Michael held Rhea's hand as they left the flower hall, the maid closing the large door behind them.
Looking upwards towards the sky, the bright Titan heart Sun gone, it was already evening, a pale reddish had replaced the the sun, lighting up the night sky and casting a mild reddish glow, painting the night akin this color.
The two stood on the pathways stairs, looking downwards and around, at this vantage point of the Mountain of battle and feasts, a wide stretch of the King city came into view.
The mountain they were on, parts of the Imperial city, and parts of the King city, from this tall point, all in the sight's direction.
From downwards them, from even the sky pavilion of the nobles downwards people flocked from their various locations.
Battles and feasting was over for the day, everyone would retire, with the feasts and battle ranking continuing the next day.
The departing making bustle filling, covering their sight.
Only the Main hall, and the flower hall at the Mountain top was calm still, the elders hadn't retired yet.
Casting a serene scene and mood to the Mountain top and by extension the top stairs where they stood as they hadn't yet descended.
Today was the 30th and tomorrow the 31th, serious battles would begin, the nobles, the Royals, the best of the Fire giant race would start to get involved.
The battles was about to get fearsome, the previous thirty days akin to just brewing.
And for them too, serious battles would begin to come their way.
His way.
As Rhea was known strong and he assumed weak.
Not withstanding they would both face a lot of pressure, Michael couldn't discern how things were going to turn out.
This, them, would the be allowed to... was they possible?, battle from peers, what would be the actions of their elders, that of the Imperial Father.
Rhea could somehow discern what was going through Michael's mind, it was hard to think otherwise, these thoughts also occupied her mind.
Letting out a wry chuckle she broke the silence," Regretting me, us already "
Her voice seemingly joking and composed but Michael could feel the cracking within.
Michael looked at the splendid beauty in front of him, it seemed that now that he had come into realization, foregoing apprehension and embracing, his feelings his passion burns more vigorously, unrestrained.
Michael didn't feel any affinity for Fire giant blood energy, but he felt affinity for this giant fire lady.
Michael chuckled in response.
Probably because Rhea had taken the first step in their relationship, after all she had put things in motion, while Michael was just swept by the moment.
Rhea felt she might have rushed him, in them, about them.
Truly before this day they had not defined it, somewhat friends, but now they were lovers.
It was of her own desire, and will this rebellion had happened, and she would do it over and over again, loving this man a lot and not wanting another, but she was scared of what would follow for them, for him.
Had she rushed him into them.
These things, would he have preferred it to have been gradual and building up, not abrupt.
It was selfish of her, Michael didn't know anything, he was manipulated by her.
Although Rhea knew she did it for love, it didn't change the manipulation.
And she knew beneath the calm indifferent persona, there was a strong spirit beneath Michael, would he take the manipulation a way.
The silence didn't do much to help matters, she didn't know what he was thinking of how he felt right now.
She didn't like this feeling, it made her want to recoil in anxiousness.
Shaking her head she plugged headstrong, Rhea drew into Michael's embrace, her hands circling his waist, her head raised to his, looking at him.
She didn't even know what to say, so many words she wanted to say, but just a few leaving her mouth.
" i'm sorry, i love you "
Michael looked at the lady holding him, her warmth just in front of him, her breadth the same, and he drew forward, taking her lips he kissed Rhea, portraying his emotions via the kiss.
" What's there to be sorry for my love "
.....
Michael walked down the stair in hand with Rhea.
But their descent was stopped by by a figure, staying by the entrance side leading to the Sky pavilion arc they saw a youth standing, seemingly also expecting them, waiting.
Michael recognized this youth, Rhea did too, standing at 7.45 feet tall, a square angular stoic face, long red flowing hair and the signature reddish orange hue pupils of the high born fire giants.
And his was intense.
Should have been fiancee of Rhea, the third Prince's son, 2nd top genius of their generation, Chan.
Their actions today was not hidden, openly displayed, so it was normal he was aware.
Chan didn't look at Michael, placing all his focus on Rhea, his voice calm but biting " You'd rather choose the trash? "
Rhea frowned at this, not finding his words okay, about to step forward, she felt her hand being tugged backwards, turning aside she saw Michael mouth lightly to her " stay put "
Seeing this, it was at this point Chan finally paid attention to Michael, his gaze intent, flickering between their joined hands and his face.
Before Chan didn't want to spare Michael any glance feeling he was none important, not even placing him in his view.
Before today he didn't even know this person, it was only after what happen today, that information had been gathered about him.
But to Chan, except his also esteemed Royal birth there was nothing to Michael.
But he dared to hold Rhea's hands in his presence.
By normal convention he was to be engaged to her.
Michael could also see that he wasn't in Chan's view before, treated like air, not that he was cared about the other's dismissal.
He could also feel the other's intense anger, dislike towards him.
But as Chan watched Michael, Michael also watched him, his own gaze towards the other indifferent.
Chan snorted in his heart before turning backwards descending the mountain, " Trash, pretending to be mysterious, he wouldn't do so much talking, he couldn't be bothered to, the only one he held as important among them Rhea and he would convince her with his fist, the giant way...
And make her see...
That her option was rubbish "