Thief Of Smoke & The Enchanted Crystal

Chapter 3: Take back what's mine.

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Wade greets Grast, the guard.

"Hello, Grast."

Grast turns back to meet Wade.

"Hello." He greeted him back.

"So, have you found the thief?" Wade looks at Grast's armour.

"No, we searched every house but didn't find them. So we're investigating people." His eyes fall on two other citizens who are talking.

"Wade, if you don't mind. I have some investigation." He excuses himself.

"Wade do something." He thought.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

He smirks and gets in one of the alleys and disguises himself as an old poor man.

He gets out of the alley cautiously and goes straight for Grast.

"Hello, young man." He coughs while trying to imitate an old person's tone and personality.

"Yes?" Grast replied gently.

"I want your help, please. Some thief stole my coins and I need your help to get it back." He requested.

"Ah, I could have helped you. But I'm on an investigation. You see "The thief of Smoke" stole the jewel of Zithiqus. And it's our King's order to find the jewel and bring the culprit to justice."

"Please young knight, help this poor man. My life depends on it." He pleaded.

Suddenly, a voice came out from behind.

"I will help him." A sweet but gentle tone confirmed.

Wade turned toward the voice and met a lady knight.

Her eyes showed fierceness, filled with determination. She was tall and fit and she was wearing a lady Knight armour that suits her perfectly.

"Grast, I'll take the investigation." She said.

"Kriti Rai Zedora. What are you doing here?"

"I've visited the Ethysien Kingdom with our King for the wedding. But turns out that the marriage is officially cancelled." She told him.

Grast was shocked at her words. He was stuck like Kane.

"What-How-Why-They?"

"That didn't make any correct sentence." Zedora replied.

"How- it can be possible..?" Grast asked unable to think clearly.

"You're such a dramatist! Prince of Raleviel was a sly bastard. So there's no way the King will let her daughter marry him." She replied while taking a few glances at the old man (Wade in disguise).

"Well if you're done asking me. I would like to help this old fella." She said.

"No. I'll help him now. Since the wedding is off. I can let this pass."

"You can't!" She said.

"And may I know why?" He asked.

She rubbed her eyes and Wade could feel the anger and rage fighting inside her to burst out and devour its victim.

"Because the King of Ethysien ordered and gave his words to the King of Raleviel that he will return the jewel of Zithiqus." She said while trying to calm her frustration.

"Okay, that makes sense. So then you can help him I guess."

"I wasn't asking you. I just told you that I will help him!" She confirmed.

Wade looks at them quarrelling and decides to use this moment to steal back the jewel.

But at that exact moment, Abrakis arrived and called Wade.

The quarrel stopped and all of their eyes were now focused on Abrakis.

"Grast have you met Wade?" He asked.

"Yes. I met him." He replied.

"Do you know where he is now?"

"I'm pretty sure that he went back to the same way he came from. What happened?"

"I can't find him. We were supposed to travel to the market and also I need some help with my family business."

"What's your name?" Zedora asked him.

"My name is Shahil Abrakis, a merchant."

"You know Abrakis." She paused. "Never trust that guy who is not there to help you!" She said in a general way.

But Abrakis was filled with anger. He took her words as more of a personal one. He could not bear his best friend getting bad-mouthed.

"How dare you!? He is my best friend and a big brother-like figure. You have no right to say anything like that!"

Now, reached her limits of anger. She got burst with rage. And a fierce quarrel started between them.

Grast was standing still. He inched forward to stop them. And so do Wade but also with the motive to steal back the jewel.

But before he can other guards arrived and stopped them. They managed to hold all of them including Grast.

But during all this commotion. The jewel of Zithiqus came out from Grast armour and the guards noticed it.

Grast and everyone were shocked. The guards were met with disbelief. But their shock soon turned into that of anger.

"Traitor! Traitor!" Few of the guards shouted.

"Oh no! I am late." Wade said in his mind.

One of the Knight came and said, "You are a Traitor!" He slapped him and dragged him away.

Abrakis and Zedora were too shocked to move. And Wade was filled with regret and guilt.

He also sees Julian among the crowd who is both angry as well as sad.

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𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭? 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐰.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫.

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