Rise of the Malactric Heir

After sitting near the king, Adora noticed him playing with his fingers and she sensed the air around him was uneasy then she placed her hand on his shoulder and he went back to normal.

"How concerned are you, your highness?" she inquired.

"More than I probably should be, I can\'t say you guys will live, you know that but I hope you do Adora, you and everyone you care about, your teams, I hope you all live through this fight," he responded with a gentle smile, and she patted him on the shoulder.

"We will do our best to survive as well, that I can assure you, and I want you to be safe as well, so take care of your little family and don\'t get too involved in this fight; if you get into trouble, contact any of us, am I clear on this matter?" she asked.

"Crystal clear, my lady," he replied with a smile, and she sighed then noticed Alix still talking to Vince and she couldn\'t help but stare then smiled.

"Stop staring," Kyris said and she scoffed.

"Adora, could you please join us for dinner before you leave?" The king inquired, and she looked around at the others.

"We will be delighted to join you," she responded, and they all rose to go to the dining hall for dinner with the king and Vince.

When they arrived in the hall, they sat down, took their food, and began eating.

"Adora, will you get more help in your search for the other crystal?" the king asked.

"Yeah, the kingdom\'s mage will assist us, and I was supposed to call Misran and assign them a task, but I guess they can relax and wait until we arrive, even they work hard," she replied.

"Will they, however, wait there?" Zack inquired.

"Misran won\'t go anywhere now that she hasn\'t called him back and that the mage and the king may have told him that we\'re going home," Kyris responded.

"Your team members are strange as usual, but wonderful, I have to ask though; why did you form so many teams, Adora?" Adora smiled when the king asked.

"Because I wanted to, some of them were broken, and at the time I needed a break from royal duties, I never thought I\'d have them involved in this fight, but they\'re all making their own choices so, here they are, though with two teams, the goals are different, and Alix\'s is one, don\'t ask anymore, that\'s basically it," she responded, and they smiled.

"That\'s more than enough reason, you pushed the others as well?" asked the king.

"You can say that I did the best I can with all of them, they pushed forward after that, going on missions gave them more experience too, they are stubborn just like this bunch," she responded and they grinned as the king smiled.

"You are all wonderful, and Adora, I am sure your parents are proud of you; you may not realize it, but I believe your father is," he said, and Adora smiled.

"I hope so, and your highness, if I am to be the next leader, which I am not sure I will be, will you support me?" he patted her on the shoulder after she asked.

"I don\'t even have to think about it; I will, no matter what, and there are others who will as well," he replied, and she sighed in relief.

"Thank you," she said.

"There is no need to thank me; you are more than welcome," he replied, and Alix glanced at her before they resumed eating.

\'I wonder what Alix\'s reaction will be when I tell him where he\'s from,\' Adora thought as she sipped the wine she\'d poured for herself.

"Adora, I will miss all of you, I hope to see you guys again, sometime soon," Vince said and she glanced at him.

"Same here, I will miss both of you, maybe your father can come to visit us back home," Adora said and the king looked at her and she grinned.

"You\'ve cornered me, nice; I will make time, and I\'ll bring him to visit," he replied.

"Really? You are not just saying that are you your highness?" she asked and he chuckled.

"No, I am not just saying that, I mean it, I will visit soon," he responded and the boy smiled brightly.

"Thank you, papa," he said as the king stretched out his hand and patted him on the head.

"You are welcome, kiddo," he replied, and Alix stared at them, then lowered his head, and Adora pinched his arm, causing him to jump and sighed before looking at her.

"What was that for?" he asked.

"I wanted to do it, to snap you out of your thoughts of course," she responded and he looked at her as she smiled.

"My thoughts, huh? Thank you," he said and she grabbed a chocolate bar from the table and handed it to him, which he accepted.

"Snack on it when you get lost in certain thoughts Alix, I assure you, it will help more than you know," she replied and he smiled slightly.

\'She is weird, so am I, but there\'s nothing wrong with that, I will master my powers, I will not let anyone walk on me either,\' he thought as he watched her finish her meal.

"Alix, eat your food," Nina said, and he immediately snapped out of his thoughts and resumed eating his food, while the king looked at them with a gentle smile on his face.

\'I\'m not sure if I am correct, but these two are more alike than I thought, I hope Adora can find a place where she truly belongs in this world and be happy, I am sure that what her mother would want for her, she wouldn\'t want to see her daughter suffer and I am pretty sure the king wants the same, he loves his daughter too, I wish this can all be over with so that these kids can love their lives, they have great potential," the king reflected as he sipped his wine.

After they finished eating, they got up and exited the castle, where the drivers awaited them and the maids had already loaded their belongings into the cars.