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Elinor slowly opened her eyes slowly squinting and groaning when she realized that the light was too bright for her pounding head. She knew that she drank too much last night. She should have stopped long before any of this could have happened.“I see you’re finally awake…” Said a voice from beside her and she found Azeph leaning on the bed from the other side as she opened a slit of her eyes and closed them against the light.“Did you open the curtains?” She complained not bothering to think why he would be there. After the week he had spent at the royal palace, she stopped bothering thinking about his presence in her bedroom. She had long since given up on giving it many thoughts.Besides, it won’t be too long before everyone started to suspect that he was her lover. If she had been simply a noble lady their society would have torn her apart for such transgressions with an unmarried young man. But she wasn’t, she was the future queen, and no one dared to utter anything about her.In
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The day after the funeral, Elinor went on attending to her duties just like she would have done every day. There were a few whispers about her drinking party right after the funeral which she hadn’t bothered to hide and whispers about her and Azeph’s relationship.It was as if she didn’t care about maintaining a public image, and even her smiles amongst the nobles were becoming more and more rare.Azeph had decided to watch over her from afar and let her do her own thing. He know that she was trying to accomplish something so he had no intention of getting in her way or trying to stop her. After all, all of her actions were justified so far, and as long as she was showing determination to become the crown princess, he was sure that she was going to do it, one way or another.After the funeral, there were three days that people keep visiting the mourning family in their kingdom. And although both the king and Elinor were so busy, they kept the tradition in honor of the duchess. And the
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Elinor stood there looking at the Aid waiting for him to announce the news that she already knew.“Your Majesty, Your Highness, You need to come at once,” He said his voice trembling.“What is going on?” Count Colone asked always the curious member. She could at least rely on him for asking the right questions when she needed him to.“It’s his grace…” The aid said sounding panicked.“What is going on, young man? Speak up!” The king said and the man was obviously floored by his commanding tone because he seemed to have regained his composure and was looking at them with a steady gaze.“Your majesty,” He bowed, “I am afraid that his grace had done himself in and took his own life…” He said with a trembling voice.There was a chorus of horrified tones around them and Elinor watched as everyone’s gaze turned to her.“I see…” Elinor said calmly not even trying to fake a reaction, “This is quite troublesome.” “I am so sorry your highness, if only we had watched him more carefully,” The ai
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“Guys… Why is no one asking me why the duke had been poisoned?” Elinor finally asked her friends.They had the appropriate reactions when the news was delivered and they did look shocked when they heard it. But once they were alone, it was as if nothing happened.“We knew….” Noah said hesitantly and the others awkwardly looked away from her,Elinor felt a chill run down her spine and she froze in place. Did her friends know that she was the one who killed her own father? Was this why they wouldn’t meet her eyes?“Don’t get us wrong. We don’t know anything except for the fact that you were scheming something,” Will said, “The way you acted yesterday after the funeral was as if you were trying to forget something…”“We didn’t know that this is what you had been planning all along,” Alan said, “But now that I think about it, it all makes sense…”Elinor felt a tremor running through her body. All she could think about is that they knew… They knew what she did.They knew what kind of perso
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After the death of the grand Duke, there was a huge mess following it in which Elinor was deeply connected. The extended vacation that the Academy had allotted them was nearing an end by then and the king still hadn’t said anything about Elinor returning there.When it was time for the other nobles’ trials, Elinor unexpectedly left the royal palace and went on to stay with Louis for a while.Louis being the scheming person that he was, decided to Make use of Elinor’s visit.His mother, the duchess was distraught since she heard about what happened with her father. Since the bond those two shared was strong despite the fact that Louis’ mother never got involved in politics.So even though the woman knew that the duke had been a traitor who had been trying to kill the king, her other brother, and the fact that he hurt his own family, her heart broke at the news of his death. And since then she had been confining herself to her house silently mourning the death of her brother.Elinor kne
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“What are you going to do from now on?” Louis asked. As they walked down the illuminated path leading up to the central garden.“You’re asking me this after you’ve sworn your allegiance to me?” She asked looking at him with a slight smile,“I am not talking about that. I’m talking about Nicolas,” He said and her smile sobered up for a moment before she looked far away into the spacious grounds of the estate, “Are you still going to look for his killer?”“I am…” She answered simply and Louis sighed.“Elin,” He began and she interrupted him.“But not because I want revenge or anything like that.” She added and he looked at her for a moment.“Then why?” Louis asked “Because whoever did this, must have had some kind of plan. Killing the crown prince of a country is a bold move. A move that could lead to internal conflict,” She said.“We already took care of those internal conflicts…” Louis paused for a moment then asked, “What are you trying to say, Elin?”“I am trying to say that our co
