" Show me where exactly did you see Damian! "
Draco spread a map of the dragon empire before her and asked Liana to point out.
" There. Somewhere down there! "
She said and then looked up.
Lucian and Draco looked at each other.
" Amongst the ruins? Are you certain? "
Lucian had the same voice of disbelief but Draco contradicted his own views this time.
" Ask Raba to get a group of twelve ready for us. We are leaving right now. There is no way to confirm this without going there. Liana, you are coming as well! "
" Who, me? Okay! "
She was following Draco out of the place when he stopped, " Why are you following me? "
" You asked me to come. Didn't you? "
She almost looked confused.
" I asked you to join us when we go to the outskirts. Not now! "
Draco said in the most polite way possible with a smile that clearly showed that he was annoyed.
" Are you going to the dungeons? "
Lucian suddenly asked. Draco stopped again.
He nodded this time without making any face.
" Are you going to ask Master about the location Damian? Do you think he will give to you that easily if he was the one to set it all up? "
Lucian called out as Draco kept walking forward.
" None of your business. Just get the team ready before I am back! "
He vanished saying that.
Liana was left alone with Lucian.
He looked at her in a different way and suddenly asked,
" Are you alright? "
His voice did not have that usual ruggedness. It was moist and tender.
" Yeah! Yeah! I am fine. "
Liana tried to smile.
" No! I mean ... I mean are you really unhurt? I mean everywhere? "
He held her right shoulder tight and looked down.
Liana's hands went right across her chest and lady part.
It was as if he was gazing right at her body. She was fully clothed, yet his gaze made her feel naked.
" Yeah! I am. To be honest I was almost raped but Draco got there at the right moment. I was saved! "
Lucian banged the wall at her words.
" Saved Huh? You think he was the one that was your saviour? Wake up Liana. I can't watch you walk down the same road as Kiara, again. Can't you see through his games? Can't you see his trickery? He is using you? As a pawn, as a tool. That's all you are to him! "
Liana's face dropped. Somewhere deep down in her own heart she knew that whatever her rela was Draco, it was not based on romantic love.
Lucian was too close to Liana's face for her to breathe.
He was staring right at her eyes. Staring through her eyeballs , into her soul, directly.
He had that uncanny attraction of a sweet dessert to a diabetes patient.
" Ahem! Lucian, excuse me. I need to use the rest room!"
She pushed him gently away and walked out of there.
Lucian watched her footsteps.
" Stop doing this to me all over again, you understand! Stop doing this to me Kiara! "
Lucian's voice had a break but he quickly wiped those tears building up and leaped forward towards Raba.
Lucian knew the chances of finding Damian at the aforementioned stop might be thin.
He was sure that Marcus's minions were at work. But he did not have much knowledge about his aid's whereabouts.
He himself was curious to find out.
Raba assembled the dozen of elite combat experts in no time.
They waited for Draco , outside the palace in perfect attention.
Lucian went to the Lantern corridor to check on Damian's light.
He knew there were spies, scattered all across the palace. If word of their expedition had reached before them, Damian could actually be in danger.
" Hello there little nephew! I see you are doing great! "
He remarked as he saw the bright glow, almost scoffing but petting the lantern gently.
By the time he was back on the ground, Liana was standing beside Draco.
She had her hands around his arms.
He looked away, shook his head and scoffed again.
Then walked slowly towards the two of them and said,
" Let go of his arms human. The on lookers might presume that you newly got married. I never knew, Draco approved of such clingy behavior! "
He held her hand and Draco's arm, then with a little pressure seperated one from the other.
Draco looked at him with his head slanting side ways.
" Perhaps you want to assist Liana with this! "
Lucian definitely did not understand what Draco meant.
" We were preparing our departure. You might be aware that Liana cannot fly. She was just preparing to ride my back. But I guess I did not have to bother about that with my brother present. Carry her on you back Lucian and keep her safe for the rest of the mission. "
With that, Draco shoved Liana onto Lucian 's arms.
" Draco I.. ummm! "
Liana was flabbergasted and so was Lucian.
" Hey, Draco! Draco, wait up. What do you mean ride me? Draco stop! Where are you going? Do I look like a f* cking pony to you? "
But Lucian was yelling in vain.
Draco and the others were already gone. They were now a spectacular spec on the brilliant sky in the dragon kingdom.
Lucian turned his disgusted gaze back at Liana, who tried to smile at him apologetically.
" Close your eyes while I turn. It might burn your eyes. And don't you dare hold onto my scales. "
He bent to turn but Liana interrupted just then,
" Wait. Wait up! What am I supposed to hold onto then?"
The poor thing looked definitely scared.
Lucian grunted in dragon language.
" Just close those freaking eyes if you don't want to go blind! "
Liana shut her eyelids as tight as she could.
The next moment a sweet smell filled her nostril as something breathed a gush of fresh wind onto her hair.
It was a " Okay, Now you can open your eyes! " signal from Lucian, the dragon.