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Mana walked through the corridors with Priest Aknadin. "Why don't you want to tell your son who you are?"

"Because Mana, when I found him he looked at me like I was a monster and that he was afraid of me." Mana's face fell and she jumped in front of the old man and held his forearm.

"That's so sad." She bawled, tears pooling in teal eyes. Aknadin smirked and shook his head, holding her arm and touching the golden eye embedded in the hollow where his real eye had been. "It's all right with me Mana. Just as well. I'd rather not be known."

"Who is your son?" Mana wondered, looking up at him. Aknadin shook his head slowly. "No. I haven't told anyone," he lied, "and I don't plan to, so let's talk about something else. How is your magic?"

Shadi, Ishizu and Mahado sat on the wall. "So you saw our Queen?" Mahado asked and Ishizu nodded, touching her necklace lightly. The men let out a sigh. "That's tense, what did she look like."

"Téa. I think its Miss Téa."

"The one with Seto... but didn't you get the feeling that she and Seto were in love?"

"I did."

"So did I." Ishizu answered both Shadi and Mahado.

They looked at her again and Mahado asked, "What does that mean?"

"I believe it means their love doesn't—"

"Mana! Be careful!" Mahado yelled when her fireball hit the wall, breaking it.

"Sorry, Master!" Mana cried, flinching.

"I'm sorry Ishizu, what?" she shrugged and finished what she was saying,

"Their love won't last, something will happen. I just don't know yet. The future isn't always clear." Shadi nodded and got off the wall.

"Excuse me, Mahado you're student's magic is shaky and I don't want to be around when she blows up another wall, perhaps the one we're sitting on."

Mahado smiled. "Yes. I'll get her now."

"Please, not a word to Marik."

"Yes, I think that would be best, Ishizu." Shadi and Mahado told her. The Priest of the Millennium ring walked over to Aknadin and Mana. Shadi left the castle walls completely and Ishizu sat by herself for a while until Aknadin joined her.

"I wish you could see Seto with that necklace."

"Use you're eye Aknadin. Read his mind."

"It's not the same as seeing my son." He closed his eyes for a moment. "He's happy, Ishizu. He has three Blue-Eyes White Dragons."

"What? Impossible. One I might believe! Three... you must be joking." Aknadin shook his head. He looked over at the girl who still stared at him in disbelief.

"No. He can't stop thinking about them and the marks on his body."

"Marks...? The Bonding-Ritual."

Aknadin nodded his head. "I always knew he had greatness in him."

"Aknadin, your son has more than just greatness in him." She slipped off the wall and walked away. Aknadin scuffed and smirked. Whatever anyone believed, Aknadin knew his son was destined for greatness. Whatever it may be.