Chapter 53

Night has drawn as the both get into the inn where they would rest for the night before they begin the journey in the morning.Hunter comes out first and then extends his hand to her as she takes it willingly and she takes a look at the inn. This is the first time she is traveling, somewhere and booking shelter in an inn with a very handsomely striking man right beside her to her own advantage or disadvantage.She has not seen this before, at least. And as if Hunter knows that she's thinking about the fact that she was at an inn and he looks at her and tries to reassure her if her safety with him."You will be fine." He says to her and she looks at the him realizing that he was staring at her."I'm not concerned." She says to him, as they begin to walk into the inn and he smiles knowing fully well, that she was concerned and he just used immaculate that basically knows what her facial expressions mean at this point.They enter into the inn and by goodness, it is unlike what she thought. It isn't bustling with people who are traveling like them, it is more quiet and warm. But at the same time thinking that they will be able to get separate rooms comes at a false price because at the end of the day, there is only one room available just like every other thing that happens between two men and women who are attracted to each other on the road.Hunter takes the room and they head towards it together. Vixen takes a deep breath as she follows him in suit and they enter into the room that they have been able to seek out for themselves for the night.The moment they get into the room she looks around and finds that the room is somewhat sophisticated when should you not expect but then she realizes the moment she goes into the room.It doesn't look like what she heard from people who spoke about inns. It should be loud, horrid with men hugging at their feet and women making a hell of a noise. Since then, people do too make a living by but perhaps this was a different kinda of inn.Vixen thinks to herself as she steps into the room and Hunter looks at her. The moment she and Hunter are in the room and Vixen is faced with some kind of awareness.The fact that she was in an enclosed space with this man that she did not trust to render herself in such space with him. Vixen begins to walk around the room aa she places the bag that she has carried over the floor and he looks at her."It was quite a long time…the traveling." Would you like to have your bath?Hunter says and she looks like him for some reason She's speechless about what to say next even when it is a yes or no answer."Yeah, I will." Vixen says and she realizes that it would be quite calculative to literally take bathe in this inn, a single room where she and Hunter are.But at the end of the day, she would have to do with it because she cannot better sleep in the tiredness of the traveling she has rose in all this, a five hour ride."Okay then, I will get into the shower first." She says and excuses herself to the shower. After she is done he heads in next to the bathing chamber.The time which he spent there is what she uses to dress up and so she comes into the room and there's a woman who knocks at the door.She opens it and the butler of the inn brings her food and she collects it after she nods her head in and appreciation and sends him away.The last thing she wants is to eat this night, Vixen is literally still thinking of how she left her father without saying goodbye and while she is thinking. Hunter enters into the room and there is a change in her facial expression.He concentrates on Vixen as he can see the sodden expression on her face."It's going to be alright." He says and so she looks at him."My father won't be around in about three days, I left him a letter but I feel as if I can still see the confusion that would be on his face when he reads the letter." One thing I know for sure is I will never be able to forgive the king for threatening me using you to make me go away.And perhaps, that is what I fear most. My father's stubbornness. She says as she walks closer to the fireplace of the room and him.He knows this is the part where he has to give her some appealing words, something he has never done before. He has never considered him being one who has so much to say but more than once and twice he has found himself doing this whole Vixen and is getting used to being the one who advices and shows that it is not as bad as she thinks."All would be fine." Your father would trust that you are doing the right thing. He will not lose faith in you so easily even if the whole of Southland speaks differently about you.He says to her she nods in understanding to what he says. After speaking to her, he finds blankets and gives it to her.It's chilly. He says and she looks at him.Yes, she replies him and he walks towards the window and watches her move to the window and she is trapped in the way he is somehow fluid to everything around himself as if there is nothing in this world that could possibly shake his stamina and the way he is just kept going.Vixen doesn't understand even when you can attend and drop down the command to send them packing back to the borders of South Atlantic place where he has spent half of his life living in Wellington shout back at the king and express anger like she did.She doesn't understand why Hunter just kept quiet and allowed the king to enforce those laws that did not make sense. These punishments that the king decided to give him was something personal and he should have never threatened and punished him based on his personal feelings but yeah, the king did alter his personal ego.And the people of Southland usually back him up knowing that he has done a great deal of goodness for them. But he did not fight it as if he's especially has asked him this question.Why did you not fight?Vixen stands on their feet as she watches them stay outside the window and she walks closer to him."Hunter, can I ask you a question she says and he turns back seeing that she has something to ask him."Why did you let the King just bring you here? You should have fought her for your place in Southland you belonged to be there, you are the one who fought for the it right. And yet you make the king take that from you, why? She says to him and then he turns away from the window.He stares at her as he walks closer to her."We did do something horrible, Vixen." And no matter how you can tell the king that you did not love him."It is different for me. I did take something from him and I know how bad it hurts him because I could not have him take you away from him."