Chapter 86: More to Study
Soleia recounted the entire story as best as she could, from how she left the florist unable to find both Ralph and Reitan, to her finding Reitan bloodied and bruised by Florian and his men. As she spoke, Ralph kneeled in front of Reitan, his carnelian glowing as he hovered his hand over Reitan’s injuries.
One by one, the bruises slowly faded in color, and pain quickly fled from Reitan’s face. He no longer winced and cowered, and instead, looked much more at peace. Finally, Ralph got to the young boy’s shoulder. He held it firmly and looked the boy in the eyes.
"This will hurt," he told Reitan. The latter pursed his lips but nodded.
With a push and a twist, a crack sounded through the air. No magic was needed― Ralph popped Reitan’s dislocated shoulder back into place. A short yelp of pain left his lips, but as soon as it did, his face brightened. The pain had disappeared as quickly as it came, and with it went the ache.
Ralph smiled as he looked at his handiwork. Then, he turned to Soleia.
"How did you manage to get away from Prince Florian?" he asked curiously.
"I―" Soleia stopped herself short, her voice clogged in her throat.
Should she tell Sir Ralph what had happened? After all, she had gone two decades of her life thinking she had no power. It wasn’t just her― the entire kingdom of Vramid and the kingdom’s allies knew that their third princess was born without magic. What an odd thing it would be to suddenly say she had awakened something.
Soleia shook her head. No, she mustn’t be hasty. Experiments would need to be done regarding this matter on why she had no powers before and why she suddenly could do so much. Until then, no one could and should know other than herself. Florian would not say a word as it could threaten his position in court, while Reitan would be easy to convince.