Rosie's Games

Chapter 215: Danger

"We have no problem staying outside," Lucas said.

"Then it is not a problem. We will take turns in guarding the other tents." Valentin maintained a kind smile on his face.

"Uh… what about us? What can we do to help?" Sofia suddenly butted in.

"Lady Sofia, please go back to your tent. There is no need for you to be in here."

"But—"

"If you want to fight, then why don't you stay here?" Elias said. He was lying down on a nearby branch. He was using his palms as pillows while staring at the starless sky. "If you want to die so badly, you can go ahead and walk away from the encampment and lure some beast our way. Isn't that what you are good at?"

"I—"

"Will you stop being mean to the lady?" the woman standing next to Sofia said. Her name is Enika and she was Sofia's maid.

"Mean?" Elias snorted. "This is me being kind. After all, your Ladyship almost got us killed."

"She did not mean it!"

"She was being stupid and being stupid is a sin!"

"You—"

"Alright, that is enough. We cannot exactly show our new guests some of our… personal issues, right?" Valentin immediately stepped up, trying to calm the situation down. "The first watch will be Elias and Lucas, then I will be watching with Miss Rosie. Does that sound alright?"

"Yes, it does." Rosie smiled as she leaned against a nearby tree. Next to her was Lucas.

"Then it is all set."

Everyone watched as Rosie took out what looked like a makeshift bed and casually gave it to her husband. In response, Lucas jumped and landed on another branch. In a few quick motions, he made a hammock. His expertise surprised even Rosalind who was acting as if this was normal.

This was part of what Lucas told her before they came here. Since they are considered married, they should be very familiar with each other's movements and would need to be in sync all the time— or at least most of the time. If needed, Rosalind could use her illusions to make their actions more believable.

Then Lucas jumped down, held her waist, and once again jumped towards the branch, this time with Rosalind in his arms. Since everyone was still watching them, Rosalind gave the man a coquettish smile.

"What— What about the cold— I mean if you do not mind, you can actually share our tent," Sofia said after a few seconds of silence. Hearing this, Rosalind smiled.

The first time she saw Sofia was when she killed that wolf. The woman followed both Valentin and Elias, even though she was out of breath and did not have a sword or a weapon that could defend herself from the wolves. It was a stupid move.

"There is no need for that," Rosalind responded. "Thank you for your kindness."

Then Rosalind met Valentin's eyes.

Valentin and Elias were two people that she recognized from her past life. It was because these two were Blessed individuals that had been abandoned by their families. In that timeline, Elias and Valentin would end up working with the Duke.

She did not know who they met in the past life, but it seems that Elias, Valentin, and Lucas's fate were still connected in this lifetime. If she had known this, then why did she reveal this to the smart Valentin?

It was because she wanted him to work with them. Elias and Valentin hated the Seven Families and she wanted to take advantage of their hatred. Was that manipulative? Of course, it was. However, they have the same goals and the same enemies. She thought it was only fair that they start working together.

"But the cold."

"Miu will be with me," Rosalind eyed the tiger who was already sleeping under the hammock. Miu loved the cold and he especially loved staying outside.

"Miu… what a cute name," Sofia gave an almost innocent smile. The woman looked too weak, too fragile for someone that lived in the North. Naturally, Rosalind immediately suspected her identity and motive for coming with them.

Rosalind nodded and took a few things that could keep her warm for the night. She then placed it in the hammock. Not long after, silence took over.

Lucas said he would scout the area and Elias chose to stay on the branch not too far away from Rosalind's.

After a few minutes of pure silence, Rosalind heard the sound of water— a drop of water.

She narrowed, her senses turned alert. Then slowly, her body that was lying down on the hammock turned into a black mist. She reappeared a few meters away from the tree.

Before she could analyze her surroundings, she felt a sudden danger from behind her. She ducked on instinct just as a sharp dagger was about to hit her. Once again, she disappeared using her mist this time, she vanished— or at least that was what she wanted Valentin to think.

The training with the Duke seemed to give her good results as now, she could easily switch between her Blessings. Using both the dark and light Blessings so easily was something that she found hard to do in the past.

"Show yourself!" Valentin hissed. A wall of water suddenly appeared around his body. He must have thought that she would attack him.

"I am not here to harm you," Rosalind answered. "If that was my goal, I would not have told you what I know."

"What do you know?" Valentin's eyes were sharp, his jaw clenched as he looked around him. "Show yourself!"

"For you to pierce me with that water spear?" Rosalind snorted. "You must be out of your mind."

"Fine!" Valentin said. Still, he did not drop the walls surrounding him. josei

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it while you were asleep. There was no need for me to reveal myself," Rosalind said. She knew that this man was smart enough to understand the point that she was making.

"Fair enough. Show yourself. I cannot drop the only thing that is defending me from your attack."

Rosalind let out a sigh. Then she showed herself.

She was standing not far away from him as she tilted her gaze and smiled at Valentin.