Fairy Tale Assassin - Chapter 14

Determining Our Enemies

Chapter 14

At the end of the week, it became obvious the twins were trying to keep Ruby and me apart. Gretel left me to eat by myself at a table. I wasn’t paying any attention until I heard her talking with Ruby. Her sudden need to act like a buddy was so obvious that I noticed others watching the scene with interest. Finally, Ruby broke away from Gretel and came over to me with a mug of wine. Yeah, I didn’t mention the trainees get the first two weeks of meals and drinks from the guild before they must pay out of their earnings.

During the silence, I could tell Ruby was upset. She complained about hard work but told me she was getting better. I smiled and told her it’s better than starving in a forest. She smiled at my lame joke while I told her about my time with Smithy. Ruby was excited to see the design. When she asked about my training partner, I shrugged.

“She’s tough, but fair so far. Gretel’s pretty easy to read.”

“So’s her brother,” Ruby grumbled.

I was about to ask about the problem when Hansel suddenly showed up and joined us. The bastard gave me a triumphant glance before starting into a long-winded explanation of his day. Ruby stared daggers at him across the table.

“You interrupted a private conversation,” she finally interjected.

The man didn’t take a hint. Instead, he told her about the next day’s training he planned for them. It was an unnecessary conversation. When the man finally finished, I watched as Ruby nodded her acknowledgement.

“That’s great,” I smirked at him. “Since you can’t take a hint, I’ll spell it out for you. You’re not welcome to listen to our conversation. Get your ass out of here.”

The round of soft chuckles coming from other tables told me I was loud enough to get my point across to Hansel. His redden face pleased me.

“There’ll be a time when your tongue gets severed,” he growled as he stood.

“Maybe, but it won’t be you doing it,” Ruby suddenly spoke up as she slammed her mug down on the table. “I’ll kill you if you try to harm Covan.”

The icy tone coming from the woman next to me caught everyone’s attention. Hansel’s eyes widened at the outburst. I wasn’t sure what he was saying to Ruby when I wasn’t around, but I knew when she was angry.

“Calm down. We’re all guild mates here,” Gretel’s voice carried over the silence as she conveniently arrived at the table behind me.

“Then you can train me tomorrow,” Ruby said. “Keep your brother away from me.”

“I’m the one who makes that call,” Eva’s stone-cold voice came from out of nowhere.

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