Chapter 103-Preparation (3)

(SAGE'S P.O.V)

I was heading to the training grounds, when I noticed Peyton, Sir Dell and Lord Dean walking in the distance. They were also heading in the direction of the training grounds. I continued to walk and I noticed Lord Dean had turned towards my direction. He must have noticed my presence, I thought as I continued to walk towards them.

Peyton and Sir Dell turned around as well and noticed me.

“Sage”, Peyton said as they stopped walking and waited until I approached them.

“Are you on your way to visit the knights?”Peyton asked.

I nodded, “I heard Yeshiva and Cena were sparring with the knights. I thought about joining them before my debutante lesson” I replied.

“I suggest you do a light spar so you don't tire yourself out before the lesson," Peyton said.

“Young Duchess, may I be your sparring partner?” Sir Dell asked, with a smile on his face.

I nodded,”Yes, I would greatly appreciate it.”, I said.

“Where is Rosemary?” Peyton asked, curiously.

“She's with the Queen, she should be here shortly. We both were planning to spar against each other.” I replied.

“How about we all have a little sparring match before Sir Dell and I leave this evening.”, Lord Dean suggested.

I nodded, I felt excited to have a chance to spar with my father's knights.

We continued to walk towards the training grounds. I could hear the loud sounds of swords clashing as we approached the area. I noticed Yeshiva and Cena were sparring against multiple knights.

I followed behind Peyton who was walking towards Captain Capilano and Sir Vero.

“The knights are excited to spar against the mercenaries from the Henrico clan”, I heard Sir Vero say.

“I would like to spar against their chief”, Captain Capilano said.

Suddenly, I noticed Valian, Josie and Axel were also sparring with the knights. I watched Captain Capilano and Sir Vero turn towards Peyton and I.

They both bowed towards me as they greeted me.

“Princess” they both said, “Are you planning to join the fun as well” Sir Vero said.

“Only a light spar, I have class in two hours”, I said.

“We are training tonight as well, how about joining us then”, Captain Capilano said.

I nodded my head and we all turned towards the ongoing sparring matches once again.

“Shall we join them princess?”, Sir Dell asked.

I nodded and watched as Sir Vero ran over to the wooden swords. He grabbed two of them and ran back to where we were standing and handed us the wooden swords.

Sir Dell and I walked into the middle of the area that was clear and further away from the rest of the knights. We stood across from each other and we both stood in our stances.

“Remember, light spar Sage”, Peyton shouted,”No injuries please” she added.

I nodded my head and turned towards Sir Dell. I could feel the excitement flowing in my body as I held onto the wooden sword.

“Whoa, I can feel the difference in the atmosphere surrounding you, Princess” Sir Dell said, as he seemed impressed.

I felt good that my father's knight acknowledged me.

“Princess have you learned how to use your aura yet?”, he suddenly asked.

I shook my head, “I haven't”, I answered.

All of a sudden, I saw the glow surrounding Sir Dell and it started to expand from his body.

“Want to learn,” he said as he smirked.

My eyes widened, “Wait, you can also use aura?” I asked, with a shocked expression.

(ROSEMARY'S P.O.V)

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Before leaving Doctor Williams lab, Queen Malaysia and Na'mah left to go speak with Duchess Mary about the flowers that she was growing in the castle's garden.

I was about to leave as well but was interrupted when Doctor Williams called out to me.

“Princess Rosemary, do you mind if we do a quick checkup”, Doctor Williams asked.

I nodded, “Sure”, I responded and walked over to the small bed and sat down on it. “Is this about the poison and the antidote?”, I asked.

Doctor William nodded, “I've compared Her Majesty's blood with yours and something caught my attention.”, he said and walked over to where I was sitting.

Doctor Williams suddenly stuck a needle into my arm and I can see the blood flowing through the small tube he was holding.

“What caught your attention?”, I asked, curiously.

“The poison seems to have some kind of mystery to it. It has attached itself to the bloodstream. Almost as if it's trying to clog her Majesty's system or something. Since you only had a small dosage and we quickly gave you an antidote. It might have not affected you the same way. But, I'm curious about something. Princess, as you know the Winter bloodline has a special type of bloodline that allows them to use a special ability called aura. It seems that the poison is attacking something within the body.”, Doctor Williams explained.

Is that why I still feel pain from time to time, I thought to myself.

“As discussed with Na'mah, You and her Majesty will be receiving the same treatment for the time being. I want to make sure the poison has been fully suppressed.”, Doctor William said.

Thirty minutes had passed and I finally was able to leave Doctor Williams lab. I rushed through the castle until I made it towards the back of the castle. While walking towards the training grounds I could hear a loud cheering sound coming from the training grounds. As I walked through the entrance, I noticed the large crowd and they were surrounding two people who were sparring. Then I realized it was Sage and Sir Dell sparring against each other as I got closer to the crowd.

Sage and Sir Dell were both glowing as they clashed against each other. I could hear Peyton shouting in an angry tone.

“What part of light sparring didn't you two understand!” Peyton shouted.

I made my way through the crowd and stood beside Peyton who was still shouting. I noticed Yeshiva and Cena standing on the opposite side of us and they both were cheering. Something tells me that Yeshiva wasn't cheering for Sage, because of their rivalry.

Suddenly, Sage and Sir Dell stepped away from each other. They both were panting heavily. Then all of a sudden Sir Dell got down on one of his knees.

