"Lizzy…" I whispered out "where is Lizzy?"
He stops and smiles cruelly and then looks at the sack on the floor by my feet. I follow his gaze to leather sack which is now pulled down half way open showing a severed head with familiar brown hair, discolour grey pale skin and lifeless eyes that looked straight at me. My body goes cold.
"Lizzy" I breathe out.
"Well, as I said before I had to punish you somehow since you tried to run from me and I knew that she was the one who was helping you to run and I knew that if I just lock you up you would try to run away and again with her help and we don't want that now sweetheart, so I cut the problem out. Well more like severed it's head serve it to you in the leather sack as a gift. Now that women will not brainwash you in running again. Right sweetheart?"
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"Since you hate shopping why don't you wear the blue dress I got you on your birthday last. I know you haven't wore it since balls down in RavenCrest aren't as elaborate as the Capital." Ajax said in a bored voice.
"Hey! Screw you ok! our balls in RavenCrest are just fine." I turn back to glare at Ajax as he brinks his cup of tea. "Just because we invite all the towns people to join in the celebration doesn't make it less elaborate."
" Yes, the inn keeper and the maids do enjoy drinking the masters expensive wines"
"At least we know how to party. Well you nobles just sip your small drinks and eat your little canopies while walking around with your tight suits and dresses that are 2 sizes to small with a stick up your ass." Sol said with a smirk on his face . Ajax deadpan.
"Ok ok now, stop now but… he not wrong Ajax." I smile at him.
"Why must you take the side of this low rank guard boy sister. You are to graceful for the likes of him and the things he says in your presence are just undignified. I will put him in training with my men here to fix that backwards mindset. They will fix him right up little flame." He said in a sinister tone while smiling at Sol.
"Wait… what did you say! No, no ways in hell! I will not be some pig experiment for you to fix up cause you are bored with your life. Tell you brother your Grace I the best fighter in the knight guards I don't need-"
"What do you mean train him?" I said cutting off Sol.
"Like I said. Train him properly." Ajax said as he sips his tea again and slowly puts it down then he looks at me with his legs cross.
We are in the boutique trying on endless dresses for the ball that is happening in two days. I'm with my brother Ajax,Sol and Cat she is my personal guard also know as Sol twin sister. Cat is the oldest of the two, back home she is my personal guardian and when she not there Sol takes over. She didn't travel with us as we came to the Capital for she had other things she need to do for me. When she arrived back after completing the mission we had already left but I did leave a letter instructing her to come to the Capital and take over her guard duty's for I know that Sol hates Ajax and Ajax loves provoking Sol and I can only stand so much bickering from those two.
"With your new squad?" I said curiously.
"Yes."
"Just Sol?"
"Little flame, say what you need to say you know how short my patience is" he said as he sighs.
I bite the corner of my mouth trying to think of a way to ask what I want to ask.
'F@#$k it. I know you are going to allow Sir Brandon and Cat to train with your new squad I want to join too ." I say quickly as i turn away from the three large mirrors that showed me in a hideous floral green and white dress with baby pink ribbons all over to face him. the dress swishing as his face turns into a scout.
"No."
"What! Come on Ajax." I said in protest.
"That because you are a girl."
"Cat is a girl too" I point out and he turns and looks at Cat she look straight ahead not paying any attention to what is happening.
"She different." He said as he stilled looking at her. I look at Cat to see her stiffens at Ajax's word. 'That's new?'
"Beside you are a Duchess little flame and you must act so." He said as he faces me again.
"Well that's Bullshit." I said as I throw my hands up.
"Language sister." he sighs in frustration.
"You're a Count and you train with your squad every day and yes, l see you through my window Ajax and no don't give me that 'You're different' or 'You're a girl' or 'You must reflect your blah blah blah' speech. We are both ranked nobles with territories to protect." I said out of annoyance. "What I'm asking you as the Duchess of RavenCrest is for I and my squad to train with your squad so we can better protect my territory Count Ajax?"
Ajax looks at me with one eyebrow rised in surprise on how I spoke to him and with a other expression of pride. My hand are still fisted on my hips head rised waiting. Then he closes his eyes and sighs.
"Fine, you may train with us…Your Grace." He said showing a small smile on his face.
Shocked I looked at Sol and Cat who are both surprised too. They didn't expect Ajax to agree cause the fact that he hates seeing me getting hurt.
"Wait! so now we have to train? I thought we were leaving after the Emperor ball. What happened to that plan." Sol complains.
"We are still going back home but not right after the ball. We will stay here for a few more days to train with the squad. If that's ok with you Count Ajax." I say.
"That is absolutely fine with me little flame. Besides if I had it my way you wouldn't be leaving."
"You mean 'wouldn't have to leave.' " Sol corrects.
"That's what I said." Ajax says, as he takes a sip of his tea then turns to look out the window into nothing. I roll my eye and turn to face the mirrors again cause everybody in this room knows exactly what he meant.