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by Matt Harris


  Then,-othe-oswords-oare-oswung-oat-ome-omercilessly.-oWithout-oa-ochoice,-oI-ouse-omy-obest-ocard-oat-othe-omoment.

  'Teleportation!'

  I-oinstantly-oappear-obehind-oArdha-oas-omy-osword-ois-oswung-ohorizontally-oputting-oeverything-oin-othat-oswing

  Darkness-oappears-oand-ofends-omy-osword-ofor-oa-obit-obefore-obeing-osplit…-oeven-oif-oI-oam-oreacting-oon-oinstinct,-oI-oknew-owhat-othat-omeant…

  My-osword-oslashes-othe-oair-oand-oI-ouse-oanother-oskill-oinstantly-oas-oI-omove-oto-othe-oincoming-oattack-oof-oArdha.-oA-oslash-ocomes-oto-omy-oright-oas-oI-oactivate-oanother-oskill

  'Life-oCoverture'

  I-olet-ogo-oof-omy-osword-owith-omy-oleft-ohand-oand-owith-omy-oright-oI-otry-oto-ofend-ohis-oincoming-oattack-oas-omy-olife-oshrinks-obecause-oof-othe-oskill.

  Our-oswords-oclash-oand-omy-ohand-ois-osent-oback.-oI-omanage-oto-obuy-oa-obit-oof-otime-oas-ohis-osecond-ohits-ois-ocoming-oferociously.

  What-oa-ofearful-ocombo-oattack.

  Like-othat-oI-oregain-omy-obalance-oon-omy-oleft-oside-oand-ostep-oback-owith-omy-oright-oleg,-oblocking-othe-oattack-owith-omy-oleft-ohand-ousing-oit-oas-oa-oshield-oto-otry-oto-odeflect-oit,-otrusting-omy-oarmor-oand-omy-obody-oreflexes.

  But-osomething-ohappens-othat-oI-odidn't-oexpect-owith-omy-olife-ocoverture-oon,-ohalf-oof-omy-oarm-ois-osevered.-oWithout-oany-oresistance-oat-oall!

  Pain-oappears,-othat-owas-ototally-oa-omiscalculation!

  I-ostumble-oa-obit-oand-oa-olow-okick-othat-omakes-ome-ogo-oupside-odown-oin-oa-osingle-ogo-ohits-omy-oleg.-oI-ofall-oon-omy-oback-oand-obefore-oI-ocan-osee-oit,-oa-osword-ois-opierced-oin-othe-oground-obesides-omy-oface.

  Shivers-ogo-othrough-omy-ospine,-oI-odidn't-ostand-oa-ochance,-oand-oI-oclearly-ofelt-ohis-ointent-oto-okill-ome-oalong-owith-ohis-ofighting-ospirit-ocrushing-ome-oat-othe-oend.

  That-osword,-oat-othe-oend,-olooked-oas-oimposing-oas-oa-omountain,-ocrushing-onot-oonly-omy-ochances-oof-owinning,-obut-omy-owill-ofor-oa-omoment.

  Ardha-osmiles-oas-ohe-otakes-oit-oout-oand-ooffers-ome-ohis-ohands.

  Allen-ocomes-oand-oheals-omy-osevered-ohand-owhile-oArdha-ohelps-ome-ostand-oup-otoo

  The-oonly-owords-othat-oleaves-omy-omouth-ois-o"I-olost"

  I-ohave-odied-obefore,-oI-ohave-obeen-odefeated-obefore,-obut-onever-owas-oI-obeaten-oin-oa-oone-ovs-oone-ofight.-oDespite-ofeeling-odejected-oby-othat,-oit-osomehow-ofeels-orefreshing.

  I-osmile-obitterly-owhile-othinking-othat,-othe-owall-obetween-othis-oguy-oand-ome-ois-ohuge.-oIt-oseems-oI-owill-ohave-oto-oput-oa-olot-oof-oeffort-oif-oI-oever-owant-oto-osurpass-ohim.

