Chapter 7 - Shawn, You Are Still Her Favourite!

The following days were peaceful for Emmy and her friends but it was the total opposite for the three guys. Jordon had a premonition that the arrival of the Master is going to change a lot of things around the campus. He very well knew that he couldn't help Alex much in the search of that person after the esteemed one arrives whereas the Salian princes grew restless because of various reasons.

The Salian family had seized the most valuable property of the dark clan when they went to seclusion but now with the Master of Esbertraz coming to take over the college, things were to go out of their hands. However, the next heir to the Salian family was not bothered about this problem at all, he came here in search of his beloved one to clear all the misunderstandings and confess his profound love to her before the Esbertrazians hunts her down.

Finally, on a blustery day, the great master Rotrigues arrived at the place which he had designed for their little mistress but in vain, the respective person never had the chance to come here. The whole college was decorated with embellishing red flowers which even the strong winds were not able to destroy. The tranquility of the surrounding had not changed but the exuberance was long lost.

"My child, I didn't know you are this adamant. You have left us for the past 3 years and erased your existence from our world. All of us are waiting for you back there. This place is my final hope." The superior lamented about their lost Mistress in his mind and gracefully entered the fortalice of the Dean of the college.

All the students were asked to assemble to welcome the great master Rotrigues. After entering the arena, the master's eyes fished around the various students but to his disappointment, he couldn't find the one profile he was longing to see. Suddenly, his eyes halted at the corner most seats, three youths were sitting conceited. But if looked closely, one could understand, they had different aspects. Jordon was remarkably looking with pride in his eyes, Mike was giving off a sluggish look and Alex was looking straight to the master's eyes showing utmost hatred.

As the venue was tightly packed, the last comers didn't get a seat and had to stick at the backside of the pavilion; it included Janet, Juliet, and Emmy who had overslept. On the stage, the dean introduced the great master to the students and when asked to address the students, Rotrigues simply said"Words don't matter but the action does. Here I will personally train each batch of students to improve their spiritual health. I will be taking charge as the mentor of the first-year Life class."

"Emmy, you are so damn lucky to have the great master of Esbertraz as your class's mentor. He is the lord of all elders and has a great personality but he is something of a benevolent despot. I have heard about his heroic deeds from my grandfather and he said he single-handedly raised their mistress whose power is more devastating than his." Juliet whispered.

"Mistress? and holds such demonic powers? then why did the dark clan went to seclusion if their mistress was such a powerful prodigy?" Emmy questioned raising her eyebrows as if she was mocking the dark clan mistress.

"That's a long story and your current enemy plays a part in it" Janet replied. The rumors of their world cannot be openly discussed here so Janet ushered her friends to return back to their room to discuss that story later.

Meanwhile, Rotrigues had been looking into the important journal which the dean delivered to him right after the assembly. It had all details of a family and their current state. He looked at the portrait which was clipped inside, a family consisting of three members; a strong young man, a timid but beautiful woman, and a cute little princess.

"Shawn, you are still her favourite." The master's eyes glistened with tears. Shawn was like his younger brother, who was their mistress's alpha guard. When he had fallen in love with a simple girl, it was their young mistress who took care of all the wrath and sent them to the earth. Their Mistress even bestowed Shawn, the family title - Esbertraz. Then they didn't have any contact at all. Years after when their mistress went missing, Rotrigues had tried to establish contact with Shawn but then he came to know that his brother's family was murdered for an unknown reason and even the murderers were not found till now.

Rotrigues next took a picture of a young girl, who had her countenance similar to that beautiful woman in the other portrait, looking naive and innocent. "Shawn, I couldn't save you from those underlying pigs but mark my words, your daughter shall be safe under my care." The stubborn tears finally escaped from his eyes falling on to the picture of that smiling girl, below which it was written - Emmetina Esbertraz.

The next early morning, Emmy woke up with a series of decent knocks on the door. She quickly washed up and opened the door to find Jordan standing in an unusual manner. He reminded Emmy of the imperial guards of the dominant families. Even before she could yell at him for disturbing her beauty sleep, Jordan blurted out-"My Lord wants to see you. That day when you asked about me, I couldn't tell you more because of my identity. Now as my lord is here, you can ask him more about the things you want to know which can be related to your goal. Please spare me ten minutes of your morning. "

As Emmy already was probing to know more about this eccentric guy, she decided to meet his Lord. Jordan escorted her to the lakeside and there she could see a man, nearly in his sixties, wearing a white robe and was feeding the fishes.. At first sight itself, a familiar feeling arose inside Emmy, and then when the man turned to face her, she was shell-shocked.