Xander found himself wandering the little streets of the Crested Butte that afternoon. He had been given directions and sent off to the family he needed to acquire the roots from. As if sending him to acquire a very rare and special root from one of the most powerful families in the Crested Butte was not enough, the general had also given him a deadline. Xander was supposed to return with the roots in forty eight hours or else their deal would be off.Xander moved with urgency and determination, whoever this family was, Xander needed to return with that root for Ariel and Eric's sakes. He needed to return home to his Lina too and he had to first of all get his hands on those roots.Xander moved quietly among the families who had come to the Crested Butte tourism. He watched their carefree smiles and listened to their laughter and endless chatter. Xander envied them greatly and wished that he could swap places with any of them. Family, laughter and pleasure were luxuries Xander could n

Xander was a happy man when he left that house. I had managed to acquire what he went there for. He would soon be leaving with Ariel and Eric back home. He would soon be free to return home and he was not going to return empty handed either, he was returning as a wealthy man.The man whom Xander healed happened to be the owner of two diamond mines and true to the initial promise, Xander was given a bank card that contained the said amount of money. Xander rushed back to the general's place with his heart beating excitedly in anticipation.Soon enough Xander reached the door of the house and was granted entry immediately. "I have it! I have what you want!" Xander screamed out loudly when he entered the house.The general was at this moment sitting in the living room still dressed in his night robes while a girl stood beside him pouring out his wine and attending to his needs. The general smiled cynically when his eyes rested on Xander."I told you it was going to be a walk in the pack.

Xander was horrified at what Lina had proposed. He was even surprised that Lina had proposed such an ideal to begin with."You want me to serve as a bodyguard to your father?" Xander asked carefully as if he wanted Lina to confirm her words or as if he wanted to confirm whether he had heard her correctly."Not as his immediate personal guard but as his protector." Lina explained quickly."Even with that, you know it's hard for me to accept that, Lina." Xander complained. "Besides, what makes you think Mr James will come to terms with this? We despise each other!" It was true what Xander had said. The enmity between the two of them was something that was clear and obvious to the sight of any who would care to study them. Try as much as he could, Xander could not begin to phantom why Lina would think that he, Xander would be up to this task.Xander loved Lina, that was true. He loved her with every molecule of his body but what Lina was asking was simply little too much coming from eve

Xander waited patiently for the officers to finish picking up their jaws from the floor. The officers returned their gifts to him and Xander could still see the look of apprehension crossed on their faces."How is this possible?" One of the officers asked. "How did you come about this amount of money?" Xander shrugged casually. "Will you even believe me if I tell you?" He asked. "Moments ago this man.. " he indicated the store owner. "...was about to throw me out of his store simply because he judged by my personal appearance that I have nothing.""Answer the question you wretched beggar." The store owner snapped at Xander angrily.Xander knew already that to explain was in vain so he shrugged and gave the police a number to call. The police officers wasted no time and dialled this number. The phone rang for a while before it was picked.Xander could not hear what was communicated at the other end but he saw the shock registering on the officer's face as he listened attentively to wh

Xander gave his word and he intended to see it through to the latter. He would not disappoint Lina. Sebastian was arrested again, taken under custody and Xander suspected that he would be seeing the former mayor sometime soon. Again..After the rescue, Xander was able to retrieve his ring from Sebastian and as he made his way to Mr James' house, Xander could not stop pondering on the new revelation he had received. Sebastian had taken the ring from him but instead of what Xander dreaded, the ring had completely shut down on Sebastian as Sebastian could not use it. Perhaps this was what the ring would do if it fell in the hand of Tobias, the leader of the dragon group. If that would be the case, then Xander had nothing to worry about. Or so he thought.Xander returned to Mr James Mansion with Mr James and Lina. Immediately they got back, Lina excused herself, saying she needed to leave and ease herself but Xander knew that what she really wanted was for Xander to have some time with Mr