Kaden knew what she had to do. She knew she was going to have to do it sometime, but she didn't want to do it.

She stepped outside her room and walked down the hall. Her mind went crazy from all the thoughts going through her head. She felt completely consumed. What was she going to say to him? What would she do if he got mad or yelled at her. She didn't want to go at all. She turned around and started walking back, but stopped herself, and then started walking the way she was before.

'I have to do this. It's necessary, and I know it will be hard, but it's something I have to do.' She walked until she got to his door, breathed really deeply, closed her eyes and knocked really lightly. When she opened her eyes, he was standing there, looking worried yet happy to see her. He nodded, and she entered the room.

"I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner," He said. "We need to talk very badly. Would you like to start?"

"Not really," She said with her eyes to the floor. "I was actually really nervous to come tell you. I know I have to, though. It's too important to put off." He took her chin and lifted it to look into her eyes. He looked at her with love and with understanding.

"I know it's hard, but do you know how much your mother and I have been worrying? I don't mean to make you uncomfortable, but I want you to know how much we really care about you. I knew there was something going on, but I didn't think you would come out with it. It's brave of you, Kaden, and I really just want you to let me know when something is going wrong."

"Oh, it's more than that, dad. The whole country is at stake, and I'm not about to mess everything up. You need to know so that when it happens you can try and stop it."

"Okay. Well, that's a little more extreme than I expected, but, please, tell me."

"Well, it all started out with Eadulf. And don't say I told you so. Please." She smiled and he nodded, all business-like and serious. "I know you told me to spy on him, but I didn't want to think of him as a criminal, not when I loved him and trusted him so much. I already had suspicions, too, but you telling me that day just made me burst. It's kind of hard to explain why I didn't tell you. Maybe it was because I was scared you would take him away from me and I wasn't ready to be alone again.

"Anyways, one night I was scared, and I followed him. It was just after the bell had rang, and I heard your voice in my head telling me to go. So I did. And I shouldn't have. He caught me, and slapped me. But you were right. He went for the Dominion Jewel, and he was looking at it, but who knows what he wanted to do with it. There was a look in his eyes. It scares me."

"Oh, dear, I shouldn't have given this task to you. It's too dangerous."

"No, da, it's okay."

"Tell me everything. Did he hurt you anymore? Was he the one who...?" She nodded. "Oh, dear. I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologize. It was my fault. What happened next was pretty much the same thing over and over. But the next day, he always pretended like nothing ever happened. He always seemed like he had no memory of the days when he hurt me or screamed at me. When I tried to stand up to him, he just fought back with violence. He'd slap me and kick me. He was beginning to get really posessive and bossy. I told him it was over one day, and really it wasn't. I went back to the way things were and I somehow didn't think that he'd ever hurt me again. Then, he went away on a business trip and when he got back, I didn't even realize it was him. He was with another woman, in the hallways at night. I had a nightmare and went for a walk and found him with this woman. He lied and said it was his sister, but I saw them kiss so I knew he was lieing. He got mad and somehow he pushed me down the stairs and knocked me out. Thank goodness there was a young boy to help me back to my room and get me a healer. Days went by and things got worse. Then that's how it happened. When I was put in the infirmary. I followed him another night, and he must have figured out that I was following him, because he led me to a kitchen and that's when he stabbed me. That's when everything ended. I haven't seen him since, and I'm scared that something's going to happen, so, I needed to tell you what's going on."

"I'm glad you did. Well, seeing as we don't have any idea when all this will happen, we really can't do anything about it. You see, Kaden, the Dominion Jewel has it's powers and it's almost like it has it's own mind. It workds for those with authority. Now, if Eadulf has enough authority, it will work for him, but if he doesn't, it might do something we all do not want to happen. It could kill the country, the city, the citizens. It could kill him." Kaden felt a pain shoot through her body. She didn't show it on her face. "But there's not much we can do. Really all we can do is put guards in the room and around the room at all times. It might work, but he is a Shang, so, we don't want to underestimate him."

"Yes, that's right."

"Thank you Kaden. I am so proud of you."

"Thanks da."

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