-KRISELLA-
It was still relatively cold when I got out of the castle and started walking my way towards the school, but the signs of the snow from last winter season have already vanished from the streets to every roof of the concrete houses built in the city.
I was humming happily to myself as I walked down the path where it will lead towards the school. Well, I have a good reason to be happy right now, since I got my monthly pay from Lancelot from the job that I am tasked to do.
But lately, this work that I am doing right now doesn't seem like work to anymore. I am starting to enjoy it by embracing every mont that I've got to spend with my three ntors while I am still inside the castle.
However, so part of also wonders if what will exactly happen to once the task that is assigned to ends and the real prince shows himself at last? I'm sure I will be forced to move out of the castle since it is not my ho after all.
That is why I've been saving my money from my salary these past few months in case I will be asked to move out of the castle and will have to go look for a new place to stay.
Yet I wonder if that would be all that I need to worry about when that fateful day cos.
Before I knew it, I arrived in the front of Gilead Academy.
Along the hallway going to my classroom, I happen to pass by my childhood friend Dexter Woods who didn't seem to notice my presence the first ti I called out his na.
"Dexter!" I called out for the second ti around. And this ti, I saw him pause for a mont from thinking whatever it is as of the mont and looked in my direction.
A smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
"Krisella. Good morning." he greeted like what he usually does whenever he sees around.
"Good morning to you as well," I greeted back. "It seems that you have so important thing going on inside that head of yours huh."
"Yes, there is," he replied. But I kind of notice the way he avoided having eye contact with now and instead putting his gaze on the floor like sothing very interesting is placed there.
"I was thinking of a task that was given to yet I don't actually want to do it," he continued almost in a whisper.
My forehead creased upon what he said. I wonder what kind of task is that though.
"Whatever it is, Dexter" I said, putting a smile across my face. "Do what you think is the right thing to do in that situation."
He looked stunned by the ti he heard these words from , but saw to it that he recovers as soon as possible.
"Thanks. I think that is kind of helpful for ,"
That was the last statent he said before excusing himself to go to his first-class. I did the sa and then we imdiately separated ways.
By the ti I reached the classroom intended for class 1-A students like , I greeted my classmates as enthusiastically as I could before heading out to my seat. My friends Ariella and Cailin have already been sitting in their seats by the ti I arrived, but no signs of Maggie at the mont.
"That is kind of odd," I uttered as soon as I was able to walk near my friends. "Maggie has always been early for school like you guys."
"I know, right?" Ariella said with a hint of worry in her tone. "I wonder if sothing urgent ca up to her house."
Yet despite being curious about what took her so long to go here in school, I tried not to worry that much. Maybe she happens to doze off in her sleep and lost track of ti for a while. Sothing like that.
All of us continued to enjoy our spare ti hanging out with our friends for a mont when one guy classmate of mine, to which I honestly forgot what his na is but I am seeing him being at the class president's side most of the ti, suddenly entered inside our classroom looking bewildered first thing in the morning.
"Guys, sothing odd just ca up and is currently the talk of the town!" he announced like he can't wait to spill what he knows to the whole class.
Every single student's attention who is currently inside the classroom with was piqued and patiently waited for whatever news this guy is about to deliver to us.
"This ca as a piece of official news that both Citrus Town and Siria were attacked yesterday. The incident with Citrus happened during the afternoon, and the one with Siria happened yesterday night."
I already knew about the incident with Citrus Town since I was present on the scene so I was not really surprised by it. But Siria?! Did that sa black wizard attack the whole village?!
Though I already know about the first incident, I have to pretend that I was totally shocked to hear about it.
"A-and the residents?" I blurted out of nowhere, feigning my surprise. "What happened with the residents of each place you ntioned?"
It seems that my classmates were also interested to know about that matter so they stayed closer to where the guy is.
"Well, you don't have to worry about them since the prince and the magic army ca to their rescue" the guy replied happily. "They were able to rescue all of them."
I was stunned for a mont. Rembering all the dead bodies that I got to see when we visited Citrus Town, I believe we haven't really saved all of them. Yet how can the news say lies such as this? What will it gain from the people?
But then again, I need to pretend as if I didn't know any of these things I am currently thinking, or else they will raise their suspicion at . They must not know my connection with the mbers of the royal council, or else I will be screwed.
"R-really? That is good news, indeed." I responded, trying my best to sound convinced with the news he had just delivered to us.
The conversation then needed to end when Mr. Pumpkin entered the room and started to have our discussion for the day. And yet when two of our classes are over, the school bell rang indicating our first break for today.
And yet still no sign of our friend Maggie in school up until now.
"I wonder where Maggie is now and why hasn't she contacted any of us about her absence from school today?" I asked the mont we all settled down at the school cafeteria.
"Yeah. I hope she is doing fine by now," Cailin seconded.
It was then when we heard Ariella sighed.
"Maggie's family is originally from Siria but she moved here in Citadel alone to study magic at our school, at least that's what she said to ," Ariella narrated. "That is probably why she hasn't co to school today. She must have heard about the attack in her ho village, and decided to go there and see how her family is doing."
Oh yeah. Based on what I already know, Maggie and Ariella have already been the best of friends ever since they were still in their elentary years. It is already not surprising to know if Ariella has so idea why Maggie is nowhere to be seen around school today.
I suddenly felt sorry for Maggie and I sincerely prayed for her parents' safety and that the magic army was there in ti to save them.
"We don't have to worry about anything," I said, putting a wide, reassuring smile on my face to ease the tension. "I'm sure that the prince and the royal council are already doing sothing about it to keep us all safe and sound."
However, I am also not sure about that though, but I would like to place my one hundred percent trust and faith in my ntors and to the royal council that they would sohow do sothing about this even in the prince's absence.
"Yeah
"Yeah, Kris is right." Cailin imdiately agreed to support my statent. "The Magic Army and the Royal Council would all protect us from harm, so we must not panic."
"I really hope so," Ariella doesn't seem convinced, well given the fact that she already has trust issues once on the Magic Army and to its captain.
"I hope that this ti...they would all be able to fulfill their jobs successfully."
And sohow, I understand where she's coming from
It was nearly five in the afternoon when I ca back to the castle and imdiately got dressed by the ti I arrived at the prince's chamber.
By the ti I arrived at the prince's office, I was already fully-dressed as the prince and caught my three ntors discussing so important matters during my absence.
"... she mustn't know any of this to keep her safe " was what I heard from Lancelot by the ti I entered the room.
Upon entering, they stopped conversing with one another.
I wonder what it is that they talked about just now.
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