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As the hours went by Zena warmed up by the fire some more before taking a book and reading in in her bed before taking a quick nap on her bed. As she had her little nap, some hay managed to get into her now frizzy hair, making it more of a mess then it was before. Her nap did not last long as she was woken up by the sound of Philip letting out a honk just before Kreiss fed him. The little witch of the woods slowly rose from her bed and rubbed her eyes. She looked around her cabin to see that Kreiss was still not inside, meaning he was still working outside. Zena crawled out of bed and put some more wood on the fire before she lit up any candles that went out while she was sleeping.

Zena walked towards the window to see if Kriess was still in the garden and sure enough he was there with Philip who was happily wondering the area before being put back into his pen. She smiled a little before she stepped away and started to put her books away so that they weren't in the way. There was then a knock on the door which confused Zena at first as no one had ever knocked on her door but then she heard Kreiss behind the door which made her shake her head. She walked over to the door, opening it to see the knight whipping dirt off his clothes. She just watched him for a moment with a blank face before looking iat the crops he had harvested. " We will make a farmer out of you yet." She giggled a little before taking the vegetables from him and carried them to the table and got them ready to be washed.

Zena simple shook her head as Kreiss went on about being a turnip knight. He was truly proud of that title that he came up with. She washed the crops that Kreiss had brought in and looked over them, seeing how they were still small and not the greatest looking but it was something for them to live off of, thats all she asked for. She started to think of what to make when all the sudden Kreiss bumped his hip into her, making her stumble to the side a little as it caught her off guard a little. She looked up at him a little confused at first before stepping back into her spot and bumped her hip back into him. " I don't know about you but I am tiered of stew... So just simple steamed vegetables it is with seasoning." It was time to switch things up and seeing Kreiss was well enough to chew and swallow without choking now she could make soled foods to eat and not worry about him.

" Well seeing you are the turnip knight you can cut the turnips." She snickered a little as she started to cut the carrots. Every now and them she would bump Kreiss lightly with her hip or bump him in the side with her elbow. When she was done cutting the carrots she went onto cutting the next vegetable and putting everything that was cut up into the pot with just enough water to help the vegetables steam. She put in some mixed herbs in as well as the seasoning and waited for the food to steam. " That should do." The small woman said with a slight sigh before turning to Kreiss for a moment before looking away as she got a odd feeling again. " Maybe im getting sick..." She muttered to herself.

As Kreiss showed off his tricks with the knife she watched him closely as she was worried he might mess up and cut himself or even use it as a weapon against her. " Show off... You are only trying to cover up for your poor cooking skills aren't you?" Zena asked him as she watched him cut the turnips before putting them in the pot.

As the young woman stood there and thought about what was wrong with her she didn't notice the man in front of her about to attack her. All of the sudden Kreiss hands where around her small yet nicely curved hips that made her have those strange feelings again for a moment. " W-What are you-" She was cut off when Kreiss started to move his hands to tickle her. A rush a shivered went through her body before the spots he was tickling went into a spasm. The little witch burst into laughter as she squrmed around to try to get away from Kreiss's grasp. " K-Kreiss stop! T-This isn't funny!" She said in between laughs as she was ready to drop onto the ground.

Zena was laughing so hard she was bent over, hugging her stomach as if to hide it from Kreiss, trying her best to get away from the cruel man before him but it was no good. Finally Kriess had stopped moving his hands letting her catch her breath. She slowly stood up straight again to catch her breath and she looked up at Kreiss with her cheeks slightly puffed out. "N-No its not! If you touch me again I-" Zena started but was cut off again by him tickling her again, making her fall to her knee's in laughter from his tickles.

Finally once Kreiss stopped and walked away she could catch her breath. She stayed on her knee's as she tried to calm down and get that chilling feeling off her body. She let out a slight groan when he started to tease her and she slowly got up. " You little..." She muttered as she got up with her head down. She then made her way over to the knight before looking up at him with a evil glare before she started to tickle him back. " Hows this!? Is it funny now!?" She asked as she wanted to get him back and rub that grin off his face.

Zena's little evil grin only grew more as Kriess laughed and tried to move away from her. " Oh I am sorry? Am I touching a ticklish spot?" She snickered evilly as she just tickled him more. She didn't know why she was enjoying this so much but she did as her grin just got bigger and bigger. " Why are you trying to get away from me oh great Turnip Knight? Isn't this fun? Don't you find this funny?" She asked in a teasing tone, giving Kreiss a slight smirk while doing so. She was only paying back what he did to her as she felt like it was only fair.

" No truce! This is what you get for messing with the wrong woman Kriess! Remember you started this war and I attend to end it and win it when and how I want!" Zena stated firmly as she took two steps closer to him every time Kreiss stepped back. Her tickles did not stop, if anything the just got more intense. Then Zena went on her tippy toes and now was leaning on Kreiss chest with hers pressed on his as she reached up to tickle his neck as she could not reach without being on her tippy toes. " Ah ha! Take that!"

