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A week has passed since I met Silverman outside the Feng Clan's shooting range. I couldn't bring myself to tell Ren let alone question him on what Silverman had to say, and it seems Maliki felt the same because Ren hasn't confronted me about it. However, I can't help wondering. Why wasn't I told anything. Especially about the fact that if the clan heads don't agree, me and him could never get married. It always seemed that if the clan didn't object then eventually. I find myself sighing as I go over the reports from the patrols for the day.

"Mighty big sigh angel face. What's troubling you?" Surprised by Ren's sudden appearance I jumped in my chair. Looking up in surprise I try to calm my heart from jumping out of my chest. I can see him stifle a laugh. When it's just us I get to see a different side to Ren that is all mine. I feel myself relax as his eyes fixate on me, as I watch him I can't help but smile. "So, you going to answer me?" His expression looking concerned as he tilted his head in wonderment.

"Nothing's wrong just got things on my mind." I say tapping the stack of papers in my hands on the desk to straightening them, then place them in a folder. I push the chair back turning to the side sliding out and going to stand next Ren who has taken his usual spot against the window sill. His expression is glum, no way I could miss it. "What's troubling you?" I ask watching his expression.

He rubs at the back of his neck his expression becomes stern. "Silverman has invited us to the Silver Serpents Manor." I can see his jaw line tighten as he mumbled out the news. I feel my chest tighten in panic. Did Silverman tell Ren about the meeting at the shooting range. "Maliki has suggested we go and listen to what he has to say."

"When you say us, you mean…" I try to speak without my voice shaking in worry.

"I mean you and me." His jaw line tightens and readjusts again.

"Do you know what he wants?" Ren turns, his eyes meet mine, then looks out the window and simply nods. "What do you plan to do? I will do whatever you want."

A smirk spreads across his face his hands suddenly wrap around my waist pulling me against him. "Anything, I could think of a million things I'd rather do with you then to go there."

"Well seems those millions of things will have to wait, because it seems you decided to go after all." I say laughing as I lean closer, I can feel the heat of his breath draw closer. My hands slip up his shirt. He jumps back in surprise letting me go, the look on his face hysterical.

"What the hell was that." He says looking at me with disbelief, I bend over laughing.

Wiping tears from my face trying not to giggle, "What I was cold and just wanted to warm my hands under your shirt."

"Damn woman seriously there's no way that was your hands where's the ice." I laugh harder, not just because of his reaction but because he had now lifted me over his shoulder and was dragging me over to the love seat as I kick and squirm around trying to make him put me down.