Miya, Aden and the Princess of Sadyr arrive at the magnificent canteen belonging to the Nayra Academy. The little girl now finally understood why Nayra Academy was called the most prestigious academy for over than a hundred years. Whoever built this building must have been an expert in his field. The architecture of the room that he had been through was truly amazing.
The academy lobby is broad and magnificent rounded shaped with a domed roof made of glass mosaic in green, blue and yellow colors. Right in the center of the round room was built a large fountain containing several gold coins.
Miya explained to the girl that there were a lot of kids in the academy who believed that the fountain had a good luck within it as long as they asked for a wish with a sincere heart. Aden commented that this heretical belief was just a hoax at first, but it grew bigger and later carried out by students from generations to generations who wanted their grades to be good on their final semester exams.
They then passed through the Corridor of the Kings and Queens. The corridor contains portrait photos of all the present kings and queens of the four great kingdoms of the Land of Dawn. The corridor has a beautiful blue and green glass mosaic roof that reflects magnificent colors over the grey carpet below their feet.
She looked at each face in the photo and found the frame of the Kingdom of Renum which had not been updated. Miya explained that the pureblooded descendants who could actually lead the kingdom died at the Blood Moon Festival. His current successor is Lady Leslie, the aunt, who ruled until the children of the King and Queen of Renum were old enough and be able to rule. Aden comments that Lady Leslie actually can take over the throne of the Kingdom of Renum because he believes that the woman is capable to rule, better than the possibly spoiled future king.
They then passed a terrace with two entrances. The entrance on the right leads to a very beautiful girls' dormitory. White marble and gold carvings all over the surface, decorated with vines on every window and little tables with golden flower vase on both sides of every facing windows. The entrance on the left leads to the men's dormitory which is equally beautiful but decorated more to a simple elegant style. With gray marble all over the surface and blue carpet stretched on the floor.
Miya said that the marble was made by a famous craftsman acquainted with the Myran family. The family always wanted to interfere in the affairs to run the academy. But Madam Evangeline didn't like the way they thought about money. This time Aden agreed with Madam Evangeline since he also doesn't really like Harley who came from that family.
They also pass through many other amazing rooms; the library as an example. The princess had never seen such a large library before. Not even in her palace. Miya said that Madam Evangeline was a bookworm when she was a teenager. So that the woman has a very large collection of books. The rest of the shelves were filled by other nobles Madam Evangeline's acquaintance with.
The canteen was no less amazingly decorated for the princess sense. The surface of every corner is coated with the school banner and curtains that sweep the floor. The wall is from grey marble and the floor is from a shiny wood. The princess realized that the room is so much like the throne room of her castle which also fascinates her.
It was noon and all the students had finished their afternoon class. There is not much that can be done before the lunch hour is over and they are then asked to return to their quarter to resume activities.
The princess also realized when she arrived at the canteen about how well known Miya and Aden as seniors. It appears that they are highly respected by their juniors.
"Good afternoon, Senior Miya." Greeted a female student with long white hair. "Afternoon, Arethyl. Just got back from home? How's your mother?"
"Mother is fine, senior. Thank you for asking. Have a great day." Miya smiled and nodded, then the girl left.
"You are very famous." the princess praised after getting a seat. The princess knows who Arethyl is and what family the girl is from. And the Sadyr family couldn't be so close to the notoriously arrogant family Arethyl is from.
"Miya's mother has many connections," said Aden, representing Miya. Miya rolled her eyes. "It's not about my mother. I have a lot of friends. Aden we have discussed the problem of talking about mother's connection to people."
"My father would not call his business partners as friends." Aden said as he ordered potatoes and burgers for the him and a complete package for the princess.
"My mom doesn't see them as business partners, okay?" Miya ordered a glass of lemonade and a piece of red velvet cake for her.
"You can't eat that cake every day. You can die." Said Aden with a confused look.
"You can't tell me what to do."
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Madam Evangeline paced up and down her room. She bit her nails nervously, lost in thoughts. She remembered what Odeta had said before and this was the first time she isn't sure about her own choice.
"Are you sure? By making her a Soldier of Light she will go unnoticed?" Odeta asked. They were now in Madam Evangeline's room.
"I'm not sure, Oda."
"Angeline. I've known you since childhood. You have plans that you have't told me yet, right?"
"I have."
"I'm sure turning her into a Soldier of Light won't end well for you."
Madam Evangeline massaged her nose bone. "I know that, Oda. Do you have a better plan?"
"The first Prodigy discovered its talent without our help."
"What?"
"First Prodigy ..-" Before Odeta had time to finish her sentence, Evangeline ran at a speed that was beyond the queen's mind. The woman choked Odeta by the neck and looked into her eyes with her eyes already glowing green, "Since when did you know?"
