Phantasia: The Princess Knight 79 New Determination

"The devil used some kind of knock out magic to keep everyone from escaping." Blake gave a lite lie so that Alicia did not have to do so. 

Hearing the word devil Starla and Rose both shivered before quickly looking around. When they saw that Alicia was standing there next to Blake they both quickly ran over wrapping their arms around here. "Alicia!"

Rose checked every part of Alicia's body and only let out a sigh of relief when she saw that Alicia was unharmed. "Young Miss please do not do that again." 

"I promise I will not try to fight a devil again but I can not promise that for anything else. If I let you all die when I have the power to at least act as a decoy. What is the point of me trying to become a knight?" Alicia said seriously. For her letting others die in front of her without even trying to save them is something she could not do. Alicia's statement left the two girls speechless. It was true that at that time if it was not for Alicia luring the devil away they all might have died. 

While the three girls chatted Blake gathered the villagers and once they were all ready they once again set out towards their destination. Along the way, Alicia and Blake walked side by side. Alicia kept sneaking peeks at Blake as if she wanted to say something. "If you want to ask just ask."

"How old are you really?" Alicia remembered that when Blake showed up in his god form he looked much older than he did now. So she was wondering just how old he really was. 

"Almost fourteen. What you saw is what I will look like in a few years. My race, when we are younger and remove our seal, causes our bodies to grow to what we will look like in the near future. Of course, our growth and aging stop at that age as well. We keep our youthful looks for as long as we are alive. Which can span tens of thousands of years or more. But like any other race, we still have children." Blake explained.

"I see… Then why did you become a knight? If your race is all powerful why are you here now?" Alicia did not understand. If the Gods race was so powerful why was Blake working as a knight?

"In my race, we have what's called a divining pool. It allows us to see many things. Though nowadays it is mainly used for marriageable purposes to allow us to find the one we will spend all eternity with. My match will eventually become a knight of this kingdom. Which is why I am here now." Alicia heard this and couldn't help but feel a bit dejected. 'So it turns out he already has someone he is destined to be with...' 

"So your race can marry outside your race?" Although dejected, Alicia still had questions she wanted to know. She figured if she did not ask now she would never get this kind of chance again.

Hearing Alicia's question Blake's lips turned upwards and said: "No. We don't, but sometimes things happen and one of our kind is left to fend for their own at a young age. It's the same for all races. These things happen." Up ahead Blake spotted a large lake and next to that was a small village that was under construction. "Seems we have arrived. We can talk more about this stuff later." 

Alicia was left with a lot more questions but she swallowed them all back.  She felt a tiny prick in her heart. The image of Blake saving her at the last second kept popping into her head. 'It seems that he truly was only here as her guard to keep her safe… So what he said before was meant to be more in the lines of friendship...' Alicia felt a little upset about this situation but there was nothing that could be done. Blake had someone he was destined to be with. Not to mention he was older than her by almost four years. By the time she was of age, he would be nineteen and probably already married or at least with the girl he had in his heart. 

With heavy feet, Alicia made her way to the new village. Once she reached there and everyone was settled, she would be heading back to the capital with Rose and Starla to turn in the mission. Letting out a sigh Alicia paused her steps and looked up at the star filled sky above her. 'If this was back on earth I would probably be a bit more mature. Getting ready for college exams being so busy that I would not even have time to even think about boys or romance for that matter. As the King told me I will have an extremely long life. Plus I am too young as it is now..' "Hah!" Alicia laughed at herself. 'You would think a soul that should be turning eighteen soon would act more her age but here I am still stuck with thoughts of a young girl… I guess physical age has more of an impact on maturity than I had thought.'  

After clearing her thoughts Alicia decided to forget about anything dealing with romance and work even harder to become the best knight! With her mind now full of determination Alicia put a smile on her face and took a determined step forward!

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