Althea wasn't acting like her usual self. But then again, she was perhaps not the person he once knew. Hex still remembered her rushing out, leaving him confused and worried not so long ago.
That night he had seen glimpses of her old self. He still didn't know why she had left so abruptly. Another meeting might have helped clear things up. But with the competition in progress, he hadn't found an opportunity to do so.
He needed another moment with her. Her presence inside the arena might just have been that opportunity. Alas, the events took an unexpected turn.
'Let's see what she is up to.' He had his doubts about her intentions but decided to play along. Not for her. And certainly not out of jealousy. This was a perfect opportunity to learn more about the Baron's past. A past he knew very little of.
"You are Mikhael's student?" Sven's question pulled him out of his thoughts. He turned his gaze toward the Crown Prince.