Odeta looked back at Evangeline and then let go of her grip. "You can't keep hiding her like this." She said while standing up. "Sooner or later Beau and the Wizarding Council will find her. You know what they're going to do to the kid, don't you?"
"I've been doing my best to hide her here. She'll be fine, Oda. She'll be safe here." Madam Evangeline massaged her head and finally sat down on her bed.
"Soldier of Light will work under the auspices of the Beau family. With Miya's transparent position she would be flying very close to the sun. And seeing that she's the daughter of Madame Evangeline, the head of prestigious Nayr Academy, she will be viewed as the special one in her group."
"I'll recommend her out of town."
"Recommendations will not distract Crown Prince Aden from your daughter. You have even been sent an official letter. Evangeline," Odeta sat next to Madam Evangeline, taking her hand to the queen's lap, "You must immediately remind her who she is."
"I can't, Oda."
"Remind her. Of herself. As the Prodigy, the creature who will bring the Land of Dawn back to the Age of Light. Or maybe watching her beheaded by Aden after the boy finds out who Miya is would be better view for you."
Madam Evangeline remembered Odeta's words. Even though it was already dark and the torch had been lit. Madam Evangeline couldn't stop thinking about how is she going to tell Miya about who she is and what shea meant to do.
Fortunately, Miya said that she's staying at Princess Sadyr's dormitory because that little girl certainly needed a lot of help from an insider like Miya. That little girl must have been in a lot of confusion because she never left her palace. The descendants of Sadyr saw herself descended from the celestial gods, Madam Evangeline recalled Odette's explanation. The Sadyr believed that their descendants stand higher than any other being.
That woman must have had trouble initially when she had to marry King Ryunard. He is a good man. But he asked Odeta to follow his family tradition. Madam Evangeline always wished that Odeta was a good mother at home too, but she never saw the queen takes care of her children sp she never know.
Madam Evangeline was almost completely immersed in her thoughts that would not go away before hearing a knock from her front door. It was very late for the students that might came to ask some questions from their schoolwork.
Madam Evangeline descended from the second floor and approached the door. The knock sounded a little tense for her. There were no voices of people chatting outside. Strange feeling seeping through Madam Evangeline's back. She put her ear close, has not yet opened the door.
But whoever the person behind the door banged this time. Madam Evangeline took a few steps back. She wasn't sure of the conclusion that had just crossed her mind. But it seems she knows what creatures are out there when she hears a faint crackle on the other side.
"Evangeline? I know you're in there, honey." Evangeline's heart seemed to pause for a moment. She recognized the voice. And that sweet voice doesn't come from a sweet lady.
The lady banged the door again. "Open it, honey. We just wanna play." We?
A second after that sentence, Madam Evangeline was slammed into the kitchen at the other end of the corridor. The woman coughed, struggling to see through the smog and saw that the outside light had entered through her doorway. Someone just blew up the door. "Good night, dear." Said the voice. It is now on the right of Madam Evangeline. The woman turned anxiously. "That was a cool entrance, right?" Asked the woman, lifting a cup and waiting for her servant to pour tea from the teapot.
"Ve."
"Oh, you still remember me." Ve said with a smile. She took a sip of cold vanilla tea from her cup. "How are you dear?"
"What do you want?"
Ve stared at Madam Evangeline in silence, then turned back to her tea. "I just want to meet my best friend."
"You're not my best friend." Madam Evangeline felt a heavy weight off her back, forcing herself to fall back onto the floor.
"Of course I'm your best friend, dear." Ve said as she walked towards Madam Evangeline. The creature touched Madam Evangeline's long black braided hair. "You've changed a little huh." She said with a smile. She touched the woman's long neck and slowly pricked her nails.
Madam Evangeline felt a stream of sensation from where Ve nails landed. She screamed and cried telling Ve to go back to hell while trying to break free from Ve's freezing spell. But the woman were quickly shut down by another nail that pricked through her skin.
Madam Evangeline was born into a noble family that was not blessed with strength from generation to generation. The woman knows that she is has a different talent from her brothers since she was just started walking. Even though she has extraordinary potential, she always hopes and prays that she does not need to use the strength she has. Even during the Blood Moon Festival she didn't fight back. But now she is at her limit. Madam Evangeline summoned the power that she had been holding on to. She apologized to his teenage self for breaking her vow to not to use his strength towards anything.
Madam Evangeline closed her eyes and raised her open hand. Time seemed to be running slowly for her. She opened her eyes and threw her hands forward. Along with the movement of her hand, Ve and the group of soldiers who had come with her were also blown away from Madam Evangeline. The creature immediately got up and saw Evangeline. Looking at her eyes glowing green, then to her open hands. She immediately summoned a spell then disappeared from sight, out of fear.
Moments after that, Madam Evangeline's vision darkened.
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