Deception

Plots and Scared Rabbits

Two more weeks past of the usual day that had become Stiles's life.  His chores and his training with Kirah, including a couple of hours with the Mistress, learning more about his world.

He had also gotten one new ruin. One for his control of fire, which gathered around the width of it, he wouldn't be that great at controlling it. But they mostly focused on hand to hand combat, most days Stiles did land on his ass but he was getting better, he could feel it.

Alicia helped a lot to deal with Daichi's death and they grew closer.

What he wasn't ready for was to be woken up by Madam Rucia's screeching voice.

Recently she had started to wait for him outside his door without screaming him awake, trusting him to get ready at the right time.

"Up! Now!"

Stiles bolted awake, eyes wide.

What was going on?

She banged on his door hard and angrily.

"Are you up?! Boy! Hurry up! Now!"

"I'm up, I'm up. Hold on a sec" Stiles yelped, quickly grabbing his clothes.

What?!

"The Lord of Mind demands your presence, now!"

Stiles grimaced, what now?

It seemed this past month him and the Lord of Mind where seeing more and more of each other, much to both of their dislike.

As soon as he came out of his room he knew what ever it was must be bad because of how pale Madam Rucia looked. She looked worried.

"Come on" She muttered, her voice loosing the angry edge.

Stiles followed her to the Lord of Mind's hall with hesitation and a sense of dread.

Like the last time Madam Rucia had to stay outside.

Stiles stepped into the decorated room slowly, his heart was beating hard in his chest.

With a jolt he realises there were three more people there apart from his Lord . The Mistress, standing next to the Lord of Mind. Anger surged through him as he set his eyes on Fritz, kneeling before them and a very young girl also kneeling before them. Judging by her robes she was a servant for the Lord of Mind, like Stiles.

But he had never seen her around before, she looked very young as well, around ten years old and also tired.

Despite her obvious tiredness, her eyes were wide as she stared down at the floor and was it Stiles or was she shaking?

Stiles knelt besides her, copying her position, facing the Lord and Roseleta but like always making sure not to make eye contact.

"This is them?" The Lord of Mind asked Fritz, who had slowly stood up from her kneeling position once Stiles had arrived.

"Yes, my Lord" Fritz said, her voice cold.

"Why hello, Mieczyslaw it's nice to see you again, shame about the circumstance though" Roseleta said with a flirtatious smile.