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After staring at the princess for a moment, Louise runs up to the princess and says "Princess? What's the matter? You're here alone, and so late at night…".

The princess grasps Louise's hands and replies "I have an urgent request to make of you two in secret. I have decided to marry into a family in Germania".

Louise looks at the princess with a surprised look and says "Why princess? Of all things, the country of those savage upstart nobles?!".

"It cannot be helped. To protect our small country of Tristein, we need a strong alliance with Germania" says the princess.

"Even though I've been alive for several centuries, my disdain for politics will never change" says Jinkuro. The princess and Louise look at Jinkuro wide eyed after hearing that he is actually several centuries old.

Louise then goes up to Jinkuro and says "You've been alive that long Jinkuro, so you must know something that could help the princess".

Jinkuro thinks for a moment, then replies to Louise "I'm sorry Louise, even though I have been alive for a long time, there are some things that can't be helped". He turns to look at the princess. "Princess there must be another way to avoid having to go through with this political marriage. You must not give up, there is always an alternative" Jinkuro says to the princess.

The princess shakes her head sadly, and says "Sadly, there is no other way. I am princess of Tristein. I do not mind sacrificing myself for the sake of the country", then she walks over to the window and continues saying "However, there is one thing that I must do before that".

"If there is anything I can do, please tell me to do so!" says Louise.

"Thank you, Louise Francoise. I would like you to retrieve a certain item" says the princess.

"A certain item?" says Louise.

"A letter that I sent to Prince Wales in Albion. If the world finds out about that letter, this engagement will be called off" replies the princess. Jinkuro thinks to himself upon hearing about the letter 'What kind of letter could possibly cause the engagement to be called off'. "Albion is currently politically unstable, and in a dangerous situation right now" says the princess.

"Am I right to guess that some nobles decided to start a coup d'etat, and that the royal family in Albion is about to be dethroned" says Jinkuro.

The princess nods yes, and says to Louise "I'm sorry, for even asking such a close friend to do such a thing… I…", the princess then can be seen visibly shaking and crying as she continues talking "But now, you two are the only ones I can ask such a thing!".

Louise rushes forward and kneels in front of the princess and says "Thank you so much, Princess".

The princess turns to look at Louise, then she sees Jinkuro walk up to her. Jinkuro raises his hand to the princess's face wiping away her tears, and says "Now, now princess. A beauty like you should not cry". The princess smiles a little, and blushes at what he says.

"I promise that we will complete this important mission without fail princess" says Louise.

Jinkuro then hears the door to the room creak open, and he looks seeing the door cracked open slightly. He shouts at the door "Who's there?!". The door opens the rest of the way to reveal Guiche.

Guiche enters the room closing the door behind him, then says "I have heard everything".

"Weren't you just eavesdropping?!" Louise shouts at him.

"Please ask me, Guiche de Grammont, anything you wish…" he says to the princess.

"Grammont? You must be General Grammont's son". replies the princess.

"I am your highness" says Guiche.

"You will be of service to me as well? Very well then" says the princess. The princess then kneels in front of Louise, removing a ring from her finger handing it over to Louise and says "This is the Ruby of Water, that my mother has entrusted me with. Right now, this is the only reward that I can give you. I will send one of the guards with you. Ask him to lead the way to Albion".

Later, Jinkuro is standing outside looking up at the night sky, and thinks to himself 'So Guiche has decided that he will tag along on our mission. The idiot better not hold us back and cause us to fail our mission'. He then notices someone walk up to his left, so he turns to look and sees that it is Siesta. "Good evening Siesta" he says to her.

"Good evening Jinkuro. What are you doing out here so late?" says Siesta.

"Just out here enjoying the night sky for a bit" he replies, then he asks her "Siesta, who at this academy would have detailed knowledge of history?".

"I believe that would be Professor Colbert" Siesta replies.

The next day, Jinkuro is standing in Colbert's lab listening to what he knows. "Originally, there were five elements of magic, not just fire, water, air, and earth. The five elements are said to have been the pinnacles of the pentagon. That lost apex is the element of void. Gundolf is the familiar of the legendary void mage. However, in modern times, no mage has been confirmed to have void magic. The rune that appeared on your hand closely resembles that of Gundolf. But… As long as no void mage exists, unfortunately, we cannot be certain that you really are Gundolf" says Colbert.

