The Royal guard was wearing a grey armour.. He bowed before the king and asked him to join the Royal dinner with every other member..
Larrith nodded saying a yes.
He gained courage to tell about Elise to everybody..
He went to the dining hall in the fourth floor.
He opened the majestic magical red door by just a touch.
A twenty feet long and six feet wide table was just in front of him full of golden plates and spoons and forks.
There were ten windows in the dining room. All of them were open. The soft breeze blew the red curtains.
The door closed with a banging sound.
He thought, "This place seems so off as a king..
Hopefully I have to come here only on Wednesdays."
The chairs were tall enough to fit anyone with a comforting mattress and had a Royal red colour.
Being the new king, he sat on the chair that's on the extreme end and the furthest to the door.
Elaris was sitting on the very next chair on the right side of Larrith's chair.
Everyone sat and filled the vacant chairs.
The chair closest and on the other extreme end of the table was empty.
Rafael didn't come.
The middle chair of the left side where Kian used to sit also remained empty.
Tory remarked, "Is Rafael upset?"
No response came..
The Royal guards served them with vegetables and porridge. They also filled their glasses with orange juice..
Chlin said, "Tomorrow.. Is the selection ceremony.. I hope everyone remembered.."
Everyone nodded..
They all started having food.
Elaris looked at Larrith who still didn't touch the spoon.
As everyone ate, Larrith was trying to fix his posture and trying to show he is adjusting himself to the new chair..
Elaris looked at him again.
He felt that he was being weird.
He sat straight..
Larrith with a deep voice remarked, "I got something to say."
Everyone kept their spoons and forks on their plates. A rhythmic sound was heard.
Everyone looked at Larrith..
Larrith's voice deepened, "Rafael asked me to inform you all about this..
The dark queen is none but… the sister of Rafael…"
Everyone scratched their heads..
Elaris looked at Irene who was sitting on her opposite side in utter confusion and then again looked at Larrith.
"sister!" almost everyone exclaimed.
Larrith replied, "Yes.."
Larrith then explained the entire story that Rafael had told him..
He even remembered some of his quotations and Quoted them.
Everyone's eyes widened.
After about ten minutes.. The discussion ended.
They all looked down..
They weren't in mood to have the food again..
Larrith further said, "I, Scott, Elaris, Irene and William will be going tomorrow to the new school to know about the lost books.. We might also have to go to the old school.. So we can't attend the selection ceremony.. And spirits in the old school might distract us in our process.. So we have to be all prepared... And remember we still don't know about what she's trying to summon.. But it will definitely be hazardous for all of us.. And it's not my decision.. Rafael asked us to go there.. Because we might not have enough time. . We also have to leave before five in the morning because of the ceremony.. We can't be late otherwise we might get trapped in the ceremony..
And it's my request – do not ask Rafael anything about the story.."
Everyone nodded and stayed absolutely puzzled..
Chlin remarked, "is he absent in the dinner today because he doesn't have the courage to face us.. Why didn't he tell it by himself?"
Tory said, "How can his strict eyes hide so much pain? But it's true that he should have told it by himself.."
Larrith said, "he said, he is shameful for his act.. And he also hates his cowardice but he is afraid to embarrass himself by telling this.. He wants us to be unlike him.. He wants us to choose family over safety of our kingdom and he wants us to be courageous.."
William said, "He wants us to choose family over the safety of our kingdom.. That's unexpected from him.. We never realised that he also had a heart.. We saw him as an ideal and wise and strict person with no heart.."
Irene looked at William, "His heart is broken.."
Larrith looked stressed and he looked down.
Elaris stood straight with her hands on her lap.
Her eyes widened further.. She raised her eyebrows and stayed silent.
Larrith fidgeted and said, "Yes.."
They all then finished their dinners and went to their rooms.
They all started talking to each other..
Irene, Scott, William, Elaris and Larrith stayed back in the dining room.
Scott's ring shone with a purple light..
"So we will be visiting our old school" Said Scott and Elaris..
Larrith nodded.
Irene remarked, "Nostalgia.. Isn't it.. I graduated from there a year before you two… Along with William and a few others.. It's no more.. How harsh.. Only ruins.. I am worried about Elise.. She might attack at any moment... However, it's a good thing that I can also ask the great sorcerer if my powers are fading away.."
William said, "Your powers wasn't fading.. Maybe it's your confidence.."
Others also nodded.
They all went to their rooms.
They were excited to see their old school and their old mentor and on the other hand anxious about the unknown danger of the old school..
Larrith on his bed kept on thinking about what Rafael had told him.
At this point in time, someone knocked at the door of Larrith.
Larrith opened the door. The hallway was dark. At the middle of the hallway, there stood five people.