REVERIE OF THE AWAKEN MIND

Chapter 23

"Stanley what the hell was that?!" Hailey asked in frustration now that Stanley was acting like he didn't hear her. She was burning in anger with the fact that Stanley kind off care with that class 2 Amara!

Why would he even care about her when she wasn't even a royal, doesn't have a single drop of royal blood. The royals will surely despise him if he would be doing the same mistake that Kean's father committed way back.

"What is your problem, Hailey?" Stanley asked in his serious tone shutting his eyes in frustration. He hates it, he hate it when somebody would ask him a lot about things that was not important and not even supposed to be explained.

"Stanley, don't forget that you are a royal, not even an ordinary Royalty. You are the next King of the whole Holy Land, Stanley. You should think who you should be hanging out," he heard Camille said.

The sh*t of the words they chose to even spill was kind off a pain in his ears. Why would these Holiesters told him what to do? He wasn't even dumb! He knew what he was doing, he knew what he should do.

"Am I even hanging out with anybody?" He asked coldly. He narrowed his eyes a little when Haily slammed the book she was holding on the table.

Hailey is Hailey, he chose not to give a f*ck with her actions even before but now, he was kind off couldn't tolerate her bratness. From his peripheral view, he could tell that Kean was looking at him, he looked back at Kean and that kind off look was telling something behind and he have no time to think of it. Whatever he was thinking, he don't care.

"Stanley! Every royals, every kingdom knows that it would be you and me in the future! Don't be a pain for me, Stanley! Don't be so harsh to me!" Hailey yelled in anger.

Stanley sighed, leaning his back at the backrest of the chair he was sitting. He remembered the day where he first laid his eyes at Amara, from that first day, he know what he should do, he know what will be happening in the next few decades. Although he had no idea which decade are being talked about.

Now, Amara was being stronger herself. He honestly wanted to be there for her, to protect her like how he should be. However, how could he even do that when the fact that Amara doesn't want anybody around her? She doesn't want any of the royals be standing behind her? She despises royals and he knew that.

He understand everything of her feelings. Everything she felt was valid. She went through a lot in the hand of the royals, she doesn't have anything of a fault, but the past that happened under their control, she was bearing it all over her shoulder.

"I didn't promise anything to you, Hailey. From the very beginning I told you to never expect anything from me," he replied coldly, stared at Hailey right straight to her eyes.

Hailey widened her eyes in shockness. She maybe didn't expect to hear that words from him. If she and their friends would think of him being a cruel then so be it. Sometimes, you have to be cruel to be kind.

"What?!" Hailey reacted like she couldn't believe what she just heard, what he just told. "What the hell are you talking about, Stanley? Are you making me mad? Are you even want me to put that Amara's life living in hell?! Stanley, you were never like this! You never ignored me before, why all of a sudded you became like this? Amara was there become a sore eyes around us for decades, she grew up along side with us! Why now! Why acting like this all of a sudden?!"

Stanley hearing those threat suddenly gave Hailey a dangerous look that anytime, he would want to decapitate whoever was there in front of him. He wasn't mad, he wasn't pissed off, he was f*cking angry.

"You won't let me hear those threat once again, Hailey. You know you won't like me mad," he said in a calm tone but in a hard and a deep voice.

"What is going on, Stanley? Let me understand what is your business going on with Amara?"

Stanley looked down and gritted his teeth to tighten his jaw when he heard Kean joined this useless conversation.

"Nothing is going on, Kean. I have no business with Amara. I was just keeping them safe for the Holy University can have them as the frontliner, she and her best friend, Gillian. They were no ordinary class 2. They're strength can even surpass some of the royals," he answered seriously for he really found it frustrating. When questions were kept asking even if already answered, it frustrates him a lot.

He heard how Hailey and Camille reacted gasping of what he just said, but he said what he said. Wether the royal council would be so mad with him, he don't care. He was been quite all these time but time as well come that he has to move according to what was just being asked.

"You just f*cking became so fond of them! Stanley, tell me straight to my freaking face, do you f*cking like that class 2?!" Hailey angrily uttered.

"Hailey, I've been calm my whole life, stop asking me useless questions. Stop provoking me," he said coldly and immediately stood up to turn his back at them.

"Stanley! Come back here!"

He was hearing Hailey calling him to come back while he was going upstairs of this royal dorm that the Holy University has. He stared at his room and was having a second thought of entering but end up going upstairs towards the rooftop of this building.

From here, he can see the entire quadrangle of the Holy University. It also has this high wall and that he was wondering how the hell that those invaders was able to just jump nor fly from the ground and brought their selves inside the Holy University's premises.

