When your sunshine was all I knew

Chapter 1: Slowly but surely- meeting

Perched on the training field, after somehow having been knocked down by a dummy, the seven year old descendent gaped up at a truly unbelievable (but strangely enthralling) sight.

A curious raven haired boy that now stood with a stature of valor right in front of Ambrosius (and his fellow classmates), valiantly gripped the recently severed head of a hay-coloured training dummy. His onyx locks moved with the wind but he held a firm, determined expression as he spoke, and raised up the wooden sword as he did so; "I'm here to slay monsters and protect the kingdom!"

The blonde's eyes widened as a faint rose color dusted across his usually pallid cheeks.
Time slowed; the peculiar intruder's scruffy clothes hung by his wrists, evidently ripped edges and fading beige dye contrasted heavily with the verdant terrain backdrop. He curiously watched the boy's wavy hair dangle by his chin in the most delightfully placid way possible. Adorable light freckles faintly scattered along his tanned complexion, shadows cast by the dips on his cheeks gracefully highlighting his soft cheekbones... dark brown eyes skimmed the lush field and suddenly met his: the young boy hesitantly knotted his eyebrows together, which brought a conflicted wince into Ambrosius' own.

Only then, did time lurch back to normal.

A swarm of uniformed guards forcefully dragged the young boy away as he threw a tantrum in protest.

Ambrosius was left, still slumped on the frigid field, with blades of grass lightly tickling the palm of his hands, his mouth slightly agape, eyes remained wide in amazement, and cheeks adorned in unfamiliar warmth.

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It had been a couple of weeks since the incident, and the young knights-in-training had heard no further development in the situation of finding a "fit punishment" for the little intruder. There had been running rumors that the Queen would get involved in the whole ordeal, but no one really could know for certain.

It was the middle of the third hour, during a mundane school day, when an abrupt interruption was screeched through the speakers, broadcasting to the entire Institution of a last-minute assembly that would be held during their next class.

"-This assembly was requested by the Queen herself to announce to you some special and surprising news. You are all expected to proceed to your following classes as normal, and after the daily sign-ins, you should travel together, in your groups, to the assembly hall", the Director explained, "remember to behave sensibly like the heroes you were born to be. May Glorreth be with you all." The message ended with a loud beep which rang through the air signaling the announcement had come to a close.

Curious murmurs quickly spread across the class.

Subsequent to the announcement, after the professor was finally able to get the class in order, the lesson continued as normal, although as soon as the trill of the bell sounded, the class poured out the doors and rushed to their next classroom, thrilled to find out the awaited news. In Ambrosius' case that would be Math in 1b36 on the fourth floor and so he mimicked the others and rapidly moved his stubby feet forward.

As he entered he heard his teacher call out with a gruff voice.

"Class A16, quiet down immediately!"

Ambrosius shuffled into the classroom and took a seat in the middle row, relieved by the well-deserved rest for his exhausted little legs (which was primarily caused by the climbing of several flights of stairs that he may or may not have run up at full speed).

The class lined up quickly and pliantly did as they were told previously on the speakers, which now led them to the assembly hall. The seats were quickly filled with all the classes of the Institute and as they all quieted down, the excited buzz in the air slowly dissipated when they faced The Queen.