His words rang in my mind like rm bells. Why did he sound like a bad boy from college who likes to bully his crush!?


    "What did you just say?" I was astonished and he looked at me tilting his face.


    "I told you the truth. I have been training to teach double sword technique to so many knights for years. But none of them was able to grasp it as efficiently as you even when I have not taught you that personally. I am surprised that you grasped it so perfectly just by looking from afar." he said with a face full of admiration and pride and i finally left the breath i did not know i was holding.


    So he was talking about my skill, and here I thought that he liked me. I shook my head at that absurd thought. He liked me only as a cat liked a mouse. To bully mice for his entertainment.


    "That''s not needed, i will continue training under you if you promise me that you will treat me nicely and did not bully me or insult me"


    "Alright, i…"


    "Wait, I am not done yet. You will give me respect and treat you fairly. And then you will help me in my act as you have promised me before and would do anything I say at that time without any question asked. And you will be polite too.." the more i spoke, the scowl on his face increased, he had never thought that i would ask for so many things. But if looked carefully the essence of all of them was the same.


    "Aren''t you asking for too much, little bird." he said through gritted teeth, making me stunned.


    "What did you just say?"


    "I said that you are asking for too much." he said, frowning looking at my dumbfounded face.


    "No, after that.."


    "Little bird?" he asked me quizzically and I nodded.


    "Why did you call me little bird? Even his royal highness called me that when west met ``I bit my tongue when I realised I was about to tell him that I met William near the pce. But then what was he doing there? Did hee there often to see the fireflies? He did not look like the person who liked to see the fireflies.


    "Ha! You and little bird! Have you ever seen yourself in the mirror? You are tigress. Ferocious and always ready to wound others." he said in a scornful tone again making me fume in anger.


    "See, look at your face. Only a blind and dumb person canpare you with sweet birds" he continued..


    "Then you are dumb too. I can see that you can not stop insulting me. I did not even understand why am I even wasting my time here. I am going ``I said as I stomped my feet and turned to go.


    No matter how much I had control over my emotions he always managed to re me up and I lost my control.


    "Wait.. fine. I will not insult you any more and i am even ready to ept all your conditions." he said as i continued to walk out without turning back.


    "Ha, you think that I would believe you?" I asked spitefully.


    "Why not. I always speak the truth." he said with a frown as if he was the most truthful person in the empire.


    "I beg to differ. You always promise to behave but you never control over your vicious tongue of yours.'''' I replied, narrowing my eyes on him.


    He looked at me with wide eyes and mouth agape.


    "Seriously.. I? I have a vicious tongue or you have one?" he retorted as if he had heard the most absurd thing in the world.


    "See. you can never stop badmouthing me!" I replied as his every sentence was ending with speaking harshly about me.


    "That''s because.. Fine.. I swear on my mother''s name that I would not speak harshly about you from now on." he said putting a hand in the air and another on his chest.


    "Mother! Shouldn''t it be I swear on my father''s name or I swear on my family''s name?" I asked, tilting my head and his face turned red.


    His fists were clenched. He was looking visibly angry. My brows furrowed. Did I say something wrong! Did he not have a father, that was why he was so sensitive about it?


    When that thought came to my mind, I felt regret.


    "But since you are promising, I will believe you. After all, I am not that narrow minded.`` I replied, taking a step back when needed.


    He took a deep breath to control himself too.


    "Good, then it''s a deal. You will continue to take training under me and be proficient in dual swords technique and I will behave respectfully to you" he said to the family , talking calmly and I nodded with a smile too.


    "Then go and talk to your father before he assigns you a new trainer." he said, nodding his head and scratching my neck.


    "About that.. I do not think that it would be needed"


    "Why? You just promised me to talk to your father about training. Don''t tell me that you are backing out just like that"


    "No, you are mistaken. I promised that I will continue to take training from you and you will treat me respectfully, ``I replied and he tilted his head as if he did not understand the difference between both statements.


    "Umm, this is for you. Read it carefully and then you will understand what i am trying to say '''' i gave him the official letter sent by my father.


    The moment he opened the letter, I turned and started taking slow steps toward the exit.


    I had just crossed the training ground when I heard a loud roar.


    "Abigail you fraud, you cheater" iughed hard but continue to run from there in case that dumb boy would decide to follow me.