"There are a few things I would like to discuss with you later. You should stp by my office after classes tomorrow," The headmaster told her after dropping his small social bomb on her.She ould hear whispers around them, people were reacting to the headmaster's ccomments. She needed to do something."I am saddened to tell you that your matchmaking attemosst have been fruitless, headmaster. Had you told me at first, I would have explained to you that the two of us are not compatible as a couple at all. We are good friends that is a fact, but that's all there is to it," She lied and looked at Azeph who smiled down at her and nodded.They'd agreed to keep their relationship a secret for now. per her request, And the headmaster's attempt to publicize it was ruining her plans."I see... A miscalculation on my part. for now..." He added and Elinor smiled at him“Absolutely not,” Elinor answered, Azeph chuckled.“I thought so,” he answered as Louis came toward them stoping when he was in fro
Azeph had been leaning against the wall watching Elinor dance with Louis as if they had been doing it for a long time. And they probably did.Their movement were in sync and their dace skills were extraordinary. They stole the eyes of everyone on that gace floor. Including the headmaster who stopped talking to his companion and watched them with an interested smile.Azeph knew that this was a good thing, that this would dissipate any rumors about the two of them for the time being, but there was no helping the pang of jealousy that prickled his heart.Those two were like brother and sister, their bond was so clear and strong that Azeph didn't have any doubt about it. But in his possessive and obsessive mind, Elinor was finally his and he was having a hard time standing back and seeing her with someone else.Jealousy truly is an ugly thing..."You okay over there?" Will said as he approached him,"Can't be better," He responded without looking at his friend, he couldn't move his gaze aw
Elinor took a deep shuddering breath when she revealed the truth to him. Azeph pulled her to face him leaning down to look into her eyes with his blue ones. His gaze was serious as he looked at her and she looked back at him holding her breath and waiting for what he was going to say."Someone had been trying to kill you?" he asked"His majesty told me after the investigation that most of the people in the caste knew about his habit of drinking from my cup. It was something he started to do a few years ago and we bickered a lot about it. I hadn't taken a sip from that cup, if I had we would have both died. His Majesty said that there was a big possibility that the culprit knew about his habit and they poisoned my cup instead of his. Either they didn't care if I died with him or they just didn't think that far ahead," She explained."But you are still blaming yourself for not drinking first. Even if you did, Elin, you would have simply died both," Azeph said"No... We wouldn't have..."
“Are you sure you’re going to be okay?” Azeph asked as he took his coat from her before they headed back into the ballroom.“Of course,” she said with a smile his way. She was going to be fine either way. “Are you ready for our dance?”“I am ready,” she responded as she put her hand on his arm and headed inside. Soon after they came in, the crowds separated making way for them to head for the dance floor. They walked there and stood at the center waiting for the orchestra to begin the closing song.Azeph bowed before her his hand outstretched and she put hers in it curtsying to him slowly.They straightened up looking at each other in the eyes. Azeph was gazing at her with something akin of longing and reached out for her lightly touching her waist. She put her hand on his shoulder letting him pull her a bit closer. Enough to be close to each other, but not enough to satisfy the longing an passion burning between them.Azeph started leading the dance moving around slowly with the se
“Elinor Pendragon, you realize the situation you are in don’t you?” The headmaster told Elinor as she sat before him in his office.But, unlike last time, instead of sitting in the sitting arrangement, he was stationed behind his desk while she sat there in front of him waiting for him to say his piece.“Whatever you are talking about, headmaster?” Elinor asked with a straight look into the man’s eyes.Although he can be deceptively nice, Elinor made a point of meeting the eyes of everyone head on when she was in a confrontation. Ironically, this had been her father’s last advice before she left for the royal palace for her engagement announcement to the crown prince.“You are in a dire position and I find myself in a bind. Because having you stay here could eventually mean for me that I am protecting the daughter of a traitor,” he declared and Elinor smiled at him coldly making sure that her expression was devoid of any emotion as she looked at him.“I don’t know why you must call my
Elinor sighed as Louis closed the headmaster’s office door.“He wouldn’t budge,” she said desperately.“He didn’t answer a single question,” Louis stated, “he’s one strong opponent, to think that even you couldn’t shake him.“I just wanted to know what he was trying to do by setting me up with Azeph like that,”“That probably had been your only chance to get something out of him. Starting today things are going to get busy,” he told her,“I know,” Elinor responded, “I still have to go over the work Future had delivered for me, It’s going to take a lot of time, especially since the last incident has still yet to be resolved,”“Last incident’s victim, what was his name again? Nathan?” Louis said“It is,”“He and his friends had been doing well since they joined our class, they would make good aids in the future,” “Are you trying to make reservations on them?” Elinor asked with a smile.“I might be,” Louis responded“Well good luck, although I doubt that it's going to do you any good,"
“ would have agreed with you has the situation in our country been stable,” Nathan said as he spoke to Louis, “ But war is clawing at our walls from the outside while our nobles are busy with a succession battle that they’re fuelling for their own personal interests. I don’t think our country has the right grounds to welcome any new reforms, for now, change within times of turbulence could lead to a bigger problem that could sweep us under and destroy us from the inside out,”“Now let us hear your opponent’s opinion,” the professor said motioning to Louis who was leaning back on his seat as he watched Nathan with a light gaze that no one seemed to register.Elinor smiled to herself then.“He’s going easy on him,” Azeph whispered into her ear.“He totally is,” Elinor responded with a wry smile.“Is it because of the incident?“Azeph said, At that moment, Louis’ gaze went to her as if his uncanny instincts told him that she was speaking about him. She gave him a cool smile before lookin
“What about you?” Azeph asked, “What was your childhood like with Louis and Prince Nicolas?”“My childhood had been eventful for sure,” She said with a smile, “My parents had always been busy people. My father had always been busy, and my mother had a lot to take care of too other than taking care of the sucal estate, especially since the death of the queen and with the Kin’s sister, Louis’ mother, has a weak constitusion. My mother took over some of the workload meant for the royal castle too.That meant I spent a lot of time there with her. And there was also a time when both of them had to leave the country as a part of a diplomatic envoy, so most of my childhood was spent with Nicolas or Louis’ families.” She told him.“It must have been hard on you to be away from your parents all the time,” Azeph said.“Not really, it’s the way things had always been. I didn’t know any other lifestyle and I was okay with how things were. As soon as I was old enough to read and write, my mother s