Chapter 127: Sharing the sa aura
After the family dinner last night, Rhea and Draven continued to ignore each other. They didn’t make any attempt to talk or engage with one another, but Draven had kept staring at her the whole ti they were at the dinning hall. The next morning, Rhea went on a palace tour with Gail. During the tour, they enjoyed eating more of the delicious fruits from the massive tree.
Rhea realized that Gail was the kindest person she had t in the dragon realm. This realization brought them closer, and they started spending more ti together, becoming close friends.
Usually, Gail had an assistant who accompanied her. This assistant had previously treated Rhea’s wound. However, after becoming close, Gail took it upon herself to personally treat Rhea’s wound and was determined to make sure it wouldn’t leave a scar on her cheek.
Everyti Rhea ca for treatnt, Gail would send out all the maids and guards around her room, including her assistant who was supposed to be around her as she was learning about dragon dicines. However, Gail would send the young girl out and told her to go and play in the mountain so she could have the opportunity to pour out her repressed feelings for her lover to Rhea.
At first, Rhea refused to listen because she wanted to avoid any discussion about love. However, Gail continued to tell the story of how she t her secret lover, Elliot, regardless of Rhea’s interest. Gail would repeat the story every ti Rhea ca for treatnt.
As usual, Gail was about to start the story again today, but Rhea interrupted her, saying, "I already know everything about your story. I know that you first t Elliot when you went to the human world to gather plants for dicine. He caught you, and you escaped into the woods. He chased after you, and you both ended up falling into a deep hole. You fought inside the hole until you both got wounded and tired. Then, he negotiated with you to transform and help get you both out of the hole, promising not to kill you. At first, you didn’t trust him, but you saw sincerity in his grey eyes. You couldn’t refuse his offer, so you transford and got him out. And just as he promised, he didn’t harm you. Then, you beca friends and eventually secret lovers." Rhea said all of this without taking a breath, pouring out the entire story in one go.
"You see, I already know everything. And when you couldn’t see him as often as before, your mood started to worsen, and_ouch!" Rhea exclaid as her sentence was cut short as Gail lightly pinched her wound to make her stop talking.
"I understand that you may not want to hear any more of my love-related ramblings, but you are the only person I confide in when it cos to Elliot. I have been trying to express to you just how much I yearn for him, but it seems that you are not taking
seriously, Rhea," Gail expressed her frustration, pursing her lips. "I don’t care if you find
botherso, but discussing Elliot is the only thing that brings
joy. And since you are the only one who knows about him, you have no choice but to listen. If you refuse, I will not treat your wound until you do."
Rhea took a deep breath and closed her mouth, understanding that her wound still required further treatnt to heal.
Gail smiled with satisfaction as Rhea obediently lay down on the bed, allowing her to continue applying the dicine. Gail then shared, "I miss him once again. I wonder what he is doing at this mont, who he is conversing with, and if he is enjoying his favorite al." She let out a sigh. "You know, on our first secret date, he took
to the human opera. We watched a romantic performance together, and at the end, a singer erged and sang a profoundly emotional song about longing. The lines that resonated with
the most were..." Gail proceeded to sing that particular part for Rhea.
"Distance may keep us apart, but love holds us tight
I’ll wait for you, my love, through every lonely night
Until the day we’re reunited and our souls align
I’ll keep longing for you, my love, until the end of ti."
Gail’s smile turned bitter as she finished singing her favorite part of the song. She then expressed, "In the past, I never realized how strong the longing for soone can be, like a poison slowly consuming one’s soul, until I t Elliot. At this stage in my life, I feel like if I don’t end up with him, I would prefer death over a miserable existence without him. Each day without him feels like a punishnt." Pausing from applying dicine, she looked at Rhea and added, "I know you may not fully comprehend what I’m going through. You can never truly understand unless you experience love for yourself. And when that day cos for you, my dear, you will understand the depth of my emotions." She spoke with gentleness in her voice.
Rhea gazed into Gail’s longing-filled golden brown eyes. While she couldn’t completely empathize with her, she could grasp a portion of her emotions. She too had experienced a ti when she couldn’t bear to let go of that heartless Draven. She couldn’t imagine a life without him, but she knew her feelings weren’t the sa as Gail’s. Her attachnt was probably due to the influence of that potion back then and the connection between them.
But then thinking about it now, could she really still bring herself to leave Draven after coming this far? If she were to return to Birhhan one day, would her life ever be the sa without Draven?
Rhea dismissed those thoughts and returned her focus to Gail, who seed lost in thought. "Gail, I know you miss him, but don’t do anything stupid that may cost your life." Rhea’s tone was much more serious than her usual playful tone towards her new friend, "there’s an impending war going on, there are countless fire controllers and mighty creatures to help them fight this war. Don’t think you can go sneaking into the human world just because you’re familiar with the route. I’m sure if he loves you, he’ll never replace you."
Rhea’s serious gaze bore into Gail’s golden brown eyes, it was as if she could see through her soul. "Ti has changed, please don’t risk your life for love. And don’t act recklessly."
Gail was slightly shaken by Rhea’s intense look. It was like her intense gaze had pierced into her inner heart and knew what she was thinking. She quickly pinched Rhea’s wound again.
Rhea hurriedly sat up, "Ouch! What’s wrong with you?! You are not being professional by pinching
like this. Look, my wound is bleeding again!"
Gail smirked, "I am very professional, dear. Now lay back down so I can apply the last dicine." She pressed Rhea’s shoulder back down to make her lay down, "I am the great doctor who treats Dragon illnesses, you should comnd
for knowing about humans."
"Hell be damned! You are making
bleed and you want
to comnd you for it? Pah!"
Gail laughed in the face of Rhea’s furry, "Now stop with your complaints and lay back down if you don’t want that wound to scar."
Rhea; "...!"
Gail gently pushed Rhea back onto the mattress and carefully wiped away a drop of blood from her cheek. However, after a short silence, Gail’s expression turned into a frown as she asked an unexpected question.
"Rhea...did you happen to..." she paused, her face turning red with embarrassnt about what she was about to ask, which made Rhea even more curious about what she wanted to say.
Rhea urged, "What did I do?"
"I an, did you have sex with that Draven and let him mark you as his?" Gail questioned.
Rhea sat up abruptly, "WHAT?! Why would I do that with him? No!" Rhea exclaid.
"Then why does your blood sll like his aura?" Gail inquired.
"What do you an?" Rhea asked, confused.
Gail then explained, "Only those who have been marked by a dragon can share their aura, and marking involves... well, having sex."
"Eww, I didn’t have any such thing with that dragon!" Rhea’s face turned red with anger and embarrassnt.
Gail frowned, saying, "That’s odd. Your blood has the sa scent as his aura. If you weren’t wearing an aura masker, everyone would be able to sll you. But because of the mask, only when you bleed will anyone notice your scent, and they would assu you’re already marked by him."
Rhea’s eyes widened. Could it be because of his core in her body that made her sll like Draven’s aura? However, it was understandable that Gail assud she had been intimate with Draven to have his scent, as she had no idea her body possessed sothing of his. Feeling embarrassed, she decided to change the subject.
"By the way, how did you know I’m wearing a mask?"
"Well, the masks are naturally produced in the dragon realm, so when we want to go to the human world, we wear them to conceal our scent."
Rhea nodded. But then a thought crossed her mind. If the masks were naturally produced in the dragon realm, how did Aria manage to obtain them? She wondered.
Gail resud to talk about her lover, forgetting about why Rhea slled like Draven. However, Rhea no longer listen as her mind were filled with thoughts.
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