Revised

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Chapter 4: False Prophet

Lailat sat in her spiny chair with her elbows resting on the arms, her fingers linked together, her thumb nails pressing against her lips. White headphones sat over her black hair, a microphone on her desk. On her computer screen, Skype was open on a video chat instead of her face being on the screen an image of an Old English MT style 'L' was.

"Thank you for your help."The officer-in-charge at the police station on the other side of the video call said."It meant a lot to have you on the case."

Lailat nodded (even though she knew they couldn't see it) and hummed. "There is no need to thank me, justice will always prevail in the end." Her voice was modified as it came out the computer, however, it still sounded female.

The office nodded and smiled lightly. "I hope we have the possibility of working together in the future, Miss. L, it's been an honour."

With that, the video call was ended.

~§~

"Duel Monsters?" Jounouchi asked.

"Yeah! It became popular when I was in third grade. It's started to become popular at other schools too." Yugi explained to them, nodding his head.

"It's also gotten popular back in the UK." Lailat added, turning her head towards them pair.

"Really?!" Both Yugi and Jounouchi said in unison making Lailat nod. Yugi then went onto explain the basics of Duel Monsters: how the attack and defence points work and how to use the fields.

Anzu said it seemed fun but Jounouchi being himself started acting all cocky saying he doesn't like these types of 'childish' games. Then Honda came in wearing a 'beautification' member banner, where he chuckled saying: "You don't mean 'childish game', you mean 'game where you use your head'!"

Lailat twitched her nose and snarked, "That would explain a lot."

Jounouchi then glared at the pair and growled, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Lailat continued reading her book like she hadn't made a comment whereas Honda closed his eyes and said: "As you heard, no secret meaning here."

Jounouchi balled his fists and growled again, "You bastard!"

Anzu, trying to avoid a fight, asked Honda what the banner he was wearing was about. Honda didn't waste any time answering, "Oh this? These cards are popular right now, right? With such a collection item... there are those who'll obtain rare cards through unjust means." he explained.

Lailat rolled her eyes, she was normally good at multi-tasking but when Honda started talking about his beautification stuff it annoyed her to no end, rendering her ability to do said multi-tasking impossible. She twitched and her eyes slid over to the others when the conversation picked up a bit.

Anzu asked Yugi: "Really, over these cards?"

Yugi responded, "No. There are people in America who come here to buy just one card. Grandpa is also a mania."

Honda then got up into Yugi's face suddenly, declaring: "That's it! I, as part of the Strong Beautification week, will prevent illegal cards."

Yugi sweatdropped while Lailat finally dropped her book onto her desk turning to Honda with squinted eyes and muttered, "When did it become your problem?"

Jounouchi having heard her, said, "That's not really a 'beautification' person's job, right?"

Honda scoffed at him. "A beautification member doesn't just clean the dirty..." And before he could start explaining what a member does, Lailat did everyone a favour.

She stood and pushed Honda back onto his seat with her foot, Honda let out a startled cry by the sudden movement and shouted: "What the hell Lailat! Why'd you do that?!"

Lailat looked him straight in the eyes and said, "Because shut up."

Jounouchi barked out a laugh while Yugi chuckled with a smile and Anzu rolled her eyes at the childish action but was smiling.

Lailat's eyes snapped over to the door as the teacher came in and she sat down once more, while Honda stood. "Lailat! As a beautification me-"

"Mind if I interrupt?" the Teacher asked. Lailat's lips twitched in amusement as Honda had failed to notice the teacher had come in. The Teacher then went onto explain that there was a new transfer student.

Transfer? Lailat thought. Her eyes snapped to the door as it opened to show the new student. It was a guy who wore a uniform similar to the usual guys one, however, it was all while with matching shoes too. In his left hand, he held a briefcase looking bag. The new kid had a smile on his face that sent a shiver down Lailat's spine and not in a good way. He also had brown hair and blue eyes, she was suddenly taken back as she recognizes the person, that's-

"He's Kaiba Seto-Kun." the Teacher introduced Seto to the class.

Crap

Lailat could hear everyone whispering to each other, asking if the Kaiba standing in front of him was the same Kaiba that was the next heir to Kaiba Corp.

Lailat, on the other hand, was in a crisis. She held back a face, dear Gods, please do not let him recognize my voice... I regret not waiting until I could get my voice modificator working again...She trailed off not wanting to think about it anymore.

