Finally, the celebration of the young prince 18th name day has come to an end. It has been very hectic and exhausting encounter for our main character.
Audrey feels like there are lot of things that transpired during the banquet, and it makes her a bit edgy and embarrass at the same time.
Especially whenever she tried to recall how her departure with Prince Nike ended up that night.
Among the small bridge stand two silhouette of a man and a lady. Their figure was slightly illuminated by the bright light of the moon. The night sky was clear and the stars were shining bright above them.
Prince Nike eyes never left Audrey's face. His eyes were burning with so much passion as he stare at her. It looks as if Prince Nike wanted to say something as he reached for Audrey's hand with trembling cold hands.
"Lady Audrey, I truly enjoy your company, I would be more than willing
"MEOW"[Hey sleepy head. How long are you planning to hole up in this room?]Audrey stirred on her bed as she extended her arms hidden beneath the soft layer of her blanket. She grab her tactful cat and pull it under the sheets as she wrestled it."J-A-N-U-Ssssssss.... It's so embarrassing! What to do?!!""MWARRR"[Little lass,... leave me alone!!!]Nero try hard to wriggle his way away from Audrey's arms.When the little black cat resurfaced from under the pile of blankets, its fur was ruffled.He licked it back to place and gaze back at the blanket with eyes full of annoyance."MEOW"[Geez Audrey! Quit that sullen act of yours, c'mon! It been a week since that happen... and besides it's not a crime to fart every now and then???!!]"Yah, have you tried fa
As soon as Audrey entered the main hall, she saw her grandfather having a serious discussion with a middle aged man, and at his side stand Prince Nike.Audrey pretended to act casual when she saw Prince Nike. She silently settled herself in one of the chair not too far away from where the two men were talking."He must be the emperor.."Audrey immediately reckoned as she eyed the middle aged man talking to her grandfather.She inferred base on the robe that the middle age man was wearing. His robe was akin to a golden silk with a dragon embroidery.Her eyes observed them further and although she could not hear what exactly they are talking about.It was obvious that Johnson was in a good mood since he had this big smile plastered on his handsome face. It was as if the head of the Mu clan was afraid that his majesty will fail to see all his pearl white teeth.
"Audrey, why don't you walked Prince Nike and show him around??? I know you guys have a lot to catch up. Leave everything about the preparation for the marriage to us. You can just lay back and enjoy yourselves"Hearing that the head of the Lee Clan almost declared the marriage , the emperor nodded his head. Seemingly satisfied for his decisiveness."I definitely need to pull this kind of ambitious man on my side rather than to risk the possibility of him taking the route of no return"the emperor thought to himself.Prince Nike on the other hand was so delighted upon hearing Johnson's instruction to his granddaughter, Audrey.As if on cue, he approached Audrey who was standing still like a beautiful statue, not too far away.Johnson's words were almost the same as his affirmation for the proposal that the majesty had personally requested. Albeit, this has something to do with Empress Qi asking him to this favor for her.Knowing that
Audrey was walking ahead of Prince Nike. She had a scowl on her beautiful face, but the fine gentleman following her wear an opposite expression. His smile was so wide that it almost split his face into half.He though that Audrey was just feeling shy thinking about the idea of marrying him. After all, he was the highly sought bachelor of their kingdom.Any women given a chance to have him as their husband will be too surprised! Especially if he will be the one to propose the idea. So he does not find Audrey's behavior out of normalcy.They continue to walked like that nursing their own emotions until Audrey turned left and halted her steps.She turn around and this let her face Prince Nike. They stared to each other's eyes saying nothing. When Nike looked at Audrey's eyes, he saw his own expression. On those eyes, he saw how happy he was.He slowly lifted his hand and reached ou
" Because life is not like a fairytale. This is not a textbook love story. We cannot marry someone we just met once!!!!!"She replied with much conviction."Who said so????"Prince Nike's voice at this moment was devoid of any warmth. A stark contrast from his ardent personality."Errr... Queen Elsa??? From frozen???" this time Audrey replied but her voice was too small to be heard properly.[Geez,... How I hope I can smack her little head just this once. Where was her brain located? At her foot?? As if that prince over there have watched Frozen before.]Nero who was sitting quietly all this time cannot help but comment. He was trying to avoid getting involved in this drama. He believe that things like these needs to be handled by Audrey by her own since it will help to hone her personality and decision making.&nbs
"Lady Audrey!.... Lady Audrey.....open the door..." The soft knocking eventually started to turn into successive ramming. Sabel kept on pounding on Audrey's door but she did not get any answer from her young miss. She saw her young miss returned to her room this morning. She seems to be in a bad mood so Sabel decided not to disturb her. Until lunchtime came. Just like usual, she was tasked to bring the meal to her young miss' room. Yet when she asked for permission to came in, no one responded. Which is very uncommon to her young miss, who was definitely a food lover. Every time she will bring food to her room, her young miss never fails to greet her with much enthusiasm. It's either the black cat who will first greet her at the window or her young miss who would personally open the door for her to come in. As if she was inviting a friend instead of a maid. &nbs
Without minding the weeping maid that he just kicked out of his way, Johnson strode across the doorway towards his granddaughter's room.He knocked three times consecutively before he leaned closer to the door and called her out,"Little girl???? Grandfather is here. Open the door"but he did not get any answer. It was as if there's no one inside the room.Johnson was feeling frustrated this time. He instructed Audrey to accompany Prince Nike around. While he was planning to continue discussing the marriage arrangement between Audrey and Nike.If possible, he would like to bring up the engagement for Mu Yanxiao and the crown prince as well. Hitting two birds in one stone.Yet before he could even start hinting to the emperor, Prince Nike came back with a dark expression. It was easy to guess that his supposed date with Lee Clan's young miss, Audrey, did not g
They headed to the isolated room leading to the washroom. As they turn left and got closer to the area, they heard an ear-splitting voice accompanied by the deep growling sound of a beast.Audrey:LISTEEEEEENNN!!!...I am alone at the crossroad...I am alone in my own world!!!And I try and try!Nero: YeahAudrey: To say what's on my mind!Nero: yeah, break it down! yow!Audrey: You should have known!!! Ohhhhh-- Now I'm done believing you..... You don't know what I'm feeling...Nero: Yeh c' mon DJ Jhay-nooze in the mix!!!"Audrey: I'm more than what... you gave to me... I followed the voice.. you gave to meeee.
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou