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In the mainlands, a small delicate

looking figure was running through the

dense forest. People chasing that person

seemed to lack agility and were being

left behind. His speed was impressive

enough. The darkness that was eloping

the wild seemed to be in that person's

favour. Those who were chasing him

were on the verge of losing the visuals

on him... After a while they stopped

under a giant tree to get hold of their

breaths, "How fast does that guy have to

be to run like that?" asked one soldier.

"Must be someone who's familiar with

the terrain", one of them replied to

which all nodded. After looking around

a while and not being able to find

even a clue around, they left that place

cursing the thief. Once it was clear that

the soldiers were no longer around, the

boy stepped out of the bushes he was

hiding in..... "Damn, that was a close

call. Though I managed to get my hands

on the relic. I wonder what it actually

does?" saying this he took out the relic

that seemed to glow in the darkness,

giving a bit creepy vibe. Under the

darkness, he suddenly sped up through

the trees after casually putting the

relic away in his sack again… …. …..!

Back

in Arboris, King Evan was holding a

party, in which he had invited many

nobles and royalties. After all, this was

his eldest son's, Nicholas's birthday

and he also wanted to introduce him

to the royalty.. "Sire, I apologize as we

were unable to find the prince", one

of the guards reported to the King.

"Where did he go, isn't this his brother's

birthday. I thought he would've grown

tired of his plays and yet.." before he

could continue he was interrupted by

a voice, "Can't help it father, if that's

what he wants, we should just let him

he." Merida replied while concealing a

piece of meat stuffed in her mouth. "You

both really over exaggerate things. My

King, we should know he's your son and

our brother Merida, no harm will come

to him. With that being said, I believe

he never liked such events in the first

place, right? He'll come, we should be

on our way as well My Lord" Nicholas,

who was attending guests a while back,

tried to relieve his father.. "There he

is", "whoa, the crown prince surely has

the charm". There was quite a chatter in

the hall. People seemed to be enjoying

the crown prince's birthday.... With all

the guests gathered inside the main hall.

the castle was pretty much unoccupied

and thus was left with fewer than usual

guards. Everyone was guarding the main

hall as all the important figures were

there. Using this opportunity a shadow

sneaked inside the castle and rushed

through the hallway until it reached one

of the rooms. Just as he entered the room:

he felt cold metal touching his neck,

he soon realized the cold metal surely

was a blade and gulped for a moment.

The person holding the dagger casually

took his hood off, "Took you so long,

were you lost? Don't tell me you actually

made it, The-o-dore? That..." before she

could continue, he turned and twisted

his body while jumping over her and

landing behind her flimsy figure. That

sudden twist in his motion made her

twitch and lose the grip over the dagger

which that buy elegantly caught and

put again her delicate throat. "You're

losing your grip Vivian, sometimes it

is better to stay on guard even around

the people you know!" he seemed to

grin a bit as he replied in low voice,

almost whispering in her ears. That close

encounter surely was a bit unpleasant

for her, his face was awkwardly close

to her ear. She could feel his breath at

that distance. This made her blush with

embarrassment. She made a squeak

as she grabbed him by his hands, and

throwing him off by lifting him in a way

he almost lost his hands. Thud! A huge

bang and the shivering shadow could

be seen on the ground, "W... Wh... What

the hell you think you're doing so close

Theo?" "Argh, that could have killed me,

Vivian. Be careful with your strength

Vivi, you want me dead or what? And

yeah I did get my hands on it. Seems

like your sources are a bit reliable.

He said while standing up, shaking the

dust off his clothes, and taking out the

relic he had discovered. "That's rude,

Thelped you and you give such a rude

compliment as thanks. Huh! Next time

you come to me whining about Intel.

I'm not going to tell even a single word.

And why did you go right away? Didn't I

clearly tell you about the security is tight

right now? Goodness, and moreover

you kept me waiting on your brother's

birthday too.". "Birthday!". That

sounded like news to him, "Birthday?

Who's? Nicholas's? Is it today? Of all

days! God! Dad's going to kill me. Did

it start already?" He hurriedly started

to look for suitable clothing set in one

of the closets while asking. "Yeah, they

surely would have finished up with the

cake as well. And you idiot, because of

you even I am missing from the event."

With a slight blush, Vivi replied. "Which

one's better? This one's a bit flashy

right?" Theo asked to which he received

a sharp glare from Vivi. "I think I'll put

this one on." He hurriedly changed his

clothes and came out of the closet only to

find Vivian standing with a red face. He

hadn't realised that he changed before

her, that much cozy he was around her!

'Gosh, how can he even change in front

of a girl! Idiot'. Without looking at her

flustered expression he grabbed her

hand and pulled her along with him, in

hand, he held a gift that he had prepared

long ago.

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