  Like-othat,-oAllen-oalso-oheals-oArdha,-oeven-othough-ohe-otruthfully-odidn't-oreally-oreceive-oany-oreal-odamage.-oWhile-ohe-orecovers-ohis-ostamina-otoo,-oI-ofeel-oa-ohuge-ofighting-ointent.

  A-osmile-oappears-oon-oArdha's-oface,-oturning-ohis-ohead-oto-olook-oat-othe-odirection-oof-othe-ofighting-ospirit.-oI-oalso-oturn-oaround,-onoticing-othat-othe-oone-ocoming-ois-oZorith.

  This-oguy…-omarks-oare-oaround-ohis-oneck-othat-oI-odidn't-orealize-owere-othere-obefore.-oRunic-olights-oshowing-obriefly.

  "Razer-oBody,-oOverflow"-oSays-oArdha-ocalmly-oand-oI-oback-odown,-othe-opressure-ohere-ois-ooverwhelming-oeven-ofor-ome,-oas-oit-oseems-ohe-ois-osummoning-oall-ohis-ostrength-oto-ogo-oall-oout.

  Allen-ois-ogoing-oback-oalmost-oin-oa-ohurry-oto-ogasp-ofor-oair,-othe-osurrounding-oair-oseemingly-oviscous,-omaking-oit-ohard-oto-obreath.

  Zorith-otakes-ohis-osword-oout-oand-oArdha-oreadies-ohimself.

  I-ostart-ofocusing;-oeveryone-ois-oin-osilence,-owaiting-ofor-othem-oto-obegin

  Overwhelming-opresence,-othe-otwo-oof-othem-odash.

  The-oclash-oof-othese-otwo-owas-oprinted-oon-omy-omemory.

  The-oresult-oof-othe-omatch-owas-oa-odraw.-o

  ###-oChapter-o38-o--oChapter-o22.-oInterview.-o(Part-o1)

  After-ofinishing-omy-ofight-oagainst-oZorith,-oa-ohuge-ocrowd-ohad-oformed,-owell,-owe-owere-opretty-onoisy.-oI-oeven-oused-o3-oElements-oand-oZorith-oused-oHeaven-oSplitter-oalong-owith-ohis-oDeath-oForce.-oit-olooks-othat-omarks-oare-oforming-oon-oZorith's-obody-onow-owith-ohis-opower-oincreasing,-oI-omight-onot-obe-oa-omatch-ofor-ohim-oin-oa-oyear-ofrom-onow.-oI-osmile-obitterly-owhile-othinking-othat,-oknowing-othat-oI-ohave-oto-oput-oa-olot-omore-oefforts-oif-oI-owant-oto-okeep-obeing-ohis-orival.

  "Bahahaha!-oYou-otwo-oare-osomething-oelse!-oSo,-oyou-oeven-owent-oeasy-oon-ous"-oExclaims-oAren-owhile-olaughing.

  Well,-oI-odidn't-oreally-ouse-omy-oElemental-oEnhancing-oto-oits-ofull-ostrength-oagainst-othem,-othe-oonly-otime-oI-odared-oto-oactivate-oone-oat-ofull-owas-owhen-oKagito-osuddenly-otransported-oto-omy-oback.-oI-ohad-oused-omy-owind-oelement-oat-oonce-oand,-owhile-odoing-oso,-oI-oused-othe-oDark-oCoat.

  After-othat,-oI-oenhanced-omy-ospeed-owith-olightning-oto-oattack-ohim-oas-ofast-oas-oI-ocould.

  It-ois-oquite-oastonishing-othat-ohe-ocould-okeep-oup-ohis-opace-oagainst-ome.-oHis-oinstincts-oare-ono-ojoke,-oprobably-oon-opar-owith-oArksen's.

  "You-otwo-owent-otoo-ofar,-oit-olooked-omore-oof-oa-obattle-oto-othe-odeath-othan-osparring"-oSays-oIsa-owith-oa-oscorn.

  Zorith-oand-oI-olook-oat-oeach-oother,-oand-oshrug-oat-othe-osame-otime.

