"Young lady, this time you went a little too far, it"s not good to fight with the one we are supposed to protect" Said Hans."…Something doesn"t match up" Said Anastasia.
"What do you mean?"
"You view his profile right? I myself have seen him once a lot of time ago, I am telling you Hans that Alfonso and this one aren"t the same person" Said Anastasia.
"People change"
"But the change can"t be so abruptly! When I was there, I saw that his personality was completely different! The previous Alfonso could be described by many words, but the one I find it the more suitable was childish… but this one… it"s like he is a wise old man!" Said Anastasia.
"Maybe is due to the fact that he was expelled from the royal family that he matured faster?"
"Its too shallow to be a valid reason… however, let"s just say that it was really the case… what about the fact that he has powers now! Believe me, he ISNT a champion, there are only two ways to be a champion, to be born as one or to defeat one, there is currently twenty-five champions in Leitol, neither of them has been defeated since they awoke their powers… which only means that Alfonso didn"t steal someone"s "gift"!" Said Anastasia.
"What about the champion of Arcadia, Alberto Kiltops?"
"He still has his powers, because, when we pa.s.sed Arcadia in our way here, they still had the bless from the G.o.ddess of earth, however, I don"t know where he is right now" Said Anastasia.
"…" Hans put a hand on his chin and thought deeply.
"What are you thinking?" asked Anastasia.
"I was wondering… my lady, how do you know that Alfonso wasn"t born with a blessing?" Asked Hans.
"He wasn"t like by any G.o.d, the oracle itself confirmed when Alfonso was a child" Said Anastasia.
"…My lady… I might have a theory… but… I think is too scary to say it" Said Hans.
"Speak" Said Anastasia.
Hans doubted for a second before taking a deep breath.
"The test of the oracle is done at the age of three years old in every royal family… right?" Asked Hans.
"Yes, that"s right"
"the test of the oracle is absolute, there is no doubt about that… so his highness is definitely not a champion… what if… he isn"t using a G.o.d"s power" Said Hans.
Anastasia was pondering what Hans said for some seconds before her face made a shocking expression.
"No…its not possible! There must be another explanation!" Said euphorically Anastasia.
"I know that this sounds completely nonsense! However, it will explain everything! In fact, it could explain why her highness Allison its trying to protect him!" Said Hans.
"Its not possible! Not even the emperor himself awoke his will powers at such a young age! Its absolute madness to think that someone, at such a young age, would awake his will! Furthermore! If he, by any chance, had the power of will, why didn"t he say it!? He would have gained his majesty"s grace! He could even be the crown prince instead of his highness Fernando!" Said Anastasia.
"I just notice… the fallen prince, no, the lord Alfonso Lockheart, isn"t as straightforward as he appeared so, for example, why he didn"t expel us from his manor even when you were so rude to him?" Asked Hans.
"Now that you mention it…why?"
"Because he wants to be on good terms with you and, even more, make you stay by your own will!" Said Hans in an alarming tone.
"Why? If he wanted the Boltor"s favor, there are other ways to do it, simpler ones" Asked Anastasia.
"…I don"t know… but, my guts tell me that there is a lot that we need to be careful on while interacting with his highness" Said Hans.
"…However, this doesn"t answer the question, why would he hide his powers until now? There is no meaning!" Said Anastasia.
"Young lady, when his highness Karl retires, who will a.s.sume the throne of the Boltor"s family?" Asked Hans.
"That would be my big brother" Said Anastasia.
"Why?" Asked Hans.
"Because he is the oldest one and the first son of the family, also, he is extremely powerful, most champions aren"t his match and even some kings wouldn"t be able to kill him" Said Anastasia.
"What if he wasn"t powerful?" Said Hans.
"Well, I suppose that my second brother would… wait… are you saying that!"
"The brothers and sisters of his highness are extremely powerful, they are the top of the top in Leitol… even as a will user, I wouldn"t dare to challenge princess Diana, far less, his highness Fernando… however…I won"t ever need to, because I am out of their sight…" Said Hans "But that doesn"t apply for their family itself, they are constantly watching over their facts…because they know that the four of them are powerful…so"
"The first step to survive… would be to step out of their radar!" Said Anastasia.
"If someone doesn"t represent a treat, why would they protect their backs against him or her? It doesn"t make sense…the cards are already on the table when it comes to the inherent of the throne, the princes and princesses are already forming alliances with different houses to prepare for the big fight, the only one who we know that won"t enter the battle would be her highnesses Susana… so, in fact, each prince would eventually try to gain the favor of the four dragon families, that would make a somehow balance fight for the throne where there would be not much blood, because each party would be equally balanced.
"But that"s only if we a.s.sume that there are "four" forces" Said Anastasia.
Both of them looked at the direction of the hall, they suddenly felt a chill on their backs.
"Alfonso Lockheart, what are you planning!?" Though Anastasia