Rise of the Malactric Heir

"I have a feeling Sally is concealing something from me," Alix thought as he walked into the bakery, and she smiled brightly when she saw him.

"Alix," she exclaimed.

"Hey Sally, can we talk?" he asked, and her face became concerned.

"Sure, what's the problem? You seem worried," she said as they sat by a table.

"When I first left the orphanage, I was of legal age, and I heard there was a job opening here, so I came and I also needed a place to stay, and you offered me the job without hesitation, you treat me as if you know me well, and you even made sure I got the apartment for rent, why?" He inquired, and a smile spread across her face.

"I see... so that's what's been bothering you. Well, I did all of that out of pity and you reminded me of someone I used to know, all I saw was a helpless kid who is no longer like that, that's my answer, any other questions?" She asked, and he sat back, letting out a sigh.

"I saw a suspicious guy talking to you the other night," he said, and Sally's eyes trembled as she looked at him before standing up.

"He was family, nothing to worry about, coming back to work?" She inquired while looking at him with a smile.

"No, we're leaving with the princess on a mission to another kingdom, then we have a team fight, and after that, my fight with one of the captains," he responded.

"You have really grown Alix, I can see that now," she said as he looked up at her and stood up.

"I don't know my roots, but I know why I'm growing," he said as Sally went to the counter and grabbed two boxes of pastries and handed them to him.

"Share it with the princess, she likes a few things in there, the others can have them too," she said, and he smiled as he left the bakery heading to his apartment to get his things for they were leaving soon.

When he returned to his apartment, he sighed and went in, grabbing his traveling bag from the couch in the living room.

"I hate how I'm feeling right now," he thought as the sun set and a car began honking in front of the building causing him to feel irritated.

"I'm coming," he said as he walked out the door, locked it, and dashed to the elevator to get down the building.

"Sir," the driver said as Alix approached the car and he took his bag.

"You made it," someone said from inside the car, and he peered inside to see Ayden, who smiled as he got in and they drove away.

"We'll be heading to the train station, the princess changed her mind," the driver said, and the boys exchanged glances.

"What's the deal with that?" Alix questioned.

"She is not one to change her mind easily, but she must have a good reason," Ayden said as they arrived at the station, got out, and went to the royal train, which was designed specifically for the royals.

"You guys made it," Sarah said with a smile as they waited for the princess to arrive.

"She'll be here soon," Yola said as he approached with his sister, and a few minutes later, the princess arrived, not looking pleased.

"You are all on time, sorry for the inconvenience, it's better to take the train, my father personally recommended it," she said as the train door opened, letting out cool air, and they followed her in.

"Wow, this is amazing," Ayden exclaimed as they gazed at the brown and gold extravagant interior.

"One could live here," Aerav speculated.

"You can, the next quarter and the other half have your rooms, you can take any, then you guys can come to dinner or not, your choice," Adora said as she sat down on a couch.

"I'm going to put my things in a room," Alix said, and the princess gave him a glance as the others went to look at their rooms as well.

Alix chose a room in the second quarter of the train and smiled as he opened the door to his room.

He had a luxurious bed, a television, a hot and cold bath, and everything else a person could want.

"This is fantastic," he commented as he threw himself onto the bed.

"Softer than usual, royals sure have it good when it comes to certain things," he thought as he stretched away.

"Why didn't you take the water route? It would have been faster and would have saved us a few hours "Yola spoke up, and Adora looked at him.

"My father suggested we don't, we won't have much of a tactical advantage if we got attacked, and besides, no one can easily enter this train, it has a magical shield around it, no one can even see it," she said as the train took off and Yola smiled as they began their journey to the next kingdom.

"I see now, you were always the cautious one," he said as the others returned with bright smiles on their faces.

"Are you guys satisfied with your rooms?" Yola inquired as he stood up, and Nina entered with a trolley of food and sweets, as well as another servant.

"Are you ready to eat?" she asked as she set the food on the table.

Nina smiled as Adora said, "You didn't have to do this."

"She seems really off," Alix observed as they sat at the dining table and took their food.

Nina asked as the princess sat down beside her.

"Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry," she said while pouring herself a glass of wine.

"Is it just me, or is there a chill in the air?" Eliza questioned, and Aerav gave a nervous smile.

"Just eat you guys," Adora instructed.

"What bothers you?" Eliza asked.

"Nothing, please just eat," Adora replied and they all began eating as the chill in the air suddenly vanished.