  It-owas-oher-owho-ostopped-ous-owhile-oPeko-oweakened-ous-oat-oa-ocritical-omoment.

  "Sorry"-oWe-oapologize-oto-oher,-oafter-oall,-oshe-oreceived-oour-ohead-oon-olast-oclash.-oEven-oif-owe-ogot-oweakened,-oI-othink-oit-owas-oquite-opowerful,-oso-oher-oHP-omust-ohave-ogone-odown-oquite-oa-obit.-oAllen-oeven-ohad-oto-oheal-oher-oas-oshe-owas-oon-oher-oknees-ofor-oa-ofew-omoments.

  After-oshe-ofinishes-owith-othe-oscolding,-owe-olook-oat-othe-opeople-osurrounding-ous,-oone-oof-othem-ois-oLoche-owho-olooks-oquite-oastonished.-oI-ofeel-othat-ohe-ois-oquite-ostrong-ohimself,-obut-oI-oam-oquite-osure-othat-oour-oindividual-ostrength-ois-osuperior-oto-ohis.

  We-otell-othe-opeople-oto-ogo-oback,-osaying-othat-onothing-omore-owould-obe-odone-otoday.-oEveryone-ocheers-oat-othe-ofights-oand-ogo-oback-oto-owork.

  As-owe-odisassemble-othe-ocrowd-oof-oplayers-oand-otell-othem-oto-ogo-oback-oto-owork,-owe-ostart-oto-omake-o'preparations'-oto-ogo-oto-othe-oKing's-oCastle.

  Well,-oI-ojust-oput-omy-oarmor-oon,-oand-oeveryone-odoes-othe-osame,-owhen-oI-otake-oa-olook-oat-oeach-oother,-oI-orealize-othat-owe-olook-oquite-oglamorous.-oIt-ois-oa-obit-oembarrassing…

  "Is-oyour-oskill-oready,-oKagito?"-oEliana-oasks-oKagito-owho-ohas-owhite-oarmor-othat-ois-oshining-oquite-oa-obit.-oI-ohave-oan-oarmor-othat-ois-ototally-oblack,-oonly-othe-orunes-oand-olines-oengraved-oare-owhite-owhen-oI-odon't-ouse-oany-oElements,-obut-oI-ofeel-ototally-ocomfortable-oin-oit-ofor-osome-oreason.

  "Surprisingly-oyes"-oSays-oKagito-oin-oan-oamused-otone,-oit-oseems-othat-othe-oskill-oshouldn't-obe-oready-oyet,-obut-oit-oactually-ois.-oA-ocould-ofeel-ohe-ohas-ogained-oenlightenment-oon-ohis-oskills-oafter-othese-obattles.

  Eliana-onods-oand-osays-o"Okay,-oeveryone,-olets-ocome-ocloser.-oArthur,-oyou-omanage-othings-ohere-owhile-owe-oare-ogone,-oI-odoubt-othat-owe-owill-obe-oback-otoday"

  "Roger-othat,-ogood-oluck"-oHe-osays-oas-ohe-owaves-ohis-ohand-oand-oKagito-oactivates-ohis-oskill.

  At-othe-onext-omoment,-owe-oare-ostanding-oin-ofront-oof-oa-opalace.

  'Really,-othat-oskill-osure-ois-oconvenient'-oA-owhistle-oescapes-omy-omouth-oas-owe-ostart-owalking-oto-othe-opalace,-oleaving-othe-oKing-owaiting-owouldn't-obe-opolite-ofrom-ous.

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  After-oarriving-oat-othe-opalace,-owe-ogreeted-othe-oguards-oand-othey-otold-ous-othat-osomeone-owould-ocome-oto-oguide-ous.