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Elinor walked down the stairs heading into the dining room where the whole family was waiting for her.“Good morning. I seem to have made everyone wait for me,” She said.“Not at all, we just got here,” Her aunt said with a soft smile and Elinor made her way toward her sitting down beside her.“You should be the one sitting at the head of the table, your highness,” The duke said and Elinor felt a bit awkward.“There is no need to stand in ceremony with her dear. Elin had always been family and she will remain that way,” Her aunt answered and the duke looked intensely at them.“Drop the subject, Father. You are making Elin uncomfortable,” Louis said, “And she came all the way here to get some time to relax before the coronation ceremony,” “If you are sure about this…” The duke said with an intense look and Elinor smiled at him.“I would appreciate it if you don’t call me with honorifics, your grace. At least during the time I am staying here with you,” She said and the duke nodded.Hi
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“Are you going back to the academy?” Stella asked Elin as she sat down beside her on the bed.“I still don’t know,” Elinor answered with a sigh as she stretched out on top of the bed putting her arms on her stomach wondering when she was going to have some answers. Some real answers.“You’ve been hanging out in your room all day, Are you sure you’re okay?” Stelled asked leaning over the bed to look at her and Elinor looked back at her for a moment pondering her answer before saying it.“I’m fine,” She said, “Other than the fact that I miss Azeph so much that I could die,” Stella leaned back and sighed. “And here we go again. You’re like a lovesick puppy. Why don’t you write him a letter or something?”“I do… We write to each other every day,” She answered and Stella raised an eyebrow.“Then why are you complaining like this?” She asked.“Because letters and words aren’t enough. I need to see the real thing in front of me,” Elinor sighed burrowing her face into the pillow as she turne
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The sun shone through the cathedral’s colored glass window as Elinor knelt before her uncle and he put the crown on her head.Before she knew it, she was reciting the pledge that she had known by heart since she was a young girl running around the castle walls with her cousins.She was no longer that young girl. Nor was she the fiancé of the future king or the daughter of the duke. She wasn’t someone’s daughter or their wife or sister. She was her own person. She was the future queen. The person who was going to stand at the top of this country and lead it into a new future.“Hail to the crown princess!” Said her uncle as he stepped back to let her stand up and turn around.Elinor looked down at the crowd to find it filled with familiar faces. Unlike the last time she stood there with Nicolas by her side, she didn’t feel remotely as alone as she felt back then.In contrary, she felt like no matter what path she took, she would never be alone because there are always going to be peopl
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“Azeph! Calm down!” Will said taking his arm and pulling him back.Azeph wanted to shake his friend’s arm away but he took a deep breath instead and closed his eyes down trying hard to compose himself.“Call the guards,” He said again this time his voice more calm and collected.Louis sighed and nodded toward Alan who left the room looking for the guards.“We’re going to need a doctor for Noah,” Azeph finally said leaning against the bed and checking on Noah who was still unconscious,“It must have been a hard blow,” He said with a worried glance toward Louis who nodded.“If you promise that you’re under control I will go call for a doctor for Noah. We need him to wake up and tell us what happened anyway since those knights clearly don’t know what’s going on,” Louis answered,“I am under control,” he told Louis who nodded and left the room quietly.Azeph looked around the room. There was no sign of struggle and Noah was on the ground near the chair he must have been using to sit by El
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Azeph leaned down in the bed pressing a kiss to Elinor’s forehead. He watched her sleep peacefully for a moment before making his way out of the room to find the guys waiting for him.“Ready?” He asked them. And they all nodded with determination.“I am counting on you,” He told them.He made his way down the stairs as they followed him. Once he was outside he mounted his horse and galloped out of there followed by Will, Louis and Alan.Noah had chosen to stay there and keep Elinor company until she woke up while Stella was still away dealing with the students at the academy.He said that he had a bad feeling since all this started and insisted on remaining by her side and Azeph agreed appointing some guards to them to make sure that they both remained safe.Lloyd went to the artisan’s workshop before them and was supposed to assert the situation by the time they got there.At the entrance of the academy, they found a car ready for them as the captain had promised and they abandoned t
