The women blinked in surprise before she spoke
"You hardly know me, and you want me to be you're guard. What level of unintelligent are you exactly?"
Yeonghon sighs but then gets interrupted by the women's speech
"I get it.. you are doing this for your father. But at what risk.? At what risk are you willing to put your entire village to someone that can hardly protect herself.."
The women looked down at her hands having flashbacks of blood on her hands from her dying mother as she held her in her arms while she took her last breaths. She remembers her hands putting pressure on her mothers wound with a white cloth. Trying to prevent blood from coming out until she found Help. But it was too late. The sword wounds were too deep.
Yeonghon looked at her with what seemed to be sympathy
"Don't look at me like that. I'm just being truthful. I can't even protect myself. You even said it yourself."
Yeonghon finally found the opportunity to speak without being interrupted.
"Even though I did tell you that, Whether it was to your conscience or subconscious. I think.. you can learn to protect yourself and that's also another reason i want you to be my guard.. you can learn to protect yourself and other citizens, if you get taught correctly."
The women listened to his what seemed to be honest words then she cocks her eyebrow
"Wait. Subconsciously? You told me I can't protect myself SUBCONSCIOUSLY? What the hell is wrong with you!"
The women gets on top of him pinning him down
"AND YOU WONDER WHY I FEEL LIKE SHIT ALL THE TIME IT'S CAUSE YOU TALK NEGATIVELY TO ME IN MY SLEEP YOU BASTA-"
Yeonghon covered her mouth with the palm of his hand
"Silence, you're going to wake up the people with your overly loud voice. And did you hear anything else i said? Or are you just fixated on the negative things, maybe that's why you're so moody all the time. Or does this have to do with your height..? Short tempered hm?"
The women's eyes flashed red as she pinned his wrists above his head
"I will smash your head into these stone bricks. This HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEIGHT and.. yes i heard the other things you said.."
Yeonghon shifted uncomfortably but then spoke in a low tone
"Oh yeah? Then what did I say. Or does your height have something to do with your microscopic brain too?"
Yeonghon smirked clearly proud of himself
The women grabbed his wrists with one hand and slipped her Free hand on his neck
"I don't care about the other thing you said. Cause it wasn't that important. Just like how my time with you is highly and truthfully. A waste of time. Now get the fuck out of my life. I don't need you to protect me. Nor be the one to pretend to care about me when I know damn well I can't be cared for one bit."
Yeonghon's eyes narrow and breaks out of the women's weak grip and pins her beneath him holding her wrists strongly in one hand above her head.
"Look, I could of left your pathetic ass on the ground suffocating until your skin turned blue. And let some random man come and slaughter you and feed you to their animals. But I didn't now did I? Now if you can't realize that small act was of care then maybe you are just as stupid as the rest of the women I've met."
The women's eyes widen and water bricks at the corners of her eyes.
"I…"
Yeonghon realized he might've been too harsh, but it was the truth. He didn't want to lie to her.
"what. Can't handle the truth? The truth of someone actually caring for you? I know what it's like to not feel or be cared for. My father was the only person that made me feel like that. And well.. you see how his condition is, Ì might not have him much around much longer."
The womens eyes tore away from his gaze and looked to her side. Trying anything to avoid eye contact.
Yeonghon noticed and slipped his free hand to meet her chin. His grip was gentle. As if knowing she was already in pain. He slowly turned her head to look at him.
"Hey..look at me.."
The women locks sights with him
"What.."
Yeonghon smiled warmly and the women felt a flutter in her stomach. She was not meant to feel like this but.. the way his smile brightened every dark corner of her mind and soul she couldn't deny she was feeling something that she was too afraid to admit.
"Ayesha."
Yeonghon Gave her a confused expression
"What..?"
The women sighed
"That's my name idiot."
Yeonghon realized'right that does sound like a women's name'
"Ah.. right sorry. Ayesha.."
Yeonghon said the name seeing how it felt on his tounge
Ayesha chuckled
"Yes?"
Yeonghon's eyes met hers once again
"Uhm.. nothing I was just seeing if your name matched your face."
Ayesha raised her eyebrow
"And why's that?"
Yeonghon chuckled
"The name is too pretty for you that's why."
Ayesha glared at him
"Yeah and ,Yeonghon, is too handsome of a name for your hideous face."
She said knowing damn well it was a lie. But she had to get back at him somehow.
Yeonghon cocked his eyebrow then spoke in a lower tone while he leaned close to her ear
"If I'm truly hideous.. why does your face flush when I move closer.?"