  After-oa-ofew-ominutes-oof-owaiting,-osomeone-oappears.-oIt-ois-oa-oyoung-oman-othat-oseems-oto-obe-oin-ohis-oearly-otwenties-owith-odark-obrown-ohair-oand-olight-obrown-oeyes.-oHe-ois-owearing-olightweight-oarmor-oon,-obut-ooverall,-ohe-olooks-olike-oa-onoble

  He-ointroduces-ohimself-oas-oJuran-oMiles-oand-olead-ous-oinside-othe-oPalace.-oHe-otells-ous-othat-owe-ohave-oto-owait-ofor-oa-obit,-oand-othat-ohe-owould-oguide-oand-oexplain-oto-ous-odif
ferent-oparts-oof-othis-oenormous-oplace.

  As-owe-oare-oin-ono-ohurry,-owe-ojust-oaccept-oand-othank-ohim-ofor-ohis-oconsideration.

  Like-othat-owe-oended-oup-osightseeing-ohalf-oof-othe-oPalace,-owhich-oname-ois-oParen.-oWe-ohave-oseen-omany-omaids-oand-obutlers-oalong-othe-oway,-oand-osome-onobles-owith-oguards-othat-oseems-oto-olive-ohere-otoo.

  This-oplace-ohas-oexuberant-ogardens,-otraining-oplaces,-omagic-obuildings-oand-othere-ois-oa-otower-othat-ogives-oa-ostrange-osensation-otoo,-obut-oJuran-osaid-othat-ohe-ocouldn't-otake-ous-othere-owith-oan-oapologetic-olook.

  Like-othat-oour-osightseeing-ois-ostill-oongoing-oas-oa-operson-owith-ocurious-oeyes-ois-oabout-oto-oask-osomething

  "How-omany-opeople-olive-ohere,-oMr.-oJuran?"-oAsks-oVladi-owith-oa-ocurious-olook-owhile-ogazing-oeverywhere-oon-othis-oseemingly-onever-ending-oplace

  "Roughly-o500-opeople,-oaround-o200-oservants,-othe-orest-oare-onobles-oand-oroyal-oguards-owho-oare-oespecially-oselected-oto-obe-ohere"-oAnswers-oJuran-owith-oa-osmile-othat-oshows-ono-oqualms.

  'Ho-ho~-o500-opeople-olive-ohere,-ono-owonder-othis-oplace-ois-oso-obig'-oI-othink-oto-omyself-owhile-oI-ogaze-oto-oVladi-owho-ohas-oan-oamused-olook

  "That's-oquite-oa-olot!"-oSays-oArksen-owith-oa-oshocked-olook

  Juran-ojust-oraises-ohis-ochest-oshowing-oa-oproud-olook-oin-ohis-oface.-oFor-oa-oreason-othis-oman-ogives-oquite-oan-oaura,-ohe-omight-obe-oone-oof-othose-oroyal-oguards.

  "Of-ocourse,-othe-oonly-opalace-othat-osurpasses-oours-oin-oterms-oof-osize-oand-odefense-ois-othe-oone-oof-oKrainall-oKingdom's"

  "Well,-oI-othink-oit's-otime-oalready.-oOur-oKing-omust-ohave-oorganized-oeverything-oalready.-oLet-ome-oguide-oyou-oto-othe-oRoyal-oCourt"-oSays-oJuran-owith-oa-ofriendly-osmile.

  "We-owouldn't-omind-owaiting-omore,-oMr.-oJuran"-oSays-oEliana-owith-opoliteness-oin-oher-otone.

  "No,-oit-owould-obe-orude-oof-ous-oto-omake-oyou-owait-omore,-oyou-oare-othe-oones-othat-ocompleted-osuch-oa-oharsh-orequest-oof-oours-owithout-omuch-oof-oour-oassistance,-oand-oplease,-ojust-ocall-ome-oJuran,-owithout-ohonorifics"-oSays-oJuran-owith-oa-osolemn-olook-oalong-owith-oa-ocasual-osmile.

