Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 35 - 35 - Damoiseau in distress?

As I followed the sounds of fighting and occasional screams, my feet took me to an inconspicuous wooden hut surrounded by tall trees. It is in the middle of the Western side of the forest and quite far from the main road that leads to the city gates. As I walked closer, I suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood in the air. I should have walked away since blood definitely means danger but I found myself suddenly running towards the hut instead. I want to smack myself on the head right now. There should be a limit on involving yourself with events that you are not a part of but for some reason I felt like I have to check who is inside that hut.

I enveloped myself with mana armor and also used another spell to put on a disguise. Currently, I look like a middle-aged man with a long beard in other people's eyes. I walked quickly towards the door of the hut while also keeping myself alert for any possible attacks. You know how witnesses are usually killed to hide the truth in novels? I don't want to end up like that even if I will not really die though. Getting stabbed will still hurt a lot and I will still bleed and that's a bummer.

As I neared the door, I saw 2 men lying face down on the floor. I approached them and did a slight nudge with my foot to see if they are awake. They did not move even a bit just like a dead log. I put a finger underneath their noses and they are still breathing. They only have a few superficial wounds that seem to come from a dagger or a knife. There wasn't too much blood contrary to what I expected. Well, just to be sure, a bit of a sleeping spell should suffice to make sure nobody suddenly wakes up. I don't want anyone to know I was in this place.

As I opened the door, there are 3 more unconscious people that seemed to be on the same situation with the other two outside. The bodies were only a few steps away from each other. I continued walking and saw another door which leads to a room towards the back of the hut. I tried to push the door and it opened with no problems. As I peeked inside, I saw a man with tattered and torn clothes with his back on the wall and his head down. He had some scratches and a few bruises throughout his body and a bleeding wound on his left palm. In front of him, lay 3 more unconscious men. These men are more bloody and battered than the ones outside. The man sitting by the wall seems to be unconscious too. He must have been tired due to fighting off with all these other men laying on the ground. I walked slowly to again check on the three unconscious men and they are still breathing. When I was only a few steps from checking out the man by the wall, he suddenly lifted his head and I saw his flushed face that doesn't seem to match the fierce eyes he is using to look at me. After staring at me for a few seconds, I watched as his face relaxed. When I saw his face I was stunned.

He let go of the dagger then struggled to stand up. He staggered step by step towards me. When he finally reached me, he held on to my shoulders. I then heard him murmur, "I thank the gods, it was you." He then fell on to me and his warm even breath spread on the side of my neck. I staggered a few steps back because of the sudden weight. This is the guy that played musical instruments the other night.

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Kayden's POV

I feel so hot and my limbs are getting weaker. I need to get out of here before these men wake up and the paralyzing poison's effects wear off. Who would have thought that my mother would suddenly pair me up with the daughter of the richest household in the western territory. She took my father as hostage and threatened that I will never see him again unless I go on a date with that woman when I clearly said that I don't like her. Her family must have given a very expensive gift to my greedy mother which made her do these drastic actions.

That woman's name is Katharyn. She has been stalking me since I came of age. I don't want to have any relationship with her because of a few grave reasons. First, she is very lecherous. If she successfully tricks my family so that I can marry her, I will already be the 9th man that she took in within the last 3 years. I am not sure how many other husbands, concubines and lovers she already has in total right now. Second, she treats her men horribly. She takes them in, plays with them roughly for a while and then just keeps them like dolls in her playhouse. She then takes in new men once she is tired with her previous one. Third, she's 11 years older than me. If I was any younger, she will be tagged as a cradle snatcher!

As for the date, it was a trap. When I got to the meeting place, I was knocked out. When I woke up, I was already inside a sack and I am quite sure they drugged me with a strong aphrodisiac since I feel hot and uncomfortable while my limbs are getting weaker gradually. I pretended to be asleep until they stopped by the place they will be placing me in. I had to wound my hand to keep myself sane and awake. Once they untied the sack, I stabbed the people nearest to me with the dagger that I have always kept for my safety. It was specially crafted with paralyzing poison kept in a vial hidden in the hilt. I just need to press a small groove in the hilt to release a bit of the poison from the tip of my dagger then I'll just have to stab them anywhere in their bodies.

After fighting several of them and withdrawing towards the back of this dilapidated hut, I started feeling the effects of the aphrodisiac getting stronger. My will to not be tainted and to see that woman I met at the entertainment district again is the only thing that has kept me going. I'd rather lose my musical talent than to belong to that vicious woman and losing my chance to be with my resonant.

After much struggling, I was able to subdue the last three of the goons. Once all these kidnappers have been dealt with, I slumped on the floor next to the wall feeling all the pain and fatigue bombarding my body. Just as I was about to faint, I heard footsteps coming into the the room, I forced my head to lookup. I don't know if I still have the strength to deal with the last bad guy but I'd rather die that be offered to that bitch. My everything already belongs to the woman I met two days ago whether she wants me or not.

When I lifted my head, I was surprised to see the face I have been looking for during the last two days. I already told my father about her and he was excited and happy for me. I was never more sure about anything in my life than this. I will do everything she wants as long as she lets me stay in her life.

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I tried to tap his cheek and spoke softly to him as to not scare him. I said, "You're Kayden right? What happened in here? Do we need to leave immediately?" His eyes fluttered and he looked at my face and then eyes for a few seconds and then he said, "Please, help me." He then fell unconscious in my arms.

With how he reacted, the men before should be bad people. I set up a wide range spell to wipe these men's memories. I also put an invisibility spell on him so nobody sees me carrying an unconscious man into the city.

I walked quickly back to the city and to my new inn. Once inside, I had to remove all his clothes which isn't covering that much due to the fights he's been in. I then gave him a bath to ensure that all his wounds are cleaned up and its not so bad to inspect what he has to offer right? *coughs* After drying him up, I started to tend to his wounds. A few low healing spells and he's as good as new. At least he's sleeping soundly right now so his body can recover.

Making sure to not wake him up, I held his wrist to check if he is okay in the inside too. After listening to his pulse for a few minutes and coursing my mana through his veins, I found out that he was drugged and a lot of it too. Now I understand why he had to wound himself to keep his mind sane. It was a mixture of an aphrodisiac, muscle relaxant and sedatives. Whoever gave these is making sure that whatever happens, he won't be able to fight back. I guess that's where they are wrong though. This person's will to live and survive is really strong. With the fierce eyes that he used to look at me before, he will not go down without a fight and he'll rather die than take a loss. I am finding him likeable even more.

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