Sold Out

"Do not worry, he will not punish him for too long." Morgan said to Cressida.
"He almost died of a cold after he was punished all night long one day. Stefan's gate of energy is open just enough to keep him alive, so extreme cold or heat can be life-threatening. He cannot recover if he falls ill." Trevor pointed out.
"Then open his gate of energy for him. He desperately wants it, you both are his friends." Cressida said as though to cry on his behalf.
"We are still too weak to do that. But, no one in Pandora, no one in Elysian is allowed to do that. Morgan replied also pitifully for him.
" Then he is already being punished for his entire lifetime." Cressida was lost of words at their point.
Cressida took pity on him for the very first time realizing he’s already repenting enough through not being able to cast spells. While Stefan remained on punishment the entire night, Cressida came in again into the Hall when Morgan and Trevor had retired to bed to serve him hot tea.
" You are allowed to take a hot cup of tea, young master. I will go first and leave you behind"
Stefan frowned at her statement. "You are leaving without me?"
As part of his punishment, he wasn't allowed to talk so one of the guards came closer to hit a stick gently on his back.
" You are loyal and know your duties. That is why you took me in, brought me in, and protected me. You must know very well that you cannot tell that to anyone."
Cressida drew over her cloth by her right hand side to show Stefan of the Spirit Plague that was still in her possession.
"All thanks to you I will be safe." She continued. She went closer to him as if to whisper into his ears.
" The people I have met so far only wanted me dead. You're the first person who tried to save me. Even if we meet again and come this close with each other, I will spare you."
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On hearing of Stefan's punishment a lady who appears to be one of the royals and way older than Stefan as to his mother's age had come into Pandora to see Petrova Theodore with her maids.
"I will send a gift of apology to Velge and pay the Martinez's family a hefty sum for what he did."The lady said.
"Stefan made too many mistakes this time. I had no choice but to punish him." Petrova Theodore told the lady.
"I'm glad you were able to punish him. Since you have done enough, I will take him home now."
"Sure".
"Thank you." She said taking a bow.
Stefan then was released on Kimberly's pleas.
" Are you alright?" She asked while the both walked through the market heading home.
"No, I am not. Did Cressida stop by our place?"
"Why would she? Speaking of which, where did she go while you were on punishment? Kimberly never liked Cressida from the start.
"Forget it." Stefan wasn't ready to answer that particular question.
Kimberly stopped to look at him and later joined him. " By the way, why did you temper with the secret room? The stone door will not close."
" I do not know."
Lady Kimberly wasn't satisfied with his response, she kept running towards him to meet up with his pace.
"Why did you break the pottery?
" I do not… I said, "I do not know, stop asking me." Stefan initially almost screamed, realising she was piercing into his eyes, he kept cool.
Meanwhile, Cressida had gone back to the brothel mistress. While she devours the meals chicken served inside Liza's room the talk about Stefan and Liza hands over a bag full of firecrackers to her.
"Here are the firecrackers you wanted. They will be able to see them from miles away."
"Alright.", Cressida flipped open the bag to be sure.
" Why does young master Donovan want them? Rumours have it that he was punished severely. What is he scheming this time?"
"Shh… shh… it's a secret. Do not tell anyone about this, okay?" Cressida said, raising a finger across her lips to show she didn't want Liza to talk much.
" He should lie low for now." Liza said, sighing and rolling her eyes.
Cressida brought out the spirit plague wrapped in a paper from her cloth and placed it on the table.
"This is the Pandora spirit plague." Liza said in shock.
" Are you free to enter there? Young master must really trust you. Awwww, this is the most precious item, ``she continued.
"He asked me to sell it." Cressida said.
" You cannot sell something like this that easily."
"Is that so? He said I would be able to sell it somewhere." Cressida reaches out for the plague from Liza's hand but she struggles with Cressida.
"But then again, there's a merchant who purchases black market goods. But it will not be easy to hook you up." Liza struggles the plague back from Cressida.
"You will be getting a hefty sum." Liza continues to admire the Spirit Plague.
"Can I have another chicken?" Cressida seems oblivious to what Liza was doing.
"Sure, I will put it on your young master's tab. Eat up, eat lots." Liza said excitedly. She couldn't contend with the Joy of being able to lay hands on the Special Plague.
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"Elena's body may be here, but her soul lives in another body.You will also be given a new body through the Wizardry Of Souls. So don't be afraid to give yourselves to me. "The Vice minister of the mage assassin covered in a black veil whom Elena had worked for address the trop that had helped him capture Elena's body trop Pandora. Elena's body was laid there on the floor lifeless.
"Yes, Sir." The trop answered in unison.
As he finished addressing them, he walked out of the room to the courtyard and ordered his men to fire their arrows on the trop from the top of the open roof, killing them all.
Nevertheless, back in Pandora Stefan Donovan is seated in his room unable to eat, apparently, he is thinking about Cressida and the last things she said to him concerning her sword as it concerns her power and his gate of energy being open when Kimberly bashed into the room without knocking.
"I have no appetite." He said, slamming the spoon on the plate.
"Young master Stefan, young master, they caught them". Lady Kimberly ran into the room.
"Cressida?" He asked curiously.
" Why would anyone find her? "