“I have already pledged and made the knight's oath to your father. But Princess Sage if you're ever in need, I am here to serve you” he said, in a serious tone.

Sage bowed her head, “Can I call you teacher?” Sage asked.

Sir Dell nodded and got up from the ground.

“Are you planning to spar as well, Princess Rosemary?”, I heard Captain Capilano say.

“Yes!” I said, in an excited tone.

I noticed Yeshiva and Cena were walking towards me when we heard a loud voice calling out to Sage and I.

“Princess Sage and Princess Rosemary, what do you two think you are doing!” I heard Hannah's voice.

Shit, we're in trouble, I mumbled.

I could see the steam coming off of Hannah as she stormed towards us.

“Rosie”, I heard Sage say, as she stood beside me.

“Sage”, I replied.

“Shall we”, she said.

“Yeah” I replied.

Sage and I began to run away towards the castle and we could hear Hannah shouting in the distance as well as laughter from the knights as Sage and I ran away.

(PRINCE MORGAN'S P.O.V)

After leaving the office, Sir Daniel followed me to the main palace while Count Vaughan returned to his duties. I was walking up the stairs until I reached the fourth floor. While walking towards the hall that led to my father's office. I saw Marshall and Count Livens standing in the hallway conversing amongst themselves.

As I was passing them by, Prince Marshall gritted his teeth as we made eye contact.

“Just wait until I fucking kill you and your brother” I heard Marshall muttered.

I slightly turned my head towards him, “What exactly is stopping you, you coward”, I said, with smirk on my face. ”A powerless Crown Prince is what you are. Try to gather as much support while you can.” I said and continued to walk away.

I could hear Marshall shouting at Count Livens and I unexpectedly heard Nathan's name. I immediately turned around and saw that Marshall and Count Livens had started to walk away.

What the hell did he just say about Nathan, I mumbled.

I turned around again and walked towards my father office. Without knocking, I entered the office and noticed the broken glass that covered the floor.

“Morgan why have you entered my office without permission” I heard my father said.

I looked up at the desk and noticed a tea cup.

“Father”, I shouted and he held one of his hands up.

“I haven't drank any of the tea's today, so stop shouting” he said.

I stepped forward towards the desk, “I saw Marshall in the hallway, he was shouting at Count Livens” I said.

I could feel the tension in the atmosphere.

My father glared a bit, “Such incompetence, those idiots has the nerve to want to send a delegation to the Kalpana kingdom.” Father said, In an annoyed tone.

“They want to do what?” I questioned.

“You heard what I said, must I repeat myself” father said, in an annoyed tone.

Is it because of the rumor of the woman that Moises had mentioned, I thought to myself.

“How's the investigation going surrounding the common women?”, father asked.

“I arrested Marquess Francis, I caught him in the act of trafficking the common women”, I responded. “He's currently in the Winter's castle prison quarters”, I added.

“Are you taking it to trial?”, Father asked and I nodded.

“The coronation is in less than four weeks away. I suggest you and Moises start making your moves” Father said and gestured towards the door. “Now leave, the Chancellors will be here in a few minutes” he added.

I bowed my head and left out of the office. As I was walking out of the office. I noticed a guard standing in the distance. I started to walk down the hall once again. As I was passing up the guard, the guard suddenly called out to me.

“Prince Morgan” he said, with an deep voice.

I looked over at him.

“I have a message from Chief Masiro” the guard said.

What the hell, is the entire Henrico clan skilled in infiltration, I thought to myself as I rubbed my head.

“Follow me” I said.

We walked to one of my father's drawing rooms. After entering the drawing room, I turned towards the guard.

“What is the message that Sir Masiro has given you?” I asked.

“We found Macy Livens, she'll be staying at Viscount Palin’s villa in the town of Cassini for the time being” the guard said and my eyes widened.

(PRINCE MOISES P.O.V)

Three hours had passed since we left the village near western and northern border. Masiro, Jemas and I were planning to return to the castle while Nathan and Saul were on their way to the town of Cassini with Macy, Christian and Paige that was eight hours away. The Winter Dukedom was approximately six hours away from our current location.

I heard the familiar buzzing sound coming from Masiro and Jemas. I watched as Masiro looked at the phone.

“One of my squad members is currently disguised as a guard. He sent me a message that they were currently heading to the palace. I ordered him to relay a message to Prince Morgan”, Masiro said.

“I'm sure Morgan will head to the Viscount’s villa as soon as he can”, I said.

Suddenly, Masiro's and Jemas phone began to buzz again.

“It's Blake”, I heard Jemas say.

“Who's Blake? I asked, curiously.

“Another squad member, he's currently in the southern region disguised as a guard at an local information guild”, Masiro replied. “Jemas, tell the squad members to meet us in the town of Cassini in the western region instead of Gloria's bar in the northern region.”, Masiro added.

“You got it, chief”, Jemas replied, “Wait, Prince Moises”, Jemas suddenly said.

I turned my head towards his direction and noticed as he held up the phone.

“Blake took a photo of this elderly woman, does she seems familiar?”, Jemas asked.

My eyes widened, “Dowager Duchess Haverhill, Queen's Lily's mother.” I replied.

“Supposedly, she is searching for Macy Livens”, Jemas said.

Wait, does the former Duchess know that Marshall isn't the King's son, I questioned myself. Is she the one who held Macy Livens hostage for all those years, I thought as I stared at the photo.