"Yes, but you're being unreasonable!" I screamed at Dimitri

"Rose, she needs other Guardians. Not just you. She's the queen now, not just your friend" he replied calmly.

"How can you be so calm about this?" I started pacing the room

"I'm being reasonable. You know about the attack on Lissa and Jill" He retorted.

"Yes and I saved Lissa"

"Lissa didn't need to be saved. It was Jill that needed to be saved in the end. This is why we need more Guardians protecting everyone to do with Lissa. Not just Lissa." He said.

I could hear the exasperation starting to slowly creep into his voice.

"Well Jill is being protected now. By Sydney and Eddie!" I claimed but I could feel my argument getting weaker by the second.

"You know Sydney isn't strong enough and Eddie shouldn't have to do this by himself. Just have it as a trial run. This isn't about you. You are fully capable of protecting Lissa but just you isn't going to cut it" Dimitri said in his soft gentle voice that I loved so much.

"Fine, if don't think I'm capable of protecting Lissa, I'll go out now and protect her!" I stormed out before he could say anything else.

But before I could get out to the Courts hallways, I ran into Christian.

"What do you want?" I snarled.

"Nothing. I heard you and Dimitri going at it. Trouble in paradise?" he grinned.

"No! He thinks Lissa and Jill need more Guardians. I think I'm perfectly capable of doing it"

"I hate to say it but Lissa and Jill do need more Guardians. Especially Jill. Maybe we should give Adrian one as well. Considering the situation between Adrian and Jill" he said thoughtfully.

"Adrian? A Guardian, are you actually serious? Wait, what situation between Adrian and Jill? They're not together are they? Because that would be utterly gross and perverted." I hope nothing was wrong.

"Wait. You don't know?" He looked at me curiously. "Rose doesn't know anything? Well, this has got to be a first" He smirked

"Christian! Stop being an immature brat and tell me what's going on between them or I'll report you to Lissa"

"Lissa already knows" he shrugged

"Lissa already knows? What is it? Tell me!" I shrieked.

"Adrian and Jill are bound" he said simply.

"What do you mean Adrian and Jill are bound?" I said nervously.

"They're bound. Like you and Lissa were"

"What are you babbling on about?"

Then it clicked into place. They were spirit bound.