Lailat snapped back to attention when the Teacher spoke again. "There is a seat next to Yugi." Yugi sat up at the possibility of making a new friend whereas Lailat sat up in alert.

Yugi greeted Seto, who stopped when he noticed something laying on the floor. He bent down and grabbed it before handing it over to Yugi. "Duel Monsters, right? Yours?"

Yugi smiled. "Thanks. Are you into games?"

Seto smiled with a shrug. "I love them!"

~§~

As Kaiba drove off in his dark blue car, Miho admired how nice it was. Honda huffed in jealousy making Lailat roll her eyes.

Anzu looked towards Yugi. "Hey, Yugi. You're getting along already?"

Yugi nodded. "Kaiba-kun is going to show me his card collection."

With that said, Miho herself said she wanted to visit Seto's house.

Yugi smiled. "Let's all go! I'm sure he'd be pleased! I'm sure looking forward to it!"

Lailat scrunched her nose before speaking up, having noticed Watari waiting in the car on the other side of the road. "Sorry Yugi but I've got some things to do."

Yugi gained an upset expression before it lightened up a moment later. "It's okay."

"Maybe we could hang out after school tomorrow?" She gave him a small smile when Yugi nodded excitedly.

"Yeah!"

Lailat hummed and said goodbye to the others before making her way across the road. As she did, Watari stepped out of the car and opened the back-car door for her.

Jounouchi's jaw dropped when he saw Lailat get into the posh car with blacked out windows. The others stared slightly surprised as it was the first time they had actually seen anyone Lailat knew out of school, they guessed she must've rich parents because of how posh the car was and the fact she had a driver.

How far from the truth.

~§~

Rania watched the slow gathering of people in the streets below. Movement behind had her turning to her companion. His purple-grey orbs locked onto her form as he entered but hers moved to the empty back on his shoulder.

"So you plan to steal during the ceremony?" she questioned.

Akefia grunted with a nod, moving forward to stand beside her. "You?"

"Not much, might traverse the streets, might see if I can get a close-up glance at them." Her eyes were drawn to a rooftop as she thought she saw something. She frowned but shrugged it off.

Akefia scowled. "The bastard and his brat are hardly special. Don't understand how everyone thinks he's the perfect Pharaoh after what he did to us."

"No one knows what happened to Kul Elna." Rania pointed out. "And we don't have the full story either."

"We shouldn't need the full fucking story, Nia." Akefia hissed, shoulder bumping against hers in subtle annoyance but no hostilely. "They killed everyone there to create those damn jewellery pieces."

Rania hummed, her head twisted and she bumped her forehead against his arm because he stood an entire head tall than her.

Akefia sighed, ducking his head to press his lips against her forehead. "I'll see you later, okay?"

"You too."

They parted ways. Rania lingering in their room for a few more minutes before leaving. Once she arrived in the back alley, Rania pulled her capes hood up, covering her head however her face was still visible. With that done, the ravenette took off the same way Akefia went, towards the main street.

It wasn't long before she was walking down the extremely crowded street, decorations were being put up in celebration of the Pharaoh visiting. Rania blinked when suddenly villagers started to bow. She turned her head to see a man and a boy on a carriage of some sorts, that was being carried by eight men.

The boy was tan, red-eyed and what seemed to be tri-coloured hair. His bangs were a golden yellow in the same of lightning bolts. The back and base of his hair was black with trim reddish purple. The man had greying hair, showing his age and had brownish red eyes. They both wore clothing resembling royalty.

Rania blinked and looked around noticing she was the only one standing. Suddenly a boy with brunet hair and cold blue eyes walked towards her and pointed his staff at her. "Who are you to think you are higher ranking than the Pharaoh and the Princes?" he demanded.

Rania simply blinked twice and the carriage stopped.

"As a matter of fact, I am only standing because- look out!" Rania shoved the man out of the way and ran towards the Pharaoh and his Prince when seeing an arrow was aimed at them or rather the Prince, out of the corner of her eye

Rania jumped into the air just as the arrow was shot and it seemed to happen in slow motion. She leapt in front of the Prince, her arms out just as the arrow pierced through her shoulder, the arrowhead going all the way through. Gasps and screams of shock and horror were heard thought out the street.

Rania stumbled back slightly before dropping to a knee, her cape having been pulled off as she passed the brunet man from before. She took a sharp intake before standing, ignoring the blood flowing from her wound.

"I call forth Winged Lynx!"

