Diamant rocked herself back and forth as she laid coiled up on the floor. She was missing Aaron. Although, she had been able to get him off her mind for a while now but she remembered him. She remembered how he had always helped her and she missed him. Yet her memory of him was always torn by the last time she had saw him.The time he had tried to rape her.Maybe he could explain? Maybe he wasn't himself?She tried to find excuses for him. She had to go to the meeting again. There was no message or anything suspicious going on. The Master was still quiet, still they had to train.******************************"Left! You are so slow." DL said as the sword clashed against each other. "We don't have enough time for slow progress!"Diamant had been presented with the news about the change of her trainer. With how angry the Dragon Lord was, she didn't know if she should be happy about it."Wait! I can't keep up!" Diamant shouted."Argh" she shouted again as the sword left a small cut on h

Diamant woke up in a warm room, she looked around and she saw Sunain. "Before you go running off, tell someone." Sunain scolded gently with a smile of relief.It was still at night and it was still raining. Sunain must have changed Diamant's dress because it wasn't wet. The whole of Black Mask sat around her in their usual hideout. She looked up and saw DL, his face stoic. She looked away, her mind playing back what had happened."They knew we were coming, I was in their carriage." Diamant said answering the unasked question that lingered over them."You saw them?" DL asked as his voice cut sharply through the silence."No, the darkness and the woman's hat, I couldn't see their faces. But the man seems like a minister, considering his robe." Diamant continued trying hard to remember as she relayed everything that happened to everyone."You are important to the Master?" Malik asked in surprise."Well, that was what I heard. I don't even know him, I don't know this Master." Diamant sai

Canilus was beautiful, well the King was named after the kingdom. The whole kingdom was so colourful as they prepared for the festival, it was all so colourful.Diamant took the mirror and looked at her face again, she could barely recognize herself nor could she recognize DL who sat across her in the carriage. When they got to the gate, a guard knocked at the window and it was opened."Sir Giston and my wife, Lady Ania from the House of Chandra, the Stone Clan." DL spoke and the guard went through whatever he was holding and if Dimitri did his job well, they had nothing to worry about.Dimitri did a great job because they were now in one of the guest rooms in the palace. Diamant sat across the room in front of a mirror, patting her neck mindlessly.DL had come to the conclusion that the person who attacked Roc was one of the numerous ladies he had crossed paths with. The impeccable timing was only a coincidence.DL sat down silently, he had pulled off most of his robe. He could see t

They approached the cave in silence, each one thinking about how things had turned out terribly in such little time. When they got in, they prepared a little fire and started going through the small bags with them that Diamant had mandated they had taken with them. Diamant frowned at the numerous bottles of herbs in her bag. She didn't really have much of anything else. She had quickly grabbed on them before leaving Alusa and she was glad she had learnt a thing or two from Sunain. Although, they hadn't seen each other before Diamant had to leave hurriedly for Canilus.She looked to DL and her heart clenched. Her decision seemed to weigh down on her and once again she couldn't help but doubt herself.What was wrong with her? It was just one arrow, one arrow laced with sleeping herbs! What was the big deal about that? Why should that allow her to see him in a different light?! He was still what he was, still who he was. He was still a murderer, he was still her punishment! Nothing had

"I love you." Aaron said again desperately seeing the way Diamant was doubting herself. He took a step closer to her and DL instinctively pulled Diamant more to his back."It is pathetic for you to claim that you love her." DL said dangerously low to him."And it is pathetic for you to keep her behind your back without a reason. What? You think she will pick you? You are the reason her life is in a mess!" Aaron scoff in annoyance.Diamant sucked in a breath at that, it reminded her why she was in this situation in the first a place."I will not allow myself to fall at the feet of any distraction." She remembered what she had said and her mind was made up."You are already nothing. Why would she pick the side of the one that destroyed her life?!" Aaron concluded spitefully.DL looked away, embarrassed and angry. He had nothing to defend himself.Aaron smiled in his head with satisfaction. He looked at Diamant and stretched his hand to her, urging her to take it."Come on, I am waiting.