CHAPTER 12

The warrior blushed upon seeing Charlotte's stunning face. "Good day to you beautiful young lady, what do you want? Is there anything I can help you with?" asked the warrior.

"Pardon me, can I stay in your house right now? D-dont worry, I will leave this place... I just don't like spending my night in the middle of forest!" begged Charlotte.

The warrior crossed his arms on his chest and gazed at Charlotte's eyes. "May I know what is your name and where are you from?"

Charlotte swallowed her nervousness before speaking with a calm voice. "My name is Charlotte, my parents have been gone for so long and I spend my entire life wandering around Alabama... these fast few days have been so rough for me and many warriors attempt to take advantage of my innocence!"

"Is that so? Then you knocked on the right door. I'm Ammon, please come in and I'll make you some hot tea!"

Charlotte smiled. "Thank you so much, Ammon!" She went inside Ammon's house and saw that there were many fruits and bread on his wooden table.

Ammon pulled out the chair from the table and stared at Charlotte. "Sit down, Charlotte. You can also eat the food in front on the table if you want!"

Charlotte was so hungry and ate the ginger bread. Ammon went to the kitchen to make tea and put it on the table afterward and sat beside her. "Drink so you can regain your strength!"

"Thank you very much, Ammon," Charlotte sipped the tea and liked the taste. "The tea you brewed is delicious!"

"I am glad you liked it. By the way, why did you end up in this place? I rarely see anyone coming here much less someone as beautiful as you are!"

Charlotte sighed a deep breathe, then she lied. "The boat I was riding sank in the middle of sea while I was catching fish some fish, and I was washed on this!"

"It's a good thing you got to this place safely!" Said Ammon whose tone of voice was really concern.

"Yes!" Charlotte turned her gazed at the hanging curvy sword on the wall similar to Alexander's and turned back to the warrior. "You have a nice sword out there, is that what you used in fighting?"

"Yes, I am one of Prince Arthur's twelve Zodiac warriors and I just returned from our training. And I am taking my practice seriously because we only have two days remaining to prepare for the 40th anniversary of our kingdom!"

"I see, warriors like you are the real heroes of this nation, I am sure that your King is proud to see how dedicate you are!"

"Indeed, King Bartholomeo is a great ruler of this counter, he showered us with abundant blessings and managed his kingdom well, my attitude is just the reflection of the way he treated us!"

"But why do you live in a remote area and not in the main city of your nation?"

"There was a girl who always stalked me before and it got worsen as time passes by, I lose my temper and left my old house without her knowing it!"

"Your situation is terrible, I'm sure she's already looking for you until this very moment!"

"Don't worry, our nation is too vague for her to find someone like me. This island is far from the main city and only a few warriors live here. Besides, you have to cross the deadly sea of Alabama to reach this place. By the way, are you fighting like me?"

"No, but I'm doing some exercises to get stronger. As I told you, there were some ugly warrior who have tried to hurt me. So I have no other choice except to learn to defend myself!"

"Although I am extremely tired, I want to see how good your fighting skill is!"

"What do you mean?" Charlotte wondered.

Ammon stood up on his feet. "You can practice in my yard with your katana. I might be able to help you in the event of a war between werewolves and warriors. Prince Arthur told us that two magicians and two werewolves attacked them, we are hundred percent alert in case they attack!"

"Not only werewolves have already conquered the kingdom of King Solom, he is also using his magicians to exponentially increase his minions. He is far beyond evil and he deserves to taste his awful medicine, my soul is crashing inside me every time I heard his name," said Charlotte in a loud voice.

"What you've said is absolutely true, and I believe every single rumor I heard about that ugly creature. I cursed him to death and we are going to do that anytime soon. I mean... I am referring to the zodiac warriors of Prince Arthur. I don't intend to brag but we are the strongest warriors in Alabama today and we're training hard to enhance our skills!"

Charlotte excitedly stoop up. "Alright, I'm excited to learn your technique!"