Zena let out a little laugh as she watched Kreiss suffer from her tickle attack. " You know you brought this upon yourself right?" She asked as she kept tickling him with that little evil grin of hers. The young woman had not laughed or smiled this much in years, she almost forgot what it was like to laugh or enjoy anothers company. She had Philip but Philip wasn't about to start talking to Zena or anything any time soon. She would talk to the old donkey so she did not feel as lonely but in the end Zena was still all alone in these woods. " What are you blabbing about now-" He started rambling about something but before Zena could find out what it was to late.

Kreiss hand wrapped his arms around the small framed woman and dragged her down with him as he fell into the bed of hay. With Kreiss still holding onto Zena she landed right on top of the man with her face no more then a foot away from his own face. She looked up at him surprised as she was not expecting this at all and was a little confused as to why it happened. She could feel his warmth again, that same warmth that she didn't know why but almost craved for. She could smell his scent That made her almost feel in a daze, wanting to just hold onto him and never let him go. Her heart skipped a beat as a light pink tinted on the little witched face. Why did she feel like this though whenever she was close to him or when he was touching her? She never had this problem when she first met him so why now? She just looked down at the man she was on top of with her mind going blank on everything else but him.

Zena didn't know why or even realize it but she shifted a little before she started to lean in closer to his face. She wanted to be closer to him, as close to him as she could possible be. She has drawn to this knight that she had saved. This knight that was to kill her yet showed her so much kindness. She wanted him to keep holding onto her, never take his arm off her and be as close to him as she possible could. " Kriess..." She was now about five inches away from his face before she stopped as the sound of food crisping and the smell of something burning went though out the cabin.

Zena felt Kreiss arm move and she worried that he was letting go of her but it just moved to one of her weak spots, her hair. Her long wavy hair that was still a bit frizzy was gently pushed back that caused a feeling that Zena loved whenever Kreiss brushed her hair. It made her feel warm, safe and relaxed which was something she had not felt in a long time. His hand then slipped into cupping her face which was something new to Zena. His large hand cupped her small frail now pink cheek that was getting warmer by the second. Zena slightly tilted her head into his hand that was cupping her cheek and rested her small hand on his wrist. Her eyes never left his as it was almost as if Kreiss eyes had casted a spell on her.

Their body was in sink almost as the the two slowly shifted their bodies to get closer to one another. She could feel Kreiss body heat increase which she did not mind, if anything she wanted more of it. Though some of that heat was not all his she was feeling but her own as well. Her body felt hot as Zena's forehead touched his and her breathing deepened slightly. It was like she had no control over her body of that moment as if she was under a spell by Kreiss. The small woman didn't hear Kreiss at first when he mentioned the food and she leaned in just a touch more and slightly nuzzled her nose into his a little, letting their noses kiss a little and with their lips inches apart before stopping.

That spell she was under snapped as she pushed away blushing and was sitting up on Kreiss and looked over to the fire. " A-Ah! The food!" She quickly got off of Kreiss and ran over to the pot at the fire place, opening the lid to see that half of the food was burnt. " Oh no!" She quickly started to pull out the food from the pot, trying to save as much as she could.

The young woman pulled out all the food she could save which was not much. " Great! This is all your fault Kreiss!" Zena said as she looked down at the food with her face red and she dare not look at him. " I-If you hadn't started tickling me we wouldn't be having to eat charcoal!" She did bring up what had just happen between the two because to be honest she didn't know what had just happened. Zena was frustrated by the whole matter... So many mix signals were going through her right now and most of them she didn't even know. Why was she feeling all of this? As she looked down at the food she only felt more angry but why? Was she upset because of what happened between her and Kreiss half of the food was burnt or was she upset because of the food burning that it made the two pull away? What did she pull away from?

After some time she couldn't look at the food anymore and she slowly looked up at Kreiss. Her face still red and it almost looked like some tears were about to escape those big lovely eyes of hers. Was it because of her being frustrated or being embarrassed? She couldn't tell as everything about Kreiss right now was so confusing. Zena soon turned away from the knight and shook her head. " Its fine... You can have it. I am not feeling well so I think I will retire for the evening." She said in a softer voice before hurrying over to her ladder that lead to the loft. " D-Don't come up here! Good night." She still didn't look back at him even when saying good night and within seconds she was out of sight.

Zena laid down in the corner of the loft where some old straw was and covered her eyes with her arm. What happened down there? It was if she had no control over her body back then. She could still feel his warmth on her, feel his beating heart on her chest and feel his hand on her cheek. She slowly removed her arm and placed her hand on the cheek Kreiss hand his hand on. Even though his hand was larger then hers he was so gentle with her. Her hand then slipped down to her chest and clinched onto her dress above her heart as it was beating so fast. It felt so tight it hurt and she didn't know why this was happening to her. " Why is this happening to me?" The more she thought about Kreiss and what happened the more it hurt and Zena couldn't understand why. For the rest of the night Zena did not sleep well with her acing heart as the thought of Kreiss drove her bad.