Chapter 28: The more the merrier
The horses started to run faster as more arrows came pouring at them. The carriage ran through the darkest, and the royal guards did their best to protect him, but Cedric didn’t have much hope in them, nor did he panic.
This was not the first time he had been targeted like this, and the reason for the elite shadow knights he trained was to handle scenarios like this.
If he had left the carriage to hunt down the assassins, this would have been over sooner, but that would endanger his fragile wife, who also wanted his head. "I must be crazy." Cedric snickered as he held Abrielle protectively in his arms as more arrows came pouring inside the carriage but none came close to Cedric before being engulfed by flames.
The difference between the threats that other people had after his life and his dear wife was simple. Their attempts were more serious and amusing while his wife was cute and a bit amusing.
"How long will this take?" He groaned, already tired of everything. Whoever sent these assassins was funny.
"Being sent to the battlefront by barely a teenager that could fight didn’t kill me, but they think a bunch of arrows can." He chuckled. Just at that moment, an arrow came flying straight for Abrielle’s head but turned into ash before grazing her skin.
Cedric’s eyes flickered between gold and black. He pulled Abrielle closer to sit on his thighs while leaning on his shoulders as she slept then covered her with his jacket. He knew she was not very friendly with cold.
"This position is a bit uncomfortable, but unfortunately, you will have to manage." He said to his wife even though he was fully aware she wasn’t hearing a single thing he was saying. Abrielle shuddered in her sleep because of the cold then snuggled closer to Cedric like a kitten.
"Abrielle, you should not learn after this fool; instead, think of more creative ways to kill me. Who knows you might get lucky." He chimed, still talking to his wife in a very deep sleep, who had no idea her husband was giving her advice to kill him.