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Arthur was very anxious as he marched down to Keith's quarters. He overheared a few of the maids discussing earlier snd they mentioned seeing something about Keith.Something that Arthur didn't want to think about at the moment. He prayed that what he heard was far from the truth.He wanted to see Keith and make sure he was okay, and to be sure the rumours were far from the truth. He heard there were quite a number of masked men outside Keith's room and many of which were badly injured! It was clear that somebody had tried to attack the young man but Arthur was more concerned about Keith's being alive still! Unfortunately, none of the maids were productive. They weren't sure if Keith was alive or not, they couldn't quite tell!Arthur arrived at Keith's quarters and saw the men just like the maids had said.The guards were under the command of Eleanor, carrying the men away. Arthur searches among the men incase Keith's body happens to be there!His hand shook terribly, the thought
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Amanda couldn't believe Arthur could come to demand answers like that!How he survived the ordeal from the night before, she could not just believe it! She sent the most skilled men in the army to that man and yet, he managed to survive! How on earth is that even possible? Or was there something she was missing here?“It has to be that man with him. His personal guard! It just has to be him! Is there a way we can get him alone and maybe we'll have a better chance?” Amanda asked Richard desperately.She wanted this to be over and done with as soon as possible. Only then would they have no reason to meet the council, only then would Edward ascend the throne as he should.“I don't think that is the case my queen. I do think that this young man might be skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship..” “How could he be skilled in the something like that? Who did he grow up with for him to have access to such higher education? It makes no sense!” She reasoned.“We are not quite sure the origin
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‘I almost didn't recognize you two! It took a while.” Rose said the moment Keith and Ellinor were inside the mansion. At first glance, she had wondered who the strangers were and was about to turn them away, when Ellinor spoke.“You look like a tulip in that dress!” Ellinor had said.No one compares her in a red dress to flowers except the weird Ellinor! She wasn't expecting to see those duo anytime soon and seeing them dressed like common? They might have looked even worse than Beggars! They really over did that part of their dress up. She was being honest! She wasn't expecting that at all! “Well, we decided to go with Keith's brilliant plan. He didn't think about the fact that you might not recognize us.” Ellinor said, turning this against him.“Hey, we were able to lose the guard that was watching us, didn't we? Goodness, all you can do is just appreciate the little effort that I gave this!” Keith snapped in annoyance.“Could the two of you do this later? I believe you are here f
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The next morning was a rather eventful one. Before it was even dawn, Keith's quarters was surrounded by maids whose only mission is to get him ready for the council meeting, that would be taking place in a few hours.Although, he was in bed, Keith stared restlessly like he knew something was off abput the atmosphere.His eyes lands on the army of women and he jolts awake in shock, holding on to his duvet.“Who…who are you?” He asked, glancing from one woman to another.He searches for Ellinor but she wasn't in the room.“You guard is with the rest, preparing for the meeting as well.” One of the women, who seems to be on the older side, replied formerly.“The meeting?” Keirh asked, scanning the women in suspicion.Could this be Amanda's scheme to kill Jim or something? “The council meeting, my lord. You and Prince Edward will be attending the council meeting and every other arrangement would be made.” Keith's eyes widened in realisation, that meeting! He almost forgot about that! “W
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The meeting had gone rather smoothly and they all seemed to be on the same page.Soon, the court was empty and the ‘family’ was left all alone to hash things out.“Four competitions. That's all I need to be king right?” Edward turns to Keith with a serious look in his eyes. “Once I win, you will leave this palace and blbevwr return. Is that understood?” Edward said.Keith smirked, “You sure have a lot of confidence in yourself. I'm envious of that.” “Do we have a deal?” Edward asked in seriousness. If there was one thing Keith admired about Edward, it would be the audacity he has! “I'm not interested. I don't want to be the reason why you'd be homeless afterwards.” Keith offered, walking away.Edward smirked, “ It'd a deal then.” Arthur and Amanda watched as their mini versions walked out of the courtroom, using the two doors that led into the room. “He has some guts on him. That is not enough to ascertain his survival. I hope you told him that.” Amanda turned to him in serious
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Warden exhaled after listening to the outcome of the meeting. He wasn't expecting things to go that smooth with Amanda there.Surprisingly, it seems the court is not on her side like they had all believed for the longest time! This could also be their sign that they have a higher chance at winning this than they expected.“I sent my partner to inform the Grandmaster about this. He should have received the message by now.” The guard offered.“That's good. You may take your leave.” The young man walked away, leaving Warden to his thoughts. Maybe they concluded things way too early in his own opinion.They should have taken a closer look at things and see if truly the court was on her side.“Well, it good to know that the court still stands with the people. It would have been horrible if they were really on the queen's side..” Rose said.She was in the room the whole time and her father had instructed her to water the flowers in the study.“It's a relief. We can't be battling Amanda
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Finally, it was the day of the competition and Keith was looking forward to the end of it.It was the day that the court choose for Keith and Edward to go hunting. The rules of the games were yet to be discussed , neither were they informed about the location..That morning had started off with the maids, standing outside Keith's quarters again.They were waiting to help him shower like the last time! It was a total nightmare, seeing all of them standing outside his door.Thanks to Ellinor, he didn't have to face any of them and he was able to help himself get ready in a matter of seconds.Soon they were on their way to the stable to pick a horse for the games..It was way larger than he expected it to be! At the same time, he was in the palace! Everything is often out of proportion!“Aren't you nervous?” Ellinor asked.She wasn't the one who would be competing first hand, but she felt very anxious.She expected Keith to feel a little bit worried but he was very much collected and pu
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It took a great deal of work to get Keith to calm down and when he was finally calm, he was able to tell her what exactly had happened.Ellinor sighed after hearing everything. Her next question is probably going to irritate Keith but, she was trying her best to present it in such a way that he wouldn't be offended..‘Okay, I'm not trying to say that Edward is right. Do you think that perhaps maybe…” “No. He only said that to spite me. I am sure the reason why she had gone to the sluts in the first place, was because of the master she walked for. He wanted her to deliver the King's share of tax to the prince instead..” “No one else wanted to go except her. A friend of hers told me this.” Keith exhaled deeply, his hands trembled lightly.“What if he really did…” “Don't think about it. It's only going to hurt your feelings even more. That bastard deserves to die, there's no mercy for people like him. No redemption whatsoever…” Ellinor said.Keith bowed his heads in his arms, he was