Chapter 83: King Yuraon Of Davoor
Prompted by that voice, both Ahspid and Aideen turned around at the same time, surprised by the unexpected appearance of a stranger on the Duke’s territory.
The owner of the voice was a man of a rather large build and dressed in all black, except for his flowing black cape that was embroidered with an intricate ornament of dark blue, painting a myriad of flowers and trees all over its thick fabric.
The mysterious dark stranger jumped off his giant black horse adorned with blue reins of intense blue color, and stood before the pair, his identity concealed under the big black hood covering his entire head.
Slowly turning his head from side to side as if examining the place surrounding him, the man then turned to Aideen, and said, his voice –– an interesting blend of melodic yet somewhat rough undertones,
"This is a very interesting use of mana. I’m quite impressed! But I don’t think this place needs even more snow than it has already."
Although his words were clearly innocent, the princess’s face suddenly turned red which attracted the attention of Ahspid. Redirecting his eyes back to the stranger, he finally asked, his voice chillingly cold,
"Who are you and what business do you have here?"
At last, without a moment’s hesitation, the man removed his hood, exposing his mysterious identity.
While Aideen could still only see the outline of his features, Ahspid got a truly good look at the person before them. In addition to the tall and muscular body, the man’s face was undeniably handsome, though carried a subtle hint of something intimidating and even scary within his features.
He was definitely young, his slightly tanned skin was smooth and glowing as if soaked in the morning dew. He had a sharply outlined jaw and high cheekbones while his full lips looked like two petals of a blooming flower.
His narrow eyes were bright blue like a clear, icy river; his long straight hair seemed black but the longer the mage looked at it, the more he realized that it was actually dark blue akin to the blood of a cursed magic beast.