"Could Louise possibly be a void mage? That could possibly explain why she has no affinity for the other four elements" says Jinkuro.

"You might be right. However, there are no void mages alive, nor is there anyone that teaches void magic" replies Colbert. Jinkuro thinks to himself 'Since Louise has difficulty casting spells, maybe I'll have her try to learn and cast spells from my world'.

Later that evening in Louise's room. Jinkuro had just helped Louise put on her nightgown, when she suddenly gets a sad look on her face. He notices her sad look, and asks her "Is something the matter Louise?".

"I'm not any good at magic. Can I go through with such an important job?" she replies.

Jinkuro then kneels in front of her, and looks her in the eyes saying "Louise, we won't be able to get this job done if you worry too much. If it makes you feel any better, I promise to teach you some spells when we are done with the job, okay?".

Louise's eyes go wide at hearing Jinkuro say that he will help her with magic, and says "Really! You'll teach me some spells from your world".

"Yes, even though you can't cast any spells well, there is a chance that you will have better luck casting spells from my world" he replies. Louise smiles, throwing herself at him hugging him, then surprises Jinkuro by kissing him. Jinkuro smiles kissing her back, and says "I take it you feel better". Louise nods with a smile on her face. Jinkuro chuckles, and says "Well, it's getting late so let's get some sleep". Louise nods in agreement, and she climbs into bed with him following her after changing out of his clothes. Once Jinkuro climbs into the bed, Louise cuddles close to him placing her head on his chest, falling asleep listening to his heartbeat. Jinkuro holds her close, kissing her forehead then falls asleep as well.

The next morning, Jinkuro, Louise, and Guiche are outside at the academy entrance checking on the horses that they will be riding. After making sure everything is ready, they sit there on their horses awaiting the guard that the princess sent. "Where is the guard? This is about the time he would show up, I think" says Louise. Then the dirt several feet in front of them shifts, and Guiche's familiar rises out of the ground.

Guiche runs over to the mole hugging it while saying "Oh, my cute little Verdande! You thought I would leave you behind again, because I went to the lake without you the other day? You touch my heart so!".

"We can't take a big mole with us" Louise says to Guiche. The mole then smells something and leaps at Louise tackling her to the ground.

Louise shouts at Guiche to get the mole away from her. Guiche walks over and notices that Verdande is sniffing at the ring the princess gave to Louise. "Looks like Verdande is attracted to the ring" says Guiche.

"Why is Verdande attracted to the ring?" asks Jinkuro.

"Verdande loves gems, especially ones that are valuable" replies Guiche.

Louise shouts at Guiche "You've got to be kidding! I won't stand for a mole eating the ring the princess gave me! Now stop standing there and help me!". A wind spell then spell then comes out of nowhere and hits Verdande, sending it flying off Louise. Jinkuro and Guiche immediately both look around for whoever cast the spell.

Jinkuro then spots something in the sky and points at it shouting "There!". They hear the sound of a creature, which soon becomes visible revealing it to be someone riding a griffin.

Once the griffon lands, Guiche shouts "Who are you?".

The person gets off the griffin looking at them, and replies "I am Wardes, leader of the griffon squad, ordered by Lady Henrietta to accompany you on this trip".

Louise gasps upon recognizing the person, and says "It's you!".

Wardes walks up to Louise grasping her hands, and says "Sorry to surprise you. I had thought that my fiancee was in trouble". Both Jinkuro and Guiche eyes go wide in surprise at hearing Wardes say that. Jinkuro being more surprised than Guiche, because Louise never said anything about being engaged.

"So Louise, care to explain what Wardes is talking about when he says that you're his fiancee?" says Jinkuro.

"It was something in the past that my parents and the others decided when I was young" replies Louise.

Wardes then picks up Louise, and says "You're still as shy as you used to be! You are still as light as a feather like you used to be!".

"Stop it! Let me down quickly!" Louise says.