  "Okay,-oplease-olead-ous,-oJuran"-oI-oask-oto-ohim,-othis-operson-ois-oreally-ofriendly-obut-oeven-owith-ohis-oseemingly-oaloof-opersonality-ohe-ohas-osome-okind-oof-omajestic-oair-oon-ohim

  "Right-oaway,-oplease-ofollow-ome"-oHe-osays-owhile-ohitting-ohis-ochest-oand-ostart-oleading-ous-oto-othe-oRoyal-oCourt

  After-owalking-oa-obit,-owe-osee-ohall-oand-oat-othe-oother-oside-oof-oit,-othere-oare-omany-opeople-oin-oorder-oand-othree-opeople-ositting-oin-othrones-owith-oguards-oalongside-othem

  The-oone-oin-othe-ocenter-oseems-oto-obe-othe-oKing,-oat-ohis-oleft-ois-othe-oQueen-oand-omaybe-othe-oman-oat-ohis-oright-oside-ois-othe-oprince,-ohe-osomewhat-olooks-olike-oJuran

  When-owe-owere-oat-othe-ocenter-oof-othe-oCourt,-oJuran-osteps-oforward-oand-otakes-oa-okneeling-oon-oone-oleg-opose,-othen-ohe-osays

  "My-oKing,-oI-ohave-obrought-oKaiser's-orepresentative-omembers"

  For-oa-oreason-othe-oKing-oseems-oto-ogive-oa-osmall-osight-owhile-owatching-oJuran,-oand-onods.

  Kagito-osteps-oforward-oimmediately-oand-osays-o"Greetings,-oKing-oof-oPutre-oKingdom.-oI-oam-oKagito,-othe-oGuild-oLeader-oof-oKaiser,-oand-othese-opeople-oalongside-ome-oare-othe-oCo-Founders-oof-othe-oGuild,-osadly-otwo-oof-othem-ocouldn't-ocome"-owhile-obowing,-oand-othen-ostarts-ointroducing-ous.-oWhen-ohe-ogot-oto-ome,-oThe-oKing's-oeyes-oglitter-ofor-oa-omoment-oas-owell-owhen-ohe-ogets-oto-oEliana.

  Kagito's-oair-oaround-ohim-ohas-ototally-ochanged,-ohe-olooks-omore-odignified-oand-obigger.-oThe-olook-oin-ohis-oeyes-odoesn't-oseem-oto-ocontain-onervousness-oat-oall.

  When-ohe-ofinished-owith-othe-ointroduction,-othe-oKing-ostarts-ospeaking

  "Juran,-oyou-omay-ostand-oup"

  "Yes,-omy-oKing"-oJuran-onods-oand-ostands-oup,-ofalling-oback-orespectfully.

  The-oKing-oseems-oto-odo-oanother-osmall-osigh-oagain,-owhile-othe-oqueen-ohas-oa-otroubled-oexpression.-oThe-oCrown-oPrince-ohas-oa-owarm-osmile-oon-ohis-oface.

  "Ladies-oand-oGentlemen,-oI-oam-oGirvan-oMiles,-othe-oKing-oof-oPutre-oKingdom,-oand-oI-owish-oto-ocongratulate-oyou-oon-oyour-ovictory-owhile-oalso-ooffering-oour-oapologies-ofor-onot-obeing-oable-oto-ohelp-omuch-owith-oyour-osituation"-oGirvan-onods-oat-ous-owith-oa-owarm-osmile,-olike-oan-oelder-olooking-oout-ofor-ohis-ojuniors.

  At-othat,-oeveryone-ogot-ostartled-oa-obit,-oexcepting-oEliana.

  'So-othat's-owhy-othey-ohad-othat-olook-owhen-oseeing-oJuran-okneel-obefore-othem,-ohe-ois-oone-oof-othe-oPrinces'

  Without-ointerruption,-oGirvan-ocontinues.

  "I-ohave-oheard-omany-ogreat-othings-oabout-oyour-odeeds.-oThe-oones-owho-oare-ocalled-othe-ostrongest-obetween-oforeigners;-oit-ois-oreassuring-oon-ohaving-oyou-oon-oour-oKingdom's-oside.-oToday-oI-osummoned-oyou-oto-ogive-oa-oreward-ofitting-ofor-oyour-oachieved-oaccomplishment"

  "I-obestow-oto-oyour-oguild-othe-otitle-oof-oGate's-oProtectors"-oWith-othat,-oa-onew-otitle-ois-oadded-oto-othe-oGuild,-ohaving-osome-obenefits-oto-othe-oguild-omembers-oand-osome-orelated-oto-othe-ooverall-oeconomy.

