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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
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This was starting to annoy Rose, where on earth is Jeff and why couldn't she reach him?She had made a stop at the Jade temple more than a hundred times and never had she come across Jeff.Something that came more suspicious, was the fact that the Grandmaster was doing just fine! And Jeff was nowhere around him.Whenever she asked any random person about Jeff, they all seem to recoil abd run away. It was almost like they knew something and they all decided not to tell her about it.Something was definitely wrong and no one wanted to tell her what it was..It didn't make her feel any better, it only made her feel even more anxious than she already felt..The only person who could give her answers to her question was Ellinor. Unfortunately, she was far away in the palace.There was no way she could reach out to her friend either! Was there really no secure way of contacting her without blowing her father's cover?!Rose stormed into the mansion , causing a scene as she walked down the
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Arthur was making his way towards the courtroom right after having a meal.He had come across evidence that Amanda had been laundering a lot of money during herr time as the Queen, and he was just about report her, with the peace of evidence he had against her. “Your Highness, if lady Amanda finds out about this, she is going to throw a fit! We need to be prepared for the worst possible scenario.” Liam said , scanning their environment as they head to the courtroom.The meeting has been summoned , only a few council members were able to make it.Arthur made sure that the head of the entire court, made it to the meeting to ensure that things run smoothly and fairly..That is my intentions exactly for her to Spiral out of control it will be best if she makes this public display in front of the court members only then do we have or standard chanceI don't think that this is a very safe plan my Lord A few people are risk here even your son stands the chance to Be burnt by Liam offeredIt
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The day of the second competition is finally came and everyone seems to be in the mood to see, what exactly would come out of this.As it is, Keith was leading the competition by few points and the court wondered if he would win this round as well .Edward looked very determined to prove them wrong and get his points higher than that of Keith.The order of events had been restructured and many of them were a bit scared about how things would go.They would be undergoing swordsmanship and this was going to be happening with a bit of a twist..They would be tested on their swordsmanship but the duel would be right after they go through several hurdles.Keitn and Edward were standing side by side, waiting for the head of the court to call them.They were waiting for him to make the count so they could get started on the competition already.“The rules are simple. You must overcome every hurdles in your way and you should be in time for the exchange of swords. Whoever is able to decapacita
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Amanda stormed into the room in anger. She couldn't believe the audacity of that boy to speak to her in such a disrespectful manner! How dare he?!She walked into a room and slam the door shut in anger.Only then, was she able to scream out loud her frustrations. Her voice echoed through the walls of the quarters. “How dare he speak to me like that? Who does he think he is? I want him dead! I want him dead by all means necessary!” Amanda shoves a glass of rice wine, trying to suppress her anger somewhere down.Richard walked into the room and bowed his head in courtesy.“My Lord, I just received an information concerning Keith's parents. We found them..” “You found them?” She asked and Richard nodded his head.“Yes, my queen. I was able to find them. What would you like us to do now?” Richard asked.Amanda was excited, smiling. She had no idea where to start but seeing that she had an upper hand, only made her even more excited.“Call me that boy. He is currently celebrating his wi
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Keith had a smile on his face, he won this round and his points seems to be looking up really good.The most important thing was the fact that Ellinor told him his family were safe like she promised.Nothing could make him anymore happier than that. To know that his family was safe and sound in the Jade temple.Ellinor was right next to him. She notice the radiant smile on his face, making her wonder if he wanted to go meet his family…“Are you going to stop by and say hello to them? Your mother, Agnes, asked of you and I told that that you were doing fine..”Keith was quiet, he didn't think about going to visit Agnes, neither did he expect her to ask about him.Agnes and Williams are every right to blame Emma's death on him. It was his duty to protect his sister but he failed horribly..To make matters worse, the person who had caused them pain happens to be someone related to him by blood!“As long as they are safe in the temple, I am fine. There's no need for me to go and visit them
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Keith stepped out briefly a smile on his face. He felt so alive and radiant with energy..The discussion he had with Ellinor was a beautiful one that yielded results! He had expected that talk to be a direct opposite of what eventually happened! He assured her that she was safe and her that secret was safe with him..Keith decided to walk around that early morning, trying to get as much sunlight soon as possible..‘You didn't win the competition yesterday.”He turned to see Hana, someone he least expected to see at the moment!She seems to be out for the sun as well but a rather disturbed look was on her face..“And why does matter if I win or not?” Keith asked in irritation.He decided to drop the act of playing nice, it was time for her to know that she was in the wrong..“But you seemed happy. Llike you won. am sure that you want to be king as much as Edward wants it too.” She pointed out.Keith tilts his head to the side, wondering where this conversation was going to lead to..H