NEGOTIATION

ECLAIRE cleared her throat before she laid out her terms. "First of all, I will attend Polarise Academy for the entire weekdays. But I want to come home every weekend."

Nathaniel Ystraughffe looked displeased at first, but he nodded after some thought. "Carry on."

"Second, I'll get monetary compensation for every mission I clear."

[After all, I don't want to depend on House Perkins for every little thing. And since I'm risking my life here, I deserve the money.]

"Third and the most important of all, I want Graham to stay by my side all the time," Eclaire said firmly. "Since the king said he'll be my personal knight, then I want him to be with me even after school hours."

The Crown Prince knitted his eyebrows. "By that, do you mean…"

[As expected of the sharp Crown Prince.]

She knew that His Royal Highness already caught on.