Rise of the Malactric Heir

'I just fell just like that huh?' Adora thought then looked at Alix.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, how about you?" she inquired.

"I'm fine, you didn't fall hard," he replied with a smirk as his eyes glowed red and she sighed, then moved away from him and Alix stood up, then Adora's eyes narrowed as he looked at her cousin, who smiled nervously.

"I'm not seeing double; he did it on purpose," Olivia said quietly, and Cameron nodded with a smirk.

"He did it on purpose, I'm pretty sure Adora noticed, but she won't do anything about it, it doesn't matter," Eliza said, and Kyllan, who was standing beside her, sighed and then she looked at him.

"I agree with you, though, the awkwardness was worth looking at there," he replied and she smiled.

"It's fine, Zavis," Adora said with a smile, her eyes glowed red, making him jump as she approached him, then placed her hand on his shoulder, and he frowned.

"I mean it, it's fine, don't get worked up about it, I'm just messing with you, relax," she said with a gentle smile, and he sighed in relief.

"Really?" he inquired.

"Yeah," she replied.

"Okay, but still sorry," he said with a smile, and she sighed as she turned around to look at Alix, who had risen from the ground.

"It's fine, no need to apologize," she replied.

"Do you want to go inside now, guys?" "It's already late in the afternoon, and it'll soon be night, so we should get ready to leave," Adora said.

"You are correct, we are leaving tonight, we should make sure we have everything we need, and so on," Kyris responded, and the others agreed.

"All right, let's go back to the castle and get everything ready; these are our last few hours here for now," Zack said, and they smiled.

"Right, now let's go," Adora said, and they all returned to the castle, where Adora noticed Vince videogames with his father in the living room, and they all left staring before she and the others smiled.

"Now, that is sweet," Zack commented.

"You are correct, for a king, he makes time for his child; he is also an impressive single father, doing this is not easy, not for anyone, especially when you have royal duties to take care of too, we know it's a lot yet he handles it, impressive indeed," Ayden said.

"That's true, I'm glad they can live happily together, things were really hard for them before, I won't let anyone wipe their smiles away, not now," Adora said as she gnashed her teeth and her eyes glowed red as the others looked at her, then at each other, and Alix tapped her on the shoulder, causing her to jump and look at him.

"I didn't mean to startle you, are you upset?" he asked, to which she sighed.

"Not really," she replied.

"Liar, you know it's not wrong to show your emotions; you're the one who told me that before; don't say it's not true; it's fine to be angry as long as you keep it under control for the time being." he said and she smiled then exhaled deeply.

"You are correct," she replied, looking at the king and Vince.

'Please always smile, my family may not be the same, but I hope you can all continue to smile, right now it's what I want, I am trying to fix things that I am not sure might be fixed but I really do wish for this one thing to come through,' Adora thought, and Alix smiled.

"I'm going to get my things ready, the sun is about to set and we don't want too leave anything we might need behind," Alix said as he walked away, and the others, including Adora, went to their rooms to get their things as well.

They freshened up after gathering their belongings, then brought their luggage downstairs and placed it in the hallway.

"Did you get everything you needed?" Adora inquired, and they nodded before she sighed.

"What will we be leaving in this time? The same train we came in?" Aerav asked.

"Yes, we are, and we will return to the same section and rooms we came in, is that okay with you guys?" she inquired.

"Of course it is, I don't see why that would be a problem, it was a pleasant journey," Sarah replied, and the others, including Adora, smiled.

"How long do you think it will take to get back home Adora?" Eliza asked.

"It takes longer to get here than it does to leave; most will be two days, three if the water is rough, or it depends on how many stops we have to make and how fast we go," she responded.

"I see," Eliza said.

"Will I see Adora and her friends again, Papa?" Vince inquired as they finished their game, and they heard him because they were standing near the living room.

"He truly loves you," Alix said, and Adora smiled.

"He has taken a liking to you guys as well," she replied.

​ "I think you will, sweetheart," the king replied.

"Don't worry, Vince, you will see all of us again, we will be fine," Adora said, clenching her right fist.

'She doesn't know whether we will be fine or not, but she has to say that to calm the child down,' Alix thought as the child smiled at him.

"You are one of my favorites, and you are also strong," he said as Alix approached him on the couch and patted him on the head while the others smiled.

"Thank you Vince, and as Adora said, it will be fine, we are all strong, as long as we are together, anything is possible, we will fight our way through this, we won't give up so easily," he replied with a grin, and the little boy smiled brightly, and the king sighed in relief that he had calmed down, and Adora glanced at him before sitting beside the king.