"Of all the stupid things you could've uttered out of your mouth," Louis said and Elinor wanted to slap her forehead in exasperation. This was going to be hard to watch…“I introduced the new student because she’s of the highest standing in society among our class and the whole school. I didn’t do it out of a sense of duty, she is perfectly capable of doing it herself. She doesn’t even have to do that, because courtesy dictates that you are the ones who should introduce yourself to her. I introduced her because she’s my cousin and family and since school law tries to forego social standing in class she agreed to do it as a sign of humbleness from her. To think that you would disrespect royalty like this. If we had been in court, I would have made sure to have you excited for discourtesy right this instant,”Silence reined over the room as the male student stood there his mouth gaping open.Elinor felt bad for the poor young man, Louis didn’t spare him any mercy. He’d probably made
"Elin, would you like to have some tea with us?" Elin looked up from her book to find Noah smiling down at her. “Sure, I was thinking of having some when I got back to my room anyway,” She told him as she stood up and headed outside with him,“Great, the others would be glad. Louis tries to hide it but he was excited about spending more time with you,” Noah said and Elinor looked at him surprised.“If you’re the one saying this then it must be true,” She said and Noah gave her a smile.There was a reason he was telling her this. Noah would never reveal something personal about anyone. He was always careful about keeping secrets close to his heart.One part of the reason is that he was simply a noble and honest person, the other was to keep his abilities under wrap unless he absolutely had to reveal them.Which was why she was surprised when she realized Azeph and Will knew."Where are the others?" she asked deciding to close the subject for now," They went ahead to the greenhouse. t
Elinor was walking with Alan and Azeph as they insisted on taking her to the dormitories. The others had scattered about each one having something to take care of. By the time they reached that place, Elinor wondered if this wasn’t one of the best plans to fuel the rumors about her and Azeph. This was probably why Will had insisted on taking Noah with him on an errand.And why Louis had suddenly remembered a book he’d wanted from the library. Suddenly she felt grateful for Alan who didn’t ride along with their plans.The dormitory had front gardens, which you had to pass through in order to enter the building. Those gardens were littered with tables where female students were having afternoon tea. As soon as they got there all the eyes fell on them.She felt Azeph standing a bit closer to her, while Alan took a step away from her side. When she looked at him, his eyes were on a retreating figure that was practically running toward the doors. Interesting…“Alan, is everything okay?” S
“It seems like today had been on your favor again, Elinor,” Louis’ minion said as he approached her as she was walking down the hallway,“Markus, great arguments out there. It was an interesting debate,” She said with a small smile,“I can see that royal education is on another level compared to us. You’re a decent politician,” He admitted,“Thank you very much, I simply did my best,” Elinor responded as she kept walking and trying to hide her amusement.Earlier they had a debate, something that he had probably requested privately from the professor. It seemed like he wanted to show her that she wasn’t up to their standards or something like that. The man didn’t seem to learn his lessons, which proved to her that he would be a useless pawn to use. He would be more problematic than helpful.“Although I may be a bit undereducated compared to a previous royal princess. Lord Louis is a whole different thing. I’m pretty sure that he would make a worthy opponent,” He added.She ignored the “
Azeph kept flipping thepugh the samples as if nothing happened. But the other three students who were doing their best to ignore her presence froze and looked at her.Did people expect her to break down in tears every time they mentioned Nick?“ He would've hated it,” she said with a small smile.“ The color or the ball?” Azeph asked“ Both, he used to say that white isn’t a color,” she answered, “ The royal aides had a hard time cornering him into arranging events like this. They often came to Louis and I for help. Which is why I know quite a bit about preparing things like this.”“When you talk like this, he sounds like an ordinary person, like all of us,” Stella finally said and Elinor smiled.“ That’s because he was. Although he would’ve made a perfect ruler,” She added Looking up she found everyone’s attention on her. This happened every time she talked about Nick. The love of his people was apparent theough their eyes ecery time someone talked about him. Even this ball theme, it
"You think?" Elinor asked raising one eyebrow at Stella. "Yes, I think," Repeated confidently, "They might tell you something you don't know," She added and Elinor sighed. "I will. Of course, I will hear them out, " Elinor said, "But they have to realize how to do this if they want to be heard out." She added, "I know they overstepped. No matter their situation, as nobles they should know better than to act rashly. But I think they probably realize that by now," She said, "It's unlike you to stand by someone like this. Is it personal?" Elinor asked, "I wonder..." She said, "I guess I could relate to what was happening and thought I would give helping them a shot since the one who can do that is my new acquaintance," Elinor laughed and Stella smiled, "By the way how are things proceeding?" She asked her "I think we will be done ahead of schedule with the new help we got." She told her. "After ordering everything we need today, all we need to do is check the tableware and the me
"Morning." Will greeted Azeph from behind as he stood at the top of the hill leading to the academy."what are you looking at?"Azeph looked at his friend who was standing there flushed and energetic despite the morning chill. He had clearly been practicing with his horse since tge early hours of the day.Will’s good mood was always more apparent after spending time with the horses."Nothing in particular, I was just watching the morning crowd" he responded breezily.“So many people taking the same path toward the same destination, yet in the end, none of them really share the same reasons."Does that mean that the path he’s taking right now could end in a different direction than the one he wants it to?He knew that was true. Which is why he had been thinking about it for a while now"Every person is shaped with what they experienced in life, so it's only natural that they don't take the same decisions even if they share the same road,” Will said eying the students heading into the a
Elin stood there looking at the row of samples before her.“ did we finish ordering everything we need?” Noah asked her as he came by her side to check on her.“Yes, I think we did. Thanks for your help, I wouldn’t’ have been able to do it without you,” she told him.“It’s okay. I wish you would’ve told me earlier, I would’ve helped with more than flower arrangements and color matching,” he told her gently.“ I know, it’s just that this place was getting a bit too crowded for you around here. This is the only time I could find when there are no people around,”Noah’s tendency to avoid crowds was due to his affinity to how others feel and think. She had no logical explanation to what Noah was capable of, but it seemed like he was able to read people’s hearts and understand how they feel. Both from close distances and upon close contact.He rarely ever touches people without knowing them first and getting a feel of their minds. Because sometimes, people’s inner thought had the ability to