"Azriel, Luna has suffered enough" Rose said. "I want her to learn the meaning of disobeying me" Azriel replied coldly. "She has endured enough... Please let her go" Rose pleaded.
Luna was released and was sent back to her room. "Miss are you alright?" Pauline asked. "I'm fine" Luna replied. "Don't lie to me miss... I am your maid, I know when you're okay" Pauline said.
Luna sat on her bed. "I will go prepare your bath" Pauline said. "I will make sure I kill Guinevere myself if it's the last thing I do" Luna said.
Luke sat beside the dragon egg, studying it. "Since the mother is dead, I can't revive it" Luke said. "So we are just going to watch it die?" Charles asked. "It's life is slowly fading away. You can tell by the deem lights inside" Luke said.
"If we had known that using the eggs as a game would cause harm, we wouldn't have done it" Rose said. "Incubation might not be useful but it can't be necessarily useless at the same time. I will try my best to hatch it" Luke said.
"Why was Ezekiel here?" Charles asked. "Words travel fast in the underworld" Luke said. Azriel massaged his forehead. "This is the exact reason I never liked this idea. Heaven knows, hell overlords wants her.... I knew they would find her" Azriel said.
"You saved her" Rose said. "For how long? How long would I keep her safe? How long would I try to convince everyone that she doesn't exist? What if I won't be able to protect her any longer?" Azriel asked.
Rose placed her palm on Azriel's face. "You are the ruler of the underworld, there is no one as powerful as you. They might only threaten her but they dare not lay a finger on her. You are Azriel Alaric Archlys the strongest and most powerful demon who lives"
"A man who rules the humans and the underworld, yet he does it with grace. Heaven and hell trembles when they hear your name, human submit to you without hesitation. Guinevere is lucky to have a protector like you, someone who would burn down the heavens and rip apart hell for her sake" Rose said.
Azriel closed his eyes trying to suppress his anger. Rose always has a way to soothe his anger. "She knows...." Azriel calmly said. "Knows what?" Rose asked.
"She knows we're connected somehow. She knows she can feel my emotions. It's only a matter of time she finds out the truth" Azriel said. "For now we pretend nothing happens... When the truth is out, we will face it head on" Rose said.
"Your Majesty, the girls are here to request your permission to go outside the castle for classes" Miss Sunshine said. Azriel looks at everyone present, he really wasn't in the mood to entertain visitors.
The egg glowed from behind. "That's impossible" Luke whispered. "Why?" Azriel asked Miss Sunshine. "The tutor for arts insisted that the class is better taught outside from distraction" She replied.
"Very well... I expect you back before sun down" Azriel said. They left the room, the egg lost its light. "How is it possible?" Charles asked. "It reacted to someone's presence, like it knew the person" Luke said.
"I thought you said it only responds to it's mother?" Rose asked. "I need to make research about this" Luke said.
Outside the castle, everyone was seated by a garden. "Everyone is expected to paint a story" Mrs Harper said. "This is a fun activity for everyone" Miss Sunshine said.
Anastasia sat Infront of her canvas trying to come up with something. She stares into the distance for a half an hour. "Is everything alright Guinevere?" Miss Sunshine asked.
"I don't know what to draw" Anastasia said. "That's fine, you can just start with a rainbow" Mrs Harper said. Anastasia gave a small smile.
The day was coming to an end, everyone had finished drawing. "Alright let's see what you all made" Miss Sunshine said.
"Luna... What have you created for us today" Mrs Harper said. "Well I decided to demonstrate how injustice could be carried out on the innocent and no one says anything" Luna said.
Luna's drawing is about a man standing beside a dead dog and a woman whose eyes and hands had been tied up. "That's rather depressing" Mrs Harper said.
Gabriella painted the ocean with ships passing under the blue skies. "Guinevere? What did you paint?" Miss Sunshine asked. "No need to check hers, she must have painted a rainbow" Luna snorts.
"Nothing" Anastasia replied. Miss Sunshine saw Anastasia's work. It was a painting of a dragon up in the sky and a village underneath was engulfed in flames. A young girl trying to reach for the dragon but a rope pulled her backwards.
"Interesting piece Guinevere... What's your inspiration?" Mrs Harper asked. "I don't think I had one" Anastasia said.
"The use of colors is brilliant. It showcases how real emotions could be expressed on a piece of paper. How each line is so perfect and precise. It looks like you have the knowledge of an artist" The art teacher praised Guinevere.
Luna could feel her blood boil in anger. Anastasia sat by the window, she could recall everything that happened that night. She hasn't gone to see the egg because she is scared she might make things worst for it.
They returned back to the castle. Azriel asked them to meet him by the west wing that's opposite the main castle. "I see you all enjoyed yourselves" Azriel said.
"Yes your majesty" Mrs Harper replied. "I would like you all to join me for dinner" Azriel said. "That is a wonderful idea your Majesty" Miss Sunshine said.
Minutes later Azriel sat Infront of them, eating silently. Anastasia gripped her spoon so tight, she could feel her body losing strength. She tried to keep herself from shaking.
Luna tried her best to distract Azriel who could feel the pain already. Anastasia stood up abruptly causing the chair to scrape the floor. Everyone turns to her.
"Thank you for the dinner your grace but I have to take care of something" Anastasia said. Azriel looks at her, he ignored the fact that Luna was trying to get his attention. He studied Anastasia for a while, he noticed her body trembling.
Anastasia fell to her knees, she felt this sudden pain across her veins. Every glass shattered including the cups on the table and windows in the castle.
Azriel sat still, his attention was still on Guinevere. The marks on her body changed colors frequently causing her to grab her dress for support.
A loud noise was heard from the throne room. Something jumped out of the window. "Everyone take cover" Luke yells from above. The girls scatters in panic, they ran to the door.
Anastasia was still on the ground, the creature saw Anastasia from afar. It tilted it's head in amazement.
It ran towards her without hesitation. Luke used it's magic to stop the dragon but it moved like lightening. The dragon ran towards Anastasia, it disappears and a gold light flowed through her veins.
"It was you" Luke said. "What?" Anastasia weakly asked. "Your have it's mother's energy... No wonder it responded to you" Luke said.
"I can feel her" Anastasia said in a whisper. "Let's get you to your room" Rose said. "No, wait she wants to take me somewhere" Anastasia said.
"Where?" Luke asked. Anastasia disappeared without another word. Azriel grits his teeth. "Find her" Azriel said.