Volume 8 Chapter 12: Congrattions!


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 8 Chapter 12: Congrattions!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What?" You''re saying it''s about Keith but it''s difficult to exin? Krystal turned to Gabriel and Faelyn. To determine if this was that difficult, look at those two''s expression.


    <span style="font-weight:400">They were the most level-headed of the group.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s true." Gabriel nodded. Even he was having a hard time trying to find a way to exin. It was one of those things that shouldn''t being from his mouth.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"?!" For the two to say something like that meant it was something big. Faelyn groaned as she wondered. However,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, Krystal. You returned!" Everyone looked at the gate to see Carolyn.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Carolyn!" "Po!" Fira and Mir quickly jumped over to the girl''s arms. Catching the two, a soft smile appeared, "Hello, you two. It''s been a while."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Krystal nodded, "Mmhmm. We''re back."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I heard about what happened with your father. Is everything alright now?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Everything is alright now. There''s going to be news about everything being falsified." Edmund and Cedric were working on that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Thank goodness." Carolyn sighed in relief.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Krystal nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I take it that Keith is here as well?" Carolyn nced around and noticed the guy was missing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. But he said he was going to take a nap," Jack exined.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"He''s still up?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yes."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Good, I need to talk with him." Carolyn smiled as she entered the mansion. Krystal frowned; strange. This seemed a little too forceful for someone like Carolyn.


    <span style="font-weight:400">...Wait a moment. A thought urred to Krystal as she turned to the rest.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Does this have to do with Carolyn?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yes." Everyone nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith entered his room and noticed how tidy it was. Thank goodness Diana tidied my room. The great spirit of nature would clean the empty rooms. Laying down on his bed, he was prepared to take a nap.


    <span style="font-weight:400">However, "Keith, are you going to bed now?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Carolyn? Nope." Keith quickly got up to open the door, "I haven''t seen you in a while." This girl hadn''t beening to his ind for quite some time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Carolyn sat on his bed, "There were a lot of things that I had to do." Training and even more training. She had been going out in the forest with the other club members.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Show me your hand,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?" Carolyn raised her hand, "Don''t worry, it''s not sore at all." Her palms were all healed up. Battling so many times had gotten him used to it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I can tell you have gotten stronger," Keith muttered. The aura around the girl was nothing like the one she had a week ago.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What do you think is so different about me?!" A proud grin appeared on the princess''s face.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"A lot more mature."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hehe," Carolyn giggled, but that only caused the boy to pinch her cheeks, "To think that you have matured. I think I''m going to cry."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I have to grow up at some point. And why do you sound like my elder?" Did he forget they were the same age?


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Because it''s heartbreaking to see you like this." A fake tear fell from his eyes, "To think the little shy crybaby had be like this."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m not a crybaby anymore!" Carolyn retorted. She sighed deeply before asking, "Why did you go to the duchy?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm? Isn''t it obvious?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But do you understand the repercussions of this?" Carolyn turned serious as she asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Repercussions?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you understand who you represent?" Carolyn grabbed her head, but then she realized by his clueless expression. It seemed he didn''t care.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But more so, I did it for Krystal."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"When there''s a friend in need, you help them out." Keith grinned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"..." Carolyn paused. But then she decided, "Keith, I want to say something to you."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m going out with someone."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn left the ind with a weird expression. When she returned to her ind, she was greeted by everyone,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Wee home, Princess Carolyn."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Carolyn," The princess looked forward and saw Alger walking towards her. The students had a goofy grin as they left the two alone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Carolyn is so lucky to be dating Senior Alger."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I know, right?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"They''re the perfect couple."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Alger smiled, "I heard you went out."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. I went to meet up with Keith and them,"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see." Alger nodded, "Please don''t stay out for too long."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Understood." Carolyn nodded, "I''m going to go rest now."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Alger nodded as he watched her go upstairs. But as she did, a frown formed on the prince''s face.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Is she still thinking about him?


    <span style="font-weight:400">...


    <span style="font-weight:400">Carolyn entered her room and then dropped down on her bed. In her bed, she stared at a bunny doll, the same bunny doll that the boy had given to her when they were kids. It was still brand new and clean as the day she got it. As she continued to stare, a knock came from the door.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Who is it?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s me, Sister."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Come in; the door isn''t locked." Tristan entered the room, "Ah, were you staring at the bunny again?"


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Uh, no. I wasn''t." Carolyn quickly hid the doll behind her body, trying to keep it away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hiding it only made it more apparent as Tristan chuckled, "Oh please, do you think I wouldn''t know about it? Everyone in the castle knows the doll is more precious than any jewel." It was well kept because this girl had asked for a magic tool to preserve it from Julius. Everyone was dumbfounded, but not Carolyn.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She was adamant like the world would end if she didn''t get it.


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"…" Carolyn''s cheeks turned red as she tried to look away.


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"How did he take the news about you being engaged?" Those two were dating with the intention of being engaged.


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Ahh." Carolyn''s expression turned dull beforeughing, "That guy said he was happy for me." Those words were still on her mind as he said,


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    <span style="font-weight:400">You''re going out with someone? Congrattions!


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    <span style="font-weight:400">“…”


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"He even apologized to me before about saying that I wouldn''t get married." Carolyn chuckled.


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"So he can stuff it! I''m the first one out of us to be engaged."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Tristan nodded as he patted Carolyn''s head, "What''s the matter? Brother?"


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"…Nothing." Tristan sighed as he got up, "You should go to sleep now."


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    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Tristan closed the door.