Tibaut and Lily had gotten a conversation going and soon after Tina came over.

"Yeah, I've been told I'm not that good which made hearing about that sting even more." She said to him.

Tina placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Move along Lily, it's time for me to get some sparring done."

"Oh shut up, can't you see we're talking here?"

Tina raised her spear and Lily quickly gained some distance.

"Alright Tibaut, no holding back." She stated.

"Trust me, I don't think I can afford to do that anymore." He responded as he readied himself.

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Tina stood over the man on the floor, using her spear as a crutch to keep herself on her feet. Lily came over while clapping her hands.

"Wow, amazing, Tina, you managed to defeat him after Elizabeth and I had managed to tire him out. You're so impressive." She remarked sarcastically.

Tibaut lay on the floor, completely spent.

"Oh just let me have this, Lily, and besides I could have ended it earlier if I felt like it." She stared at him bitterly. ("This… isn't what I wanted. I always thought a win was a win but what the hell was that? The fact I struggled so much while he was like made me feel even weaker somehow.")

While this victory wasn't what she had wanted, what came next was something she would savour to the fullest.

She had an eerie smirk over her face, that made Lily instinctively back away. She slowly walked over to Tibaut and mixed with her expression, it had Lily genuinely fearing for his life. She pulled out a throwing knife but withheld her decision, waiting for Tina to do whatever she was about to attempt.

Tina dropped her spear, picked up Tibaut and placed him over her shoulder. She was absolutely beaming with joy and had an expression so soft and gentle, Lily had to wonder what happened to the woman once in front of her, and how, whoever took her place managed to replace her so quickly.

Her usual scowl was replaced with a face that radiated an almost motherly aura, with how soothing and reassuring it looked.

"Guess what Tibaut?" She asked him.

"Huh, why are you carrying me, Tina, I can walk to my room by myself."

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"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that won't do Tibaut. After all, you're so tired you can't even move. What kind of friend would I be if I left you exhausted on the floor."

"Sigh, whatever, I suppose you want to milk this victory for all it's worth."

She turned the opposite way from the house and started walking.

"Uh, the mansion's the other way, Tina."

"Oh, I know. I just believe you need some much-needed relaxation. I know a local river I can bring you. Heh heh, there should be a good amount of people there."

"What was that last bit!?"

She didn't respond and was fully engulfed in the possibility of getting back at him. ("Hahaha, if even ten people are there to witness his weakness, I'll be satisfied. Hahaha, imagine how shocked they'll be to see him over a woman's shoulder, helpless to escape. Then he'll feel some of the embarrassment I felt when he carried me around like this.")

As Tina salivated at this idea and quickly walked towards the forest, Lily ran before her.

"Oi, oi, amazon, I know what your people do when they drag people into the forest."

*Lily doesn't know Tina has Amazon heritage, she just calls her that because she's tall.

She slapped Tibaut's ass, to which he reacted strongly towards.

"You better not do that again!" he shouted. ("God, this sucks.") He thought to himself.

"That ass belongs to Vanessa, so you better put him back down if you're not gonna bring him inside."

"Tsk, I don't have interest in him, he's too short for me anyway, just let me pass."

As Lily blocked her way, she looked at his face and noticed he blushed slightly.

("Huh, is he actually embarrassed by this? No, his face was normal when I picked him up earlier. Then what caused-") Her mind went back to the slap to his posterior.

He noticed the look in her eyes and struggled like a wild beast to escape her. His limbs thrashed and the look in his eyes suggested he saw death looming. Unfortunately, this only confirmed what she was thinking.

If the earlier smile Tina held was one considered motherly, almost angelic, the one she currently wore would unease even the devil.

Lily saw her bring her free arm back in an exaggerated manner and she clasped her hands together, preemptively praying for the soldier who was about to become mortality.

It seemed Tibaut had realised there was no escape in sight and decided to clench, hoping it would mitigate some of the impacts. This decision would prove to be a foolish one. But sadly there were no smart decisions in this scenario.

Tina's hand moved with enough force, that it whistled through the air as it flew. She put her all behind it.

("I'm sorry Vanessa. I know I said that ass was your property, but after today, I'm not sure there'll be much left of it.")

A smack resounded through the forest clearing followed by a wail of pain.

"You fucking bitch, what's your fucking problem!?" Tibaut shouted after the smack. His face was the reddest Tina had ever seen and that alone made her action worth it. She wondered if she was anywhere near that red when he picked her up.

"What are you complaining about? If you don't want it happening again, just train harder until you beat me. That doesn't sound so hard does it?" She replied with a grin that had far surpassed the shit-eating variety.

Lily sighed and attempted to soothe him by rubbing it.

"Could you guys please leave my ass alone?" He weakly asked.

"Anyway, can we go inside? It's pretty cold out here." Lily asked as if the last few minutes hadn't happened.

"Well, Elizabeth did say to wait out here but she is taking a while. I'll just go look for her after I set him down." Tina casually responded. She was still beaming but noticeably less than earlier. It was akin to the constant smiling of Grace.