CHAPTER 38 - The Tension between Sage and The Prince

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"Why did you do that?" Sage asked Prince Yue.

He looked at her confused as they rode back on their horses, down the path back to Silverine Palace.

"What?" he asked back to her.

After the Phoenix Cross did its amazing magic between the two of them, they instantly leave Asher Grey's Mountain before more enemies might come and attack them as the ghost before.

They will have to solve the mystery of what kind of power the magic cross has once they're back in the palace.

"Why did you suddenly do that? About you saving me when it attacked?" she inquired blankly as if she couldn't figure out why Prince Yue has done that and protecting her.

He was a little hurt when she asked but then he realized that she's curious about why he did it for her.

So he answered, "I did it for you, and nothing else."

His answer seemed to satisfy Lady Sage as she nodded and then she went ahead on her horse riding off while Prince Yue stared after her from behind.

Sage kept the Phoenix Cross with her since the magical item seemed to work for her and she kept it safe and hidden beneath her winter coat.

It didn't take long for them to ride back to Silverine Palace.

It was already late at night and surprisingly, Sage offered Prince Yue to stay with her and her sisters for the time being in the case of trying to figure out and discover more about the two paired magical items.

Prince Yue was surprised at the offer but he accepted it, but her sisters, on the other hand, don't.

Rose instantly grabbed Sage by the arm and pulled her over to one side as she hissed at her. 'What the hell are you doing?!'

Sage sighed, knowing that she's angry at her sudden unexpected offer at the prince. 'It's only for a few nights. He needs to stay with us just so the Dragon Blade will be within our reach until we find out more about it and the cross.'

'And that's your idea of having him near us?' Iris said with stunned disbelief at her.

'So who is the lucky guy that will be rooming with him, huh? You?' Dahlia asked sarcastically.

Sage nodded which surprised her sisters and angered Rose even more. 'Yes.'

'Um, I don't know if that's a good idea right now,' Lily said worriedly.

'She's right. How do you know he might not try to take advantage when the two of you are alone?' Jasmine said.

Sage looked at her as if she's gone crazy. 'Really? He's a prince. I know that he wouldn't go that far to try to do that.'

'And how do you know?' Rose asked through gritted teeth.

Violet points out. 'Because it will cause diplomatic complications if he tries to get involved with one of the Northia Queens' royal officials. Specifically--with royal advisor Sage here.'

'Even so, it's fine. You know very well that I can take care of myself and defend myself against any man, including the Southirea prince himself if they try anything with me. So let's just stop this, get Prince Yue settled and rest up for another day tomorrow,' Sage said firmly.

Though they wanted to argue about this more, they had to agree on this as they nodded to Sage and then went off back to their quarters and rest.

Sage sighed as she watched her sisters leave before she turned to Prince Yue who just stands by patiently and had ignored their conversation, even though he's been listening to the whole time as they spoke their unique and strange language that he's trying to learn to understand it more.

Sage said to him, "It appears that seeing that the both of us hold the paired magical items, I offer you to stay with me and my sisters for a few nights so we can discover more about them and figure out the kind of magic powers they have."

"Are you willing to stay with me for the time being, Prince Yue?" She inquired to him gently though from the look on her face she expected for him to refuse.

She didn't expect that he would accept.

"Yes, I will. If you don't mind, Lady Sage," Prince Yue said to her.

She looked at him surprised for a moment and then her face turned blank.

She nodded at him. "All right then, come with me so that we can get you settled. You can talk to your men tomorrow as it is getting a little late now."

"I'll have to go back first and inform some of my loyal guardsmen, like An Rune. They might be anxious about me," Prince Yue said.

Sage nodded in understanding and accompanied him back to the quarters where his men are.

As they left, there seemed to be something going on between them, only for Prince Yue to acknowledge it and Sage is trying to ignore this.

However as they were leaving, what both Sage and Prince Yue didn't know is that they were being watched the whole time when the two were alone.

And it was Sage's sisters as they looked through the windows of a high balcony inside the palace.

Of all things that they would have seen or witnessed, they didn't expect this at all.

Supposedly there should be tension between the prince and the Song sisters which might be true and obvious.

It was slightly awkward, considering that they had never expected this, and they couldn't help but notice this silent exchange between their sister and the Southirea Prince.

They couldn't figure out or even know what is it about the tension between Sage and the prince.

And they don't know whether this might be a good thing or a very worse one.

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