LUCIAN A soft knock came from the door, making me furrow my eyebrows in suspicion. Elias never knocked to enter his own chambers and apparently, nobody ever did either. Resting my left hand on the dagger strapped to my belt, I opened the door with the other hand, even more surprised to see Barrett, wearing an hesitant expression. “Yes, Barrett?”, I lowered my defenses, opening the door a bit wider for him to come in since he had been a long standing member of the royal palace anyways. “Uhh… I only wanted to inquire if the king was in here, the King's mother sent me”, he said, Ughh! Grace. The woman was unstoppable. “He's not in here Barrett. Please do tell her that”, I replied, gritting my teeth while showing him out. **It was nightfall and I knelt beside the bath tub, preparing a bath for Elias before he finally retired to bed. Just as I stirred the water with my fingers to feel the teperature, the sound of my name roared into my ears, making me tremble, spilling most of the
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