Suddenly Rania's Ka leapt out of nowhere, a large female lynx with large beautiful wings that matches its pelt attached to its back. Gasps filled the air once more at the sight of the deadly but breathtaking beast that was worshipped as a symbol of Maftet.

"Cath! Argh!" Rania snapped the arrow in half. Discarding the end and pulled the front from the back of her shoulder. She grunted and continued with: "Go grab him!"

Cath looked back at her mistress in worry.

"You're going to get yourself killed one of these days, you know." She uttered before she leapt into the air, throwing sand about, and flew to the building roof, grabbing the archer by his clothes and flew back down just as Rania wobbled back and forth before falling to her knees.

"Damn blood loss." she muttered under her breath.

"Mahad! Seto! Get the girl and lock the man up!" The Pharaoh ordered. Rania heard someone jump off something and landed on the ground, rushing towards her as she fell backwards from her knees and they lifted her up.

"Are you okay?" The voice asked, Rania could tell it was male, a young boy perhaps?

"*****! Get back here!"

"But Father, she just saved my life!" Rania fluttered her eyes open weakly and was met with a pair of worried crimson one. He noticed and smiled lightly. "Your safe now. I got you!"

But the only thing Rania could think was: Akefia's gonna kill me.

~§~

Lailat gasped awake, torso pitching upwards as a piercing pain shot through her. She gave a wet strangled gasp as she moaned in pain, falling back onto her bed.

She shook and bit her tongue in hopes of relieving the pain but the muscles in her shoulder had locked up, leaving her in excruciating pain.

Watari, having heard her sharp wakening cry, shoved her door opened. "What happened?"

Lailat hissed, eyes filled with tears. "My shoulder."

Watari swiftly walked around her bed and gently pushed her hand away to tug her shirt down to see. Lailat was right, her muscles had locked up.

"Try and relax it, Sweetheart."

Lailat hissed, glaring at him. "What do you think I'm doing?"

Watari sighed heavily. "What caused it?"

"I was having another dream." Lailat answered, sighing as her shoulder finally decided to relax. "I had been shot with an arrow."

Watari sighed this time, rubbing his greying brows.

"I'm not going to school today." Lailat affirmed. "I need to mediate."

"Alright."

Maybe she could help answer somethings… Cath.

~§~

Like Lailat had said, she refused to go to school and once that day had passed, she readied herself for school. She just hoped that nothing shitty was gonna happen today, she'd had enough for the next few days.

"Get back! Get back!" a female student shouted as she and several past by the crowded hallway. "Kokurano-sama is passing by! Open the way!"

Maybe she spoke too soon.

Lailat looked up from her book and glanced at the female students walking down the hallway with an ugly short guy in the middle.

"What is this?" Jounouchi asked.

"You don't know?" Anzu questioned,

"It's the recently-famous boy with supernatural powers!" Miho finished. Lailat snorted quietly to herself.

"Boy with supernatural powers?" Honda, Jounouchi and Yugi repeated.

"Yeah. They say he can see into the future and he's 'apparently' pretty accurate." Lailat stated boredly, recalling something she'd heard earlier.

"You know how the girls are gone during lunch? They all go to him so he can tell their fortunes." Miho added to Lailat's answer, Anzu did too with: "He was also right about a recent fire at a student's home from Class A. He became famous because of that."

Lailat twitched her nose, her eyes glancing towards the boy they were talking about as he walked past, un unintentionally catching his eye for a millisecond before she looked back to her friends.

"Well, I don't believe in stuff like that. He probably just wants attention." Lailat spoke again as a shiver ran down her spine, feeling like she was being watched. She hated that feeling.

"I'm going to get my fortune told!" Jounouchi suddenly declared.

Lailat watched, amused, as Anzu put her hand on his face to shove him. "He's almost always right!"

Jounouchi turned to Yugi. "Yugi! Let's go get our fortunes told!"

Yugi simply tried to wave him off. "But I don't really want to!"

"Yeah!" Honda exclaimed. "Don't let a shady motivation like that trick you! It's absurd! As a beautification member, I can't overlook it!" He picked Yugi up with one arm. "Yugi let's go!"

Yugi struggled against his grip.

Poor Yugi.

"I can't breathe!"

"Wait!" Jounouchi shouted. "That's not your job as a beautification member. In the end, you just want your fortune told too! Like your compatibility with Miho." Jounouchi got into Honda's face.

"What are you saying, bastard?!"

