Chapter 2

Every thing was calm in the carriage. Sol looked by the window enjoying the veiw with Noir who turned in a cat on her lap. Dagnir looked at the duo silently before talking in a courteous manner.

"_I thought it was a crow... Does every witch's familiar do that?

_Only the metamorphic one like noir. Since metamorph don't have a form of they own they copy other species to hide so their quite rare."

Truthfully, Sol was quite proud of that fact. Unconsciously a smile appeared on her face, she was a bit depressed since their depart and talking about the familiar lifted a bit her mood.

" _You finally smiled your highness!

_What?

_Since we leaved the village you seem a bit gloomy..."

He gave her an apologic smile, which made the brunette laugh. She didn't think that her mood would affect the man in front of her.

"_Thank you sir Petturi...

_Please call me Dagnir, your highness."

Sol smiled before looking outside again.

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Riding their horse for two days, Jack and Travis looked at their leader helplessly. Just what sort of monster was he for that? Didn't he know that humans need to sleep and eat !? The horse too!!! And it's wasn't even an emergency. The two knight cried internally at their Lord's cruelty. He was indeed inhumane for traveling at this rate. They wished they could have a break in this hellish journey but none of them dared asking it to their master.

Once they found a village, the black haired man slowed down the speed and looked at his two compagnon.

"_We will stay there for the night and rest a bit.

_Your tired my Lord??"

The young Lord shot them a confused look before talking once more.

"_Of course I am... Are you not? You guys must be quite of a monster if your not..."

Your the monster!! That what Jack and Travis cried in their heart. Black hair, red piercing eyes and a tall and muscular body. As excepted of the Carlsen family. Black hair was the proof that one was a witch or a Carlsen. After all the Carlsen was known as the descendant of the beast while witches descended from Erebus the god of darkness. It is said that because of their inhumane nature, they both have black hair. And truly, his master was indeed a monster. Jack shouldn't call him that but he couldn't help but call him that every time he saw him.

"_I will look for an inn my lord."

With a sloppy acknowledgement, Travis leaved for searching a good inn for them to rest.

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When they got to a village, it was already late. The sky taking a magnificent rosy color as the sun finished his round. Sol looked at the sky as put on a hood. She got off the carriage before walking.

"_I would like to go see around for a bit sir Petturi.

_Then let me accompany you my lady!!

_It's fine no one would be stupid enough to attack a witch!"

The black haired girl laughed as she goes as fast as the wind. Dagnir sighed before giving his instruction to the knight accompagning them. Tomorrow maids will come to tend to the young princess. He looked at the fading shadow of the young witch.

" _She sure know what she want... Well as excepted of a witch I suppose."

Sol ventured in the village curiosity at his maximum. It was the first time she visited another village. Her eyes shined at every little new thing she saw. But the more she played around, the more she could feel eyes on her. She was used of people attention but that one was full of murderous though. Calmly, she walked slowly before speeding. Concentring herself, she could clearly hear them also speeding up. If there weren't this much villagers, she would have dispose of them easily. Noticing a small deserted alley, she took a turn in it. She smiled slightly, now she only needed for them to follow her here. She was a witch, killing wasn't a problem for her. Ready to turn around and reveal that she was a witch, she felt a hand taking her arm and pull her behind someone's back. The said man blocked the assailant as his hood fell off. His black luxurious haired shined a little reddish with the dying ray of the sun, and his red eyes was burning like a living hell. With a swift movement, he knocked out the man.

"_Ah thank you..."

It was the first time she saw a man with black hair as only witches is supposed to have black hair. A small blush crept on her cheek in front of her handsome savior. Her hood fell since a while ago revealing her identity as a witch. It's was also the man first time encountering a witch and he suddenly felt curious. She was indeed a beauty, one akin to a goddess, a divine person, an otherworldly creature born to seduce men. He could feel that if she ask him he give up his life for her. It's was the first time he felt like that. An unknown feeling and need crept inside his heart for the first time in his life.

"_Your... Wellcome..."

He stared at her aimlessly in a daze as Jack stared at him in shock. So obvious, it's was so obvious for the young knight who felt like he was a third heel right now.

"_Hum... Could I have your name sir?

_Oh, please call me Lion...

_I see thank you Lion, please call me Sol"

He literally gave her his nickname as if their were already lovers. It's was too soon. Jack cried internally upon his master helpless tentative to flirt with a witch he just met and maybe will never met again.