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Very quickly, Michelle and the Archduke received news that the whole Sloan family was captured and imprisoned. The date of their execution was set for the first day of the next month, October, which was in two weeks. By then, fall would be in full swing, with all trees painted red or yellow and the ground covered by a brown carpet of fallen leaves.

Michelle loved just the thought of October, since she would no longer feel hot because of her ice element spirit energy, but most people didn't quite like it. Though October was colorful and beautiful, the temperature was just so low that one additional layer of clothes wasn't enough, but two additional layers were too much.

After knowing the date of the Sloan family's execution, Michelle went to ask the Archduke to teach her how to use or train with soul energy, so she wouldn't overuse it and sleep for a month like the last time she used it.