Chapter 87 - - 87 : The rule between us
They both stood in front of the other, Leyla in shaking rage, while Matthias was calmly regarding her, before his posture relaxed. He put a hand in his pocket before brushing his hair up his forehead as he remembered the letter's contents.
"Oh, you mean that." he finally said, breaking the silence between them. He let out a sigh, before giving Leyla an amused smirk, cupping her cheek with his free hand, and gripping it tight when she tried to brush him off once again. "It wasn't even a threat." he lightly informed her.
Leyla's eyes widened in incredulity before she scoffed up at him.
"If that wasn't a threat then how should I have taken it?!"
Matthias shrugged at her.
"Maybe advice?" he calmly suggested, "Or maybe a reminder?" he hummed in thought. Leyla only laughed partially in hysterics and disbelief at his audacity.
She had been in a great mood these past few days, being away from him and his presence. Even the day had started out beautiful with their clear blue skies, with a warmer temperature in the middle of winter.
So she had gone on with her business, enjoying her time away from any problems, a time she hadn't had much these past weeks with her being at the beck and call of the Duke. She didn't even receive as much of a note when he left so abruptly after the Crown Prince's visit.
And all of a sudden, it didn't seem far-fetched for her to think that their time was coming to an end! Life was finally beginning to return to her usual peaceful days.
She went out to pick some excellent dried sagebrush, and had gone to bake herself some fresh bread. Right after baking and eating, she had decided to clean her stove, airing out the kitchen as the smell of bread wafted out and about the cabin's kitchen.
All in all, her day had been going great!