Villainess Becomes The Knight

Noah pov.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked with utter bewilderment. "How and why would I marry you?" I asked shocked, and exasperated but she only blinked. Her reaction was so slow that I was not sure if she was normal or crazy.

"Oh, you still did not remember me?" she asked, and I shook my head.

"There was no way I could forget a crazy person like you. I am sure we have never met  before." I replied as I turned to leave only to see that four knights were covering me from every direction.

"What the hell!"

"Well, maybe because I have changed my clothes and hair. I was looking poor that day. In the woods, but we have shared the ride together and you have held my hand. You even promised to show me your face when we meet for the next time. Do you really not remember anything?" she added the last like with a pause when she saw my blank face.

"I am certain that I have never shared a ride with any lady." I replied in a pitch higher voice when she blinked.

"Oh, are you by any chance interested in boys, is that why you are rejecting me?" 

My eyes widened as she spoke those words so nonchalantly and her face had that understanding look as if she had finally understood the problem.

"No! How did you even reach this conclusion? You are certainly a crazy woman!" I replied as I tried to walk past the knights but as I expected they tried to block my way.

"There is no way that you would reject a beautiful, smart and perfect woman like me if you are not interested in boys. If you are trying to hide to maintain your image, then I can understand your condition." she replied, with a smile.

"You! Who said that you are perfect?! You are a crazy woman, now let me go or else i will kill your knights.'' I replied with angerI did not want to create a mess and come into the limelight but the woman was taking a yard if I was giving her an inch.

"Oh, you can surely leave. You just need to tell me who you are serving in the academy or are you working directly under the head. And where is your hut?" her tone was not authoritative, in fact, it was chirpy. Her whole persona was so bright yet it was clear that she would not let me go until she would get the answer.

I pinched the space between my eyebrows as I took a deep breath.

"Oh, my lady. You are here with my knight." I heard Abi's voice and turned only to find her and Isabella coming towards me.

"My lady. We met again." Abi was talking so amiably as if they were long lost sisters.

"Do I know you?" asked the crazy girl, making Abi tongue tied.

She looked at me and then at the crazy girl with a guilt faced face.

"We met when you visited his highness, your future husband in the morning." she replied with a sweet smile on her face and I chuckled.

"Tell me, how many people are you going to propose in a single day."  I asked with an unbelieving face. What kind of a lady was she!

"It is not like that." she tried to reason and then glared at Abi. "Why are you meddling in our affair?" 

"She is my master, I am serving her. She must be here to find me.'' I replied when Abi stayed silent.

"Ah, what did your name mean, little girl?" she asked Abi with a haughty tone, which was completely opposite to the chirpy and bright voice she was using before.

"I can be anything but a little girl, my lady. I am Abigail Essendson, elder daughter of the duke George Essendson, and here I am serving his highness as his personal knight. Noah, is my aide and personal knight my father has assigned me."

"Yes, and I think we need to leave now as we have other work too." I replied and she looked at me with an aggrieved face as if I had beaten her.

"I want to hire Sir Noah for me. You can exchange him with any of my knights. They are the best at their work. If you want we can even arrange a sparring match for you to decide better." she replied completely ignoring the anger and reluctance in our voice.

"I think you did not get it, my lady. Noah is like family. He is not an object to be sold or exchanged. Now if you would excuse us we have some matters to deal with. I will inform his highness your will to have a knight from here." to my relife Abi replied back in a sharp tone completely ignoring the authority this crazy girl was trying to show off.

"But.."

"Have a good day ahead, my lady" once again when the crazy girl tried to speak Abi cut her off by bowing her head and we all followed the norm.

"Your highness" the knights called him reluctantly and she sighed, "let them go. I do not want to ruin my image further in front of my future husband." she replied with a hint of defeat.

When they all nodded and thought that she was talking about William, the way her eyes looked at me was telling that she was talking about me.

When I glared at her she winked and smiled, completely unaffected by the anger I was feeling.

"Lady Abigail, we will meet again soon." she spoke as we took a few steps away.

"Of course, i will protect his highness even after his marriage with you." replied Abi and finally her smirk turned stiff.

"Let us go." 

"What did she say to you? And why was she calling you her future husband?" asked Abigail as we walked to a distance.

"I do not know. She was talking about meeting in the dark woods and riding a horse together and then some strange promises."

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