Everyone was present in the gym now: Faye, Haley, Sasha, and Malo.
While the kids were busy playing in a corner with Sensei Uncle, the group was busy brainstorming or... panicking.
Malo was the one in charge. He stood in the center, his hands shifting nervously inside his pockets as his chest rose and fell with an uneasy...
He explained to Sasha and Haley what had happened and about the contract they had signed with the royal prince. His voice trembled slightly with every sentence, his fingers twitching against the fabric of his trousers as he laid out the grim reality of their situation.
Both girls were stunned and, at the same time, terrified.
"You signed with your blood?" Haley asked, her breathing catching in her throat as she stared at Malo like he had lost his mind.
"Yes... it was kind of a blood-binding oath knot thing," Malo tried to explain. He swallowed hard, a drop of cold sweat rolling down his temple as he held up his hands in a defensive gesture.