"W-Wait!" Yugi cried as Honda dragged him away.

Lailat rolled her eyes and turned towards the other two. "You going?"

Miho shook her head. "Miho isn't interested. Miho's future is to marry a prince with a big inheritance obviously."

Anzu and Lailat sweatdropped.

Someone like you could probably do that, Lailat thought before she turned and followed the boys.

~§~

"Wow! Look at all the people." Anzu said making Lailat nod slightly in agreement. The classroom was crowded.

"Everyone wants to know their fortunes." Yugi stated in awe.

"Jeez! I can't believe you dragged us here, Lailat!" Jounouchi stated loudly out of the blue making Lailat blink and turn towards him with a raised brow.

"I did what now?"

"What! Who dragged who here?" Anzu yelled back in her defence making Yugi sigh.

"Quiet over there!" A girl yelled making Yugi and Lailat turn towards her, Yugi apologized.

"Lord Kokurano is meditating to raise his awareness!" She yelled again making Lailat hold back a scoff and the urge to roll her eyes.

That girl was yelling too, why weren't others telling her to shut up?

"Ah! All becomes clear! As long as you don't die, you will continue to live! Heed my words!" Lailat heard a male voice, her eyes became half-lidded as she tilted her head forwards slightly showing her annoyance clearly, is he serious?

"Oh yes! I understand, Lord Kokurano! I'm so glad!" The girl who just had her 'fortune' told said making Lailat twitch in annoyance, she glanced to Yugi, who gave her a shrug. Clearly, Yugi wasn't fond of being here either.

"Next in line." The boy said looking right at us.

"Go get your fortune told, Lailat." Jounouchi said making her eyes wide with a 'what-the-hell-did-you-say' look. Suddenly the room started to shake and Lailat dropped the expression, her face returning to apathy.

"It's an earthquake!" Jounouchi said as the shaking stopped. "That was a big one."

"You there. You just said, 'get your fortune told' didn't you?" Kokurano said making Lailat glance to Jounouchi. "I'll have you know, I'm not a fortune teller! To be sure, things like palmistry, fortune-telling, chi reading, feng shui, and astrology attempt to predict the future, but those are just based on statistics, calculating the odds. Methods of the past."

"Uh... okay?" Jounouchi said, not knowing how to answer back or what was really said.

Could be either with Jounouchi, Lailat thought.

"You don't believe me? Then let me show you proof. My powers gave me a vision this morning. I wrote it down here. What does that say? Read it out loud!" Kokurano demanded as Jounouchi took said piece of paper.

"Earthquake today." He read out loud as the room erupted with cheers. Lailat glanced at Yugi both having an 'oh brother' look.

"You there, maiden, I see doubt within your eyes. Come let me prove my powers to you!" Kokurano said pointing straight at Lailat, who stared wide eye at him.

"Oh, go on Lailat, it'll be fun." Anzu said making the ravenette female look at her like she was crazy as Anzu push Lailat forwards him. The boy grabbed her hand and started feeling it up making her skin crawl.

I'm going to need to wash my hand after...

"Why, such lovely hands." He said to Lailat and the second he let her hand go, pulled her had back immediately- she had seen the weird look on his face.

"I can see... I can see... I see a wonderful man appear before your eyes! He's someone close to you already! You will fall deeply in love that you will swoon before him." He said- more like exclaimed out, Lailat blinked a light blush lining her cheeks as she frowned.

That isn't something one should shout out loud so... so forcefully!

Anzu then went up, Lailat not really paying much attention to it as she was using a small cloth so wipe her hands, she guessed Anzu was given something similar one to her own. She tuned back in when the boy started talking to Yugi. "Don't you want me to read you?"

"I hate to be rude, but I'm sure psychic powers really exist, I get the feeling most psychics are fake, or maybe, um…" Yugi said nervously as more gazes moved onto him at his words.

One of the girls got angry. "What was that! Are you saying you don't believe in Lord Kokurano's power? You saw him predict the earthquake just now!"

Her yelling made Yugi sigh.

"Well no but... I saw a trick like that on TV." Yugi replied making Lailat mentally chuckle.

"Really?" Kokurano said.

"Just for example, you know. If you wrote 'Earthquake today' and other prediction on note cards and hid them in your clothes, that wouldn't be a real prediction." Yugi explained and as soon as the words seemed to register in Kokurano's brain, he started to pose and get mad.

