Ria promised Arthur that she would not allow her relationship with Elias to get in the way of her mission and Arthur nodded before allowing her to leave. Once Ria got out of the room, she was surprised to see Elias was still standing outside the door and waiting for her. Ria wanted to be happy that Elias was waiting for her, but she noticed that Elias' hands were folded across his chest and there was a deep scowl on his face. Ria immediately knew that he was angry and she took a hesitant step forward.
"Elias..."
Ria only called Elias' name and she took off her blindfold and looked at him. Elias felt his eye twitch when he saw the milky white eyes staring at him. Sometimes, he would forget that Ria was actually blind and deaf because of how easily she can move around. But it is at moments like this that he remembers her condition.
Elias walked closer to Ria and Ria forced herself to stand her ground. She looked up at him as the two of them stood chest to chest.
"What the hell was that?"
Elias snarled as he asked this question and the scowl on his face deepened! Ria smiled softly as she answered him that she didn't have anything to do with it. The king is in charge of the church and he makes all the decisions on his own. If he told her to go, then she had no choice but to go with him.
"Like hell, you don't have a choice. You definitely did this on purpose, didn't you? Is this some sort of desperate attempt to make me stay here? Do you think I would give up everything just so that you don't come with me? If you think this is enough to stop me then -"
"Why does everything in your head revolve around you!?"
Before Elias could finish what he was saying, Ria cut him off with a shout and she frowned at him. Ria tried to push Elias back but she couldn't even make him budge since he was so much stronger than her so she had to move back instead. Elias spoke up with his scowl still in place.
"What the fuck do you mean?"
Ria squeezed her hands into fists as she looked away. Ria couldn't believe that Elias thought she did this just so she could come with him! Does he think this is some game!? He thinks that he can just go and fight the demon lord like it was some sort of joke!? Ria knew just how dangerous the former demon lord was and she knew that Elias doesn't stand a chance against someone like that! Even if this is a new demon lord, you can't underestimate him at all just because he is young! This is a matter of life and death and she hated the fact that Elias was so adamant to risk his life like this!
"You really think I wanted to come to watch you throw your life away like this!? What happens if you're wrong and you can't win against the demon lord this time? Even if you survive, you'll just keep on going, won't you? You'll never stop even if you don't find what you're looking for. You'll never stop until your luck runs out and you end up dead! You're just so fucking selfish,"
Elias clicked his tongue in annoyance as he turned and started to walk away. He wasn't interested in receiving a lecture from her of all people. She has no right to call him selfish when she was one of the most selfish people alive.
Ria looked at Elias' back as he turned away from her and she wanted to call him back, but she stopped herself. She recently thought that she and Elias were getting closer again. They have been having sex for the past few months and they have talked a lot in that time. Ria thought that if she tried hard enough she will be able to make Elias forget about this whole revenge nonsense and make him stay with her. He already got Givalich so isn't that good enough?
Elias was very strong and Ria knew he would be able to join the church easily if he asked! He might even become one of the rooks or bishops if he stayed long enough. The church is already grateful that he managed to retrieve Givalich and they will be more than happy to give him a place here if he wants! Why does he need to go and fight the demon lord!?
But there is no way that Elias will listen to her. Ris realized this and she sighed as she started to follow behind Elias. She hated what Elias was doing and she hated the fact that he wouldn't listen to her, but for some reason, she was still looking after him. Why doesn't she just let him go once and for all?
"Love really is blind. Sigh~ How ironic, a blind woman falls in love. Wouldn't that make me twice as blind?"
Ria laughed at her joke as she rushed and caught up with Elias to walk beside him. She smiled up at him and used her shoulder to bump into his side and Elias glared down at her in annoyance before he continued walking.
Elias got to the room where he left Dray and Givalich and he saw Dray sitting at the far end of the room and staring out the window with a faraway look in his eyes. Givalich was sitting at the other end of the room and she was reading a book that she got from one of the nuns in the church. Immediately Elias entered the room, Givalich looked up.
Givalich raised a brow when she saw Ria standing beside Elias. Isn't this the woman that Elias has been sleeping with for the last few months? What is she doing here? I thought Elias hated bringing her to meet us. Givalich looked into the milky eyes of Ria and Givalich nodded her head as a greeting when Ria turned to look at her as well. Givalich didn't know what sort of magic allowed Ria to see so well even though she was blind, but it showed Givalich that Ria was quite strong. Givalich could respect someone that was this strong.
Elias folded his hand and spoke up to the two of them.
"This is Ria, she will be coming with us to Volcanica in three days as the liaison for the church so try not to get too annoyed by her presence. Since we'll be leaving soon, you should get ready. You don't need to take anything other than the bare necessities."
Elias only said this before he turned to leave. Ria blinked at the short speech that Elias just gave. Isn't he meant to say something more?? He was leading this group into a very dangerous fight and the only thing that he could say was that they should pack the bare necessities! Where were they going to stay when they get there!? What are they going to eat over there!? Does he even know where they are going!?
Givalich noticed the stunned look from Ria and she sighed before speaking.
"You should know more than anyone else that he is a man of few words. It will be best not to expect too much from him in the time you are with us,"
Ria looked towards Givalich and she smiled and nodded. Ria really shouldn't be surprised by what Elias did since she was already used to him being so quiet most of the time. She just didn't expect him to be the same even when he is dealing with such a serious situation.
Ria looked toward where Dray was seating and she noticed that Dray hadn't moved to look at them since they entered. Dray didn't even look like he noticed them enter. What could he be looking at?
"Hello?"
Ria spoke up as she approached Dray from behind and she was not surprised when he didn't bother answering back. Ria and Deay haven't even spoken to each other before so she knew it will be impossible for him to suddenly be civil with her after everything the church and Elias put him through. Out of all of them here, Dray is the one that has sacrificed the most for this mission and Ria knew that he hated both Elias and the church.
But Ria couldn't pity Dray at all, it was Dray's fault for trusting what Elias said so blindly in the first place! Didn't Dray know how dangerous it is to trust blindly in a world like this!?
Ria looked out the window that Dray was staring through and she noticed that Dray was looking right at the cemetery behind the church. That was where they buried the bodies of any nun or priest that died in the church. Why is he so engrossed by it? Did he lose someone?
"You shouldn't be so preoccupied with thoughts of things you cannot change,"
Dray immediately snapped his head back to stare at Ria once he heard her say that. He stared at her for a few moments as if he was trying to remember who she was. Dray has been so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even know when Elias and Ria entered the room! When Dray finally remembered who Ria was, his eyes narrowed into a glare and he clicked his tongue. It's Elias' bitch. What the hell does she want?
Ria continued with a smile as she ignored the frown that was on Dray's face.
"That's a passage from the bible. It's actually one of my favorites. It says that if you think about things you cannot change and allow them to preoccupy your thoughts, then you yourself will also not change. You should learn to move on,"
Dray's scowl depend and he looked like he wanted to say something to Ria, but he turned to the side and he saw Elias walk into the room. Dray was just about to curse at Ria, but he stopped himself since he didn't know how Elias would react and he turned back to the cemetery.
"Don't talk about things you don't know anything about like you're some sort of saintess. It's irritating,"
Dray only said this to Ria and Ria was a little taken aback by the amount of raw venom in his tone. He really didn't like her. Ria turned back to look at Elias and Elias scowled as he asked them what the fuck they were doing? Didn't he tell all of them to start packing?
Dray stood from the bed and made his way back to his room to take the things he would need. Givalich told Elias to shove it, she would pack when she wanted to pack. And Ria just smiled at him.
Elias sighed in annoyance as he went back to what he was doing. He already knew that he would hate this journey.
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