Luciana tried what Raziel told her early the next morning, and she went to the stream to call Lorissa, but the siren didn't show up. Raziel was close by as they had previously agreed, so she assumed that he was the cause. Maybe the siren somehow sensed his presence, and refused to come out. Luciana went to Raziel, and pleaded with him to leave, telling him that he might be keeping the siren from coming to her. He left after much persuasion, and assurance that she would be safe. Besides sirens were known to be peaceful. Luciana tried again. But Lorissa still didn't show up. She called her name, hoping that she could sense her presence. Luciana believed that the siren could sense her presence, because she showed up the first time she came there. Maybe she didn't want to come out now. With a sigh, she went back to Raziel. ******** Elric gave all the servants in his mansion a break, and permitted them to go home to their families. While he decided to stay home for a few days as well.

When Dahlia was tired of standing, she sat down. Alora brought her a chair and a table she could rest her head, even when she had warned her not to. But the maid cared about her too much, that she didn't mind getting in trouble.It was already morning, and the king she was supposed to marry would already be close. Dread filled her heart with each passing moment.Alora busied herself with packing the noble Lady's stuffs, as the duchess had instructed, while she would offer comforting words to Dahlia at intervals. Dahlia found her amusing."Everything is ready my Lady." Alora informed her when she was done packing. "Don't worry my Lady, you will be released soon." She tried to comfort the lady again.Dahlia only smiled. She knew she was soon going to be released, but that was not the freedom she sought. She would be released, just so they could make her presentable to her future husband.Just as the thought that, her room door opened and her mother stepped in. She noticed that there was

Freya tried to keep herself busy by tidying the house up. Elric told her that his mother would be coming that day or the next. The house didn't even need much work, as it was already very neat. She observed that the house was always neat. Perhaps the Duke was a clean freak.She wondered why she hadn't seen any of his family before, nor had she heard him mention them. And why did he have such a big house when he lived alone? Perhaps it was because he was a Duke. For a Duke, he usually didn't have much visitors. Why? She expected to be seeing nobilities from far and wide visit him? Even commoners often visited the nobles for help. Something was off with him.The duke stepped out for a bit, and she decided to walk around the house to see parts she had not seen before.She climbed down the stairs, and walked into the hallways. There was another hallway connected at the right side of the main one, but it was dark. She turned curious, and decided to go that way.She did not see any rooms at

Evelyn followed behind the general who was walking too fast for her. She had to jog along, just to keep up with his pace. She would have yelled at him, but she was afraid he would lock her up in some dungeon again. "What are we doing here?" She asked calmly, but Lorenzo didn't answer her. He just continued walking. He entered the building, and began to climb up the stairs. She noticed how people that they came across greeted him there, and she realized that he was very much respected. She feared more, as she had no one on her side.Lorenzo finally stopped when he got to an office room door, with three guards on either side, located in the top floor. He knocked once, before he gently pushed it open. Evelyn's fear magnified with each passing moment. Her hands grew cold, and they were trembling slightly."Come with me." He told her, and she reluctantly walked in with him. "This is the head council's office." He informed her in a hushed tone.Evelyn then noticed a man sitting on a chair

Luciana was calm even after she listened to Lorissa's story. What she heard was unbelievable, and she didn't exactly know what to feel or how to react. She needed to talk to Raziel about it first."You are going to let me teach you right?" Lorissa asked hopefully."Teach me what exactly?""How to grow into your powers, and fulfill Lycerys' wish.""Like I said before, I want no part in fulfilling Lycerys' wish."Lorissa then stood up and walked to Luciana. She removed the necklace that hung on her neck and gave it to Luciana."Touch it and call my name when you need me, it will draw my attention to you."Luciana took the necklace. It had a glittering shell-like object attached to it."I should leave now." Lorissa said, before stepping out of the door.When she went out of the door, she was surprised to see a guard standing there as he wasn't there when she entered. Perhaps he was the queen's guard. She noticed him staring at her, and she wondered if she needed to compel him. What if he