My Duke Won't Leave Me

Handsome knight

Ruhi stood in middle of a forest, the atmosphere was serene and fresh. She took a deep breath as she started to walk around the forest. She was wearing her heeled boots, so, she did not want to run at all, she was not in the mood.

Walking towards the water source she frowned, she was able to sense many weak powers but she was not able to sense Seven’s power at all. She was walking slowly enjoying the walk, she knew that she cannot find Seven without help of someone who knows this world. God knows where Seven landed, she will need a person who knows how this world works or how big this world is.

She was walking calmly closing her eyes and opening her every other senses. She stopped as she frowned, she was hearing footsteps near the river. She walked towards the water source calmly and stopped suddenly when she turned and blocked a sword between her two fingers.

“Now this is not the way to greet an interdimensional guest”; She said smiling at a buffed up tanned man. The man wearing a refined blue knight uniform, narrowed his eyes at the girl who was half his size.

Ruhi smiled at the sceptic expression on the man’s face. She cannot help but admire his handsome features. She looked at his electric blue eyes, which held astonishment, curiousness and faint confusion. She titled her head back a little when she felt that everyone being her has stopped walking and were looking at them. She turned her attention to the man who was very tall, he was about six ft and five inches tall while she was just 5’5, she barely reached his chest.

Ruhi looked at the man up and down without a discretion. The thing that caught her attention except from his extreme handsomeness was his uniform. He was wearing a blue knight uniform, like the people did in medieval period. This is not certainly a different dimension but she has to say that this dimension is more like stuck in Victorian era with people having some power.

She smiled at the man which made him narrow his eyes as she left the sword and stepped back. She looked behind and saw every knight standing with a hand on their sword ready to draw it out. The man narrowed his eyes, she was standing in front of him clearly leaving her back open for him to attack. Yet he knows he won’t be able to, seeing how she stopped his sword without any problem and without even shedding a drop of blood.

“Hello, my name is Ruhi”; She said smiling at them as they all frowned. The man walked in front of her and stood facing her. Her name was unusual, they have never heard of such name ever. He doubted she if she is in her right mind, she was SMILING standing in front of people who will not hesitate to attack her.

“Where are you from? And what are you doing here?”; The man questioned while his knights stayed behind still standing with their guard up. Her smile widened as she shook her head and sighed.

“My~ my~ shouldn’t you introduce yourself before inquiring me. I thought knights have manners, well that is what I have read”; She said making the man frowned. She was admiring his tanned and well-built physic; she has met many handsome men but she has to say he looked extra handsome in that knight uniform.

The man was not understanding anything, it was as if she has only read about knights in books or something.

“HOW DARE YOU!? YOU DON’T KNOW WHO IS ARCHDUKE”; A woman shouted at top of her voice. She has emerald green hair and yellow eyes. These people surely have weird physical features, she has seen green coloured hair but surely her hair was naturally green in colour.

Ruhi smiled at the woman making the woman look at her weirdly. She has seen so many hyper people, this green haired woman was not something new.

“That is what I said right.”; She said making the woman shut up. She smiled at them still not caring about how powerful people are.

“I am Felix Rufus White, The Archduke of Glothoria”; The man replied looking at her as she was smiling. He looked at her and her weird clothing, the clothes were tight and hugged her every curve. He has to say she is really beauty, her doe eyes held sparkle and her smile held a weird sense of calmness.

Ruhi sighed, that is a long ass name she has to say, she nodded at him. If she is right, Archduke is a very high title. She is so happy that she read those novels having Kings, Archdukes and Dukes. She smiled at him and looked at every one of the knights.

“Well since you told me your name, I will answer you the two questions you asked. Where I am from? I am from a very far away land. Second question, What I am doing here? I came here to find a friend of mine, but I don’t know where he is. So, I wanted to find a person who knew about this place, since I have no idea where he would be”; She said in a calm tone smiling at him. He looked at her in her eyes, wanting to find a kind of lie but he could not find any.

