of the room which he used for dining, he saw the tray of food laying on the table.
Walking towards it, he opened it and what he saw displeased him like hell.
'Two slices of potatoes, a small slice of salmon fish, and a watery soup. What the hell is this?' he wondered anger rising in him.
"Selene! get your dumbass brain here," he screamed gelling at her.
Rushing to the scene in fright, anger bubbled in Lyron's blood that she didn't wait for her to balance herself before him as he plastered his large arm across her face drawing blood from her nostrils.
As she gave out a loud scream, she fell to the ground
"You bloody scum, you better explain what this dog feed is before I use you as a full meal now," he blurted out scaring the hell out of her.
Selene knew his reaction was as a result of the news she just had, it didn't favor him so he was indirectly transferring aggression at her.
Poor thing, even if she would have done the right thing, it wouldn't have saved her from his wrath. She was just a culprit for him to release his anger open