"I can see! I can see! I see your future! Countless letters will fall from the heavens and bring disaster upon you!" He said making Lailat's eyes widen slightly in shock; Yugi had a similar expression morph onto his face.

Moments later the bell rang signalling everyone to get back to class. Lailat found the fortune-teller a temporary amusement to sooth boredom but the moment he predicted Yugi getting injured, she figured something was up.

~§~

The bell had rung to signal that class was over and everyone practically ran out of the building. Jounouchi said he wanted to catch up with Honda and bolted out the door. Anzu said she had something to do which left Yugi and Lailat. She walked over to his desk and leaned on the one next to it, waiting for Yugi to finish packing up.

Since she had no need to rush home, Lailat had decided to walk with Yugi tonight.

"Thanks for waiting and waking home with me, Lailat and huh...?" Yugi trailed off as he noticed something inside his desk. He pulled out a book making Lailat look at him in confusion. He glanced at her. "Someone must have checked it out, then forgot it. It's due today!"

Yugi looked up at her again, Lailat smiled lightly. "Go on, go return it."

Yugi nodded and ran out.

Yugi hurried down the hallway and to the library wanting to get back to Lailat as fast as he could as to not keep her waiting.

The feeling he had gotten earlier was still bothering him, why had he gotten mad when Kokurano touched Lailat's hand? When he did it to Anzu he was jealous... He, however, felt an unusual amount of amusement when Lailat wiped her hand on a cloth afterwards. He shook his head and looked around the shelf he needed to put the book on.

"Uhhh... should go around here..." He mumbled to himself looking for the right spot. "Ah!"

The was shuffling that made Yugi pause for a moment, suddenly he heard loud banging sounds. His eyes widened, countless letters! Was the only thought he could get when he saw a bookcase topple towards him before it all turned black.

Yami glared at the ground as the dust settled from the bookcase that he had barely dodged. He felt anger flood his body as he turned towards the exit.

One more moment to figure out 'countless letters' and we'd be dead... but now I know! Kokurano is a menace who makes his prediction come true! But if that's the case... Lailat might be in danger! He thought before taking off down the hallways as fast as he could.

~§~

Lailat frowned and glanced at the clock while sitting on the edge of her desk, it shouldn't take Yugi this long to return a book, right? Hearing a noise, Lailat turned thinking it was Yugi but instead was met with Kokurano.

"Lailat, are you waiting for someone?" he asked making her mutely nod.

"No need to be shy my dear. Shall I make a prediction? The person you're waiting for will not come... but someone even more wonderful will appear. You remember my prediction, don't you?" He asked making Lailat glare at him, what'd he do to Yugi?

Lailat stood and started walking towards the door when he grabbed her arm and slammed something against her mouth and nose. Her eyes widened when she realized what it was- chloroform! Why hadn't she expected this? But that didn't matter, she still managed to hold her breath for a few seconds. She would never panic or flail about (or at least enough to not exhaust herself, she had to keep up appearances after all), knowing it wouldn't do much good.

Instead, she chooses to go limp in his arms like she would have had she not been able to hold her breath. She stopped herself from grimacing, having his hands on her made her want to gag. After she went limp with her eyes closed, Kokurano dropped the cloth from her mouth.

"And you see. It is your destiny to put your body in my arms," he whispered lustfully.

Lailat held back a shiver, it was becoming rather unpleasant. Once the cloth was gone, Lailat slowly let her breath out. However, her appearance was gone in a second when she coughed over the smell of the chloroform left on her face. She quickly leapt right out of Kokurano's arms. Kokurano looked stunned, he didn't move. Lailat quickly recovered and got into a defensive stance.

Kokurano, now out of his stunned state, scowled at Lailat and leapt forwards. Not expecting it and affected by the chloroform, Kokurano managed to punch Lailat in the face. She gasps out at the sudden impact and went stumbling back, falling onto her behind and her head hit the edge of a desk.

Lifting her head up slightly from its downwards potion, her blank eyes seemed to stare right into Kokurano soul as she used her sleeve to wipe her face to see if there was any blood. "You know that really hurt."

Kokurano growled and grabbed a hold of Lailat by her t-shirt. "How'd you managed to do that!"

Her bangs covered her eyes as she let out a small breath. "Kokurano, you seem to underestimate me. You really shouldn't."

Before Kokurano could understand what she'd meant, Lailat swung her leg up. Her foot smashing into his jaw, Kokurano cried out as he went flying in several desks and to the ground. Lailat, balancing on one leg, the other in the air, glanced back at him. "An eye for an eye, Kokurano."

