The party continued in fulll force as Legolas and Gimli could be seen constantly bickering , apparently Legolas having 8 times more kills than Gimli did , hurt Gimli's pride a lot , however Legolas's pride was also hurt , because he did not have 10 times more kills than Gimli, hence both kept constantly bickering.

Drunk Gimli said

" You elf only know , ( Hiccup ) , how to shoot ( Hiccup) , arrows , you don't fight like a real man , you fight like a elf

".

Legolas , who was also a bit flushed replied

" You have no grace , no class , just a uncouth barbarian , be grateful that I Legolas the first commander of Elven division defeated you!

".

It seemed like things would spiral out of control , as Gimli raised his hand in fury , but instead of hitting Legolas , he smashed it on the table and said

" Come , let's arm wrestle , it's a real man's sport

".

Cheers could be heard all around them , as troops from both sides encouraged the fight!

FIGHT!

FIGHT!

FIGHT!

the crowd motivated the duo , and Legolas accepted the challenge . He was confident in his victory as he said

" very well , I'll put the musclehead in his place!

".

He too smashed his skinny hand on the table and locked hands in a arm wrestling position against Gimli.

Rudra who was silently watching the scene , was barely holding in his laughter , however princess Ruby beside him sighed.

She said

" Im sorry , The Elves cannot handle their liquor well , we are not this unruly usually

".

Rudra replied

" Don't worry , it's not unruly , I'm actually quite entertained , alcohol reveals a man's true character , and I can see that Legolas has a good heart , don't worry about him and Gimli , they both are good generals , none would take anything tonight to heart , that's just how men are

".

Ruby blinked in confusion , the side of people she had seen while outside the elven country was quite different from what she observed inside. The elves under Legolas were soo open and fun , unlike the nobles she socialized with , the humans whom the elves considered inferior were also a kind and hospitable race.

Everyone in the guild treated her warmly , and she could tell that it was not because they wanted any benefits or to flatter her , it was because they were genuinely like that to everyone.

This made her more curious about Rudra as a person , someone who could create such a amazing guild , he was worthy of respect.

She wanted to congratulate Rudra on his victory , hence she made him a wood carving charm of the Elves , however she felt really shy to give it to him.

She just followed him throughout the party , as he warmly took her to every group , as he socialized with everyone and celebrated the victory. She could notice how everyone was respectful of him. How they borderline revered him as a figure. She could see that this group wholeheartedly followed Rudra as they trusted in his skills as a leader , and not because he was the strongest in the group.

The more she observed Rudra , the more she felt like he was a ideal man . Slowly but surely she began getting infatuated with the man. It was not a stretch to say that he was her first crush.

She kept stealing glances of his face , he was quite handsome , not by elven standards , but he still had a unique charm to his face. He had well defined muscles and a toned body , she could not help but blush when she saw his muscular arms , unfortunately for her , he also looked at her while she was checking his arm out , causing her to blush a even deeper red. Because she was caught in the act.

However , Rudra did not understand that she was checking his arms out , he thought she was feeling shy because there were soo many people around , hence he said

" Do you want to go to someplace where we would be alone?

".

The princesses blush turned an even deeper red , as she was now as red as a tomato. The maids around her giggled , only then did Rudra realize that the question he asked could have a second meaning attatched to it .

He wanted to quickly apologize , but was interrupted by PinkLotus .

Yua arrived at the scene and tugged into Rudra's arms as she said

" Congratulations on the victory , guild leader , let us celebrate with a fine cup of wine?

".

Rudra thought for a moment before he said

" Sure give me a moment

".

" Okie

" said Yua as she went away happily .

Ruby did not understand why , but she felt annoyed with this development as she said

" I would like to excuse myself to my quarters , I am a bit tired

".

Rudra did not realise that she was mad at him and thought she was genuinely tired as he said

" have a good night's rest Princess

" .

The maids around the princess sighed ..... They all turned and started to walk towards their own quarters.

Mid-way Ruby paused and looked for Rudra , and saw him drinking with PinkLotus , she puffed her cheeks and said

" Flirt

".

And walked away in anger.

On her way back , she again saw Gimli and Legolas who were now standing shoulder to shoulder quite drunk as they started to spout cheesy romantic words .

Gimli said

" It's an honor to meet you great elf Legolas , you are my brother for life

".

Legolas replied

" Although you are a musclehead , you are a good guy , I accept your brotherhood

".

Ruby could not figure out how in a span of one hour , they went from competitors to brothers.

She understood one thing today and that was men were idiots .

They were simple minded and fickle creatures who did not know how to hold a grudge , and over alcohol , their behaviour took a 180 turn. Enemies could turn into best friends over a barrel of rum.

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100 golden tickets = 1 bonus chapter

1200 powerstones =1 bonus chapter

We ended at 4700 last week , hopefully we hit 4800 this time around !

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