Wardes puts her down and says "I'm sorry Louise, it's because I missed you so much. By the way Louise. Hurry up and introduce them to me".

"The one in noble clothing holding the flower is Guiche de Grammont. The other one is my familiar and lover, Jinkuro" says Louise.

"Oh, you are a familiar? I never would have thought you are not a human" says Wardes.

"Even though I was summoned as Louise's familiar, I am human" Jinkuro replies to Wardes. Jinkuro then turns to Louise saying to her "So Louise, do you actually love Wardes".

Louise shakes her head, and says "No Jinkuro, the one I love is you, and you alone. I may have harbored a crush for Wardes when my parents first decided on this betrothal when I was young. But now, I only admire him".

Wardes has a slightly irritated look on his face for a brief moment, then says "You must be joking my dear Louise. Must you string along this poor familiar when you are already engaged to me". He then looks at Jinkuro and says to him "Anyways, I thank you for taking care of my fiancee" Wardes says to Jinkuro.

"I'm just doing what any man would do, and that is protecting the one that they love" says Jinkuro. Louise blushes at what Jinkuro says.

"Well, since we're all introduced, let's depart! Louise can ride on my griffin" says Wardes, and he picks up Louise, climbing onto his griffin with her in his arms.

Meanwhile in the headmaster's office, the princess is standing there in the office looking out the window, watching them depart for Albion. Then there is urgent knocking at the door. The door opens and Professor Colbert enters the room, and shouts to the headmaster and princess "Bad news! It's a message from the city!".

"Calm down Colbert. With you, when is it not bad news" says Osmond.

"It really is bad news. The one called Fouquet seems to have escaped from the highly secured Genoa prison!" shouts Colbert.

"Fouquet of the Crumbling Earth has escaped?" says the princess.

"According to the warden, a suspicious person who gave a fake noble name, used magic of the wind element to knock them out… Right when the mage guards were away with the princess, someone helped her escape!" says Colbert.

"In that case… That is to say…" says the princess.

"That's right! There's a traitor in the castle!" replies Colbert.

"All right, all right. Regarding this matter, we will leave it for later" says Osmond.

Colbert shouts at Osmond "You're too calm!".

"Calm down Mr. Colbert, you are in the presence of the princess!" replies Osmond. Colbert calms down a little.

The princess then shout's "How did this happen! That's right! It must be the nobles of Albion who are behind this!".

"Perhaps so" says Osmond.

The princess then shouts at Osmond "How can you still be so relaxed! Do you not realize how terrible this is? This affects the future of Tristein!".

"We have done all we can. As for now, all we can do is to wait for good news… Is that wrong?" replies Osmond.

"Yes… That is correct…" says the princess.

"Do not worry princess. As long as he is there, no matter what trouble they encounter, they will surely prevail" says Osmond.

"Do you mean Guiche of the Grammont family, or Viscount Wardes?" says the princess.

"Neither of them" replies Osmond.

"You're not talking about Louise's familiar, are you?" says the princess.

Osmond chuckles a little, and says "Does the princess know about the legend of founder Brimir?".

"If it's about the story, I know a little…" replies the princess.

"Then, what about the parts on the Gandalfr?" Osmond asks her.

"You don't mean to say that he is just like founder Brimir's strongest familiar… The Gandalfr?" says the princess.

"Yes princess, except that I believe that he is even stronger than the previous Gandalfr that served Brimir. Also, he is not of this world, not only that, he has shown that he is quite the capable mage. I trust that he who is of that world, will surely find a way. That is the reason I am so relaxed, is because of that" says Osmond.

As they are on their way to Albion, Louise is thinking to herself 'Her highness. For the sake of her highness and also for my beloved country Tristein…! I must rush to Albion! But why did something like this have to happen to me'. Louise then thinks about she can get this betrothal resolved. "Is something the matter Louise?" Wardes asks her.

"N-no, everything is fine" replies Louise.

"You don't have to hide it from me, just tell me what's on your mind just like you used to in the past, my Louise" Wardes says, as he places a gloved hand on Louise's left thigh, and holds her closer.