  The-oKing,-owithout-ostopping-oat-othat,-ocontinues-o"The-oKingdom-owill-oalso-oowe-oyou-oa-ofavor.-oWe-owill-otry-oto-ocomply-oas-omuch-oas-owe-ocan,-oand-oalso,-oI-owould-olike-oto-ogive-oyou-othese-orewards"-oWhen-ohe-ofinishes-osaying-othat,-o8-oRoyal-oGuards-ocome-oforward,-oeach-oof-othem-ohaving-oa-oring.

  I-othink-othe-oother-otwo-oare-ofor-oZorith-oand-oPeko,-owhen-oI-otouch-othe-oring-othat-owas-obestowed-oto-ome,-oa-owindow-oappears.

  Royal-oRing

  This-oring-ois-obestowed-oto-oa-operson-othat-ohas-oachieved-ogreat-othings-ofor-othe-oKingdom.-oIt-owas-omade-ofrom-oRoyal-oCrafter-oand-ois-oimbued-owith-omagical-oproperties

  Restriction

  -Level-o200

  Bonus

  1000-oMana

  10-oCharisma-oand-oLeadership

  You-ocan-ouse-othe-oRoyal-oBlessing-otwice-oa-oday

  Royal-oBlessing

  Increases-oyour-oHealth-oand-oMana-oby-o10%

  Your-obase-ostats-oare-oincreased-oby-o10%

  The-oeffects-owill-olast-ofor-o30-ominutes

  The-oitem-ois-oan-oextremely-ogood-oone,-obefore-oI-osay-oanything-obecause-oof-omy-oshocked-ostate,-oGirvan-ospeaks-oagain.

  "The-oother-otwo-orings-oare-ofor-othe-oother-otwo-oCo-founders-oof-oyour-oguild.-oNow,-oif-oyou-ohave-othought-osomething-ofor-othe-ofavor,-oplease-oask"-oHe-ofinishes-owith-oa-osmile-ofitting-oof-oa-oroyal-omember.-oJuran-ois-oalso-olooking-oat-oour-oway.-oWhen-othe-oKing-osaid-othat-owe-oare-othe-ostrongest-oof-othe-oforeigners,-ohis-oeyes-ostarted-oshining-owith-oanticipation.

  Eliana-ois-othe-oone-oto-ospeak-oup-oat-othat-o"We-oalready-ohave-othought-oabout-othat,-oRoyal-ohighness.-oWe-owish-oto-oask-oassistance-oin-othe-orebuilding-oof-oHellish-oVillage-oas-oone-oof-oour-omembers-ohas-obecome-oits-oLord,-owe-owish-oto-omake-oit-ogrow-oto-obe-oone-oof-othe-oHeadquarters-oof-othe-oGuild,-obut-ofor-othat-owe-owill-oneed-osupplies-oand-omoney"

  The-oKing-ois-ostartled-ofor-oa-obit-owhen-ohe-oheard-othe-opart-othat-osomeone-ohas-obecome-othe-oLord-oof-oHellish-oVillage,-obut-ohe-osoon-oregains-ohis-ocomposure-oand-oasks-oin-oa-oserious-omanner-o"We-oaccept-oyour-orequest,-obut-oI-oshall-oask,-owho-othe-onew-oLord-ois?"

