CHAPTER 40 - The Greatest Secret

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After discovering the powers of the Dragon Blade and the Phoenix Cross, Sage and her sisters still believed that there is more to this and that the enemy is still out there, hiding wherever he is.

Prince Yue waited until they finished their hushed conversation away from him and they were talking in their strange language.

Once they're done, Sage turned to Prince Yue and approached him and said, "Prince Yue, there's still something else that we'll have to deal with. It looks like you'll still be staying with us for the time being. If you don't mind about it?"

She asked the latter part as if expecting as usual that he would refuse, but to her surprise again, he didn't.

Prince Yue nodded with a small smile as he replied. "Not at all. I want answers as much as you do. And I would like to know more about why I'm able to use the Dragon Blade since I don't know much about magic and everything else."

Sage didn't think of it at the time that Prince Yue is a non-magic being and she nodded in agreement at his words. "I understand. You'll have to go to your men first and tell them that you'll still be with us and reassure them that we won't be bothering you and that there will be no harm coming to you from us."

Prince Yue almost had forgotten about it as he knew that his loyal men and guards were getting anxious over his absence with the Song ladies and he nodded again before getting her permission that he could leave and go to the quarters where his men were staying.

When he had gotten there, his men instantly went to him and then confronted him over what's going on and what's been happening when he was with Lady Sage and the Song sisters.

However, he didn't tell them anything. He just told them that he was helping with their case on dealing with the enemy and finding his whereabouts. And they believed his lie.

Prince Yue could tell that his loyal guard and his men were a little upset and disappointed for being left out on the loop at whatever he's doing with Lady Sage and her sisters.

But he knew that only his guard An Rune knew about magic and that it wasn't a good time to tell the others about the truth that he had discovered from them about it.

Speaking of which, after he ordered his men to rest and just do whatever they needed to relax or something else like they're on vacation, while he and his trusted guard An Rune have their private conversation away from them.

After the Southirea soldiers and guards have fallen asleep, Prince Yue and his guard Rune went off to an isolated corner to have their privacy and talk.

"What did you find out from them, my prince?" Rune asked with a bow to him.

Prince Yue sighed and then showed him the Dragon Blade which is still with him. Rune didn't understand why he has this intricate dagger as Yue explained to him. "The enemy is after the Dragon Blade because of its magical powers and also he doesn't know that it has a magic pair which we have already found and it is the Phoenix Cross."

Rune understood instantly what Prince Yue is meaning to say and asked, "And what kind of magic powers do these two items have?"

"The Dragon Blade has the power to turn back time for the wielder but only in a short time, and the Phoenix Cross has the power to heal others under the wielder's command. When the two items are united together, they become a combined magic item and can transform itself into different kinds of weapons. From dagger to sword, shield, and spear," Prince Yue said.

An Rune was in wonder listening to this and then Prince Yue added something which got him curious as well.

"There's also something else. There's some kind of secret Lady Sage and her sisters are hiding from me. The reason I'm letting myself agree to stay with them for a while is that I need to know what the secret is," Prince Yue said. "But don't worry, I'm not letting any emotional involvement towards Lady Sage cloud my judgment and deter me from the mission."

However, his words are a lie, because Prince Yue still has those budding feelings he's having towards the royal advisor Lady Sage.

An Rune seemed satisfied at Prince Yue's statement and nodded to him and then Prince Yue ordered him to stay with the men and look after them while he's with the Song sisters.

Though his loyal bodyguard wanted to stay by his side, he understood that Prince Yue is doing his duty and obeyed his orders.

After Prince Yue watched his guard leave him, he left and went to the quarters where he was staying with Lady Sage and hoped by the next day he would be able to discover more about the magic items, the Song sisters and whatever the secret is that they're hiding from him.

However, he didn't know that he would find out sooner than later when he got back to the new chambers he's settling in.

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When Prince Yue went inside the quarters he's staying in with Lady Sage, he was about to go into the separated bedroom and go to sleep when he noticed that the door of Sage's bedroom has been left open.

He stopped for a moment before he slowly walked towards the open door and called out for Lady Sage in case she's in there and she had forgotten to close it.

When he heard no answer, he reached out a hand and pushed it open. He looked around Sage's room and found nothing that seemed unusual or interesting to take note of.

But that was when he caught sight of the trunk that was supposed to be hidden out of sight from him and it was under a table with a mirror above it.

At first, he believed that this seemed to be the same trunk where he had found the Dragon Blade before, but then he noticed that it had different designs and the locks on it haven't been locked, meaning that this trunk is open.

He knew better than to pry and find out what's inside but curiosity got the best of him and he went forward to check it out.

When he took it out from under the table and then opened it, Prince Yue did not expect what kind of shocking discovery he had found about Lady Sage and her sisters.

Inside the trunk that he had opened up, there were 7 masks in it, and he instantly recognized them and realized why they were inside the trunk that's supposed to be locked up and hidden from anyone's sight.

Prince Yue's eyes widened in stunned shock upon finding and looking at something that seemed to be the secret all of the 7 Song sisters were hiding from him and to others who don't know.

The Song sisters and Lady Sage Song were actually the 7 Northia Queens themselves!

With this newfound discovery and revelation, Prince Yue didn't know what to do, but he was bound to his duty to his people in Southirea to tell them about this. So now, he's having a difficult internal war himself with his heart fighting against his mind.

His mind telling him that this should be told right away and shared with his men and also to his people back in Southirea, while his heart is telling him that he shouldn't tell anyone because there's a reasonable explanation about this secret.

He didn't think that he would accidentally stumble and discover the greatest secret he never expected to uncover there in Northia.

And he didn't know that he would be doubting himself between his feelings and his duty over it because of the person responsible for his budding and unstable emotions, who is Lady Sage.

For the greatest secret that he had discovered, could be his undoing or his answer to whatever turmoil he has within.

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