James POV Some hours earlier. At Nicholas' palace, I made way into his chamber discreetly and hid under the table. After waiting for some minutes, Nicholas came in, in a hurry and jumped on the bed to relax while lying on his bed. "It's been a hectic day, right?" I crept out from underneath the table and stood beside the bed, looking deep into his eyes. With impatience, he got up and reached for his sword. "Why don't you calm down? I'm here as your uncle not your enemy!" I pulled a chair and sat down while he watched with confusion. "You steal your mother's bones, really? Didn't you say you wanted to be honorable? When Alice said it, I couldn't believe it but you just shatter the little trust I had left, for you!" He shook his head and took his seat with his sword pointed at my jugular. "Can we forget about that for now?" I waved at him to take off his word but he was adamant. "Forget about it? You don't really have any honor, do you?!" he said with a pitiful voice. "Honor
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