The whole ride to the academy was the most anxiety-ridden and stress-inducing ride ever. The princess who realised she wouldn't get a reply looked forlorn, Alastair looked uncomfortable and kept glancing at Alexis for help, and Alexis was staring out the window wearing her emotions on her sleeve.
Confusion. Worry. And something else, something painful. Like needles stabbing her chest.
Not knowing the feeling she just shook it off. Pondering if maybe she should get her heart checked f
"Y-Your highness!" He stammered.Alexis turned to look at Alastair who had a stiff smile on his face, he lifted a hand and placed it on her shoulder as he pulled her away from green headed man."My Mage and I are currently on some important business so please don't distract her. She's like a child who can easily get lost", his taunting words made Alexis role her eyes. She couldn't help but notice his emphasis on "my".
The carriage seemed constricting. It wasn’t Alexis who felt bad, or that bad anyway, the thought of Alastair and Felicia stressed her out. It was Felicia who seemed depressed, her eyes glued to the ground, her lips frowned and hands clasped together. She looked like she was attending a funeral.Alastair, on the other hand, didn’t seem to care and every so often he threw Alexis a vague stare. She’d return it, with a raised brow but he’d just look away.“W
Hector stared at a peony bush in shock, he stared for much longer than one who just wanted to appreciate its beauty and his thought were obvious to Alexis who felt naked and exposed at having spoken her story.“I knew you had a tale to tell, but, I would’ve never expected something like that…”“I know, if someone told me the same story before I would’ve thought they had screw loose”, a nervous smile on her face as she sympathised.
Alexis felt uncomfortable in the carriage, different to the one they went in with the princess, but still she found herself gulping all the way there and avoiding Alastair’s eyes.Having already been nervous in the carriage coming to the barracks was extremely shocking to her. It was huge, large enough to be a city, filled with mostly men and if there were any women they were usually carrying pots or hanging clothes up.
Their recovery didn’t last long at all as the strange dusty place they had teleported to suddenly started to shake. The wood screws screeched and crackles throughout the flooring and walls were heard. And then a loud bang as the wall beside them broke open to reveal the man.“Thought you could run? From me! Ha!” He laughed, just then while concentrating her mana sensors Alexis saw the blast of mana he released coming towards her. She only knew how to heal and feel mana, not manifest it, but she did know one thing.
Alexis sighed at his annoying voice and spoke without much thought.“I’ll join you, now please leave”.“What? You will?! I knew it!” He acted as if he had accomplished a big feat and little did Alexis know he had. His desire to be acknowledged by his father and have Alexis by his side and not his brothers was so s
Alexis’ eyes cracked open slightly just before she was pushed out the bed by Alastair who was flustered and looked ready to sprout a steady stream of excuses. She groaned and when she spotted Emilia she gave a light wave.“Hey”.“This isn’t what it looks like! She-she climbed into my”-
Alexis went back to her room and was surprised at the unexpected guest she came across. He was so silent as he awaited for her on the chair that she didn’t notice him until she heard him clearing her throat.She turned at the familiar sound to see Alastair sitting there with a dark aura around him, his lips pulled into a tight lipped smile when he noticed her.