Mana: Goddess Of Destiny

"No, it wasn't" Faith smiled at him "Your brother the crown prince found out he was never getting the throne. That he was adopted and that it was all along going to one of his brothers."

"The assassins?"

"Were sent by him."

"Why?" he shook his head in disbelief.

"Men are prideful; he was raised believing that he would become King. He got everything he wanted, women, money, power. He would do anything not to lose that."

"How did he find out?"

"Your Mother"

"That's why she's dead, isn't it?" His mother had died on mysterious circumstances the week prior he was rushing back from the border to find out the truth. No doubt his other brother had too.

"She told him innocently, not thinking he would kill her, your half-lucky she only got to tell him that it was one of his brothers."

"So, he sent the assassins after all of us. Didn't he" Faith nodded, Claudius, raised his head towards Meredith "I'm the heir aren't I."

"Yes" Meredith nodded

"You lead me here, why?" Claudius

"I owed your Mother a favor; she died before I give her what's owed" she shrugged "You were the next best. So, I saved you and led you here." She walked past Claudius "Now that I have, I'm leaving since" she waved at Meredith "Until next time Merry."

"Wait!" Claudius said, but Faith had disappeared entirely.

"Aww, you're in love," Meredith said sweetly before changing her expression, "Do you want to become King Claudius?"

"No, I never wanted it," he said sadly "King Grim, why did she choose to seal this dragon."

"I don't know," Meredith said slowly "Faith is the only one who would know."

"Why?"

"Grim is her teacher." Claudius frowned "Claudius, one of my ability is to read memories. I can see a whole person's life. Theirs's no doubt that Grim her teacher the seal proved it by reacting to her. So, I read her memories secretly because I curious about Celestial dragon and King Grim, but her memories suggest they never met at all in her life. Much less about the seals or the five guardians or even how she got the information about us. There was nothing, I couldn't find anything looking through her memories, only that she a had strange knowledge. The celestial dragons are strange but, she is the strangest of anyone I ever met" Meredith looked at that Claudius seriously "And the most dangerous. Claudius, you fell in love with a very dangerous person."

"…." Claudius was silent as he looked down not sure what to say

"Claudius come with me. It's time for your trial"