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Chapter 87
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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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Loyd stared at Elinor for a moment as if she had lost her mind."My lady what do you mean? You need to get out of here before the guards are here," He said looking at her with concern. “No, there’s something else more important for you to do,” She said, “ My father moved up the time for his invasion to tonight. You need to make sure that the guys know before it’s too late,” She said.“But what about you my lady?! I can’t leave you alone here,” He said his eyes trained on her with determination.He wasn’t going to leave her here unless she was very convincing.“I came back for you, my lady. I promised Lord Louis that I would be taking care of you and making sure that you are safe,” He said.“And that’s exactly what you are going to do,” She answered, “I want you to untie me and leave a gun and a knife here with me. As soon as my father sets out of the house, I will head up for my mother, then I will be getting out of here,”Loyd looked at her hesitation marring his gaze and she smile
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The king closed the crimson folder that he was holding in his hands before raising his eyes toward the ceiling and taking a deep sigh.“Your majesty,” Future said from his side and he looked at him with eyes full of regret and remorse.“I have wished for him to see the light, yet…” He began“You know that there is nothing that we can do for him anymore, your majesty,” Future said with a serious look on his face“I understand…” The king answered as he handed him the folder, “But he is still my brother…” He added.He looked at the ceiling waiting for his hesitation to turn into determination.“I do not know how I am ever going to face her,” He said again,“She will understand. She already does,” Future answered.“I’m afraid that I’m making that child bear more than she can handle,” He said,“She is stronger than what any of us give her credit. She will be okay, your majesty,” He said.“I really do hope so. If not, I shall always bear the blow of losing two of my precious children to thi
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Azeph stood by the entrance to the secret door that would lead them into the castle and waited. The first explosion that was supposed to help them exit the safehouse unnoticed happened half an hour ago. They should be hearing the second one by now. Looking back he saw his friends laying low beside him and sighed. There was a possibility that some of them won't make it past tonight. But they still all came ready to fight. Loyd had come to them one hour ago informing them of Elinor's message. Her father caught her and he was making his move a few hours earlier than planned. Loyd volunteered to start the explosions for them as they enter the castle not to dwindle their numbers and they agreed. Booom The second explosion shook them up and Louis immediately opened the secret door pushing the stone away and motioning for them to enter before he pulled it back into place. They made their way into the castle running through the silent hallways until they started hearing them. The guard
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Azeph stepped away from the door Louis followed him. The grand duke was smiling as he spoke but when he saw them both coming his way his smile faltered and he aimed his gun away from them and toward the king who was looking at everything with a cool expression not seeming the least bit worried about his own life.Even in this situation, he had to maintain his composure and remain calm. Just how hard could the life of a king could get? How hard the life that awaited Elinor was?Future stood up despite his injured side and covered the king with his body protecting him. The king did not resist. He could not. His life was not his to waste."Either you two stop this farce or I will shoot him now. I still have two bullets in my gun," He said."No you do not," Azeph said coldly, "You would be lucky if you still have one bullet left in the gun.""How do you know? This is not an ordinary gun," He said with a smirk."It is not. It is a custom-made gun and there are only two in the world. One t
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Elinor looked at her mother with wide eyes as her mother looked at her with an expression filled with disgust and hatred.“Mother…” She murmured too shocked to say anything else.“Your father told me what you did,” She said, “You sold out your own family for the sake of the king’s favor. I had no idea that you were this greedy as a child,” “What?!” Elinor spoke up this time, “Mother, you must be mistaken. I never sold our family out. It was father who-”“Keep quiet!” Her mother said with an authoritative tone and Elinor flinched, “You will not lie to me. Your father told me everything. You were siding with the king all this time and leaving the blame on him,”“Mother, do you really believe what you're saying?” Elinor asked feeling hurt at how her father set her up with her mother and at how easily her mother believed the worse of her.“Mother, please let me explain. Father is trying to take the throne away from his majesty. He has organized a coup to overtake the throne and kill his
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As azeph made his way out of the castle, he spotted one car that had been probably used by the duke to get to the castle and he hopped inside.Before he could start the car, Louis came up to sit beside him looking at him as if he had lost his mind.“What are you waiting for, drive,” He said, “Don’t tell me that you got on without knowing how to drive,”“I know how to drive a damned car Louis,” Azeph said annoyed.Starting the car, he drove down the road like a madman toward the residence of the Pendragons. He could see the flames in the horizon growing brighter and he clenched his hands on the steering wheels. If only this car could be any faster…As soon as they got there, the place was swarmed with guards and officials, staring at the mansion as it burned down, but none of them made a step to get inside, nor did they try to call out for Elinor and her mother to try to find them.“What are you doing?!” Azeph yelled at them. Put down the fire, why aren’t you looking for her highness?!
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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