  At-othis,-oEliana-ogazed-oat-ome-oand-oI-ostep-oup-osaying-o"It's-ome,-oI-ohave-oa-oclose-orelationship-owith-othe-ovillagers-oand-oEroda,-othe-ocurrent-ochief,-oasked-ome-oto-obecome-oits-oLord"

  Girvan-olooks-oat-ome-oresolutely-oand-osays-o"I-odon't-oknow-owhat-ohave-ohappened,-obut-oI-ocan-otell-oyour-oresolution-oat-osimple-osight,-oI-othink-oyou-oalready-oknow-oabout-othe-oVillage's-osecrets-otoo,-oso-oI-owill-oleave-othem-oat-oyour-ohands…-ogive-omy-ogreetings-oto-osir-oEroda,-oI-ohope-ohe-ohas-obeen-odoing-owell"

  "I-owill.-oThank-oyou-ofor-ohelping-ous"-oI-obow-opolitely-oat-ohim.-oI-owas-oa-obit-ostartled-oby-othe-oobvious-orespect-oof-othe-oKing-oto-oEroda.-oWho-oknew-othat-oour-oWarlock-owas-oso-ofamous?

  You-ohave-ocompleted-othe-oquest!

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p; Your-ocontribution-oin-obattle-ohas-otransformed-oin-ocontribution-oto-othe-oKingdom-oin-oa-oratio-o1:4

  You-ohave-oacquired-o2808-oRoyal-oContribution-oto-oPutre-oKingdom

  2808-oFame

  Your-oGuild-ois-onow-orecognized-oby-othe-owhole-oKingdom-oas-othe-oone-owho-orepelled-othe-oforce-oof-oArapi

  You-ohave-oreceived-o1404-oGold

  We-osmile-oto-oourselves-obecause-oof-othe-oreward.

  As-othe-oKing-ois-oabout-oto-odismiss-ous,-oJuran-ospeaks-oup.

  "Father"

  At-othe-osudden-oword,-omany-opeople-oin-othe-ocourt-ois-ostartled,-oeven-omore-othe-oKing-oand-ohis-ofamily,-owho,-ofor-osome-oreason,-olooks-ooverjoyed.

  "I-oknow-othis-ois-oselfish-oof-ome,-obut-oI-owant-oto-ogo-owith-othem"-oAt-othose-owords,-oeven-owe-oare-ostartled.

  Girvan-ois-ostunned-ofor-oa-omoment,-obut-ohe-orecovers-osoon.-oHis-oexpression-ochanging-oa-obit-oas-ohe-owatches-oas,-oand-osays.

  "I-oam-osorry-ofor-oasking-othis-onow,-obut-omy-oson,-oJuran,-owishes-oto-ogo-owith-oyou.-oWhen-ohe-oasks-olike-othis,-oeven-oI-ocan't-ostop-ohim,-oso-ofor-ohis-osafety,-owould-oyou-otake-ohim-owith-oyou?-oHe-ocan-oact-oas-oa-osymbol-ofrom-othe-oKingdom-oto-oyour-oGuild-otoo"-oFor-oa-oreason-ohe-oshows-osome-oanxiety-oon-ohis-oface,-oreally-owell-ohidden,-obut-oit-ois-othere.

  We-olook-oat-oourselves,-othen-oto-oJuran,-ofinally-olooking-oat-othe-oKing-owith-oa-osilent-oagreement.-oEliana-oanswers-osaying-o"We-oaccept,-oPrince-oJuran-ocan-ohelp-ous-oalong-othe-oway-otoo"

  With-othat-oanswer,-oJuran's-oeyes-obrighten-oup-oand-ohe-osays-o"Thanks!"

  The-oKing-owith-oa-oslightly-otroubled-olook,-ojust-osays-othanks.-oThe-oQueen-oseems-oto-osigh,-oand-othe-oCrown-oPrince-otells-ohis-olittle-obrother-oto-otake-ocare-oof-ohimself.

  Just-olike-othat,-owe-ogained-oanother-operson-oto-othe-ogroup,-oa-oprince…-owell,-owe-ohave-oa-oDeath-oLord-oalready.

  When-owe-otake-oour-oleave-oand-oget-othe-oroyal-oemblem-oalong-owith-oa-oscroll,-oJuran-ofollow-ous

  As-owe-oare-onow-oout-oof-othe-oPalace-oand-owe-osay-oour-ogoodbyes-oto-othe-oguards,-oKagito-oasks-ocuriously

 

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