The Rise of the Black Plain

Abby had punched Minos in the chest, slowing down little by little, until she had finally come up to his face and kissed him.

She was confused and felt a little irritated with him right now, but she was also attracted. Abby couldn't understand what was going on, but she had kissed him this time, looking for an answer.

Sensing this, Minos felt a little surprised, but soon he hugged her warmly, wrapping his strong arms around this young woman's waist and pressing her. Then, finally, their mouths began to move as young Stuart placed his tongue inside Abby's mouth.

Abby didn't know what was going on, as this was her first kiss, but she let herself be carried away by young Stuart. She followed his lead as their tongues 'embraced,' dancing to a pleasant rhythm.

"Mmmm~"

And soon, the kiss became more and more pleasant, and even though this was the first time this young woman had such an experience, she had found her way quickly, making her feel on cloud nine.

She felt comfortable, warm and even had some strange feeling welling up deep inside her being.

'Minos Stuart, what do I do with you?' She wondered inwardly, already feeling this young man's 'excitement'...

As for Minos, he felt pretty good right now. In fact, he liked Abby's personality. He was attracted to the fact that she had behaved that way before. It made him feel even better with this kiss.

And as he kissed her, Minos didn't go far with his gestures. He'd sensed this young woman's measurements without being too intrusive or uncomfortable for her.

He knew this young woman was not like the others he had slept with, so he must take a different approach with her.

Finally, after almost two full minutes of kissing, feeling each other's heat and body reactions, Abby broke the kiss.

She still had an angry look in her beautiful blue eyes, but it looked like the storm had calmed down. Her beautiful face was flushed this time, a different shade of pink than the red before. And that made her even more attractive to a 'predator' like Minos...

And while the two of them were still holding each other, he looked down into her eyes and asked. "You're feeling better now?"

However, she didn't answer him, only having released a 'hmph' sound to him at the same time, she pressed her face against his chest. 'Do you think that because I kissed you, all the problems disappear? You're a player who can't even 'respect' your own friend...'

'Oh, why am I getting involved in this?'

While Abby had different thoughts, sometimes contrary, sometimes favorable to the young Stuart, Minos could feel her heartbeat. 'Your body is much more honest than you, Abby…'

...

Quickly time passed, and the group that had slept in the City of Waters had finally left that hotel.

At this time, Abby was sitting side by side with Minos in the carriage, trying to avoid looking at him as much as possible.

On the other hand, Eda, who was in front of the two youths, didn't know anything about what had happened between them.

She could feel a strange aura coming from Minos' body, but that was none of her business. This young man was already an adult and certainly had his personal life. As long as she didn't feel a specific fluctuation coming from this young man, she wouldn't mind.

But Minos and Abby had just kissed, so no significant marks had been left on their bodies. Consequently, this woman couldn't find out anything without first talking to her young lady.

Of course, she noticed a different atmosphere between the two, but, well, they were young, and these things happened. Hence, sooner or later, Abby would talk to her about it.

Finally, after only a few minutes, the three of them, plus the soldier leading the carriage, arrived at the side of the temporary camp that Minos' soldiers had set up in that place before.

At this point, all the people were already awake, being subdivided into several groups.

Most people there did not know each other, and not everyone found it easy to start a friendship in just one night. That's why, in situations like these, groups were always formed, where the closest people gather to eat and talk.

But not only that, many of these people lived the reality of slavery, so they were more skeptical about interacting with new people.

Anyway, there were four groups seated at different points of that temporary camp. One had the captives who served that base, in another were Minos' soldiers, and finally, the last two, who had the slaves freed, divided between those of Blue and Black talent.

Most of these people had bowls of soup in their hands as they spoke in low voices without drawing much attention.

Peter was beside those three that were traveling with him, Barbara, Joey, and Robin, as they talked peacefully. "The boss is finally here!" The young Sergeant added as soon as he saw the figure of Minos descending from that carriage.

"Cough, ehh, that was fast. I thought it would take a little longer. Not even an hour has passed since the dawn..." Joey commented, coughing a little, given his incomplete recovery of physical condition.

"They must have woken up early..." Barbara was just talking when she looked at Abby's expression and noticed something. At this time, the group of Minos and Abby no longer hid their appearances, as it would be strange and suspicious if someone saw them traveling that form...

She then asked. "Peter, what is that woman's relationship to your boss? She doesn't look like his subordinate."

"And it isn't, at least as far as I know, they're friends." He replied sincerely.

"Friends? And friends come out to help fight like the one he had? Isn't that too risky?" Robin asked doubtfully, trying to understand this situation.

For this young woman, what Minos had done on that base was something hazardous. But Abby, just a friend of that leader, had taken part in that attack. 'Does she have no sense of danger? Or is she just too confident?'  Robin thought about it.

And hearing that question, Peter had nothing to say. It indeed was out of common sense, at least for people without much support or confidence. 'Well, but for those who've seen Minos fighting, it's not that hard to start believing in miracles...'

Finally, Minos reached the center of that temporary camp and then spoke aloud. "Get ready quickly. We'll be out in 15 minutes." He looked towards the soldiers and continued. "Collect all evidence of this camp, cover up the tracks left by the fire..."

He gave several orders in succession, which, at the same time, several different soldiers began to carry out them.

They were already very close to home, and in a maximum of three days, they could reach the Dry City. Hence, there was no time for failure at this location. Even though they had been careful all the way here, this was still an essential task.

And eventually, the soldiers collected all the rubbish and guarded all the tents, while some of them turned over the ground, covering it with leaves from that area.

The former captives then boarded those more than 20 carriages so that the group could continue the journey to Minos' territory.

From where they were, they would dodge the territory of the City of Waters so that they wouldn't cross the control border of this place.

After all, it would be strange for such a large group traveling together through this part of the Central Continent... And this happening right after a Chambers family's base had been attacked... Well, it was better not to take any unnecessary risks.

'Time to go home... By now, the selection of new soldiers should already be starting...' Minos thought to himself as he looked at the vast horizon, where he could see mountains, vast plains, and one of the rivers that passed through this region.