He was about to say something when Ruhi suddenly held his hand tightly and with one pull she was able to move six ft and five inched man who was twice her weight. He stumbled as she pulled him and made him stand by her side. She stopped the arrow with another hand still smiling. Felix looked at her with astonishment, he did not sense the arrow at all it was too fast. She let go of his hand and broke the arrow into two pieces. Felix looked down at his hand which was held by her just a few minutes ago.

All the knights became alert, everyone drew their swords making Felix come out of his trance. They surrounded Felix while the green haired woman looked at Ruhi with narrowed her eyes. Felix withdrew his sword and looked around. THEY ARE SURROUNDED!!

He was here to take out bandits and because he was occupied with this girl, he was not able to sense that the bandits have surrounded him. He narrowed his eyes as he raised his hand clenching palm in his fist for some minute as he heard the bandits moving. He unclenched his hand as he gestured first to the left and then to the right. Just as he did his knights divided into two groups and walked in the forest.

Just as they moved there was a shower of arrows making Felix come in front of Ruhi and the green haired woman and he cut through ever arrow withing second. Before they could shower another shot of arrows the green haired moved her hand as ice form in her hand, she shot in their direction taking everyone out in second.

Ruhi raised her eyebrows seeing how the green haired woman formed ice from thin air. She smiled a little seeing this, seems like this world won’t be so boring after all. Felix narrowed his eyes as ten men came from the south; Felix narrowed his eyes as he raised his sword. Ruhi looked at the sword, it was so sharp and shinning. She could see the scratch on the sword, this sword must have been used for a long time.

The bandits, raised their sword and ran towards him. She looked how Felix took them out so quickly within few minutes. She was admiring his swordsmanship, he was extraordinary; his form was perfect. She chuckled looking at him with a smirk, his electric blue eyes sparkled whenever he used and raised his sword.

She was looking at him that she did not notice that someone was coming from behind. Just as the man got few steps closer, she looked over her shoulder subtly and smiled. The man wrapped his arm around her neck while putting a knife in front of her neck. Just as he did the knights came with all the bandits and made them kneel down.

“IF YOU DON’T RELEASE US, WE WILL KILL HER”; Felix looked behind as he saw Ruhi captured. He stayed quite while the green haired woman made a conflicted face. She does not want an innocent girl be killed, she did save the Archduke, but she is also the reason they are in a conflicted situation.

She looked at the Archduke who looked conflicted, she sighed people do think that Archduke is very violent but she knows that he is very soft-hearted person when it comes on saving innocent people. Ruhi smiled at his expression, he is so soft; she thought.

“Oh my God~ I am so scared”; she said in a sing song way making the man holding captive look at her with weirded look.

“SHUT UP”; the man shouted as he closed the knife to her neck. She smiled as she held both of the hands and pushed him forward making him stumble. His head was on her shoulder, sliding down she raised her leg and hit him square in the face making him groan. His nose started to bleed, she flipped him over as she broke his hand that held the knife.

“AHHHH!!”; he shouted in pain as he laid down in ground grabbing his broken hand with his other hand.

“LEADER!!”; one of the bandits shouted wanting to break free but the knight held him down. Ruhi sighed, *he is the leader, just how weak are these people*; she thought. Her smile was now gone as she was looking down at the man who was groaning in pain while every knight and Felix was looking at her with astonishment. They have never seen such kind of fighting style ever; no woman ever raises her legs that high.

The green woman came forward as she held the man up and took him away to take him into custody. Ruhi looked at Felix who was looking at her.

“I saved your life right”; She said as she moved towards him making him frown. He nodded not denying the fact that she did save him.

“Well then how will you return the favour.”; Felix frowned; he was about to ask what she wants but she continued.

“I am new to this area, don’t have anyone, don’t have your kind of money and don’t have a place to stay”; She said sighing making Felix control his smile. She was not at all hiding what she wants. The green haired woman was about to speak up as Felix raised his hands towards her.

“Don’t Sylvia”; he said making her step down. Ruhi continued to look at him with a soft smile as he spoke up.

“You can stay in my castle as the Guest of Honour for however long you want”; Ruhi gave him a wide smile and nodded. She was not shy in accepting that, she needed a stable place before she starts finding Seven.

“Well then I will accept your offer”; She winked at him taking him by the surprise.