Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line He walked into the giant Hall. The giant golden table was filled with steaming silver platters piled high with delicious food. But no on ever came in here to have family meals anymore. Not after Dad died. Zayn took a plate and started piling on the food he wanted. He didn't want to talk to anyone right now.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line He was a bit surprised but managed to not show it. "Hungry," he answered, keeping his eyes fixed on the food, wondering which Elven nachos he should choose.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line Around most people he would shrug it off, but he felt comfortable around Maya. "I had a fight with Octavian earlier."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "No, I guess I can't," Zayn said, sitting down in a plush chair he pushed away from the table. He began to eat. After a few bites, he said, "But he said he didn't care that Dad was dead. He dead he would've done it himself, that was how much he hated us."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Yeah," he considered. "Just sometimes he acts like he really doesn't appreciate that he's not living in a dumpster." He sighed. "Dad always knew how to reason with Octavian. I wish Dad was still here."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line He focused on his food for a few moments, staying silent. Finally, he said, "I do too, Maya. I don't know how this kingdom is going to survive without him." He turned to her. "Literally. The murderer is probably still out there."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Right," he said, more to make himself feel better. "But I can't be crowned until I marry. And have you seen the princesses from other kingdoms?"
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "I wish things never changed from what they were," he agreed. He liked it when him getting married and becoming a king was faraway, when Octavian wasn't so angry all the time, when they were a family...
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line He hated it when Maya cried. Because it meant that whatever they were dealing with really was bad. This whole time, it had seemed like a bad dream, that maybe, he would wake up and his father would be there, smiling down on him. But now it seemed to set in, that all of this was very real. That he was never coming back. "I-I don't know, Maya. I really don't." He turned to her, trying not cry himself. "I met someone the other day."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "A nice girl," he said, trying not to make it sound like a big deal, or to include the fact she was insanely beautiful.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "She's nothing special," he lied with a shrug. But, he then realized Maya was an Empath.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "No, I don't!" he argued. "Yeah, she's cute, but--" he reddened at that before he said anything else.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "It's not like it matters," he said. "She's Talentless, her family's far from noble. I'd never be able to be with her."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Maybe," he said stubbornly, trying to not lose all his dignity at once.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Octavian, Lillian, Mom..." he began listing off the names of the royals, their cousins, distant family, the maids, servants, cooks, and everyone else in the palace he could remember. "That's who you could tell."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line He rolled his eyes. "Her name's Isabella. And yes, I do like her. A lot."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "You think Mom would even approve of me liking her?" he asked. One of the terrible things about being a Royal? Restricted marriage and crushing rights. If the queen or king said no, there wasn't really a way out of it.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "That's true. She listens to you more than me," Zayn agreed.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Any idea why she likes you more? I'm not jealous, but I'm just curious. She's never been as nice to me," he said. He was forming some ideas in the back of his brain.
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Look, I told you my sceret, it's okay if you tell me yours. I'm here for you, Maya. Always."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "I promise," he assured her. "I swear on my life I won't tell a soul."
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Zayn Clement
🔥 Egotistical Pyrokinetic 👑 First-in-Line "Tantrums," he repeated. "What do you mean?"
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