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Chapter 5

"Princess, wake up! Its time for you to get up." Mandy stood over Jade, shaking her arm, as Suzy did the same for her sister.

"But Suzy…it's still dark!" Jade was really not a morning person.

"That would be because you still have your eyes shut, Milady."

Jade giggled as she looked over to her sister's bed to see her with her eyes screwed up against the light coming in from the open windows. Suzy winked at Jade and tiptoed over to the water basin and picked up the jug from the table. Mandy watched her walk over and kept talking to Jazz to hide the noise.

"Really Jazz, you should work on being more awake in the morning."

"You called me Jazz!" Her eyes flew open and she sat up just as Suzy threw the entire jug of water at her. Spluttering she started growling threats at all of them as Mandy and Jade collapsed on her bed in hysterics and Suzy ran around the room avoiding the pillows being thrown at her.

It was just like when they were normal people and not royalty. It was so confusing how much could change in such a short time.

"Just because I don't have chirpy-silly-fool-in-the-morning disease does not mean I deserve to have water thrown all over me!" Jazz now stood at the foot of her sister's bed with her hair bristling out into ringlets, creating an aura of fire around her head. "If I wanted to get wet in the morning, and cold for that matter, I would just do this." She spread her fingers and flicked them at Mandy and Jade sitting on the bed then spun and did the same to Suzy.

"Oh no! Duck!" Jade laughed as the content of the water basin came flying across the room at all of them.

A knock on the door saw all of them jump up and head for the screens in the corner to get dressed. Well, for Jade and Jazz to get dressed with Suzy and Mandy helping them.

"Come in. We will be just a second." Jade thought to call out as she rushed over to the corner.

The door swung open and closed again. Footsteps crossed the room to stand in front of the identical desks in the middle of the room. Jade pulled her hair out of the braids and walked around the screen as Suzy and Mandy finished helping Jazz.

"May I help you? You…you were the one at the house. The one who brought the news of my fath- Lord Mallard. Why are you here now?"

"Princess Jade Marie I presume? I came to talk to you about the attack last night. If I heard correctly, you were the one who kept the attacker at bay with a shield spell. Can you tell me about the attacker?" His voice was musical and calming, like a bell, it rang through the room. Jade didn't remember it sounding like that when they first met in the hall. Granted she had other things on her mind that day, like staying conscious and worrying about her sister passed out on the floor.

"I'm Jade Marie. But who are you? I'm sorry but I would rather know that before I tell you anything."

"Deepest apologies Princess. I am the mage, Denya Seeker. I work as a tracker of sorts for the captain of the king's guard. I track magic instead of people though. You see, I find out as much as I can about their particular magic and the residue left by it, find them through it and leave them for the guard to take care of."

She stared at him. There was absolutely no chance that it could be any other. Denya the a boy from their home, well what she though of as her home. The one who had danced in her thoughts for the past six seasons.

"Denya? Is it really you? You don't remember me? You only left six seasons ago… but that six seasons has done a lot I see. Tracker for the king's guard, that's quite an achievement…" She looked for some glimmer of recognition on his face, but didn't see one. But she did miss the sudden tremble of his once steady hand that rested on the desk in front of him.

"I'm sorry my lady, you must have me confused with someone else."

"I am too. Terribly sorry…" Jade eyes moistened at the thought of her dearest friend not remembering her after only six seasons. "What did you want to know about last night?" She asked, masking her distress with the cool demeanour that had earned her the reputation of being the colder of the two twins. She had learnt it from her aunt, it hid her true feelings and allowed her to take a step back and sort out her emotions before they made her make a unwise decision. Jazz had unfortunately never really master this technique and mostly said the first thing that came from her head to her mouth.

"Yes, last night. Firstly, what colour was his magic?"

"A blood red." Jade's face drained of colour, as she thought back to the intruder and the sinister glow coming from his hand.

"Ah, can you tell me anything about the way he preformed his magic?"

"Well, no incantations, no runes, just called magic to his hand and let it pool there while he judged my shield. He obviously hasn't had much experience with mages before me. He threw it even when I put up Mithro's (A/N I have no idea if this is spelt right, its basically the strongest shield known) shield." Jade was becoming more relaxed with Denya now, well, the person she had thought was Denya.

He raised his eyebrows at the strength of her shield.

"That is a pretty strong shield for someone of your age…and you say that he still threw the magic?"

"Yes, he cursed first, I'm not sure what he said, but it was defiantly a curse. So I think he at least recognized that it was a shield." Jade was really thinking about what had happened now.

"That's all I need for the moment. I may be back later to find any traces of residue left by the ball. Did it shatter against your shield or was it absorbed?"

"It shattered. I was taught never to let your enemy's magic close to yours, at any cost, even if it can strengthen your defences. It's wild and could turn on you at any time." Jade watch carefully to see if the lesson that she and Denya had been taught together registered in his face. She was disappointed to see no change.

"Right, that's everything. I need to return to my workshop to gather the materials I need. Good day to you Princess Jade Marie." He bowed as protocol demanded and left after before she could say anything else.

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