Louise blushes and says "Wa… Wait, Wardes! No, stop it".

Meanwhile, Jinkuro can see and hear everything that is happening, which angers him at what Wardes is doing to Louise, and he shouts "Hey Wardes, she said stop. So, unless you want this familiar to beat your ass, I would heed her words and stop".

Wardes stops touching her. Louise then says to him "By the way Lord Wardes, I was very surprised to see you show up. I had not heard that you would be the guard that the princess was sending".

"We can't move the entire griffin squad on a secret mission. When I was asked by the princess to do something about the letter, I requested to guard you all personally" says Wardes.

"You asked to personally?" Louise asks him.

"Of course. Hearing your name, there's no way that I could stay put" he replies. Louise looks at Wardes happy that he is there to help protect them.

Several hours later, they arrive at the port city of La Rochelle. After riding for a short bit through the town, they stop at an inn. After Wardes and Louise dismount from the griffin, Wardes says to them "We will spend the night here, and depart tomorrow evening. Understood?".

"Understood, Mister Wardes!" says Guiche, while Jinkuro just nods in response.

After grabbing the bags off the horse, Jinkuro carries them to the spot where their other supplies are. Louise walks up behind him after he puts down the bags he is carrying, and hugs him from behind then says "Jinkuro, my betrothal to Wardes was decided on by my parents when I was young. It had been so long, that I forgot about it till Wardes brought it up. Also, I truly do love you, and not Lord Wardes".

Jinkuro stands there for a moment, then says "Then why do you act so friendly with him".

"It's because I've admired him since I was young" replies Louise.

Later that evening in the dining hall of the inn. Wardes is chatting with Louise as they eat. Wardes then turns to Guiche and Jinkuro, and says "I heard that you two had a duel". Guiche chokes on his food a little at what Wardes says, while Jinkuro doesn't and continues to eat his food. "I heard that you are a skilled mage and swordsman" Wardes says to Jinkuro.

Jinkuro turns to look at Wardes, and says "You have heard right".

"I would like to have a practice match with you" Wardes replies. Both Louise and Guiche go wide eyed at hearing Wardes challenging Jinkuro to a fight, the both of them knowing that Jinkuro is a powerful mage, having witnessed first-hand what he is capable of. "The ship leaves tomorrow night. So, we have time to spend instead of idling around, right? Of course, I won't force you to do so" says Wardes.

"Lord Wardes, this is no time to be doing such a…" Louise says to Wardes.

"It's okay. I'll go easy on him, of course" Wardes replies to her. Wardes then gets up and says "Now, let's get to our rooms soon. Come, Louise", then grasps her hands.

"I may be betrothed to you because of my parent's decision. That doesn't mean that I will sleep in the same room as you" Louise says.

Wardes gets closer to her, and whispers into her ear "I have something important to tell you".

Louise turns to Jinkuro saying to him "Wardes has something important he needs to tell me, so I'll see you later", then she kisses Jinkuro and follows Wardes.

Later in the room that Jinkuro and Guiche are sharing, Guiche is at the balcony looking outside, while Jinkuro is laying on his bed. Guiche then walks back into the room, and says "I just remembered that I have something to do!".

"And what would that be?" Jinkuro asks.

"I just remembered that when we were eating, there was a young lady!", "I have to speak with her. Otherwise I'd be rude, yes?" Guiche replies.

Jinkuro raises an eyebrow and says, "You're just saying that so you can go flirt with another pretty girl. Didn't you learn your lesson already about two timing behind Montmorency's back. Don't you remember the end result of you two timing caused Montmorency to make a love potion". Guiche remembers what happened and sighs. "Good to see that you remember. So stay put, cause I'm sure you don't want a repeat of that incident. Otherwise, I'll be forced to take action" says Jinkuro.

Meanwhile, Louise and Wardes are in another room sipping on wine while chatting. "Your magical powers were always compared to your older sisters. But I always felt an aura from you unlike any other, even back then" Wardes says to Louise.

"An aura unlike any other?" says Louise.

"There is a special power that only you have" says Wardes.

"That's not true. I've had only failures in magic so far, with every spell I cast backfiring and exploding" says Louise.

