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Blanca came back to the room after a while and brought in the news that the King wanted to see her. Arcane’s head was a mess, She couldn’t understand a single thing that had occurred to her in the past few days and the words of Zeus were constantly pricking her. “Why did he say that? Was he someone Arcane knew? Why did he look so sad?” She muttered. “As if he had been abandoned.”

“Pardon? Did you say something?” Blanca glanced at her reflection in the mirror and asked Arcane.

“Nothing,” she said and looked at her reflection. ‘Arcane...I am Arcane now, and I am supposed to find out who the character is. I have a gut feeling that it can change my fate, I might be able to live through the crisis that is going to be upon me.’

“You are ready, Princess.”