His hot breath tickling her ear
Ayesha blushed but then attempted to kick him off
"AGHHH GET OFF ME YOU HIDEOUS CREATURE"
Yeonghon smirked
"Alright, alright I'll get off. Just don't wake up the people alright."
He lied he wasn't going to get off. He just liked toying with her emotions.
Ayesha noticed he wasn't getting off and she kicked him in his abdomen
"Ow.. I'm supposed to hurt you not the other way around.. do you have an iron plate under your robe or something..?"
Yeonghon chuckled softly
"No. I don't."
Ayesha raised her eyebrow
"Hm.. then what..?
Yeonghon rolled his eyes
"Well I'm not undressing myself for you to see my abs."
Ayesha short circuited
"Wh..what..? Abs.. GET THE FUCK OFF ME"
She squirmed but couldn't get out of his grip
Yeonghon smiled
"You know.. you squirming so weakly is just proving how weak and hopeless you are to actually protect yourself. Maybe you were actually right. No amount of training can help you."
A look of hurt flashed on Ayesha's face
"Hey… I can protect myself and you actually still HAVE A FATHER I HAD NO ONE TO TRAIN ME MY PARENTS GOT SLAUGHTERED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES BY SWORDSMEN WHEN I WAS TEN,! TEN!."
Water bricked at the corners of her eyes once again.
Yeonghon did not feel sympathy this time but he simply just wiped her tears
"Yeah well.. Sorry to hear that. I can't imagine how much that must've traumatized you.."
Ayesha rolled her eyes
"Don't pity me. I don't need any of that."
Yeonghon gripped her wrists tighter
"I'm not. I'm trying to comfort you even though I know I'm not very good at it.."
Ayesha spoke in a soft tone
"Yeah.. well you got that right. You're trash at comforting people. Now get off of me you imbecile."
Yeonghon patted Ayesha on the head gently
"W..what are you..-"
Cut off by Yeonghon's father who was smiling ear to ear. While speaking and being held up by two nurses
"Ah so my son is finally finding love. That's a sight i love to see. But.. maybe not make love where people can see you."
Yeonghon immediately got off of Ayesha with disgust in his eyes and Ayesha sat up and looked at Yeonghon's father.
In sync
"We were not making love!"-A
"We were NOT making LOVE!"-Y
The king chuckled
"I know I just thought it would be funny to catch the look on your faces."
Ayesha stood up and bowed to the king before storming off to her room and shutting the door
Yeonghon watched as Ayesha left attempting to hold himself back from laughing
The king also watched and turned his gaze back to Yeonghon
"Son."
"Yes..?" Still trying to hold in his laughter
"Go apologize to the young women."
"Knowing her she would probably wish to be left alone."
"Very well then. But apologize to her in the morning alright.?"
"Yeah.. got it."
"Goodnight son."
"Goodnight father."
The king was carried to his bed while Yeonghon padded to his room and shut the door before studying a bit before drifting off
Meanwhile with Ayesha
"God.. why did I think that jerk might have grown a liking to me.. he's just like all the other men. I'm sick of it. I'm grabbing a sharper sword and making my escape. I can't bare to stay in the same house as that disgusting creature."
Ayesha put on her white long layered skirt with a white corset and long frilly sleeves, before then placing her metal armor on top, then styling her hair with two small pigtails with white ribbons tied neatly. While leaving the rest of her hair long and flowing down to her waist. She then sneaks out of her room to grab two sharp and well crafted swords then slips them in her back sheath before carefully making her way into the nightly cold air. Making her way far into the forest where no one is able to find her.
The sun was slowly rising further and further up into the sky.
The sunlight casts it's glow onto Yeonghon's face, Yeonghon then stirs awake
"Hmphhhf…"
Yeonghon opens his eyes and throws his feet over the bed and makes his way out of his room to go to the kitchen and make himself some green tea.
As he waits for the tea bag to soak into the hot water his groggy eyes look at his father
"Morning.."
The kings eyes meet Yeonghon's
"Good morning son. I hope you remember what I told you last night."
Yeonghon rubbed his eyes then spoke
"Righht apologize to her. Got it. I will after I have my morning tea."
The king nods
"Very well then son."
Yeonghon sipped his tea savoring the flavor on his tounge before placing the wooden bowl down then makes his way to where Ayesha was sleeping
Yeonghon knocked on the door
"Hey.. wake up."
Yeonghon heard no response so he opened the door.
"Ayesh-"
Yeonghon's eyes widen
"…"
The king noticed yeonghon's expression and asked
"Everything okay son?"
Yeonghon, still frozen in place wondering where she could've went
"Sh..she's not here.."