"Let's get married when this mission is over, Louise" says Wardes. Louise gasps in surprise at what he says, but doesn't answer him. "I don't intend to end as just the leader of the magic guard! Someday, I would like to rule a country… No, I want to be a noble that moves the entire world of Halkeginia! I need you, Louise" says Wardes, and he leans forward to kiss her while saying that he'll protect her.

Hearing Wardes say that reminds her of Jinkuro promising that he will protect and she says "Jinkuro". Which causes Wardes to stop back away slightly, and says "So it looks like someone else is living inside your heart".

Louise nods and says "I'm sorry Wardes, but I can't marry you as my heart belongs to JInkuro, and I love him dearly".

Wardes then begins to head out of the room, but before leaving he says to her "By the end of this journey, your heart shall be completely mine. Good night, Louise", then he closes the door.

The next morning, Jinkuro, Louise, and Wardes are at the spot that Wardes decided they should spar at. "Then shall we begin, Jinkuro?" says Wardes. Jinkuro nods drawing both his swords, the rune on his left-hand glowing, and says "I won't be holding back, so prepare yourself Wardes".

"Good, come at me with your full strength" replies Wardes. Jinkuro charges at Wardes, slashing at him with both swords, while Wardes blocks every slash. Wardes then blasts Jinkuro away into a wall with a wind spell. Louise rushes up to Jinkuro seeing if he is alright. Wardes walks up to Jinkuro, and says "I expected more from you, you can't protect Louise, if that is the best you can do". The Jinkuro in front of them vanishes, and they hear chuckling. Louise then remembers that Jinkuro can cast illusion magic upon seeing him disappear.

"Where are you?!" shouts Wardes.

"Right in front of you" replies Jinkuro, and he appears in front of Wardes, hitting him in the gut with the handle of his sword. Causing Wardes to fall to his knees while holding his stomach. Jinkuro then aims his hand at Wardes saying "Air pulse", and a ball of wind more powerful than the spell Wardes cast, sends Wardes flying back a few feet. Wardes struggles to his feet. Jinkuro then aims his sword at Wardes, and says "You want more?".

Louise then runs up between them shouting "Enough, we have a mission to complete, but we can't complete the mission someone gets seriously hurt. Also, did you really have to use such a powerful wind spell".

Jinkuro sheathes his swords and says to Wardes "Never underestimate your opponent". He then turns to Louise saying "Powerful? The wind spell I just used was actually quite weak compared to other winds spells I could have used on him".

Louise's eyes go wide at what he says, and she replies, "That was considered weak for you! That looked more like a wind spell cast by a triangle mage!".

"If that was considered powerful in your eyes, then let me demonstrate what I would considered a powerful wind spell to you and Wardes" says Jinkuro, and he says, "Air bomb" while aiming his hand at the sky. A small sphere of air forms, then flies into the sky. Moments later there is a powerful burst of air creating a sonic boom, sending shock waves in all directions. The blast having been far enough not to cause any actual damage except for maybe some ringing eardrums.

Several hours later it is now sunset, and Jinkuro can be seen leaning against some railing looking out at the sunset. He then hears Louise speak behind him. "Jinkuro, did you really have to beat him that bad" she says to him.

"I had already warned him that I would not hold back. Also, remember he wanted me to come at him full strength, but in reality, that was not even my full strength" Jinkuro replies.

"Anyways, I'm gonna go and check if everyone is ready to leave" says Louise, and as she is about to walk back to the inn, the ground begins to shake. They both see a giant golem forming. "Why is a there a golem here?" says Louise. They hear a voice from the top of the golem, and they both look up, seeing a figure that they recognize. "Fouquet!" shouts Louise and Jinkuro.

"How nice, you still remember me" says Fouquet.

"Shouldn't you be in prison?" says Jinkuro.

"This man here is very kind to me. He felt that the world still needs a beauty like me, so he released me" replies Fouquet, and she points to a cloaked figure standing next to her. Fouquet has her golem try to crush them, but before it can, the golem gets hit by a fire spell from above damaging its left leg, causing it to fall to its knees. Jinkuro and Louise look up to see Kirche and Tabitha riding Sylphid. They both shout their thanks, and the two run into the inn with the two girls following form the air.

