Bad News (Pt. I)

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"Excuse me?"

Arthrole looked at Vinnetra in bewilderment before his expression turned neutral, "Well, now that I think about it, I do pick fights wherever I g-- HEY!"

"What?" Vinnetra grinned cheekily, not bothering to stand up and swim away from the fuming third prince. "Oh, you--!"

'Stop your arguments and just tell me what you called me for already!' Neriolhe snapped at the two teens, his grunts of irritation were heard from all the way to where Mizuto's team was.

"Oh, right. About that, when the rumours started spreading 3 years ago, the queen had a secret meeting for the first time in ages with someone, right?" Arthrole suddenly spoke in a serious tone, his mode changing from his usual bickering self to a more serious one.

Neriolhe hummed for a while as the silence kicked in for a minute or two, 'Oi, rabbit boy, cover me. I need to think.'