The next day, Anastasia and Callista shared the same Linguistics Class so they sat at the same table with just the two of them in the fourth row.

She shared classes with Anastasia, Ivan and Denovan in mostly all of her subjects, while she only shared Magic Ethics and Philosphy class with Ignis and they weren't even alone.

She was busy sulking about this and cursing at whoever decided her class schedule when Anastasia tapped her shoulder.

"What?" she barely looked at her "Professor Sarah gave us an assignment that is due two days from now" she said.

"Assignment? About what?" Callista asked "She said that we should write about known myths in the Empire, but let's narrow it down to Kingdom, and write an essay about it" Anastasia said so Callista tilted her head in interest.

"Myths? Like the rabbit in the moon? The river nymph? Did she tell us to write about that? There are so many that it's even harder to choose." Callista complained with a groan.

"You're right but we don't have a choice but to do it," she said with a shrug before pulling out a pen "How about the night owl? Or the tree lady?" Anastasia suggested.

"I don't know much about myths so I won't be of much help. I can write it though." she said making Anastasia sigh.

They spent the whole class thinking of a subject for the main topic but in the end they weren't able to think of anything.

Anastasia and Callista were about to leave when the bell rang and Anastasia saw Professor Sarah having a hard time carrying the books.

"Let us help you, Professor Sarah" Anastasia smiled and Callista couldn't do anything but follow her "Thank you, Anastasia. You always help me when your classmates already left" Sarah said and smiled.

"No problem, Professor Sarah. I've always wanted to help people" she said "As expected from the future Queen" Sarah said.

"Excuse me, Professor we're having a hard time with the assignment you gave us" Callista said with a polite smile and Anastasia couldn't believe her eyes.

Even though she was already aware about Callista's true colors and how rotten her personality was, she still can't help but be shocked whenever she's like this.

It seems like she was too used to Callista being a self-centered bitch she was every time.

"Oh? Then in return for always helping me carry the books, how about I tell you a topic first?" she said "Really?" Anastasia's face brightened as Sarah nodded.

"Professors score students who do a great job and how unique your performance is, the higher your grades are. So this is a myth that is known years ago but is slowly getting forgotten today." Sarah started off and cleared her throat as the two listened carefully.

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"This myth is called The World's Protectors. They said that another world exists between heaven and the underworld and that is called the Divider. The people who lived there are called protectors, they fixed everything in both hell and heaven." Sarah said.

'Oh, great... A cringe ass fucking title for a children's myth... How exciting...' Callista thought.

"Fix? What do you mean by fix?" Anastasia asked "Protectors are called the protector's of God, they leave the Divider to fix the original movements of faith, they said that Protectors are so powerful that they are considered as deities. Some said that Protectors somehow coexisted with us here but disappeared long after. Interesting isn't it?" Sarah said with a smile.

"Yes, it is interesting." Anastasia nodded in agreement. It was obvious that she was transfixed with the story "If you go to the capital, he elderly would know that story when you ask them." she said.

"Thank you, Professor Sarah for helping us" Anastasia said with a happy smile "No problem, good luck on your work. I'll be waiting for it." Sarah said as the two finally left the classroom.

"The story was interesting, don't you think?" Anastasia asked as they walked the hallway "You can say that but how can we write a thousand-word essay about a myth that most people don't know about?" Callista asked back when Anastasia's smile froze in realization.

"Eh?" she blinked making Callista sigh "You didn't think about that, did you?" she said "Now that you mentioned it, you've got a point." Anastasia realized, the idea finally sinking in.

"So when are we going to start the assignment?" Callista asked "This weekend will be okay. Will you be free?" she asked and bumped her shoulder with hers.

"Why wouldn't I? I have nothing to do at the dorms" she said and rolled her eyes like it was the most obvious answer "Then it's decided, we'll start this weekend" she said with a smile, her pretty yellow eyes shined underneath the sun.

It reminded Callista of Ignis's pair of purple eyes making her lips part before she looked away.

So irritating.

****

Callista could hear several voices talking to each other as her shoulder bumps into strangers from how crowded it was.

It was also not helping when the noise coming from the people she's with mixed in

"Hey, Ana" she called out so Anastasia innocently looked at her "I know you said that we had to finish this before Tuesday and I don't mind if Ignis comes along but why are they here too?" she raised a brow and pointed at the three men with them.

"Denovan has to come because he is my assigned guard, I can't leave the school grounds without him while Ivan on the other hand was just bored." she would've understood Denovan but Ivan is a whole new story.

She glared at Ivan who had a teasing grin on his face so she pulled him by the collar "I should've just locked you up in your dorm" she said in gritted teeth.

"Oh my, don't need to threaten me" he said with that annoying smile again.

Ignis and Anastasia wore a hood because they are well known as important heirs in the capital, even though Ivan had a coat on he wasn't wearing a hood as Denovan and Callista were in their casual clothes.

"Let's ask the local inns first. I heard that the caretakers there have been through many generations" Anastasia said "By the way, what information are you gathering?" Denovan asked curiously.

"About the World's Protectors" Anastasia replied "Oh, you mean that old myth?" Ivan said so all looked at him "You know that? Professor Sarah said that its slowly being forgotten so it's not well known" Anastasia asked with raised brows.

"The myths originated from the Tower of Lucis, it's probably because of the magician's theories about things until the word was spread outside." Callista explained.

"That's correct and that myth is the most popular in the Tower of Lucis. My Father would tell me that every night when I was a child, although I don't remember the contents well because it's been so long" Ivan shook his head.

"Useless bastard" Callista muttered "I heard that!" Ivan glared at her.