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Jzet felt like someone just ripped out her heart, threw it on the floor, and began stomping on it repeatedly. She couldn't move, she couldn't breathe, and she was absolutely speechless.

Finally she came back to reality when she heard someone scream her name in her ear.

"What do you mean by father kid?" Jzet blurted out aimlessly. "That man is my father!" She pointed to her father who just had his head in his hands.

"He's my father too." the boy shouted back. Jzet and him stopped for a second and then both shouted in unison.

"What is the meaning of this dad?" The restaurant was in almost complete silence except for a few whispers.

"Who is this boy?" Jzet asked.

"No, you better tell me who she is first." demanded the boy. "And why does she have my eyes? Only Queenscoves have emerald green eyes as far as I know and she isn't a Queenscove."

"Yes I am." Jzet shouted appalled.

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"No you're not."

"Mithros, yes I am!"

"Mithros, no you're not."

Jzet took a swipe at the boy unable to control her anger. The boy ducked and got out of his seat, knocking it over in the process. The boy's fingers turned emerald green.

"Back off wench or I'll use my gift on you." threatened the boy. "I'm attending the university and the professors taught us some spells." Jzet's eyebrows rose. He had the same color gift as she did.

"Oh yeah I'd like to see you try." Jzet's finger tips too turned emerald green countering the boy's threat.

"How do you have my gift?" The boy said his mouth hung open.

"The question why do you have my gift?" Jzet asked. The boy leaned over and snatched up a candle from the table.

"What are you going to do with that candle prod me with it?" Jzet asked tormenting the boy.

Without another word the boy light the candle with his gift. Jzet took a step back. If there wasn't one thing in this world she hated, it was fire. She always feared fire ever since she narrowly escaped death when the Shang village was burning down, four years ago. Fire claimed the lives of many of her teachers, some of her fellow students, and her best friend Ruhonte, he was a student that had trained with her since she first started out with the Shang. Seeing this ignorant boy wave the candle around brought back painful memories and her fear of flames.

"I see you're scared. Afraid of getting burnt by some fire?" the boy teased. Jzet didn't look at the boy, but kept her eyes on the orange flame the whole time. She could feel the memories slipping back into her like ghosts of her past. She saw flashes of memories. She saw Ruhonte's corpse covered in burns and scrapes. He had died with his eyes open and Jzet could see his coal black eyes staring at her saying 'why couldn't you have saved me?'

"ENOUGH!" Jzet snapped back to reality and saw her father rising from the table. She saw him whisper something under his breath and the boy's candle extinguished immediately. Jzet put her hands on her face and felt wet blotches under her eyes. Had she been crying? Did this boy now think she was a sissy?

"You two come with me." commanded her father his voice sounding irate.

Jzet bowed her head slightly in shame and followed her father. She dared not to look at her friend's who were probably still sitting at the table wondering what happened.

He led them out to the alley way behind the restaurant. It stunk of rotting food and animal waste. Jzet felt sick to her stomach and started turning very pale.

"Now Jzeliette this is your step brother Chuck. Chuck this is your step sister Jzeliette." said her father his voice calm. Jzet felt even sicker.

"What do you mean step sister?" Chuck screamed angrily. "I thought it was just you, me and mom."

"You married another woman after mother died!" Jzet said trying not to shout. She began to feel dizzy like her whole world was crashing down.

Her father turned to Jzet. "Yes I married a woman two years after your mother's death. And I am truly sorry."

Jzet felt like screaming 'well sorry isn't going to cut it this time.' But she kept her mouth shut. She could see how much pain her father was going through at that particular moment.

"But why did you remarry, and who?" Jzet asked.

"I married Chuck's mother is named Heather of Blythdin two years after your mothers death. I was completely devastated by it, but some of my friend's told me it was time to move on and introduced me to Heather. I was resentful at first, but slowly I began to like her. She was also a widow. Her husband had died in the war, so we were both feeling the same pain at that time. We married soon after and had only one son, Chuck because Heather wasn't able to give birth after that. We split up two years ago after I told her that I was going to find you." explained her father. "Heather, your step mother became very angry and left me."

"That's the reason mother left you. Just because of her!" Chuck said angrily. Jzet ignored Chuck and asked:

"Wait, then why didn't I see him around before?" She pointed at Chuck who was muttering under his breath.

