(From Blue's Perspective)
"I'm sorry," I said.
"You don't have to apologize, Your Highness," she said quickly. "It's really alright."
"We need to go now," Luc said. "You can blabber to Her Highness later."
"We weren't talking to you, Lord Luc," the dark brown-haired knight said.
"Well, we really need... to go now," I said. "By the way, I c-couldn't catch your nas..."
"Oh, right. I am Perita. And my brother is Azriel," she said. "He is Kade and the gloomy one is Christophen."
"I see. Then I will... see you guys later," I said. "We're in a hurry actually."
"Yes, Your Highness. I will co to you to spend ti with you," Perita said excitedly.
"You can't. You're a Royal knight," Azriel said.
"If Her Highness gives permission, I will be able to et her," Perita pouted. "Are you my brother or not? Why do you always oppose ?"
"Isn't it because you're always talking nonsense?" Azriel rolled his eyes.
"Those two always fights," Kade said, grinning at . "Your Highness, please, when you're free, let us, at least, to spend ti with you. I will even help Your Highness with anything you need."
I smiled. "I will make sure to et you all," I said.
It took Luc and so ti to finally reach the magic tower. Since Luc was the most powerful magician of the kingdom, Dem entrusted to him. Luc seed irritated with the soldiers, though I found them cute. If I could talk to them for a bit, I would. But Luc seed to want to hurry, so I did not protest. But I would surely find them to spend so ti with them.
"They sure do like you," Luc said.
"I am... surprised," I said.
"I think the dagger incident got you a fan club," he said. "They looked truly excited to et you. Well, I'm surprised too. I an, how did you even throw it at the right space? It takes a lot of practice..."
"It was a c-coincident," I said. "Even I was surprised..."
"Didn't your husband get angry? What am I even asking? It's impossible for him to not get angry at this," he said. "After all, you just threw yourself."
"Not as much... as I thought h-he would be," I said. That day, even I was surprised that he did not react much. He was surprised, but I expected him to be angry as well since he always hated it when I got hurt or even almost got hurt. But that ti, he did not get angry much.
"What? Really?" Luc exclaid, surprised. I expected this kind of reaction. For soone who knew Dem well, they were supposed to react like that.
I sighed and rubbed my ankle. I hurt my ankle a bit that ti. It was not too much. That was why I did not tell Dem about this. He overreacted about every single thing.
"Did you get hurt there?" he asked.
"No... I'm fine. Let's get... it is done now," I said.
"Alright, then. Wait a bit," he said.
I looked out the little window on my left side. It was surprising that Luc lived alone in the whole magic tower. The magic tower was a big place. I was sure that at least a hundred people would be able to live there without any problem.
Since he was the only one here, it was very peaceful and quiet. I always preferred quiet places. But these days, I wanted to be in a peaceful and silent environnt even more.
"I don't know why, but your personal maid seems to hate ," he said while looking for sothing in a cabinet.
"Ruby?"
"Yes, her..."
Ruby's behavior towards Luc surprised a bit as well. She was a naturally excited person. But it was rare that she behaved rough with soone, or perhaps she always showed her excited side to . But since the beginning, she did not talk well with Luc. She was always kind of shady towards him.
"I don't think... she hates you or s-sothing...," I said.
"I can't agree. She was literally glaring at ," he said. "I was looking for a reason why she might do this. But well, I don't think I have ever done anything wrong to her so she would hate ."
"Um... I don't know," I muttered.
"Whatever. It's not like I care or anything. But it's kinda annoying to have a set of glare on for no reason or a reason that I don't even know about."
"I will talk to... her about it."
"It doesn't matter even if you don't," he said. "I don't care."
It did not seem like he did not care. It was more like he was pretending not to care. Perhaps I should talk to Ruby and tell her not to be rude to Luc.
"Here..."
"What's t-that?" I asked as I glanced at the brown paper. The paper did not look like normal paper at all. It looked pretty old and it seed if pulled with a bit of force, it would tear apart in a mont.
"It's sothing that we're gonna use today," he said. "I made this. Isn't it cool?"
"Well, I g-guess... so..."
"It's a boring expression."
"Do you want... to jump... in surprise or sothing?"
"... Anyway, give your hand."
I placed my hand on his left palm. He held my index finger and suddenly sliced it with the edge of the paper. A sharp but little pain rushed through .
"Paper cut! It's gonna... hurt for days!"
I preferred bigger injuries than paper cuts always. Paper cuts were very little that it was hardly visible, but it ached. What was even harder was the fact that I did not even know where it was hurting, but it still hurt.
"Don't worry. You won't even be able to see it," he said.
"That's the p-problem! I won't... be able to see it, but i-it will hurt!"
"It's not too much," he shrugged. "Don't tell you're afraid of this little cut when you didn't even flinch much when I cut your shoulder."
"That was..."
"You even threw a dagger at a man and he died," he added.
"That was unintentional..."
"Really? Is it sothing to be worried over?" he grumbled.
"Well... Alright, it's f-fine..."
"Your husband won't be able to tell anything since he won't even be able to see the cut. Anyway, why do you have so little blood? I think I have to cut a bit more?"
Luc slashed the paper on my finger at the exact sa place. It was brilliant to do so at the sa place without missing it. Perhaps because he was a werewolf, it was possible.
A drop of blood fell on the paper and almost instantly, a black thread spread throughout the paper and it turned black.
"What does this..."
"Confird."
"That I have..."
"Yes, you do have black mana inside you," he nodded.
'It's like litmus paper.'
"God, I'm not even surprised anymore. But no matter how I try to view it, it actually is a huge coincidence that's impossible to ignore," he sighed.
"W-What do you an?" I asked.
"Give your necklace," he said, ignoring my question.
I took it off and handed him my necklace. It was the first ti I took it off after I put it on for the first ti. My neck felt strange and empty without it. This was the very necklace that prevented Detrius from reading my mind.
"What're you... g-going to... do with it?" I asked.
"The brightness... I'm gonna stop it from shining. Just why did I take your blood then?"
I watched him placing the necklace in a huge bowl filled with so kind of liquid. I did not bother to ask anything since he seed very concentrated.
"I will give it to you before the banquet," he said.
"The b-banquet?" I asked, surprised. "Am I gonna... go there?"
"Detrius and I decided that if the result is positive and you get better a bit, then you will go to the banquet as well," he said.
"But Dem hasn't told anything..."
"Perhaps he was waiting to get the result," he said.
"But why... do I have to go there?" I asked.
"Well, to awaken your power as a dark mage."
"Wha..."
"Yes, it's important," he said. "I can't awaken your power. There is soone else who will be able to do it. Detrius knows him."
"I see... But... what did you an by coincidence?" I asked. For so reason, I could not let it go. It seed like a major face that would perhaps raise a few questions, yet I needed to know them.
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