Chapter 2
The girl try to move away from ashok, but he was hell bent on staying in that position. She asks him to let go, but he couldn't hear her. He was to busy daydreaming. She told him again an when he wouldn't let go, she head butt him. Causing them both to rub there head. Ashok asks her if she was crazy, and the girl says yes, that's why he should stay away from her.
Fixing herself, she started walking away. She search both her left before dashing away. Ashok ran after , " excuse me" he says, the girl ignores him, ashok again tries to get her attention, but she pretends he wasn't there. He was faster then her yes, but he was surprise at how fast she was at running. " hey tiger" he says making her finally turn her head. While running she didn't notice a rock in front of her.
She trip on it making her fall, holding her knees she wince in pain. Ashok asks if she was ok, and she glares at him, she quickly got up out of anger, making the pain worse before asking why he's bothering her. Ashok staid quiet, she observe him and realize the clothes he was wearing wasn't something a normal person would wear. Looking closer she also realize he had a sword, and a kalinga necklace that looks familiar.
He must be a kalinga soldier, I can't let him take me in, she thought. Ashok raise a brow wondering why she was staring at him like that, he asks her what's wrong, an she bluntly asks if he was a soldier for the king. He jokingly says yes, before he could say more, someone called his name, making him turn around. The girl hearing the voice, ran, ashok hearing a ching turn to see her leaving. He was going to go after her when his right hand man, came asking him where he disappear to.
Ashok smile before telling him he was ready to meet them. So after the meeting to negotiate. They were in peace again, this did not sit well with sushim, he wanted a war between the two countries. He had ask the guards to search for any weakness on the king so they can point fingers at ashok. The guy bows before exiting. Sushim bold his fist with anger, his mother told him ashok will die soon, not by our hands but by the king of kalinga, he will not spare him.
She told him how the king was searching for a women, if they find her and blame accidently say ashok had her all along, then we will surely get a war. Sushim, thought about it before hugging his mom, he told her she was a genius, and quickly thought of a plan to find her.
The next day, ashok decides to walk around to see how the people were doing. While walking he saw the man from the boat by a clothing store, his wife was lecturing him while smacking him. He chuckle, he turn to look around when he saw the man running to him. The man plead to ashok to save him, so ashok told him to hide behind a cart. He told The man not to step out until he said so. While he was doing that ashok walk to the lady who was searching for her husband, he told her he was over there and then walk away while whistling.
He could hear the man yelling, while cursing his name. Ashok pretends that he didn't hear him. He walk around until he got hungry. Looking around he found a small area to eat, he payed and thank the women before sitting. Suddenly ashok heard the Ching again, he turn searching for her. He was surprise to see her talking to some young men, they jokingly told her her brother was in the house behind them.
She thank thank them, and walk to the house. Ashok overheard the guy telling his friends to be on guard, and don't allow anyone to come in. They smile at one another before walking away. Ashok knew what they were planning to do, so he told them not to do it. They joke around with him telling him to mind his business, this irked ashok. He says he will give them three chances to leave, if they don't they will get punished.
The guy laugh before his group attack ashok, ashok told them he warned them, but now they won't leave unpunished. He punch one of the guys and kick the other, fighting like a pro. He upper punch the other guy and duck when the leader tried to strike him with a stick. Ashok finishing the fight, told them he warned them, but they wouldn't listen. One of the guy was still moving so he told the guy to warn his other Conrad's that the girl was his if anyone touch her, they will be hanged by samrat ashok.
The man eyes opened wide before wimping. Ashok pat his back and walk to the house. The girl looking around was upset, her brother was no where insight. She realize that they trick him, upset she says to herself that she will give them a piece of her mind. While stepping out the house, she almost bump into ashok "you" she says before asking him what he was doing here. Ashok told her he was walking around , she didn't by it.
She accuse him of following her, and then thought the king must have commend him to find her and kill her like he did to her dad. The girl thought about it before closing the door in his face. Ashok surprise, knock asking her to open, he was a little to aggressive with his knock, this made her panick. She search around thinking I have to get out of Here before looking for a window. When she found it she tries to leave, but stop when she saw ashok. Oh god what am I going to do she says.
Ashok told her to jump and he will catch her, but she told him she rather fall. She close the window thinking how did he get there before turning her back to him.
To be continue...