~Ruby~ "Where have you been?" Prince Jayden inquired as I entered the room for my first training class with him. "Why the hell are you dressed in rags? Is this what the school gave you?" I frowned at his remark and walked past him without uttering a word. My change in attitude caught him by surprise, but I didn't care. I was there solely for training, awaiting the headmistress's summons. Ignoring me, Jayden chuckled and proceeded with the training, which was precisely what I wanted. I wanted to be treated as if I never existed, just like he had done from the beginning. "Ruby Peters!" he suddenly shouted my name, realizing I had pointed the wooden sword in the wrong direction. "You're supposed to focus!" he yelled, using his wind power to snatch the sword from my hand. The wind carried

