PATH OF THE STAR HUNTER

Seconds passed and no sign of Sasha was to be seen so I was left with no choice but to try a couple more practice shots before heading back to the house to look for that skittish girl.

It was a shame that after the third shot I was unable to draw the bow back to a proper firing position before my muscles gave out completely, no matter how hard I tried to ignore the pain; the stress that I put on my body prevented me from continuing my practice any longer.

′′ Well at least I still have beastly stamina in bed. . . not that that matters to anyone who tries to assassinate me, but it is a consolation I suppose. ′′ I exclaimed with a bitter smile as I tried not to make my face contract with the muscle pain I was feeling at this moment.

As soon as I finished saying words that would make me look really bad in front of any woman, the slight sound of a door closing reached my ears, when I turned around I could see Sasha leaving the cabin with a small backpack in her hands, while I watched as she walked towards me; I couldn’t help but notice that the poor girl still looked slightly flushed probably due to what I said to her a few moments ago.

I didn’t even get a chance to say anything to this girl who was begging to be bothered a bit more before she pulled a small vial out of the backpack in her arms and handed it to me so abruptly that it almost hit my face; The vial was filled with a slightly thick light green liquid and despite being sealed you could still breathe a floral aroma coming off it.

′′ It is a recovery potion based on summer sunflower it is very effective to relieve fatigue and stress from the body, it should help you so take it right now ” Sasha exclaimed abruptly as well as her presentation of the potion, giving me zero chances to ask questions or comment.

A little speechless by the sudden imposing attitude of the woman in front of me, I just obeyed and drank from the potion that was offered to me; that in fairness was something I really needed right now.

The taste was nothing special if you ignored the fact that it tasted slightly like chamomile tea, the effects did not take long to show that the girl in front of me had the right to be arrogant about her skills in alchemy because of the pain and fatigue that felt began to slow down at an almost ridiculous speed.

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Having a mind not so distracted now by the pain I couldn’t help but look again at Sasha who was still in front of me looking at me with an expectant look, the blush on her cheeks had not yet gone and the slightly nervous movements gave away that despite the Dominant front that she put a few moments ago, she was still trying to deal with the embarrassment that I caused her minutes ago and despite this, her first reaction after being bothered by me was to go find something to help me at this moment; anyone who saw her right now could see the expression of a concerned girl in love on her face without even trying.

Under normal circumstances seeing a girl look at me with those eyes, I would simply shrug my shoulders and not hesitate for a second to sleep with her never to see her again; but a lot had changed recently; not only my circumstances and my relationship with Claire had changed. . . I had done it too. And it’s because I had changed that I needed to break Sasha’s heart in a different way than I’m used to.

′′ Thank you for the potion Sasha and worrying, actually the reason I called you was not for this kind of thing but to talk a little about the mission that brought me here and the commission that I agreed to carry out for you. ′′

An expression of relief was reflected on Sasha’s sweet and beautiful face for a moment hearing my thanks followed by a puzzled expression when hearing the rest of what I had to say.

′′ A few days have passed since I came to this place and I am not a little closer to achieving my goal, the same can be said of the things in which I promised to help you and I think it is time for us to get down to business. ′′ I calmly exclaimed my intentions to the girl in front of me.

′′ I see, you are right that we have taken some time on tasks that were not really pressing, in the first place, I should not have even pointed out the hunt of the dark-edged creeper tiger before we advanced a little more on other objectives for which I share some blame for the time you spent recovering from your injuries; As for my materials order, it can wait. ′′ She exclaimed quite sensibly and calmly.

′′ Well to be fair about the tiger was mainly my fault for being so stubborn in facing him alone, but I think leaving those issues aside; we need to take our tasks at hand a little more seriously. After all, people are waiting for me at home. ′′ The first words were said with the intention of making our objectives clear but that last part was more of a slip than something said intentionally and I soon had time to regret my mistake.

′′ With someone waiting for you at home. . . it’s a girl? ′′ Sasha said with eyes full of expectation and a bit of fear, I can only remain speechless before how powerful the sixth feminine sense is.

For a moment, just for an instant the word “No” appeared in my mind in response to his question, lying seemed the easiest option in the same way it had been in the past, but I had already made a decision when I had started this conversation and cheating on this adorable, kind and innocent girl was not part of the plan; Even with how sudden this moment ended up I still wasn’t willing to drop the subject, I owed it to this girl whose emotions had been being played by the biggest bastard I know.

′′ Yes ′′ was all I said.

The pain completely overwhelmed Sasha’s previously cheerful face, there was still some uncertainty in her gaze and a little expectation that she refused to let go.

′′ Do you love her? ′′ She asked with a shaky voice.

I didn’t even say a word this time, I just nodded firmly, which caused Sasha’s expression to get even worse; However, that expectation in the back of her eyes refused to be extinguished even with everything I said so far; after hesitating for a few moments Sasha still turned to see me directly in the eyes while asking a question that seemed to have taken all her resolution to ask.

′′ Could you love me too? ′′ Sasha exclaimed with an unexpectedly firm voice and although she could not hide the trembling of her hands that did not prevent me from having a new degree of respect for her.

Even so, her question took me by surprise, after all, it was not exactly the kind of response I expected, I expected a tantrum, a complaint, or even a beating, but I did not expect a certain confession and it was because of the kindness and respect that she earned that I decided to honestly answer her question.

′′ Probably yes, I hate to admit it myself, but I don’t have much resistance to women and long ago I lost the mentality of a person faithful to only one person and that is why I cannot promise to make you happy or be completely faithful to you; The only thing that a broken and pathetic person like me can do is that as long as my family accepts you, I will never abandon you. ′′ I exclaimed with a determination and sincerity that were rarely seen in someone who does not usually take most things seriously.

I could hardly believe the enormous happiness and bliss that emanated from Sasha when she heard my answer, although she frowned a little when she heard about my lack of commitment on the side of fidelity; this seemed to improve when she hears the part about never being abandoned.

′′ Then I just have to be accepted by your wife, right? ′′ Sasha said with a beaming smile.

I have to be completely honest, even I have to doubt the girl in front of me a bit because not even my charms are enough to make a normal girl fall in love as long as she ignores all the problems with what I said; so the doubt was probably written on my face long enough for Sasha to answer a question I never asked.

′′ You are probably wondering why I was so quick to accept everything you said, but the answer is very simple; It’s because you said you could love me ′′ Sasha exclaimed as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, but at my lack of response she just let out a sigh and continued.

′′ I guess you wouldn’t understand if I didn’t tell you about my past. . . Let’s go inside I’ll make some tea, this will be a long conversation. ′′