Bursting into the inn, they run up to Guiche and Wardes shouting "We gotta go". The front of the inn explodes revealing mercenaries that fire arrows at them. Jinkuro aims his hand towards the mercenaries shouting barrier, and a barrier forms in front between them and the mercenaries, the arrows fired by the mercenaries bouncing off the barrier.

"The barrier will only hold them off for a few minutes, which should buy us enough time to get away from here and head to the ship!" shouts Jinkuro. Jinkuro, Louise, and Wardes run towards the dock where the ship is at.

"Hurry, up the stairs before the enemy catches up!" shouts Wardes. They all rush up the steps, but after a few mins Louise begins to lag behind, tired from the running.

"Wa… Wait.. Wait…", "I… I… Already.." Louise says while trying to catch her breath.

Jinkuro stops and turns to Louise saying, "Just a little bit further. Also, when we get back, we are definitely going to have to train your stamina when we get back". A cloaked figure appears behind Louise, and Jinkuro shouts "Louise, watch out!". But before Louise can react, the cloaked figure grabs her. Wardes then blasts the figure with a wind spell knocking them away from Louise, but the figure lands back on their feet. Jinkuro pulls out Derf the sword, while the figure pulls out a wand casting a spell.

"Watch out, a big attack is coming" says Derf.

"Got it" replies Jinkuro, and he casts his reflection spell moments before the figure's spells hits, then there is a big explosion.

"Jinkuro!" shouts Louise, worried for her lover's well-being. Once the smoke clears, the figure can be seen on the ground unmoving, while a large magic mirror floating in front of Jinkuro shatters.

Jinkuro turns to Louise and says, "That was a close one. A second too late and I would have had quite the shocking experience".

The three then continue on their way up to the ship. After boarding the ship and waking up the captain and crew, the ship sets off towards Albion. Minutes after having left port, Wardes goes up to Louise and asks her "So Louise, where is the location of Prince Wales?".

"The princess told me not to tell anyone until we arrive in Albion. I'm sorry" replies Louise.

"No, no, it's all right. That is one of your missions, after all" says Wardes.

The next morning, all three can be seen on the deck awaiting their arrival at Albion. "There it is" shouts Louise, as she points at a floating continent. Jinkuro looks at where she is pointing. 'Interesting, a floating continent. In the time I have been alive, this is the first time I've seen a floating continent' Jinkuro thinks to himself.

He then notices the black outline of a large ship heading towards them, and he says, "I think trouble is headed our way".

"Could it be a royal family's military ship?" says Louise.

"I don't think so, cause all the cannons on that ship are pointed at us" says Jinkuro, and then the unidentified ship fires once at their ship hitting the center mast.

Sailors onboard the ship start shouting, "Air pirates!". The captain of the ship goes up to Wardes and says "Sir! Please help us with your magic".

"In order to power this ship, my magic has already been used up" replies Wardes.

Jinkuro then walks up to the railing, aiming his hand at the pirate's ship and says "Oblivion". A medium sized ball of black energy forms, flying at the pirate's ship smashing through the side, and detonating in the center of the ship creating a black hole. Moments later, loud creaking can be heard from the pirate's ship, as the metal ship begins to crumple and implode on itself. Everyone on the deck of the ship goes wide eyed, except for Louise, as she had already witnessed him use that spell before, but noticed that this time he put a bit more power into the spell. Everyone watched the pirate's ship crumple and implode. Minutes later there is nothing left of the pirate ship, and the black hole dissipates.

Everyone on deck turns to look at Jinkuro, surprised by the feat of magic they just witnessed. "Y-you destroyed the pirate's ship with one spell" says Wardes.

"Yes, I did. Also, remember that duel we had the day before. I lied when I said I was using my full power. If I had truly gone all out, you would have died before you could strike me" replies Jinkuro. Minutes later the ship reaches Albion, and docks.

