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Elinor opened her eyes alert and listening in to any sound that may have woken her up. She heard another sound and sighed in relief that it didn’t come from her bedchamber. Whoever was there still didn’t get to her yet.Slowly moving up from her bed, she reached under her pillow for her gun. She always kept it there since Nick’s assassination. There was no telling who would come after her especially since she had been following up on his death obstinately looking for her killer.Her hand finally touched the metal as soon as the door to her room swing open and someone rushed to her bed seeing her awake. “She’s awake,” he said in a high accented voice before jumping on her.Elinor had pulled her gun by then but when he tackled her she lost her grip in it and it fell back on the bed.The man jumped on her strangling her as he pushed her back. She hit her head on the headboard losing her consciousness for a few moment before his painful grip on her neck woke her up again.As she struggle
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Azeph watched as Elinor stood up to her feet that could barely carry her and looked at the newcomers with a sharp emotionless look in her eyes.She didn’t look like someone who had just been almost assassinated. She didn’t look like a cowering victim. She looked like a warrior ready to fight yet another battle after barely surviving the first one.His mixed feelings about this situation left him holding back clenching his jaw to the point of pain. After what she went through, she needed care and gentleness. She needed someone to lean on and to let herself go crying and wailing out her fears. But no, she stood proud and strong as she welcomed the headmaster and the doctor who apparently came put rushing over to her as soon as they heard what happened.She was truly worthy of being a queen. The fact that she didn’t want to become one didn’t change that fact. He could see why Louis, the headmaster, and even the king himself wanted her to take that position. She was born for it.The headm
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“Hurry up!”Elinor snapped her head up to look around her to find herself standing in the garden looking at the table where Nick was waving for her to come.“The tea is getting cold Elin,” He said and she smiled at him as she walked toward him.“Whatever would that do me any good? You’re going to drink my cup anyway,” She said and he shrugged.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” He told her and she chuckled.As she reached the table, he stood up and pulled her chair out for her. She thanked him and sat down as he made his way to his chair pulling it closer to her to sit by her side.His long blond hair fell over his face like a curtain and his blue eyes moved back to her as soon as he sat down.“Where’s Louis? Wasn't he supposed to come with you?” He asked“He had something to take care of. He will be joining us soon,” She told him as she poured them their tea busying herself with putting sugar into their cups.“By the way, are you going to attend the ball next week with me?” He
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“Can you believe it?!” Will said cheerfully “He was so afraid of it that they had it removed from the garden that night or he wouldn’t even sleep in the manor.” Everyone bust into laughers at Will’s story and Azeph looked away from them to see Elinor who didn’t move from her spot since she sat on it earlier that evening. She had a book on her lap and she was spacing out staring at the same page for a while.He locked eyes with Louis who was sitting on the other side of the room sipping his tea and stealing glances at her from time to time. In a silent agreement Louis nodded slowly at him, then he looked away from him with his usual arrogant attitude back to staring into the fire. It had been three days since the attack on Elinor. And since then a lot happened. The king’s investigators came up to the academy to question everyone and everything that could have led to the attack on Aira. The king didn’t seem to care about the fact that he would make the attack public. The headmaster
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Elinor slowly walked down the stairs trying to ignore the aches in her body and the lightheadedness that still overcame her whenever she moved a bit longer than a few minutes. Louis circled an arm around her waist helping her down the stairs taking off most of her weight off her feet.“I’m fine,” She said,“Save your words for your mother, she’s going to need to hear your voice,” Louis responded and she sighed,“You’re angrier at me than you are at your assailers,” He said with a smirk“Well, things must be going your way now,” She said referring to his fall from favor with the public opinion.“I would have said that, but things are getting far more troublesome than I would appreciate. I have a feeling that this won’t be the end of it,” He told her.“Is this why you’re trying to find an alliance?” She asked“I am not trying to find an alliance. I am merely doing my duty as the next heir of my family’s title. The dutchy is going to need an heir soon, otherwise, I know a few family memb
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Elinor stepped down from the carriage with the help of Azeph and looked at Stella who was waiting for her by the entrance of her house with two lines of servants and two other people she believed were the count and countess.She stepped forward Azeph and Will following behind her as Noah and Alan slowly got down from the carriage and made their way toward them at a much slower pace.“Your highness, it’s an honor to have you visit our humble home,” The count said bowing to Elinor followed by his wife and Stella.“Thank you very much for having us,” Elinor said with a cool smile.She still couldn’t know where the count stood when it comes to his political opinion. Officially he was a neutral, but sometimes that tends to be a trap. Either way, Elinor was there to support Stella. After her mother asked her to come here, Stella once again invited her saying that she really wanted her to come to the ball.After a few moments of pleasantries, Elinor asked her host to excuse her so that she c
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Azeph closed the door behind him in his room and looked up surprised to find a maid standing there looking at him with a smile.“I am here to serve you, my lord. If there is anything I can help you with,” She smiled as she looked up at him behind his fluttering lashes.Azeph was a courteous man. He usually tried to never say a mean or harsh word to a woman no matter her standing. Elinor called it affectionately his innate good nature, but he thought that it was his unconscious way of keeping them at bay. Because since he met Elinor, he realized that the way he was treating other women was simply not kindness, it was a gentle refusal.“Thank you, I won’t be needing you for the moment since I will be resting,” He said“Would you like me to help you change out of your traveling clothes?” she asked, “I draw a bath for you,” She trailed off her voice a seductive roll.Azeph wanted to laugh at her attempt. As Will said, he was not a kind man.The only woman in his mind right then was Elinor
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“Elin! Come over here!” Will called out to her as he dismounted from his horse and made his way toward her. She walked toward him nodding to her accompanying knight to stay away from her for now. “How was your tour?” She asked “Wonderful, the scenery here is amazing and the horses are well trained and kept. The count has great pride in his territory and horses. And with good reason too,” He told her with a fresh smile seeming to have enjoyed himself a lot. “I heard Stella is a wonderful rider. You should challenge her into a race sometime,” Elinor said and he grinned at her. “I’m not sure it’s safe to race her. If I lose there’s a possibility that she’s going to make me into her slave for the rest of our school years,” He said “Then don’t bet with her,” Elinor said with a laugh. “Nah, I prefer my quiet safe life over poking the dangerous bear,” He said with a shrug making Elinor laugh more. Will didn’t really fear Stella but he always acted as if she was the woman he was scare
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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
