He opened his eyes. Could he have noticed them? The door was still open, so the three girls tried to sneak out and come back when Alan, or the boy, was asleep.
„Going so soon?", suddenly the boy was behind them.
„Eeeek", Misty let out a little scream, luckily no one woke up. They jumped back into the room, as Tristan scared them from behind. He closed the door.
„Holy Light, send us your Vision!", A bright light appeared next to Misty.
Now they got a better look on the boy. He had purple eyes, white hair. And he wasn't wearing a shirt. He had defined muscles, and as much as the girls didn't want to say it, he did look good.
„What are you doing here?", he asked.
„Who are you?", Elenna asked.
„Me? I'm Alan", the boy answered. This confirmed, that he indeed was a pre-historic creature.
„Wait... I know you!", suddenly Lisa seemed to think real hard, trying to remember from where she knew Alan.
„It's.. it's you! You are the killer!", she remembered to see a wanted poster.
The other two girls looked at her, first confused, but then they also noticed the similarity. Alan just started to smile and he looked next to the door.
The girls saw a black and purple line go over his body and then he was the black haired boy they knew again. Then they heard the reason why he turned back: footsteps.
Someone opened the door.
„What's going on here?", a guard in armor said, „I heard screaming. What's the matter?"
Before any of the girls got to say something Tristan quickly started speaking, „you see, sir, these girls here just came in my room while I was sleeping, they woke me up and started accusing me of killing the Baron! But everybody knows that the killer has white hair. And they won't leave!"
„I see. Yes everybody knows that. You girls come with me, I think you probably drank to much.", the guard turned around and wanted to leave. The girls stared at Tristan, who was grinning.
„But he... he is a shapeshifter! He is the killer! We saw it!", Lisa was angry and pissed.
„Yeah yeah. Like shapeshifters ever existed. Now come, or I will have to force you out.", the guard didn't care at all, and to keep up his role, Tristan said a quick thank you and good night. Then he went back to bed, while the girls were brought back to their room and a guard was placed infront of the door.
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The next morning, Tristan woke up. Today was the day everyone went home. He laid in bed a bit, but then got up, dressed end readied himself. When he left his room, he walked through the hallway, down the stairs and out of the house.
He went to the dining hall, for some breakfast, sat down at a table after getting himself some food and started to eat.
What he didn't expect was what came next, two soldiers escorted the Prince to his table, where he sat down.
„Good Morning Alan.", he said.
„Good Morning your highness.", Tristan answered, bowing with his head, as he was sitting.
„Well. I will give you a ride. To the capital, for free. Doesn't that sound good?"
„Why would you do that?", Tristan asked.
„Well if I'm honest, my father just wants to keep you close and he wants to be in your favour. After all you don't get someone with a Magica of 1000 so often. We can give you the life of your dreams, you live in a palace, you are rich, you can get all the ladies!", The prince winked, „and also, if you accept, I will have to ask you that you call me Jakob from now on, as we will spend a lot of time with each other."
‚Although all these things don't mean anything to me, getting close to the Emperors Knight is good. I will go with yes.', he thought.
„Ok. I will come. When will we depart?", he asked.
„Right now! If you want we can still stay here but what would you want to do here.", the prince answered, and he got a point.
„Ok. Sure thing. Let's go.", Tristan stood up.
The prince walked infront of him, the guards escorted him out of the room, when...
„Ha! You get what you deserve you scum!", enter Lisa and the others.
„I'm sorry?", Tristan said, ‚Oh god these people can't they just leave me alone?!'
Tristan didn't want them to say anything, so he walked faster.
„Thank you for arresting him your majesty! He truly deserves it!", Lisa turned to Prince Jakob.
„Arresting? We are escorting him to the Palace young lady. I don't know what you are talking about.", the Prince also faced Lisa now, „Now if you would excuse us, we have a long ride.", with that, Prince Jakob, Tristan and the soldiers left.
To his surprise, Tristan got a mini carriage, just for himself. The empire really wanted him on their side. In total there were two small one person carriages, where people can rest, and one big one. In the carriages, only a few people were allowed, Tristan and the prince of course, the general, and two soldiers at the time. The rest of the soldiers were riding horses.
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I know it's a short chapter, but it at least is a chapter.
Hope you enjoy the book so far and if you have any ideas or something, just let me know!
Also don't worry, Tristan may already go to the capital, but I have some ideas, that I hope to remember, so that the book isn't rushed.
I hope you could understand that. Bye