After getting off the ship, all three head off to where Prince Wales is supposed to be located at. Upon arriving at the location, they see that the location is a small church, and proceed to enter. Once they reach the center of the small church, they stop walking and Louise says, "Nobody's here".

"No…" replies Wardes, and Louise finally notices that they are surrounds by men in knights armor. One of the knights walks up to them. "This is Miss. La Valliere, on a special mission from Tristein! We would like to be shown to Prince Wales" Wardes says to the knight.

The knight points his sword at Wardes, and replies "An emissary from Tristein? Why don't you try a better lie? Nobody from that country would know of this location".

Louise then jumps in front of Wardes and shouts "I heard it from Princess Henrietta!".

"Henrietta?" says the knight.

"I have no need for any of you. Where is Prince Wales?!" Louise shouts, throwing her right arm out, her hand open revealing the ring on her finger from the princess.

The knight recognizes the ring, and says "That ring…", then sheathes his sword, pulling off the glove on his right hand revealing a similar ring to the one on Louise's hand. The knight holds out his hand, and says "Put forth the ring". Louise holds out her hand as well. The moment the rings are within close proximity, they begin to glow creating a rainbow-colored light between them.

"What's this about?" says Louise.

"This ring is the Ruby of Wind, that has been handed down the royla family of Albion. And that is the Ruby of Water. Water and wind together create a rainbow, a rainbow across the royal family" says the knight, and they remove their helmet revealing them to be Prince Wales.

Louise gasps and says, "You are…".

"I apologize, emissary. I am the prince of Albion, Wales Tudor" says the prince.

Later, Louise and Prince Wales are alone in a room talking. "A missive from the Royal Highness Henrietta" says Louise, and she hands the prince the letter from Princess Henrietta. The prince takes the letter, opening it, and reading the contents of the letter.

After reading the letter, the prince sighs, standing up and says "Understood", then walks over to a small cabinet, opening a drawer, and taking out a small sealed envelope, handing it to Louise.

Louise takes the letter, and says "Um, prince".

"Yes, what is it" replies the prince.

"Lady Henrietta… Did Lady Henrietta suggest that you go into exile?" says Louise.

"Miss. Valliere… It's stepping out of bounds for an emissary to try to know what was written in a missive" says the prince.

"Even so…!" says Louise, but she gets cut off by the prince.

"This is not merely a war between the royal family and the nobility" says the prince, and he tells her about the Reconquista.

"The Reconquista?" says Louise.

"Right. The group that pulls the strings behind the scenes of this civil war. The nobles are merely their puppets. Finally, I have discovered their existence" says the prince.

"Impossible…" says Louise.

"As the prince of Albion, I must protect this country. Even if it costs me my life to do so. Please tell Henrietta that" says the prince. Louise gets a sad look on her face, nodding at the prince, then leaves the room.

The moment she closes the door, Louise hears Wardes voice from behind her, and she turns to him. "That is the letter in question? Then the mission has been completed" Wardes says, and walks closer to her.

"Yes…" replies Louise.

Wardes places his hands on her shoulders, and says "Louise, I'm going to ask Prince Wales to oversee our wedding".

Louise pushes him away, and says "Like I told you before Lord Wardes, I don't love you, and I will not marry you", then begins to walk away.

Wardes rushes up from behind, wrapping his arms around her tightly, and says "No! I need you…".

Louise struggles in his grip saying "Ow, that hurts, let go!".

"No. We, the Reconquista, need you" says Wardes.

Louise's eyes go wide at hearing him say Reconquista, and she says "Reconquista. That means… Wardes… You're…".

"My Louise… You don't have to think about anything. Just follow me" says Wardes. Louise finally manages to get out of his grip, and makes a run for it, but bumps into someone before she can get far. She looks up at the person and gasps.

"You cannot escape, descendant of the Void" says the man, and he holds out his hand with a ring on it, and the gem on the ring begins to glow. Louise's eyes dull as the ring takes control of her mind.

