"I found her wandering in the south. She captured one of the dungeons I summoned, so I thought I'd bring her here. She might be of use to Kou." The magi says as he eyes the girl sitting on the ground in front of him.
"She tried to run when I first found her," Judal raises his wand and makes a circular motion. "But she was already too weak from not eating for a while. Made my job easier." He gloats, smirking as he prods the girl with his girl makes no attempt to react to Judal's jab as her brown vacant eyes stare at the gravel at her bare feet. The ropes at her forearms rub against her already numb skin.
The crunch of gravel beneath heavy footsteps is enough to distract Judal for a moment. "Your Highness," he says, arrogance laces his tone as he continues. "I found that dungeon capturer. She's weak." The girl hears gravel crunch again before a pair of shoes appear within her field of vision. She looks up to meet piercing amber eyes and she feels her blood run cold.
"What is your name?" the man in front of her makes her mouth dry. His blood red hair frames his neutral, yet menacing expression. The girl opens her mouth to reply, but no sound comes. Judal kicks her in the back, forcing her body to jerk downwards, her face only mere inches from the gravel. Strands of her matted black hair come into view.
"Hey, the new Crown Prince is asking you a question here." He sneers. The girl clenches her fists behind her.
"Wang Yueying, Your Highness." She mumbles, keeping her head to the ground.
"Show me what powers you have obtained in the dungeon." the Crown Prince asks. Yueying hesitates for a moment, aware of the silver bracelet at her wrist that harboured the djinn's powers. She wants to refuse his order at first, then mulls over a thought that pops into her mind. If she is deemed powerful enough, does the Crown Prince intend to give her some sort of opportunity that could possibly better her life? The thought fills her with a sense of hope and gives her the slightest bit of courage.
"If you could," Yueying begins, voice cracking ever so slightly, "P-please unbind my arms. It would be easier for me to show you that way." Immediately, the ropes loosen from her arms. She rubs the tender skin, then adjusts the bracelet at her wrists.
The eight-pointed star begins to glow, engulfing Yueying's arms in a yellow flash, then fades to reveal green skin that paints both her arms. A vine begins to grow from her left arm and quickly darts forward with ease, blasting a hole through one of the palace's many white-stoned walls. This act alone is enough to persuade the Crown Prince. Yueying sees the surprise flash before his eyes for a moment as the dust from the impact settles.
"Prepare a room, a bath and clean clothes for her," he instructs. "She will be a powerful asset to the Kou Empire."