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As Y/n followed Rhian, Hort trailing behind her, she could feel her heart rumbling like a drum. He had done well, but until Tedros was back on the throne, the work was far from done. She needed to talk to Hort alone, but there was no chance of that. Not with Rhian riding with them to the Blessing and that eel on Hort's neck—
Y/n glimpsed the horses through the window, pulling the royal carriage up the drive.
Unless...
No time to think. She made her move, lurching back and grabbing Hort's hand, which was a bit sweaty, ignoring his stunned expression. They had never really held hands before, had they?
Tattooed Thiago held the door open for the king as the carriage arrived. "Wesley is fetching those boys from the dungeons as you ordered, sire," he said, armor glinting in the sunlight. "Will you need a second carriage?"
The king didn't break stride. "We'll all fit in one."
"Oh, no need to be so frivolous," Y/n said. "It's not fit for a king to be packed like a sardine on his way to his own event. Hort and I can ride alone in one carriage," Y/n said with a smile, barreling past the king, dragging Hort along, and throwing him into the carriage that hadn't fully stopped. She fumbled behind him, pushing in Lepus, then grabbing Hort's waist to steady herself, and smiled back at Rhian. "See you at church!"
Pretending to lose her balance, she ripped Hort's scim off like a striphot wax and flung it out the carriage door— "Oh my!" she gasped— before slamming the door shut.
"We have five seconds before he opens the door," Y/n said.
"Good news is I got Rhian and Japeth fighting," Hort said, breathless.
"Evil news: Rhian is still alive, Japeth is still his brother, and I'm still marrying a monster," said Y/n.
"Good: Agatha is safe at the School for Good and Evil," Hort contended.
"Evil: A team of sorcerers is on their way to her and I just lied to the entire Woods that she's been captured," said Y/n.
"Good: Willam and Bogden are about to be free—"
"Evil: It's quite mean to say, but I'm almost pretty sure anyone else in those cells would have been better than them, and if the blessing goes off as planned, that means we're only three events from Tedros, Sophie, and potentially Agatha losing their heads. If Agatha is building an army, we need more time, Hort. We need to delay the Blessing!"
"Exactly," said Hort with a smile. "Why do you think I picked Willam and Bogden over everyone else?"
Y/n's eyes widened quickly, grinning with understanding.
She quickly pulled him closer to her, and fast but passionately, Y/n kissed Hort, right on the lips, but just as quickly she pulled away, leaving Hort a blushing mess—
The carriage door shot open.
Rhian glowered, his face in shadow.
Before Y/n could speak, a scim shot through the door and smashed into Hort, who let out a resounding shriek, sending the horses rearing.
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A few minutes later, Willam and Bogden studied four tarot cards, laid out in Bogden's lap.
Tower
Judgement
Empress
Death
Neither Willam nor Bogden had time to bathe before being shoved next to Hort in the carriage, which now reeked so badly of the dungeon, sweat and mold, Y/n could barely breathe.
Sitting beside Y/n, Rhian focused intently on the two boys across from him. Meanwhile, Bogden and Willam kept giving Y/n anxious peeks as if they had no idea why they were here, but Y/n just smiled at the two boys reassuringly.
"It's a yes-or-no question," the king said, his teeth clenched. "So let's have the answer. For the last time: Is my brother trying to kill me?
Bogden looked for Willam, waiting for Willam to say something.
Willam looked at Bogden, waiting for Bogden to say something.
Say yes, Y/n thought, seeing Hort glare at them with the same message. Just say yes. That's all we need.
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Wizard's Wish - (Kinda) Yandere SGE x reader
FanfictionY/n was a normal village girl living in Gaveldon with her two best friends, Sophie and Agatha. Who could imagine how life would change for her when she was kidnapped to a school for the good and evil.
