Stone

As soon as she passed, the man entered and closed the door, the room looked like a small office, if not for a bed and a small bathtub in the corner.

Alessa, the man they found there, was tall and absurdly muscular, his blond hair was tied back in a ponytail, and some parts of his hair were shaved. His blue-green eyes captivated people, he had a deep and seductive look.

But Alba didn't spare a single glance at him, even at the small opening in his clothes, which showed some of his scarred chest.

She sat down and pulled Izrun to the chair beside her, carefully removing the blindfold so as not to hurt him. Izrun rubbed his eyes in the sudden glare, looking around, his eyes landing on the man sitting across the table from her.

Alessa froze the moment he saw his cyan eyes, he asked with an astonished expression – Why does this girl look like Ikalles?

Alba rolled her eyes – It´s because this kid is his child, and it's a boy.

Alessa's eyes widened, jumping out of his chair – Are you crazy? If Ikalles finds out about this, he'll kill us both!

– He's going to kill you, I have nothing to do with it – Alba said indifferently.

– But it was you who brought him here! – Alessa shouted, putting his hand on his head, he ruffled his hair a little, and now he just looked funny.

Alba pulled a few things out of her bag, placing them on the table. She said – I better kill you soon, end once and for all with your pathetic life.

Alessa looked at her, with a sad expression – So insensitive… – Then he showed an indifferent expression – Words worthy of the glorious ice lady.

– Great, if you're done faking your drama, get to work.

The man sat back as if nothing had happened, Izrun was stunned by the man's ability to fake expressions and act pitifully. He now had a concentrated look as he looked at the stones Alba had brought.

Frowning, he searched his desk, picking up a small object to better analyze the stone in his hand.

Izrun recognized the item as a magnifying glass, but this one, although small, looked quite sophisticated, in fact, looking around the room, everything looked very nice and sophisticated, it was clean and organized.

– Where did you get this? – Alessa asked.

Alba looked to see which stone he was talking about and replied – This was sent to me from a supplier in the south, there was a strange energy coming from it, but when I analyzed it I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

He nodded – Yes, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong, but I have a strange sensation when I touch this.

Alba frowned – What do you feel?

Alessa was thoughtful, he couldn't describe it. Alba said – Do you feel tired?

He looked at her, narrowing his eyes. He muttered – Yes… did you feel that too?

Alba nodded, and both looked at each other doubtfully, pursing their lips they said almost at the same time – Pasrisugus.

Alessa raised his eyebrows – Looks like someone was trying to steal your powers, ice lady.

Alba looked coldly at the stone. Alessa made a slight gesture with his hands, passing through the stone, a shining symbol appeared in it and completely enveloped it.

– It's sealed, who sold you this? – He asked, placing the stone carefully in a small box.

Alba was thoughtful, there was no way it could have come from her supplier, the stones she asked for were concentrators. Her magic was quite strong, and it hurt her from time to time, to contain her power, she used these stones, storing her magic in them.

But the stones she bought normally, unlike the one that had been kept by Alessa, really just had the magic in them. They were bathed in a space spell, like bottles.

Alba looked at the stone in the box, this one had been made differently, instead of saving it, it sucked up a little more of what was put into it, and sent it to another place, a specific place that was chosen by the one who forged it.

They were very similar.

– My supplier is the princess of the southern lands of the empire, they have no use for my magic.

Alessa shook his head slightly – I don't think they would do anything either, one of the southern princesses studies in Silverleak, right?

Alba nodded – Yes, the youngest princess of the Mwangi family.

– Dalji, right? It's that her name?

Alba nodded again.

Izrun was quietly beside Alba, listening intently to their conversation, as soon as they mentioned the name of someone he knew, he became even more curious.

Thinking, what kind of weird conspiracy was this, was someone really trying to steal Alba's powers?

Alba lowered her head, muttering – I can't go to the south…

Alessa looked at her with a worried expression – Are you still banned from leaving the capital?

Alessa rolled his eyes as soon as he received confirmation from Alba, saying – You should try to do something, none of that was your fault, Rairin was very inconsequential in his decision, if I must say something, he favors that white-headed old man too much.

Izrun looked at him, and at the same time, Alessa stared back – Not to say anything bad, but your father is an idiot.

Izrun looked at him blankly, not because he didn't understand, but because of the way this man actually dared to talk about his father in front of him, that's because he didn't just talk about the guardian, but also called the king himself inconsequential.

Alessa suddenly showed a smiling expression – Don't tell him I said that.

Izrun nodded, a little scared by his expression.

– Oh, I almost forgot, check his power source.

Alessa glanced at her and then turned his gaze to Izrun, asking for his arm.

