Chapter 8. Skills

Star nodded her head at the question. She did not know how to answer correctly without giving off some weird vibe . "Tusbaki take this man to the interragation room ...." Tusbaki sensed the blood lust through the air . Shifting his gaze down to the ground he answered with a forced voice " Yes , Captian..." with a short pause he scurried to the frightened bandit , grabbed the end of his bounded hands and yanked . with the sudden yank the bandit almost fell to the ground . With all the intense gazes directed at him he felt his heart sink down to his toes. Sweat pouring down his face and a heart sounding like a freight train going up a steep hill. Zen saw the man's miserable state and frowned ordering Tusbaki to hurry up . With another yank the bandit started to move forward . Asher walked up to Star and put his arm against her shoulder .With a sly smile he looked Star up and down " Hey.... what's this ?" Star turned her head to meet his gaze through the mask . " your absoultly flithy !!! I can smell the blood smell from a mile away " Star frowned " i'm sorry " deepening his smile he placed his hands on Star's shoulders and said " that's quite alright . How about you go clean up . We will make sure the bandit will not get away!" Star nodded , she was glad to have Asher look after her like a brother and because of their bond she listened to his every word.

Dominique scoffed at Asher's sly playboy's smile . " our little Yu is still so young but he already acts like this when he fights . The boy needs to have a little self control . Don't you think Asher". " Like you said he is still young . I do think he needs some manners but he never kills like that in front of us . He knows when to let loose so even though I can't Condone his actions at least he tries to not let us see them ". Dominique knew this too but seeing the kid only humble his self in front of Asher really got under his skin and the bad part was he did not know why . Asher set off before any more words was said . He wanted to make sure the kid was clean before the prince saw him. 'If the prince saw the blood it would be a disaster .'

Inside Star's room was a small wooden tub just large enough to fit one person into and a few essential like a bed and a table . The wooden tub was filled with warm steaming water and a few scattered rose petals that drifted on the surface . She hurriedly threw off her coat and white underclothes. Star did not like having blood on her for long periods of time . You could call her a clean freak but that's just how she was . Easing into the tub she scrubbed her hair and nails to get off all the dry blood . Then she did a quick wash and jumped back out wrapping a set of robes around her body . Looking over she saw the water in the bath no longer looked pure and pristine but like a murder scene. Sighing she removed all the dirty water and started work on the mask. Using a small cloth she cleaned the mask and her sword .Not long after a loud and crisp knock came at the door then Tusbaki entered . Tusbaki was a straightforward kind of guy who did not like to beat around the bush . " the bandit was sent to the interrogation room . " Star gave a light hum as she sat on the bed . Tusbaki picked up a pair of white pants and a white shirt sending it Star's way. Star chuckled knowing Tusbaki was speeding her up . A heart warming smile formed on her lips as she went away to get dressed . Star loved Tusbaki's attitude and straightforwardness . He was a guy willing to work and serve under her . He did not give her any hate for hiding her idenity or for being really young . Tusbaki did not care to tell her what was on his mind but at the same time knew how to read the situation . Star felt like she could trust him with her life ....Heck she did not even care if he was the only one who turned agaisnt her . She still would not even dare to harm him .