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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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Azeph and Will took a car back to the academy. As soon as they arrived they were summoned by the headmaster who looked like he barely slept in days.“To tell you the truth, I should be punishing you for leaving the academy without permission and for skipping classes. But I cannot.” He said“Why?” Azeph asked,“Because I am under royal orders to let you be for the time being. So I am merely going to let you go with a warning and ask you to please be careful from now on,” he said with a sigh.Azeph smiled as he thought about Elinor. She really thought everything through, even covering up for them not to have trouble with the headmaster.We sincerely apologize for the trouble we might have caused you, headmaster,” Azeph said.The headmaster nodded giving them permission to leave.Just as they were going out he called out after them.“I will give the six of you, including Stella permission to leave the academy grounds but under an unofficial guise. Be extremely careful, and may god protec
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As Azeph lay on the bed, sleep eluded him. He couldn’t sleep and his shoulder’s pain wasn’t the reason. No, he could barely register the pain; his mind was reeling from what Noah had told him.The image of Elinor walking into the flames kept repeating in his mind along with the last glimpse he had gotten of her beautiful face back when she came by to visit him.She probably had no idea how happy he was when woke up to the sound of her voice.When he fell in the lake he had seen her face kast before closing his eyes. Then as if a surge of willpower came over him he swam out pulling his legs one after another as he headed toward the apartment.As he tried to bandage his shoulder he lost consciousness fever overtaking him. In his delirious state, all he could think about, dream about, was her face as she hovered over him her beautiful locks fanning over them like curtains and her porcelain skin glowing under the moonlight.So when he saw her standing there he wondered whether he was stil
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By the time the sun had risen on the academy’s horizon, Azeph and the others were already out each of them on his way to the capital.They had decided to travel separately not to draw attention, so while Azeph and Louis were together on the train when the sun started raising.Will was making his way there with Alan taking a different train and Stella and Noah had already left the previous night secretly and were waiting for them at the capital.There was a huge argument last night between Stella and Louis when the letter arrived. Louis had wanted her to stay at the academy but Stella wasn’t having any of that. She was heading into the capital, whether she was with them or not.For the first time in his life, Azeph saw Louis give in on an argument, or rather at a loss for words.Stella’s loyalty to Elinor ran deep. There was no mistaking that. But she was also worried about her friend, which she was trying to hide very successfully, only if not for the slight tremor in her hands as she
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