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“I’m glad that you’re back,” Noah told Louis who leaned back in his seat sipping from the tea Alan had just prepared for him. “Oh, how I missed your tea Alan. This unique fragrance eases my mind,” “I Just made it for you the other day when Elin visited,” Alan said looking at Louis as if her was dementic and Noah chuckled. “I see you’ve been worried,” Louis told Noah who had dark circles around his eyes and looked paler than usual. “Of course I have. The situation is nothing if not worrisome,” Noah answered simply. Louis could see why Noah was clearly so agitated and why he was relieved that he had returned. It was one burden less for him who remained at the Academy anxiously waiting for news as he tried to cover up for all of them. It seemed like it has been a while since they were together. With Elin gone to take care of Louis’ situation, followed by Louis in the same circumstance, then Azeph who went missing after he left with his sister's fiancée. Even the other students star
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As soon as Elinor entered the room she knew something was going on. Stella looked at her with that cool expression of hers and remained silent while Noah looked away his face pale as if had just seen a ghost.“Nothing to concern yourself about,” Louis answered, “How was your investigation?” He asked“Fruitful, sadly,” She said stepping into the room and locking the door behind her after making sure that the hallway remained empty.“So what are you planning to do after this?” He asked.“I wanted to talk while all of you are here but you will have to let Will and Azeph know when they get here,” She said, “I have a favor to ask,” She declared wondering why Azeph wasn’t here yet.She was pretty sure that he would be here by now.Maybe it was his decision not to come in the end…“What is it?” Louis asked.Elinor mentioned for everyone around her to sit down and they listened gathering around the meeting table in the room.Looking around at everyone as they waited for her to say her piece.
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“What happened?” She asked her heart seizing up as they remained silent.“ It’s Azeph…” Noah finally said and Elinor felt like she was going to fall down as her legs were about to give out beneath her.“What happened to him?” She asked trying hard to keep her expression as calm as possible but she knew that she failed when Noah stood up making his way toward her to comfort her and she took a step back away from him.He couldn’t touch her, not right now. It would ruin everything.“We don’t know,” Noah said, “He wasn’t back all night and Will went out to look for him.”“Maybe he’s still with count Amel,” She said.“Count Amel had been in a car accident,” Louis said, “It was caused by someone probably from your father’s people,”Elinor felt the world tilt around her.If Amel had been in an accident then what happened to Azeph who had been with him?Azeph could be… No… Not him.Not Azeph too.“Elin…” Louis called and Elinor snapped out of her thoughts feeling like she was going to explode
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“Make sure to keep his fever down and let him get some rest,” The doctor instructed as he finished making Azeph drink his medicine, “Also keep him hydrated, he should wake up by tomorrow but if there are any complications call for me,”“Thank you very much doctor,” Will said and the doctor bowed to him.“No need to thank me, My lord.” The doctor answered taking the envelope Will handed him as he made his way out.This should keep his mouth shut long enough for them to get out of this apartment when Azeph’s fever goes down.He paused for a moment as he closed the door pondering at how easily he dealt with the doctor.The doctor had recognized him as a noble the moment he’d seen him. Something that never happened to him. Will considered himself as someone different from the noble class. Despite the fact that his mother had been of noble birth, she had chosen a commoner life when she had illegitimately borne him and his sister.Up until she died when he was five and his father came to ta
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Elinor made her way out of the car with the help of the driver and walked toward the train barely making it before it moved.“You’re late, your highness,” Said one of the royal guards waiting for her inside, “We were about to go down to look for you.“I had to make a small detour that’s all.” She stated, “Take me to my compartment,” She added and the guard nodded bowing to her and not saying anything further.She didn’t have the energy to deal with anyone nicely. Not after she almost broke down in front of azeph.She made it to her private compartment opening the door.“We will be outside if you need anything, Your highness,” The guard said and Elinor nodded before he closed the door and she locked it behind her. As soon as she was sure she was alone she collapsed on the floor a sob overtaking her as she muffled it with her gloved hand.Elinor then cried.As if shedding all of her clothes to wear new ones, she shed with her tears everything she knew within the months she spent with th
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Lighting the lamp, Elinor picked it up and made her way down the narrow path that lead straight to the underground exit to the castle.This path was originally here to help the masters of the house escape in cases of an emergency. There was a passageway in the master’s bedroom and in one other bedroom that her mother had insisted to become hers.For some reason, her mother who grew up as the daughter of the previous duke and as the only other person who knew about these secret passages didn’t tell her father about them.Elinor never had the courage to ask her mother why though. Her parents shared a good relationship despite the fact that their marriage had been purely political in the first place.But it did not mean that they shared a loving relationship. If she had to choose between lover and partner, Elinor would say that her parents were partners.Elinor wondered if her mother, just like her, never fully trusted her father deep down.As she made her way down the path, she slowly w
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Elinor woke up the next morning at the sound of commotion outside the manor. She had barely slept one hour straight without being woken up for one thing or another. It was already near dawn when she had gone to sleep but she could have managed a few hours of sleep before the house woke up under normal circumstances.But strangely enough, she didn’t feel tired. She barely felt anything, not nerve nor the guilt that had been tearing at her last night, nor did she feel scared of what was going to happen.She felt oddly calm and the only thing that kept nagging at her mind then is her mother’s illness that she had apparently hidden from her.Dressing herself up seeing that she would have to wait for her maid longer than she was willing to. She made her way out of her room and down the stairs to find it bustling with servants in various attires that were clearly their personal clothes, not the uniform they wear at the mansion.“Good morning, my lady,” Earl said greeting her, “I apologize
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Elinor sat with her mother for a while longer but none of them said a word. They remained in amicable silence as Elinor let her mother lean against her. After a while, Elinor realized that her mother was asleep. Looking down at her mother’s sleeping face she remembered her words. Her mother’s utmost wish was for her to become an accomplished lady. And in the pursuit of that perfection, her mother hadn’t always been a gentle loving mother. After years of having those manners and decorums drilled into her. And years of life within the castle as the only female royal in the royal castle. Elinor realized that her mother’s teachings were indeed essential for her to survive in that place. But that’s not all there was to it. Her mother thought her how to become a lady for the sake of her husband as the first lady of their kingdom. What she didn’t teach him is how to become a lady amongst men. Something that his majesty had thought her himself by keeping her by his side to observe him
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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
