He dashes past his shocked mother and just when he wants to walk through the curtain that Nikon already holds open for us, I hear an icy voice that seems all too familiar to me. 'I always knew that you ignored the rules but I'm really surprised that you are so disrespectful toward your people... and your parents.' Legas says calmly but full of arrogance. His voice sounds like a predator stalking its prey from the dark. 'But what amazes me the most is that not only do you ignore the rules but you also break them and refuse to follow them. I wonder if the council can support a prince who has so little sense of responsibility... And all because of a measly slave.' He says the last word with such disgust that my stomach shrinks. Tristan stands brusquely still and turns to Legas slowly. 'You