"Chuck studies at the university year round." said her father. "Plus his mother forbids him from seeing me. I hope you can forgive me."

"But you lied to me this whole time!" Jzet nearly screamed as her eyes began to water. "I can never forgive you for what you have done to me!"

Jzet took off in a run and left her father and step brother in the alley. She ran all the way back to the palace and was back in her room in no time. She felt like crying her heart out because of all the horrible things that happened that day.

Suddenly she heard a knock on her door. She reluctantly opened it to see Michael standing outside.

"Hey what's wrong? I just saw you running down the pages wing and you looked really upset." Michael said before she could speak.

"Nothings wrong," she mumbled feeling embarrassed.

"Don't lie to me Jzet." Michael said. The word 'lie' triggered her tears.

"I hate lies!" she shouted and pushed Michael out of the way and began to run. She didn't know where she was running to until she found herself outside the Shang Fox's door.

She knocked on the door, but no one answered. She then made her way down to the practice courts in search for the Shang. Again she saw no sign of the Shang master.

She finally spotted Sergeant Torin walking towards the mess.

"Hey Sergeant have you seen the Shang Fox?" Jzet asked.

"I'm sorry Queenscove, but he left this morning." said Sergeant Torin. "You know Shang's. They never like to stay in one place at a time."

This was too many hits in one day for the fifteen year old. She just wanted to scream.

"Thanks anyway," was all Jzet could say as she walked away. Did I say something wrong last night? Is the Shang Fox angry at me for something I did? Why did he have to leave now? This was the time I needed him the most.

She walked for a long time until she found herself in front of the training master's office. To her horror Lord haMinich opened to the door to see her standing there.

"Queenscove what brings you here?" the training master asked the look of shock on his face was obvious to Jzet.

"Just walking sir." she said.

"I know a troubled person when I see one. Please come in." he ushered her into his office. Jzet went in grudgingly. She was in no mood to talk to the 'Rattler'. It was as small and dim light as she remembered from her last visit to his office. Jzet took a seat in a sturdy oak chair in front of his desk and began to watch as the training master walk gracefully behind his desk. Jzet observed his face which had a grim line set into it.

"So what seems to be on your mind Queenscove?" asked Lord haMinich as he met her gaze squarely.

"Nothing sir," Jzet lied.

"Queenscove you are an extremely bad liar." said the Rattler getting right to the point. "I know you spent a lot of time with the Shang Fox, since you both have things in common."

"Yes sir," Jzet admitted.

"He left me with this note for you." The training master gave her a piece of paper that had a small note scribbled on it.

Dear Shang Wolf,

If you think I am angry at you, you are mistaken. Actually I was offered a position at the Shang council. I accepted the position and that is where I am now. You did absolutely nothing to make me leave the palace. Maybe one day our paths will cross again. Remember to train hard with my Shang replacement. He/She will arrive next week. Keep up your studies and practice hard. I wish you the bestest luck in your quest to become a lady knight.

Sincerely,

The Shang Fox

Jzet suddenly had a wave of relief hit her. So she wasn't the reason the Shang Fox departed. She actually felt a happier, well for the Shang Fox mostly. She looked up at the training master, her Yamani mask set concealing her slight pleasure.

"Thank you sir this is just what I needed." said Jzet gratefully.

"Good, now I hope tomorrow you still won't be gloomy during my training sessions. I will not tolerate it." said the training master hiding a small grin. Maybe he isn't so bad after all. Jzet thought.

"Of course sir," Jzet got up, bowed to Lord haMinich, and then quickly left the room still clutching the note in her hand.

Her next stop was to Michael's rooms. She knocked on the door and waited for Michael to answer it.

"Yes?" he said sleepily. He was in his night clothes and looked very tired.

"I just want to apologize Michael because of what happened before. I was just really upset about something." Jzet said apologetically. "I shouldn't have shoved you. I hope you can forgive me."

"It's ok, we all have bad days sometimes." said Michael. "Now get some sleep or you'll be exhausted for tomorrow."

Jzet returned to her rooms, but didn't sleep that easily. Her father's lies swept around her head and even the Shang Fox entered her thoughts. She was a very troubled girl.

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