"idk.yet"

Chapter 12

"Excuse me?"

Keri looks me directly in the eye and smiles. "We needed the world to know that the Ghost Queen does exist."

I freeze for what I assume to be the hundredth time today. Not only did the Boy Prince call me the Ghost Queen, not only a whole kingdom, but the Death Clan also did too? Not only that they sent me on a mission to let people know I am the Ghost Queen. "Please elaborate."

I'm surprised at how calm and clear the words are coming out of my mouth. My training allows me to hide the anger that bubbles underneath my skin. But am I really angry? I don't feel angry, I feel unsettled. How is one supposed to feel in this situation?

"We've known you were the Ghost Queen for a long time now," Keri says it so carelessly like you would say it while talking over dinner. I'm half expecting her to ask me to pass the gravy while I'm at it.

"You know that I am the Ghost Queen since Killen gave me the nickname?" I find myself copying her tone of voice. If you use just the tone it would've worked well with 'You know that your dress looks quite lovely today, black really is your color' I don't think the reality of the situation is quite reaching me.

It's a weird feeling. Like you know this is serious but you can't seem to find the need to take it seriously.

"The nickname only confirmed that you were the Ghost Queen," the same calm voice. She changes her perspective and turns to Trebor our head Illusionist, also Orin's boyfriend. Trebor waves his hands and an image of a scroll appears in the room, it's not as realistic as Killen's illusions.

Killen has been offered the spot of head Illusionist multiple times, but each time he declines. I keep urging him to take it. "You would be the youngest Trainer ever, it's a high-rank Killen." Killen was the most powerful Illusionist that this planet has ever seen.

Every time he would shake his head at me, his blue eyes would give me this look. I don't know what else to call it but just this look. He gives it to me when I don't understand what he is staying when he doesn't agree with me. He's been giving me this look more often. He gives me this look and then he tells me that it isn't for him.

"Why not?" I put my hands on my hips every time, and stare at him. I try to understand him, see his point of view. "Why shouldn't you take it?"

"Because it isn't for me," He gives me that look and his emotions become jumbled. "I don't want that to be my life."

I normally just dropped the conversation there. I tried and tried to reason with him, make him take the job, but every time he refuses. I try to see where he is coming from, but I don't understand. There's no point in arguing with him anymore because at this point we have already moved on to another topic or I'm just flat out ignoring him out of spite.

We argue often, about everything. I don't see many soul partners argue as much as we do. But don't get me wrong, I care about Killen. I care about him a lot, he's my best friend. It's just it seems that our souls clash and argue more than most.

"This is the scroll made by Delphina," Orin starts and gestures to Trebor who in turn makes the scroll larger. "Delphina wrote this. It was the last scroll she wrote before she disappeared. On it is a prophecy."

Keri steps in and continues talking. "The prophecy appears to be known to every Seer after her. They all tell different versions of it, but the main points are the same. They all talk about the Ghost Queen."

She looks at me gauging my reaction. I don't have one, I only look at her and wait for her to finish speaking. Her black eyes study me making sure I'm okay. But am I?