Later, it is sunset and Jinkuro is walking around the church grounds looking for Louise. He notices that there is no one, and he thinks to himself 'I knew I shouldn't have decided to take a nap'. Jinkuro then hears bells coming from the church, and wonders what is happening, so he rushes over to the church to the entrance. Upon the front entrance, and tries to open the door, but the door refuses to open. "What the hell?" he says to himself. Jinkuro takes a peek through a window next to the doors, and sees Louise at the altar in a wedding dress standing with Wardes. He then notices a robed man aiming a hand at where Louise is standing, a ring on his finger glowing. Jinkuro becomes very angry, and thinks 'That bastard Wardes is using the help of the guy in the robes to control Louise into marrying him. He just crossed the wrong man'.

Jinkuro then places his hand on door creating a magic circle on it. He stands back from the door, pulling out both his swords. "You ready Derf" Jinkuro says to Derf the sword.

"I've been waiting for some action, so let's get the bastard" replies Derf.

Jinkuro snaps his finger, and the magic circle glows then explodes destroying the doors. Jinkuro rushes in shouting "Louise!".

Louise's eyes lose the dull look, and she regains control of her body. She turns to Jinkuro and shouts "Jinkuro, you came!".

"Impossible! The binding?!" says Wardes.

"Of course, Louise, I'll always be there to rescue and protect you" Jinkuro says to Louise. Jinkuro looks at Wardes, and says "I'll be taking Louise back!".

The prince shouts for the guards to capture Jinkuro. Louise tells him to stop, and before she can tell the prince Lord Wardes is with the Reconquista, Wardes pushes Louise and stabs the prince. "You're… Reconquista!" says the prince, and he collapses to the floor.

Louise rushes up to the prince. Prince Wales removes his ring, handing it to Louise, smiling one last time, then dies. "You have truly sealed your fate Wardes" says Jinkuro. The rune on Jinkuro's hand glows, and Derf changes from a old rusty looking sword to a brand new look. "I'm gonna enjoy beating you to a bloody pulp Wardes" says Jinkuro, and he rushes forward at Wardes. Wardes aims his sword casting a lightning spell at him. Jinkuro holds out Derf, and Derf absorbs the spell.

"What?! It absorbed the spell!" shouts Wardes. Jinkuro rushes past Wardes, leaving a large cut on him. Wardes falls to his knees holding where he was cut, and says "Oh, well… Two of the three objectives have been met", then he stabs his sword at the ground, and cracks start forming all along the floor, causing the church to begin to collapse. Wardes then laughs at Jinkuro and says "You have two choices. Try to finish me off, or save yourself and Louise", then runs out of the collapsing church.

Jinkuro shouts at Wardes "You think I'll just let you get away", and casts a paralysis spell on Wardes just as he got out of the church. He then grabs Louise and rushes towards the exit.

As they are heading towards the exit, Louise sees a large piece of the roof falling towards them and shouts "Watch out Jinkuro". Before they could be crushed, they are levitated out of the church. Jinkuro looks to see who helped them, and sees Tabitha and Kirche flying next to them on Sylphid, using their magic to levitate them.

"Hey, are you guys okay?" shouts Guiche, who is sitting on his familiar being carried by Sylphid.

After being put back down on the ground in front of the now destroyed church, Jinkuro walks up to the still paralyzed Wardes. "You really thought you were going to get away. You will be punished for what you have done. But first I'm sure Princess Henrietta will want to see the person that murdered her cousin. So, till we get back to Tristein, good night traitor" says Jinkuro, and he kicks Wardes in the balls so hard, the pain knocks him out. He then casts a sealing spell, causing a cage to form around Wardes, and then the cage along with Wardes disappears. "I'll free Wardes once we get back to Tristein and meet with the princess" Jinkuro says to everyone, and they all nod, then proceed to get on Sylphid.

Moments later, they are on their way back to Tristein. As they are flying, Louise turns to Jinkuro, and says to him "Thank you for saving me Jinkuro. I don't know what would've happened if you hadn't shown up, and stopped the ceremony".

"There is no need to thank me, Louise. Like I said, I will always be there for you, and to protect you. Your love for me is all the thanks I need" replies Jinkuro. Louise blushes at what he says, and she says to him "I love you, Jinkuro", then kisses him. Jinkuro smiles kissing back, and replies "I love you too, Louise".