Even though he was tired, Ammon still helped Charlotte to practice in his yard. He faced Charlotte and pulled out his knife digger with a black handle similar to Alexander's. Charlotte took out her katana and held it with both hands.

"Attack me like you wanted to kill me, Charlotte. Our emotions make us stronger!"

"Are you not going to use your weapon against me?" asked Charlotte.

"You're right, Charlotte. Actually, it brings back my memory when I was still a novice warrior. My father mocked me for being so weak that I cried really hard during my intense training. But I am not going to do that on you!" Ammon played with his knife using his hand and he does not seem bothered of a surprise attack. "You can attack me whenever you want!"

"This zodiac warrior, I wonder if he's skilled as Alexander, I guess there is only one way to find out!" Charlotte said in her mind, She stepped closer to Ammon and attacked him with her katana. Ammon used his knife digger to fight her. Charlotte also notices that Ammon closes his eyes every time she attacks him.

Ammon suddenly disappeared and ended up behind Charlotte then he pointed his knife at her neck. "It's important to be wary of your opponent, they won't tell you their strengths and weaknesses so you must be observe their every move!" he whispered.

Charlotte dropped her katana because of her fear of Ammon's weapon. "I suspected correctly, you are a great warrior!"

Ammon removed his knife digger from Charlotte's neck and picked up her katana and handed it back to her. "Try again, you just need to concentrate on what you're doing and I'm sure you'll be a good warrioress and you'll be able to protect yourself against those who want to hurt you!"

Charlotte charged again and Ammon leaped behind her back. He threw his knife digger at Charlotte who immediately used her shield to block his knife digger.

"Your strategy is great!" Ammon picked up his knife digger and effortlessy dodge Charlotte's aggresive attacks. She even threw her shield at Ammon who catch it with his bare hand.

"Forgive me but your moves are too predictable, Charlotte. In a real fight you have to be quick and make an unpredictable move to confuse your enemies!"

Charlotte was out of breath from what she was doing so she rested.

"It seems you're getting tired, moving around with a sword is kinda exhausting to you. Let us continue our training tomorrow night? I also need to recharge myself," said Ammon.

"Night? We can do it on morning though!"

"I will go to the main city of Alabama to practice with other zodiac warriors and I will leave before the sun shows up. Apart from that, our King also has important announcement regarding the 40th anniversary of our nation!"

"I see..." Charlotte grinned. "I look forward to seeing you tomorrow night. Your training is far more important than mine so it's better if you rest your body!"

"Thank you very much, let's go inside and rest, Charlotte!"

The two of them went inside and Charlotte became more comfortable with Ammon whom she found a nice warrior like Alexander.

"So where are your parents?"asked Charlotte.

"They are living in the mountains of Alabama, I promised them that I would be a brave warrior so I left our home. By the way don't you have other brothers, or close relatives?"

"None, don't worry, I will leave your home soon, I just want to have a temporary shelter!"

"No, I'm kind and you can stay here at my house as long as you want. Life is difficult on this place for a warrioress like you so please don't leave just yet!"

"Don't you have a quest here in your area? I hate to be a burden in someone else's life so I need to work my ass up!"

"Because I don't accept any kind of mission, but if you want, I'll just accompany you to our guild hall after Alabama's 40th anniversary!"

"Can I come to the city to witness our 40th anniversary?"

"Of course, in fact King Bartholomeo expects that his kingdom will be filled with many visitors due to the number of attendees from different parts of Alabama, I'm sure your beautiful face will captivate the eyes of many warriors!"

"I just want to see the kingdom and I have no interest in finding a lover!"

"I am glad to hear that from you, do you want to lie down in my room? I'll just sleep here or outside!"

"No, it's okay with me if we sleep next to each other!"

"But it's not okay with me, you're a woman and a man. It's so awkward if we sleep next to each other!"

"Fine then, I respect your opinion, Ammon. Thank you for offering your bed to me!" said Charlotte.