Izrun pursed his lips, staring at Alba. She smiled – He won't hurt you.

Izrun looked back at Alessa, slightly extending his arm.

Alessa placed his fingers under the boy's wrist, feeling his magic and looking for whatever problem there was with the boy. Frowning as he apparently found something.

Alba relied heavily on his perception, Alessa had an incredible gift, no matter what the problem, he would find out.

– There is a restriction… How can that be? Ikalles didn't see that?

Alba looked at him worriedly – What do you mean?

Alessa sighed – It's a small blockage, it's almost unnoticeable, a strange seal… I'm going to undo it, it might hurt a little since it seems to have been there for a while.

Alba looked down thoughtfully. Izrun felt a stinging pain shoot up his arm. Trying to escape, he pulled his arm from Alessa's hands, who didn't allow him to get away.

Alba noticed his despair and held him – It's okay...

Izrun looked at her with pleading eyes – It's hurting me…

Alba stared at him stunned for a while, seeing some tears rolling down the boy's face she hugged him, transferring a little coldness in a failed attempt to calm him down or at least lessen his pain.

It didn't take long for Alessa to finish his magic, as soon as he let go of his arm, Izrun felt a strong sense of relief.

– Okay, I think that solves it, now he just needs frequent training but not too heavy.

Alba furrowed her brows, before she could comment, a desperate knock sounded at the door. The same attendant as before came in panting.

Alessa got up quickly – What happened?

The attendant said – They are searching the store, Miss Lara arrived in time and stayed in my place so that I could come and warn you, my lord.

Alessa was a little confused by what he just heard, asking – Why would they search my shop?

After that question, he looked at Alba, who just replied by shrugging her shoulders – I have nothing to do with this.

Another person suddenly appeared at the door, answering with a shocked expression – The prince has disappeared, they are looking for him everywhere.

– What? How? – Alessa asked, running to a small closet and putting on a dark coat.

– We don't know, but for the first time, I could see some dragons flying over the capital.

Alessa clicked with his tongue, pushing Alba and Izrun out – Come on, we'll talk about it later Alba, I'll look into it for you, don't worry.

Alba nodded, grabbing Izrun's hand and pulling him out. They were looking for the prince, and if the search went too long, they might find anything, including them.

Alba had been "pardoned" for her crime, but as punishment, she was not supposed to leave Silverleak, no matter what.

At Silverleak, students were shocked to see a large dragon flying over their institution. They weren't afraid but curious, they didn't know how to transform, since the law, parents could no longer teach their children to take their true form, forcing them to be trapped in an extremely weak body.

The instructors tried to calm them down. They asked the director to appear, but Alba was not there.

Maya was among them, trying to calm her disciples. Looking up, she recognized the dragon as her older brother. Waving and calling for him to come down.

General Bavellis descended, landing his immense body in the institution's great courtyard. Its scales were messy, they seemed to have a red color and at the same time became golden like gold.

Maya walked towards him – Erion, what happened?

Aruna walked over to stand beside her. She had also recognized him as General Erion Bavellis.

'Has the prince been here?' – Bavellis asked as soon as he took a human form again.

Maya frowned – Why would he be…

– We didn't see him, General, he's not here – Aruna hurriedly interrupted her – Why do you ask?

Bavellis seemed even more concerned with his answer – The prince disappeared suddenly… forget it, thanks for the help and… – Looking at all the students looking at him with curiosity and admiration, he continued – I'm sorry for the mess.

Just before transforming, he looked at Maya – Looks great my sister, stay well.

Maya nodded, and off he went, as grandly as he had arrived.

Aruna felt a strange foreboding, strange magic was involved in this matter, but it wasn't something they needed to worry about.

She had already seen a part of the Crown Prince's future, he would live a long time yet, so his disappearance now was no problem.

But as a seer, she was still forbidden to look into the life of a royal.

Later, when Alba returned, the teachers went to meet her, curious to know where she had gone, complaining about her absence and telling her about the general's visit.

Alba listened to each one, calming them down and finally sending them all away, the only one left was Aruna.

– And then? What did he say?

Alba sighed, handing over the jewel that had been bright and eye-catching earlier, and was now nothing more than an ordinary stone.

Aruna smiled, staring fixedly at Alba, it looked like she was waiting for something.

Alba rolled her eyes before saying lightly – Thank you Aruna.

Aruna nodded, sitting down in one of the armchairs – You're welcome, it's my job to ensure the safety of everyone in Silverleak. But tell me, what really happened in the capital?

Alba was organizing the items on her desk, there were many letters of recommendation, both from students and professors. Hearing her question, Alba pursed her lips – No big deal, you probably know about the prince.