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It was very difficult for Keith to pretend like he knew nothing . He had spent the entire day with Ellinor and yet he couldn't bring himself to ask the question burning in his mind.But the problem was what question did he have to ask? He wasn't even sure he wanted to know why she was pretending to be a man. It would only make her feel uncomfortable.She has been living like this for years. If she finds out that somebody knows who she really was…As much as he did not want to admit,Keith was very much fond of Ellinor. He could as well say that he was in love with her.His greatest relief was finding out that she was a woman. He knew he wasn't attracted to men and there was nothing wrong with that..They both made their way to the jade temple in silence, watching over Edward had only revealed another layer of their problem..“I never knew Edward was that strong. I never expected…” “Ypu see why we stopped ypu from confronting hum now? He is stronger than ypu are and it's likely going to
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“AHHH!!!”Edward was in pain,covering his ears and coveted in sweat. He was stripped off every piece of clothing and left all alone in his room.Danfus stood outside, nervous and scared out of his life. He had no idea what to do but he alerted the Queen.She's the only one with his cure and she should be there anytime soon.Danfus had heard rumours of Edward turning into a red fiery fire monster and he had thought it was an extrageration of his anger.When he saw it with his own eyes, he was petrified. Too stunned to do anything. For the longest time, he thought that monster couldn't be human! When the fire died down and Edward showed up in the mist of the flame, nothing could have prepared Danfus for this…Not even Edward informing Danfus prior, could have prepared him for the scene he witnessed hours earlier..Amanda finally showed up, walking past Danfus and walking into the room.For what felt like forever, there was silence Danfus was beginning to wonder what was going on withi
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Ever since Keith had found out about Ellinor, he had been keeping an eye on her like an hawk! Anytime she comes to the jade temple, he iften tries to convince her to go to the Mansion instead.He was very worried about her spending the night at the temple in the mist of so many men!Wherever she went, he was keeping an eye on her. He even started to scary young men who clearly need training tips, away from Ellinor.He couldn't trust anyone but himself to keep her safe.Which was something he should have thought about very well before making such a conclusion. He didn't want to seem like ihe was pushing her to make decisions she didn't want to.At the same time, he wanted to make sure that she was safe and far from harm's way..Even Sean noticed that he has been trying so hard to keep Ellinor within hands reach!He knew Keith hated Ellinor's guts and the sudden fondness between them was starting to seem very suspicious..They were in the grand dining hall having breakfast and Sean cou
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Hana knew she had to see her mother and inform her about what had happened so far! She needed to speak with Keith by all means and get into his head!Hana decided to skip classes and get in her way to her mother's house.The though of seeking permission cane yo her mind but it only seemed to upset her. Why did she have to see permission from the Queen to see her mother? It just didn't sit well with her and Hana went to her mother's place almost instantly.The ride to her mother's place was a rather quiet one. She made sure the number of guards who followed her were just as high in number as the entourage of the queen herself!She wanted to show everyone who looked down on her and her mother just how amazing she was doing now, and how high up in authority she was now..She wanted them to know that she was the prince's bride to be and she wouldn't hesitate to have their heads off their necks if they dare disrespect her..As much as the thought of the three notorious girls in her neighbo
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Wondering what Jeff was doing, Keith followed the young man carefully t0 see why he was sneaking around.He had never had a reason to suspect Jeff but seeing how he was sneaking around , something was certainly up and he needed to tell someone about it…Not when he is sure that Jeff wasn't doing something out of the ordinary.He followed Jeff quietly and boriced the young man was eaces dropping on the Grandmaster and master warden's discussion.What was he doing that? He was invading theor privacy for what reason? As much as Keith wanted to hear what Grandmaster and Warden were discussing that could have piqued Jeff's interest, hedecided that whatever it was, Jeff is in the wrong for eavesdropping.But that doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. He could be curious to know, just like everyone else here.Keith decided that there was nothing else to see here, so he chose to return back to the training ground and mind his business.He noticed Jeff pulled out a piece of paper, writin
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It was getting closer and closer to the wedding date and surprisingly, Hana found herself occupied with so many things…She needed to send the invitations out the most prominent people in the society once more. And she needed to make sure she wasn't forgetting any of her mother's guests..It was a very tough thing to do but she had to put herself to it. She was hoping that there will be someone to be in charge of everything but apparently she was wrong!There is in fact, a royal event planner but she had to be there before the young lady could make any decision on her own..It was not a bad idea, she wanted to have a say in what her wedding will looks like as well.The only problem she was having, was the numerous secrets that the royal family seems to have.Her mother has been of no help of recent. She wasn't even willing to lift a finger in the search of Keith.That was the least her mother could do to ease her burden but no, Rebecca refused to be resourceful!Hana had forgotten all
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Ellinor followed him quietly. She had no idea where this was going to lead to eventually.Jeff has indeed being acting suspicious and eavedropping on the grandmaster was not exactly very reasonable.Ellinor had known Jeff for the longest time and she did not want to believe, that he was doing this for sinister's motives.Maybe there was a piece of the puzzle that they weren't understanding..Quietly and discreetly, she followed Jeff into an empty passageway where he folded the paper, and placed it inside a tiny hole.Jeff scans around him and then walks away immediately, thinking that no one was watching him.Now Ellinor was more curious. Where exactly did that hole lead to?She kept her eyes on Jeff and soon realise he was going back to the training ground, pretending nothing had happened.Elinor went to the back of the wall and found numerous letters all in Jeff's handwriting!He has been collecting intel on the Grandmaster and Warden for months most likely! And the tiniest of detail
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The old man was just about to go to bed when he saw Warden walk back into his room..He thought the young man was headed towards his mansion. Why did he come back? Did something happen?“Warden, I thought you were going back into your house. What happened? Is everything all right?” He asked, in concern.“Grandmaster, I'm afraid I have terrible news and I don't think you will be happy to hear this..” The old man sits up, meeting Warden's gaze and also wondering what on earth was going on.He did not like the idea of listening to bad news at all but it was all part of life.Probably he was getting old and all he wanted was nothing but happiness.“Keith and Ellinor found Jeff by the door, eavesdropping on our conversation. They followed him and find out that he has been dropping intel to an unknown source..” The old man sits up better and sighs. It was almost as though he had expected something like this to happen..“I'm really sorry Grandmaster. I really wish that..” The old man shoo