He has never seen a demon his whole life, but according to the elders those, who are in the same age with their parents, the council officers, the director, the teachers, they kept on telling them that the one who invaded and even made an outbursts to attack or more like, to shake Holy University, was the demons themselves.

They also have the appearance like a Holiesters, they also looks like Holiesters except their red eyes, red like blood. He has to talk his parents about this. He was afraid that he wasn't doing what he has to do in this world of Holy Land.

"You know that I read between the lines. What is going on?"

He glanced at Kean who just appeared in his left side. Kean was talking to him without even looking at him.

"What are you asking?" he asked back coldly. He and Kean maybe friends and was been hanging out all there lives, however, they never had this kind of time. They never talk as serious as like this.

"Your highness, that was the very first time that we saw you gave an attention to those who belonged in a lower class, especially to those are from the class 2," Kean uttered and Stanley knew what he was refering.

Stanley smirked thinking that the Holiester they were going to talk again and again was the certain class 2 Amara Sabeniano, his half sister who happened to be just a mere class 2 but outsmart some royal and even put them in their places and that was the reason why she quietly became something of a famous Holiester student of this university.

Everyone knew who she was not because she was Kean's sister but because she was smart and strong that even the royal teacher herself, Lady Penelope has a hots towards Amara. He knew what just happened between Lady Penelope and Amara with her best friend. He knew that the royal teacher did. And it wasn't time right time for him to invade or even ask a thing.

"Don't give a sh*t of a meaning to everything I do, Kean. If Amara happened to be part of the lowest class and I know that she has potential to be someone like Holy University's or maybe the Holy Land protector, I will make sure about their safety as well," he responded boredly.

He hate it being asked, but he would also rather answer and explain it once and for all so that later, tomorrow and in the next days, he will not be hearing some stupid questions.

"Amara, she was my sister----"

"You never treated her your sister. You have cutted your blooded relationship with her in the fact that you are a royal while she's not. So stop giving sh*t about her, Kean. Shut your f*cking mouth and just look at her," he said cutting Kean off that made Kean looked at him with that sharp look.

"Of all Holiesters, you shouldn't be the one telling me like that, Stan. You should be the one keeping your mouth shut with that thing," Kean retaliates and that made him smirk.

He just tapped Kean's shoulder before he disappread at the place in just a blink. Now, he was facing at the exit of the Holy University, he then scanned his eyes around and he was seeing no one of a younger students around for the wasn't young anymore. There are some Holy students in the same lever of the year nor ahead of them roaming around and practicing their abilities for it has a rumors that the ranking battle will be happening in a few days.

In just a second, he was now standing in front of the Holy Kingdom's palace's gate. He wonders if his parents was here, for he was certain that the incident that happened at the Holy University been already reported to the Palace Council and to the King and Queen of course.

"Good evening, Prince Stanley," the royal guard greeted him when he just suddenly appeared inside facing the entrance of main hall. He was wearing his usual serious and poker face when facing every Holiesters here in the palace.

The royal guard opened the main door for him, he even could just enter inside with his ability but because his mom hate it when a Holiester would just get able to go in and out of the palace without permission, the Queen covered the entire palace of a shield where no one would be able to use their power to just entered inside and all. Especially, it was to protect those who are traitors.

The Queen has to make sure that the history against the Demons will never happen again, hopefully.

"The Prince!"

That one royal council officer announced when he entered the main hall and here they are, seems like having a meeting in this hour of the night. They all bowed their heads in unison to give him a respect.

"What are you all discussing about? Having a meeting in this hour of the night?" He asked in his serious and authoritative tone.

"The King and the Queen have called us here to ask a report about what happened at the Holy University," Hailey's dad responded giving him a smile he couldn't tell what was just being called.

Stanley who has no business with them only nodded his head and turned his back at the palace council officers without even excusing himself. He went straight to the throne and he haven't seen any of his parents there. When the King and the Queen wasn't at the throne, he knew where to find them both.

He then motioned his hand to create a portal towards that place.

"I expected you to be here."

He looked up to meet his father's when he heard his voice the moment he landed in this place. He bowed his head to greet the King with respect.

"Dad, where's mom," he asked when he noticed that it was just his father alone facing the moving air that shows the movement and happenings of the entire and whole Holy Land.

"You know where she would be when she's not around, Stan," he heard his father said without looking at him.

He had never seen his father nor mother being carefree, they were always been this serious even before.

"What just happened that? I haven't seen demons in my life," he said.

He then met his father's gaze, "demons have already showed themselves, Stan. And that is why, you should do your job well. Your mom, she was preparing the possible attack of the enemies, Stan. You also have to make sure the safety of those who are in need to be protected."