“ Hey Areena can you come with me, I don’t know where  to buy weapons”

“ Why, don’t you know the way”

“ So” I said  with hint of expectation .

“ Alright”

I followed her as she showed me the way.

“ So this is where you want to take me”

“ Yes, you don’t like it”

“ NO, its too typical from a weaponry shop I imagined"

“ Oh, What is your typical form”

“ You see, it is like a golden shop with high decoration with guards standing on the door”

“ You think better weapon will be sold publically”

“ NO, but-“

“ You, don’t need to say anything”

“ come, with me”

As we entered, I watched as an obese old man reaching for her hand

I expected her to swat or at least swear, yet nothing happened, she let him to kiss her.

I made sure I had my mask on lest she sees my expression. I will also try it someday, oh those white smooth hands.

“ Hello Young boy”

“ Hello old man”

Silence

“ Don’t mind him”

“ Argor, just give him what he needs”

“ I reached her ear t o confirm once more, only to be disappointed”

“ I need a big cross-bolt”

“ What type”

“ Um, you see those big black things that can hit an elephant in one shot”

He did a nod and went back bringing a golden jewelled box.

My eyes could only see that box.

Yes there would be something there for me, she will become my companion. In a single shot we will destroy all those obstacles.

My dreams shattering as he shows what it is. Though exquisite, there lies a palm sized cross bolt in it.

“ Don’t show those eyes young Man”

“ This doesn’t use regular arrows, it uses hand made bullet or a road pebble, has six slots, enough to save you in emergencies”

I took the cross bow in  my hand, My hand dipped a bit in a second I considered my life before manliness.

“ Thank you Argor, I like it”

Areena  beside me said “ Blade, it is very costly”

“ Oh, don’t worry I got it”

I went forward and got closer to his ear and said “ Hey Do you know Chlea Paltera”

“ Yes”

“ I am her follwer”, “ and”, “ we are going on a mission”

He raised his eyebrow a little before patting his chest and said “ I got it”

“ Yes thank you very much”

Areena was standing there with her eyes wide open only to get my wink.

“ What ?”

“ Nothing”

“ You said something to him"

“ I just used your masters name”

“ So he just gave like that”

“ Yes, he will probably take it from her”

“ See that’s easy “, “and”, “ He is a very big fool”

“ NO, he is not Blade”

“ you must be thinking, why didn’t I  react on using my masters name”

“ because I don’t want to dirty my hand killing a bug who will die in the examination”

I watched her for a while to see whether she is joking only to get cold sweat over my forehead. She is Scary, she changes colour like her.

“ Got it”

“ Got it”

I walked with her for a while, I didn’t want to talk to her, but I read in many books to attract girls you have to be thick skinned, Thick Skinned can attract a girl, but it might take your life, well to die in the hands of a beautiful girl is also a fortune so I started to chat with her.

“ Do you know anyone using this type of cross bow”

“ You should have asked him”

“ What if he blocks my way from my weapon”

“ your Weapon”” Yes, my weapon”

She changed her colour and said “ Well, listen bug, take it out and put it on your wrists, up your hands to load it and down your hands to shoot”

“ Its easy”

“ Yes, put it on your wrist”

“ Ok”

I just did what she told me to do, with a clink, it perfectly fit on my wrist.

“ Now here comes the good part”

“ Load a stone and move your hands upward”

I did as she told me to do.

My forearms muscles stretched to its limit as it is getting tighter and tighter I moved my hands to normal position.

“ You, now understand right why he gave generously to you”

“ For a bug like you, if you pull this cross bow for only once, your muscles will burst open, for twice your bones will crack and for thrice, if you have the guts, you can do it”

“ Ah, you can do it manually too, with the same result”

“ So, its all useless”

“ No, it is useful in emergencies”

The conversation Is not going in a proper direction so I tried to steer it I another way.

“ Hey can you lend me a sword”"

‘‘ Why don’t you buy when I got you there”

“ And mind you, you cant go there to buy poisons, and if I know, I will personally deal with you”

“ But Why.,  wait you are changing the topic”

“ I won’t go around with you, you can do it yourself”

“ Hey common lend me a sword”

“ I wont”

“ What do you think about a Sword”

Hm, She is asking like this, I cannot say, it is just a tool.

“ Sword is my life, is my partner, she is my treasure, I cannot live without it”

She should be impressed

‘ At least you understand it”

Phew I GOT IT RIGHT.

“ But, those who used eloquence to impress me are all dead”

“ I didn’t even need to use my hands, they all died of their own stupidity”

Yeesh, she noticed it.

“ Don’t just stand, your eyes containing stars already shows your inner thoughts”

“ So I need to wear eyeglasses”

“ You will stand out too much”

“ Ok, Blade lets get to Masters House”

“ Yes”

I never thought of talking after that, I need to practice my eyes straight without leaking my thoughts.

Leaking my thoughts is too dangerous, I need to amend on it.

We were walking side by side a man blocked us.

He has a blue eyes, snobbish nose and a fancy sword. He stared at me and said-

“ Hey Prick fight with me”

What is this course of action, is he how he behaves with a stranger.

I went back behind Areeena.

“ HAHA HA”, “ coward”

“ Is this the man you walk with, why don’t you go with a pig, at least you can make  a pork”

“ Waste”,” Humph”

“ That is none of your concern Walde”

“ Oh, is that so”

“ I will see that”

“ Hey, Prick stay away from her, the next time I see you with her, consider it your death date”

He left with a Swish

Was he only blocking me so he could mock me

“ Blade, at least you should have some spine”

“ Oh, so that he can seriously injure me and I die in the exam”

“ At least you should have said two lines”

“ So he can get an excuse to get on me”

“ I would have helped you”

“ Yes, you would have helped me, but it is not I beat him”

“ Alright, bug, you can have whatever you want to say”

My thick skin also had caught some blisters in it, that doesn’t mean I will be foolish enough to fight a meaningless one.