Kokurano, unfortunately, was back on his feet and swung his fist at her. Lailat did not move in time and his fist caught her cheek and as he collided with her, she'd bitten her tongue and copper tinted her mouth.

She stumbled back, falling onto a desk and spat the blood onto the floor. Lailat glanced up at him to see him holding the wrist of the hand he'd used to punch her. No doubt he'd hurt it.

With that Lailat shifted closer while he was distracted, spinning and brought her leg up once more. Kokurano cried out as her shoe hit his jaw again, he was momentary stunned and Lailat took that to her advantage, quickly grabbed a hold of his shirt and cocked her fist back before swinging it.

A satisfying crunch was heard as her fist collided with Kokurano's nose, she released him and he fell to the floor unconscious. Lailat stood for a moment before kneeling by Kokurano to inspect his mantle. One glance and Lailat felt her lip twitch upwards, it was as I thought, as Yugi had guessed.

At that moment, like her thoughts had summoned him, the door to the room flung open loudly. Lailat stood quickly and stared at a seemingly panicked Yami.

"Ah, I see you came to help me yet again." Lailat stated, blinking as if she'd not just taken someone down.

Yami looked at Lailat, surprise flashing in his eyes. After observing the unconscious Kokurano and the bloody-mouthed Lailat, he somewhat let his guard down. He sighed softly before crossing his arms like he has expected the whole thing.

"But it seems you don't need any help this time." he noted as he smirked lightly, eyeing Kokurano on the floor with a bloody nose. Lailat took notice that Yami seemed to stare at her like she was a million pieces of a puzzle that he could never figure out.

"Indeed."

If anyone was the puzzle here, it's him, Lailat studied, a puzzle I intent to solve as quickly as possible.

Lailat let out a breath before coughing, the chloroform. She reached up and whips her face as she blinks.

"Gods dammit." She muttered. Lailat glanced at Yami as he approached her. She slouched back against the nearest desk, watching him through half-lidded eyes.

"How about we get you cleaned you?" He was talking more to himself as he gently lifted the half-conscious ravenette into his arms. He caught a whiff of the chloroform on her face and a frown etched onto his. He sent a dirty look back at the unconscious Kokurano. Disgusting.

The walk wasn't far, the Nurses Office was only a minute from the classroom they had been in. Setting Lailat down on the edge of one of the beds, Yami potters around the room, picking up disinfectant and cotton buds. Cleaning the scraps, Yami watched as Lailat winces from the sting but doesn't outright make a sound. He had an odd feeling she was used to things like this, and if going by the encounters so far, he wasn't surprised.

However, Yami was surprised that the ravenette was still even conscious, but awake or not, Lailat was most definitely not fully there. He actually found it a little amusing; the girl that liked to lock her emotions behind a look of apathy. What a mystery; there was something about her that drew him to her, wanted him to find out more about her.

She was definitely an interesting woman.

~§~

Rania had been lead to the Throne room, where she was to personally meet with the Pharaoh. Once inside the large and grand room, she knelt.

"What is your name, child?" The Pharaoh asked.

"Rania, Your Highness." She replied with apathy, blinking her charcoal black eyes. She raised her head slightly and glanced up at the Pharaoh, his son was stood to his right.

"Stand then, Rania." The Pharaoh smiled gently. "I would like to give many thanks for your actions that protected my son from harm."

Rania bobbed her head up and down before standing. The sleeveless dress like top she had been given, revealed her bandaged shoulder. "No thanks are needed, Your Highness." Rania replied. "I'm sure had our positions been swapped, he would have done the same."

The Pharaoh smiled, his son's cheeks becoming a light rosy colour at her words.

"Because of your actions, I would like to offer you a job at the Palace." Rania's eyes widened in shock, it had been the most emotion she'd shown since awakening within the Palace walls.

"P-Pardon?"

"I would like you to train to become a guard. You would be able to learn more of your Ka while learning real weaponry too. You'll also have the chance to learn plent of those subjects too." The Pharaoh explained.

Rania paused and thought, H-He doesn't know anything about me... yet he's asking me to train to become part of his guard... just like that!? Despite that, it would give me somewhere to settle down and have access to food without having to steal. It would also… give me a chance to learn about Kul Elna's fate.

Rania lowered her head again. "It would be an honour, my Pharaoh."