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attention.”
    “She is better, but still a slow girl,”
Favian teased.
    “I can kick your butt. I just choose not to,”
I said defensively. “If I were to beat you, your reputation and
title as Prince would be put in jeopardy and as your friend I
cannot allow that to happen.”
    Favian rolled his eyes at me and Micah
laughed at us both.
    We arrived at Macon’s office and Micah opened
the door for us. Macon waved us in and I was shocked to see all of
the employees and the leaders of each of the years of students
inside of the office. It was extremely cramped with so many people
inside, but I made my way in and nodded at the people I hadn’t had
a chance to say hello to yet.
    “We’ve just updated everyone on your
situation,” Macon told me, “And unfortunately with so little
information we have no way of figuring out who is after you.”
    “But we think we have a plan,” Master Sean
said.
    “What kind of plan?” Favian asked
skeptically.
    “Would you be ready for your final exam in
one month instead of three?” Macon asked me.
    “Yes,” I said in my strong mercenary
voice.
    “Good,” Macon said with a smile. “Then this
year’s finalists will be taking their exam two months early and
this will probably be the most difficult exam ever given.”
    “Sir, what plan do you have to find out who
is after Marin?” Favian asked.
    All eyes turned to him, shocked at his
serious tone. I rarely heard him use the tone, usually only when
ordering people around for important items when he was in prince
mode. And I’d never heard him use it on a superior before.
    “We’re going to use all of the finalists to
stage an operation to lure out the kidnapper to apprehend them.
Once apprehended we will either get them to confess who hired them
or torture them until they tell us,” Macon said.
    “You’re going to use me as bait,” I said with
a smile.
    Master Martin smiled back at me. “You are the
best looking bait we’ve got in this school.”
    “No,” Favian said angrily, “We are not using
her as bait. She could be hurt or killed. She could be kidnapped
and…”
    “And that is the only way that we will be
able to find out who is after me,” I said softly, stopping Macon
from yelling at Favian’s outburst. Macon’s eyes glowed with fury
and I knew that if I didn’t defuse Favian quickly, he would take
the brunt of that anger.
    “Marin, I will not allow you to…” Favian
began.
    I turned and stared straight into his eyes.
“Don’t you think I’m aware that I could be killed?! You think I
want to play damsel in distress when someone’s not right beside me?
I don’t want to, but it’s necessary and besides, it’s my decision.
I want to find out who is after me and why and if the only way to
do that is to prance around the city square then dammit I will put
on a dress and prance around. I know you are worried and I
appreciate it, but this is what we are trained for. You have to
trust your brothers to be able to help us. Most of all we have to
do this or we won’t graduate.”
    “Father won’t allow it,” he said giving me
his cold stare.
    I hated the cold stare. It meant that he was
mad at me and wouldn’t talk to me for the next day or two. “Father
does not need to know what we are planning. You can apprise him of
our encounter and leave it at that.”
    “This is ridiculous,” he said. “Does no one
but me value your life?”
    “You’ve crossed a line with those words,”
Macon said dangerously angry.
    “You are all mad,” Favian said and then
stormed out of the office.
    I’d never heard of anyone walking out of
Macon’s office without permission. I turned and Macon waved his
hand dismissively. “Leave him be.”
    “Why wait a month?” I asked him, “Why can’t
we do this sooner?”
    “We need to plan everything out and be sure
that we can protect you during this operation.”
    “I can protect myself,” I reminded him.
    Macon smiled. “We are all aware of your
capabilities,