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After that Azeph left the security team’s central building and made his way back toward the residence. By now, Louis must be done spreading out word of Elinor’s poisoning and the Academy must be greatly disrupted and shaken.The perfect opportunity to look for the culprit. As soon as he got there he found Noah and Alan waiting for his return.“Did you find something out?” Noah asked him and Azeph shook his head.“I want you to head down there and help Will look through the records for anything that might catch your attention.” He told Noah and he nodded.“Of course! Stella is waiting for Louis to come back so that she can start her investigation,” He added.“Stella is the best when it comes to gathering information. But we have someone much better than her. I sent him to look into things too,” He said,“Why don’t you go help Stella with her investigation. You might find something useful. Ask Daisy to discretely help you too, you and Stella will stand out if you ask too many questions,
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Azeph stepped out of the residence that was reserved for Elinor and made his way toward the one place he needed to make sure of first before anything else. The record room.The security within the Royal academy’s grounds was well maintained by a group of thorough and competent security experts who were trained at the capital. They were as good as royal knights when it came to their combat ability and some of them even used to be knights at the royal guard but decided to leave for this job because it held less stress and political issues.Azeph knew some of those knights but the person he knew the most was their commander. The man who was leading security system at the academy was no one other than Azeph’s instructor, the man who thought him everything from how to hold a sword to how to become a swordsman.“Are you going to see Captain Hugh?” Will asked and Azeph nodded silently.Captain Hugh was a strong man. Just plain strong and the perfect image of a leader ready to go into a battl
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Elinor slowly opened her eyes to the sunlight. She slowly moved her body wincing when she realized that her sore muscles and organs were not ready for her to move yet.But the excruciating pain that felt as if she was being ripped apart fro the inside out wasn’t there anymore. She was going to be okay. She was going to live.“You’re awake…” Said someone from her bedside and she turned her head around to find herself looking at her with concern in his eyes.“Louis….” She whispered her voice croaked and her words coming out heavy on her tongue.“Are you feeling any better?” He asked“Much better,” she answered with a soft smile and he nodded looking deep in thoughts.“Did something happen? Where’s Azeph?” She asked immediately noting the lack of presence of the one person she wanted to see the most.“He’s still outside looking into your case. He went out as soon as he made sure that the antidote was working last night. He had been investigating since then and now he’s looking into thing
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Pain… So much pain. It hurt everywhere. It hurt to breath, it hurt to move, it hurt to even be alive.How long did she have to wait for the pain to stop? How long will this go on. Why was her body hurting so much that she felt like she was being ripped apart from inside out.A liquid built up in her throat and she fought hard to ignore it. But her body’s natural reaction was much stronger than her willpower. When she coughed, she could feel the liquid being projected out of her mouth. Probably another gulp of blood seeping from inside her. But the excruciating pain the resulted on her cough was so blinding and painful that she thought that she was going to die.But her body wasn’t this graceful or merciful to her. The pain still has to continue because her body still choose to fight against the poison. Even though she was so tired that she was starting to wish for death.She heard voices around her and felt someone press something soft against her mouth.“She’s in pain, she needs more
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"So in the end it happened,..." The headmaster said with a sigh as he watched the doctor leave the room.Future who was by his side made his way toward the side cabinet and pulled out a bottle of whiskey pouring himself a cup and offering one to both Louis and the headmaster.Louis refused, and the headmaster gratefully agreed taking the cup and downing it in one gulp. The poor man was so stressed and worried that he was taking soliste in alcohol."She was going to tell them everything today..." Louis said and Future looked at them quizikally."Everything about what?"He asked as he walked toward them his cup in his hand."She was going to leave the Acedemy in the end of the year," Louis said."Why?" Future asked, "It took the headmaster so much effort to convince his majesty to let her come back." "The situation with the neightboring countries is already unstable thanks to the recent events. They think that our monarchy is falling appart. She needs to be there and set an example to m
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The doctor looked at Azeph and shook his head hopelessly. Azeph felt as if his world collapsed with that single motion and he felt himself take one step forward then wobble for a moment before pulling himself together and walking toward him and standing in front of him."How's her condition?" He asked quietly."Not very good I am afraid. Her body is under so much strain. It seems to have been a very strong poison." The doctor said darkly, "Her organs are barely holding on as it is. And I can't chance to give her any calming medicine because I'm afraid that they would react with the poison and make her state worse. If only you knew the nature of her poison..." The doctor finished and Azeph sighed and stepped back.Louis who was silently standing behind him stepped forward."I'm afraid that we still don't know the nature of the poison. We will need an investigation to figure that out." Louis lied easily.Meanwhile, Azeph fought not to clench his hands into fists. He knew that divulging
