Just as Ian had asked for, the crystal of truth was brought in. The second prince and his men thought that Ian had decided to give up and confess his crimes since he had no more support or backup left to count on. Afterall, the moment his own parents failed to place their trust on him, he had already lost the battle. They were, at least according to Cedric and his men, Ian's best support and his only saviors, unbeknownst to them the true skills and talents of Noah, who was residing in Ian's body.They placed the crystal of truth in front of Ian. It was placed on a stand that was decorated with the royal crest, making it one of the most valued items of the kingdom. Even in the whole continent, there was only a few of these crystals. As mentioned previously, the crystal changes colour according to the words of the speaker. If they are speaking the truth, then it'll remain the same pale blue colour and if they're lying, it'll glow red. Ian

As Ian's parents and the other's despaired over what a terrible thing they had done and how they could get Ian back, on the other side of the city.  Fwoooshhhh...  A forest not too dense yet desolated enough for no people to be seen anywhere around.  In a certain spot inside that forest, a turbulence in the air started to rise. Inside a vortex created by the wind, soon sparks and then fire appeared.  A tornado made of fire and then soon, it took the shape of a human. The human shaped fire landed softly on the dry leaves piling up on the ground.  Crinkle. Crinkle.  At the sounds of leaves getting crushed by his weight, a nearby squirrels ran back into his home in fear.  "Hmm.. This should be far enough.." The human shaped fire had started to resemble a body similar to a human and soon

Ash, Damon, Lucas, Louis and Henry, the five of them stood before Ian as Ian took a good look at them. He hadn't seen them for three whole days so he was a little too happy , like a doting, clingy parent.  "Were you waiting for us, brother?" Lucas asked. Seeing how Ian wasn't shocked or surprised after seeing them, and how he welcomed them as if he had been waiting for a long time, that's the impression Lucas got.  "Of course I was waiting. Why else would I take a nap here?" Ian jumped down from the tree branch and approached them.  "So you knew.." Ash wasn't too surprised since he could feel it to some extent. He would've done the same if he was in Ian's position, specially since Ian knew Ash would be able to track him.  "Yeah. You guys came a long way. Was it hard?" Ian started ruffling their hai

As Ian woke up yawning early in the morning, he was met with the scene of five kids curling up around him in his bed.  They all had separate beds yet somehow managed to get on Ian's in the middle of the night. Ian imagined the scene of them crawling up to his bed, half asleep and couldn't help but chuckle.  As they all woke up soon after, Ian took them and went out to check for some local breakfast. He wanted to taste the varieties all around the country as he travelled. And this would be the start.  "Welcome, young master. Did you have a comfortable sleep?" The innkeeper welcomed Ian and his party. They had sharp eyes so they could tell at first glance that Ian and his party weren't commoners or simple rich young masters. And their tone had changed accordingly.  "Yeah. Your rooms are pretty comfortable." Ian nodded and greeted them back.

The half conscious wolf started walking towards Ian, the source of the delicious smell that woke him up.  The other's and even Ian himself were left baffled when they heard the wolf speak and didn't move from their position.  "Meat..." It glanced at the steak in Ian's pan and mumbled. Soon, it was just steps away from Ian and looked like it was planning on pouncing on him for the food.  Ian planned on talking to it nicely since it could understand human language and even speak it. But before he could even open his mouth, he saw the shadow of a wolf as big as him jumping towards him.  "Stop! It's hot!" He reflexively used his water to create a shield in front of him as he shouted.  Bam! The wolf ran directly into the water barrier and fell down, whimpering while grabbing it's head in pain. It l