Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Well, good night, you guys," the queen said as they walked into the dining hall and she stood up.

"Good night, your majesty," they said.

"I didn\'t realize you were here, your highness," Nina said as they took their seats, and the queen smiled.

"That\'s fine, I\'m done, you guys are always welcome," she replied with a smile, and Adora smiled back.

"Thank you," Adora replied.

"You are welcome, enjoy your meal, and have fun," the queen said then left.

"Your mom is nice," Ayden said as they took their food.

"Yeah, the queen is pretty nice," Nina said, looking at Adora, who lowered her head.

"You and your mother, do you still have problems?" Yan questioned, and she turned to face him.

"It\'s complicated," she replied.

"I am confident that things will turn around; you just need to open up to each other," Yan said.

"I will, but not right now," she replied as they ate.

"Are you not going to eat?" Sarah questioned.

\'No, I will eat later," Adora responded.

"Oh Adora, Liza called earlier, she wanted to talk to you and Eliza is out for the night, she apologized for not being able to make it," Nina explained.

"That\'s fine, everyone has a life, I understand," she replied. "I\'ll call Liza later, I promised to get her brother out of there."

"I was going to ask you about it earlier, but I forgot, how is he?" Kyris questioned as he entered the hall, and she looked at him as he sat.

"Did you have a good time? Sorry, I couldn\'t make it; I had a few things to attend to. It appears that the LARS agents are having difficulty determining who is causing all of this mess, "Kyris stated.

"That\'s going to take a while, no one expects them to figure everything out right away, whoever is behind this is smart and powerful, and they also have people within this kingdom working for them, I\'m sure," Alix replied, and Kyris smiled.

"You are right, that\'s why you guys have to be careful who you trust, how\'s Kyllan?" Kyris asked.

"Aside from being in a place that feels like a prison, he\'s fine; I\'ll get him out of there as soon as possible," she replied.

"I know you will, you guys have competed against each other a lot over the years, but that doesn\'t change the fact that you are friends," Kyris said.

"He is right," Aerav replied, sighing.

"I know," Adora said as Nina frowned.

"I will go get myself something else to drink," Nina said as she stood up and left for the kitchen.

"I will be right back," Yan said.

"Yan, hold on, I will go," Adora said as she stood up.

"It annoys her, Adora," he said.

"I know, I\'ll talk to her, relax, eat your food," she said as she walked away, smiling.

"Nina," Adora called out as she went to the kitchen and the girl looked at her and she sat on the stool by the cupboard.

"Are you going to eat right now?" Nina inquired.

"Would you like me to comfort you?" Adora questioned, and Nina gave her a sidelong glance before frowning.

"Don\'t push Yan away, you know how he feels about you," Adora said as the girl sat down in front of her.

"I am sorry," Nina said.

"You don\'t have to apologize for feeling bad, I know you don\'t like people looking at you like that just because you\'re a succubus, but that\'s unavoidable, some people will only think of you in that way, you know that, you don\'t feel flustered around other guys because you love one person, that\'s Yan, he satisfies your needs and you his, that\'s why other guys don\'t get to you, you are different from others," Adora replied and Nina hugged her tightly.

"Thank you; let\'s go back; aren\'t you hungry?" Nina questioned as she rose from Adora.

"Nope, let\'s go," she said as she stood up and left the kitchen.

"We\'re done, I\'ll get going now, thank you for dinner, your highness," Aerav smiled as he stood up.

"You\'re welcome; are you guys going now as well?" Adora asked.

"Yeah, we need to get going because it\'s getting late," Sarah said.

"We\'ll see you guys off," Nina said as they all exited the dining hall.

Adora noticed Alix was uneasy as they left the castle, and it bothered her greatly.

"Alix," she called out, and he looked at her just before getting onto his bike.

"What is it?" he asked as she approached him.

"How long do you plan on thinking about what happened back there?" she asked, and he lowered his head.

"Don\'t let it get in your way," she advised.

"You know how badly I wanted to hurt him, don\'t you? You noticed the darkness I saw within myself, didn\'t you? "He questioned, and she sighed before placing her hand on his shoulder.

"Things like this happen from time to time, like I said, all you need is full control, you have clearly grown a lot and you are definitely getting there, stop letting it bother you, if you do you will never be able to use those powers, even if some of them are dark, am I clear?" she asked.

"Crystal clear, my lady," he said with a bright smile, and her eyes widened as she stared at him before turning away.

"Are you all right?" he questioned.

\'I\'m fine, get going, and be careful, Alix," she said as he hopped on his bike.

"I\'ll be fine, and thank you for dinner," he said.

"You\'re welcome, and good night," she replied.

"Good night," he said then left, and Nina scoffed.

"You are right about many things changing; should we go to bed or do you want to worry more?" Nina asked as the others departed.

"We should go to bed, good night Nina," Adora said and the girl kissed her on the cheek.

"Good night, princess," she said before leaving to bed for they were all pretty tired.