Chapter 5 Duke's Arrival at the Maiden's Lair

You should be happy Saph, your twin will show her brightest to me not to others. If she kept her calm, I could still keep her alive," Sqy is one the powerful successors. And she could be useful. I remembered in my past life, in this age, she already died and Saph will be the one holding the Succession. I wonder if Sqy is one of the Rebirth. The lair never spoke about connecting and communicating with them as long we don't speak about our real existence.

" I never worried about her. She has her own life, and I have my own too. Whatever we chose to have our own matters to be our own. If she wanted to find you, then let fate for that be."

I smiled with her words, I faced her and put my hands on her shoulder. " you are such a liar. I know you will never be choosing my side when it comes to her. Blood is thicker than a liquid."

She looked at me in the eyes. but she suddenly pushed my head away from her. " you may be my boss in this lair, but don't do nudes things on me. Remember you are a maiden. I'm letting you do your abnormal things, but don't make me kill you because of it."

oh I remember. I was bathing. I laughed because of my absent-minded. I took my robe and wore it on my own. "Tell uncle, I'll be there in minutes," she shook her head.

" No need. you are wearing your veil uniform. So wearing such kind of like it, is just normal with you. " my jaw dropped because of what he said.

"What? without underwear? are you serious?" I asked her. She just raised me her brows and then threw me the transformation stone. It is a stone for the uniform of the maidens.

I caught it and the logo of the Veil greeted me. " your clock is running out. And no one would even dare to do bad things on you. Not because you are a warrior, but you are also a maiden. A holy lady in the kingdom," veil again. I rolled my eyes. This maiden thing is really sucky. Damn, I really going to throw this sh*t idea in their mouth.

" Fine!. But you owe me this one." I warned her.

UNCLE picked me up in my room and led me to the hall. There was a moment of deep silence between us. I saw my uncle how firm he's acting. I never saw him again fearing some high official after the death of his wife. Since then, he withdrew all his fear and took care of me when I was forced to live in this lair.

" Why is excellence called a meeting?" I broke the silence between us. The hall is too far from my room. So this walking part will take long enough to get this topic done.

" The Duke is here. The rumor next to the King is here to see the list of Maidens," my jaw dropped. what the!

Third Person's Point of View:

THE DUKE IS KNOWN FOR HIS RUTHLESS BEHAVIOR. He is known for killing the people who offended him, mercilessly. From what I had heard he is also called a Tragedy when it comes to the battlefield. No one ever wins against his lead. But what matters to Her, Xaqion, She seems uncomfortable with him. Not because of his name, it's just that he seems familiar to her. There is something ungenial in his presence.

" What are you doing here?" Here eyes widened inside her veil mask when he heard him speak beside her. " You-, people will see you-" she turned her gaze in his direction, but she blinked when she realized what she did. There was no Clyde in sight. It was her next line lady in Veil. The lady that always annoyed her.

" Lady Constantia, I'm pleased to see you," she said to her. But she got her bitch-response. Rolling her eyes at her. She smiled.

" Only you can only see me. I am your guardian after all in this foreign land of yours," she rolled her eyes. This angel is also a stubborn one.

" So, why are you so annoyed?" As if she will answer him. She will be marked as a crazy veil if she responds to him. " Hey, you can share it with me. Your problems could be possibly solved by me. Or you can play my flute to lessen your thoughts."

" I heard you were behave these past few days," she gave her a smile before I responded to Lady Constantia.

" Well, you are so diligent to keep me track actually. I am always thankful for it," Lady Constantia narrowed her eyes at her before she faked a laugh.

" Veil lady like us are struggling for the Maiden's rules. We have a life that we once had.... Your sneaking is also my worries. The outside place is not the ordinary world anymore. There are creatures who prey as food."

Xaqion looked at the front and smiled. Lady Constantia really do her fake concern. No wonder almost all of the maidens love her, because of her act. She could faked it perfectly. " Thank you for your worries. I am much appreciated it."

" Then if you are thankful, why couldn't you looked at me?" Because you are sick. She wanted to tell that to her. " You worried about me without doing nothing. Do I really love sneaking to the outside world? You must have a keen eyes that the Duke wanted. Remember the rumor child of the God, that masked man? You could be a great tool for them to track that man instead of standing here beside me as a veil lady." She said offending her.

"You-" she put her finger to Constantia's lips and turned her gaze at her. " The Duke is here. Don't put your tantrums in a wrong place. You are just scaring the people around you"

She slapped Xaqion's finger and stormed to swap places with the other lady in veil. "Bye," she said pissing off her again.

" You two are really in war." The lady said beside her. " Both of you, Minister couldn't even control."

"She always annoyed me." She laughed at Xaqion. She suddenly placed her hand in front of Xaqion's face and snapped it suddenly. " What did you do?" Xaqion said who is confused of what she did.

" I'm just trying to see if you are really dreaming."

"Huh?-"

" Lady Xaqion, prepare yourself, the footsteps of the Duke is now at the door. You also don't want to steal his attention, do you?"

Just like she said, the door of the hall opened and a cold faced Duke entered the hall, wearing his knight armor and a silver sword. Xaqion narrowed her eyes when she saw the symbols of the Duke's sword he's been holding. " He is the successor of the ignite stone." The lady beside her said that to her. " I thought it only means for the prince," she looked confused. She heard her smug laugh. " He still has the blue blood afterall."

"But it was just a rumors. No one in the position even testified his claims. No one acknowledge him as a member of the Royals," she said in disbelief.

"The sword beside him talk the facts. He will be the groom that we maidens will be marrying. And that belief of yours, erased that on your mind. THERE IS NO HIDDEN PRINCE. only the Duke is the soon-to-be-king," She remembered in her previous memories, only one had been announced as the king. And it was the hidden prince. And the Duke back then never fight for the throne nor own one of the holy sword.

But now, what is really happenings?

"THE SHARP STILL DIDN'T FOUND CLUE REGARDING THE masked man origin." Fearol said to him after the carriage opened its door. They're here. At the Veiled Academy of maidens.

"This masked man is hard to find. Even the Holy ones never get an answer from it. " Cax said next to him. The Duke raised his eyes at the entrance of the school. This is his second time in this school. This school left him so memories in just a day of a moment.

" People will be believed that the Child of the Gods loathes our faith. They are now suspicious in believing the purpose of the rite." He said. He placed his sword properly in his right side. The academy leader post his respect to him.

" It is our honor to see your presence here, Duke." He passed him and lead his foot toward the door of the hall. Fairol apologized to his behavior to the leader before following him.

" Prepare my room after my speech. I want to rest." Due to the damage caused by the bandits, he was forced to move to the school. The school that he loathes since the first time he came here.

" Yes, Duke."