Chapter 390 Hosting the dwarves
Chapter 390 Hosting the dwarves
The next morning, we woke up a bit late, but we both rushed out since we had things to do.
We still had to show the dwarves around today, so we couldn’t wait.
When we met up with the dwarves, they looked at the two of us and the male dwarves all revealed knowing looks.
Elsa revealed a blush, but she didn’t say anything about this.
I just pretended that everything was normal as I guided them around the town.
But I did receive a few shoulder slaps from the male dwarves…or at least they tried for the shoulder, only managing to reach the middle of my back.
…
That night, we held an official banquet to welcome the dwarves.
As the lord of this territory, it was only right to do so since they were here as ambassadors.
But with the dwarves, it naturally turned into a drinking party.
There was nothing we could do when it came to stopping them, so all we could really do was bring the best wine that we had for them.
The dwarves didn’t stop at all as they drank with everyone that came.
But the only thing that fell were the people that drank with the dwarves.
The dwarves had an amazing tolerance and didn’t go down no matter how much they drank.
Humans naturally weren’t able to keep up with them.
So we had to keep bringing people who had knocked themselves out with how much they drank away.
I just left them alone since it wasn’t a bad thing that they were enjoying themselves like this.
This would let them get closer to one another, making it easier for them to connect with the dwarves.
I went over to where Elsa was sitting.
She didn’t drink like the rest of the dwarves.
While she still drank, she took sips instead of chugging it down.
She was on the side with Haley and the other girls.
It was clear that the one that she was closest to was Haley since they had gotten close during the way back, but it seemed like she was also slowly getting closer with the others.
This was something that I was happy to see.
When I came over, her eyes lit up, but she wasn’t the one that came over.
It was Rose who came over to me with a smile on her face, but it didn’t seem like there was a smile in her eyes.
I couldn’t help wondering why she was like this, but I also knew that it was better to apologize sooner than later.
So I pulled her aside to a private room and said, “I’m sorry.”
Rose shook her head with a smile on her face before saying, “What are you sorry about?”
I trembled when I heard this.
The fact that she said this was not a good sign, it meant that she was testing me to see if I was sincere…
So my brain quickly turned as I tried to figure out what she was upset about.
Then I thought of one thing.
The fact that I was leaving again in a few days to go to the capital.
Though she had already said that she didn’t mind it last night, I knew that it was impossible for her not to mind it at all.
A husband that was always away, how could a wife be alright with that?
So I said, “I’m sorry I’m leaving again. I really don’t want to, but…”
As my voice trailed off, I had a bitter look on my face.
Even if I didn’t want to go, there was nothing that I could do.
After all, it was a royal summon that was calling me to the capital, so I had no choice but to go.
It was the king that was on the other side and this was not someone that could be offended.
But to my surprise, Rose simply shook her head with a smile as she said, “No, I already told you that I don’t mind that. You are doing your best for our territory, so how could I be mad about that?”
I was surprised to hear this since I could tell that her tone was sincere.
So if that wasn’t it, then what was it?
Rose’s smile turned a bit sad as she said, “I already said that I don’t mind you having other girls, I know that is just how outstanding you are.”
I was even more confused when I heard her say this.
Why did she suddenly say this?
What was this about?
After a pause, Rose said with the same sad smile, “But it’s hard when you’re a bit too outstanding.”
She looked right into my eyes and said, “You should try to at least have a bit of restraint.”
I was even more confused when I heard this.
What was she talking about?
What did she mean by having more restraint?
Seeing the look on my face, Rose just shook her head with the same sad smile.
Then she suddenly came towards me.
I couldn’t help being surprised, but I just firmly stood there and waited to see what she was planning on doing.
Rose leaned in forward and wrapped her arms around me. She wrapped me up in a hug while her head went to the side, so that she was positioned right beside my head.
Instead of turning to look at me, she went behind me and then suddenly…bit me.
I couldn’t help wincing in pain at being suddenly bitten like this, but then I just looked at her with a confused look.
When Rose let go of me, she said with a much happier smile, “That’s my mark, you are my man. No one can take that away.”
I didn’t know what was happening, but I felt like I should do something…
So I reached out to pat her head in the end and said, “I am your man.”
Rose gave a satisfied nod before turning to leave.
Before she left the room, she said, “Go and talk to the other dwarves, I need to have a private chat with Elsa tonight.”
Then without turning back, she walked out of the room.
I was just left there completely speechless and confused.
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