You find Anastasia

Walking into your class room you see Anastasia sitting there but Edin wasn't behind her. You hurry down and take your seat next to her. "Good morning your Highness." You rush out not enjoying having to go through with the formalities.

"Good morning Christopher." Anastasia didn't sound as annoyed as she had been yesterday so you hoped that meant she'd resolved things with Edin who was back at your room getting a new uniform and would be back soon.

"Where's Edin?" You ask as the teacher walked to their desk. It was the same teacher as your first one and you opened your book to see algebra on it. The fact your home ecc class was in this room made you wonder why the academy had set up the class schedule based on room and not class type.

That wondering didn't last as Anastasia asked, "What did you do this time?"

See the problem with the way put that is that it implied he had come back so you could do something. "He didn't come back last night, last time I saw him was yesterday with the elf teacher." You say. Anastasia eyebrow wrinkle slightly and she looks at you. That Anastasia thought he had gotten back to you meant he hadn't said anything to her about not going back. Which meant he was missing and neither of you had any idea where he was.

"Today we will be reviewing Monday's lesson." The teacher said.

You and Anastasia could have kept talking, she was a princess after all, but you as worried as you were you kept your mouth shut. You mind spent the time thinking about what had happened to Edin.

You had a problem, you had no idea how to find someone, you didn't even know where to begin. You also didn't know if you should look for Edin. He'd disappeared and hadn't said where he was going after talking to a teacher. You obvious course was to find the Elf and ask her what they talked about. And the only way to find the Elf was to either check her class room for her tree or ask other teachers were she was.

Disrupting the class to ask about someone who had been missing for under a full day and who might just be helping a teacher with something didn't sound like a good idea. While it would be easy to overlook your concern as worry for your roommate you had probably made enough of a spectacle of yourself that interrupting probably two classes looking for him was not a smart decision. If nothing else because other people were here to learn.

Beside it's not like someones' **** him, the friend of a Princess and lover, of, a ... and now you had a whole new thing to worry about. The only reason that thought hadn't propelled your into action was because Anastasia had been sitting next to you writing without issue. She was a royal so probably had some level of experience with people being **** for ransom or other advantage.

That didn't mean you could focus on the class. As the hour and a half of the class rolled by you get more and more fidgety. By the end of it you we bounce you legs on the balls of your feet anxiousness being fed by your unrelieved worry for Edin.

The moment class ended you looked at Anastasia who held up a finger to stop you. She had been a rock throughout the class so you shut your mouth. She walked to the teacher and asked about the Elf, you guess that means you were right about her having experience in abductions.

She quickly got a response and waved for you to follow. Both Vatarie and Asune seemed to take note of your distress, you were a little surprised Asune was able to do that honestly. The two were hovering near you but didn't want to step in because Anastasia is a Princess and they didn't want to intervene without permission.

You followed Anastasia out of the class and down a hallway avoiding a mass of student as you did. You quickly reach a familiar class and see a familiar tree. Anastasia walks to it saying, "Hello, my apologises for intruding I was wondering if I might ask about Edin, he saw you after class yesterday and hasn't show up since."

The tree is still for long enough that you take a step towards it hoping to see some method of waking the Elf up. "Hello your Highness, your Ladyships and young Master." The tree grows a face that looks at the four of you in turn. Vatarie and Asune hovering by the doorway. "Yes I remember Edin. Once we finished our discussion they left. I do not know their intended destination." A torso grows out of the tree. "If Edin is missing I would be happy to assist, however following our discussion they were distressed, sometimes it can be better to wait for someone to think things through on their own. The support of others is vital but not if it weakens the self." As she finished the rest of her humanoid body grew and she walked towards Anastasia.

"Thank you," Anastasia bowed slightly, "I'm sure Edin is just off thinking." She said walking back towards the exit. Her aura gave away the disquiet her words tried to cover.

When she walks past you the Elf said, "If you want any help your Highness you need only ask." When she finished she walked back to her tree and stepped smoothly inside.

Aside from how interesting it was to watch that display much like Anastasia your worries hadn't been assuaged. "Any idea where he might go to think you ask her?"

"He didn't leave my side until you came here." She sounded more that a little accusatory when she said that which made you worry even more. If she was rattled enough to not mask her worry she was very worried.

You tired to think reasonable then look at Asune and Vatarie. "Any idea how to find someone?"

"I was taught tracking but not since I came to the capital." Vatarie answered glad she had been involved even if it hadn't been Anastasia who invited you.

"If I don't want to lose someone I place a tracing spell on them." Asune answered leaving you with a new thing to worry about concerning her. You still look at Anastasia to see if she had done that.

"I make sure to not need tracing spell." Anastasia's worry was making her lash out.

"Let's go check the gardens outside the academy, he likes when I take him there." The four of you start walking but you can tell Vatarie and Asune aren't as involved in this as you and Anastasia are. They barely know Edin after all, they were only stay around because you and Anastasia were invested in finding him.

You leave the dorms when you see someone familiar. Someone you recognised from when you had met Vatarie.

Edin's cousin talking amongst a group of women chatting together. He'd never mentioned her since your meeting, though you hadn't really asked about her. Figuring you might have a chance you hurry over to her leaving the other three behind. "Hi I'm looking for Edin?" You interrupt the group.

Edin's cousin turns to look at you. "He's gone home." She answered then turned back. Well that provided a pretty solid lead.

"Gonna need more information than that." You say stepping into the group. She looks from your to her group and motions for you to walk with her. You look over and see Anastasia and Vatarie walking off towards the garden but Asune had seen you and was walking over.

You follow Edin's cousin around the side of the dorm building when she spins and hisses. "He was never supposed to be here he was supposed to stay with Lady Ketersen so she can pay off his families debts, but he sold himself to Anastasia and she treats him like a doll dressing him up and parading him around and then you show up and announce to everyone that my cousin is your personal cum rag. Walking around with him wrapped around you announcing that he'll service you in front of anyone who wants to see. So no, no more information he's gone home, neither you nor that freak of princess can use him a your sex **** any more. Fuck off and leave my family alone." She said it all calmly but the anger in her voice was hard to ignore, the hatred in her aura even harder.

She put a hand on your to push you back but she wasn't even close to strong enough for that to happen. And as she does Asune reaches you. "Do not touch him." She said calmly walking past you and into Edin's cousin's personal space making the woman walk back until she pressed against the wall.

"Asune, yet another noble woman famous for toying with men, you can't have Edin either." Edin's cousin spat out. Asune liked at the spit that had landed on her lips and gave a satisfied exhale. It was unsettling enough that she froze up.

"You're Rasia Edin's cousin. I remember seeing you around the capital." Asune leans closer very much still in the Rasia's personal space and with a tilted head examined her closely. "Christopher wants Edin and you know where he is. If you don't tell him where Edin is," she leans forwards until her lips are almost touching Rasia's ear and lets out shakey excited breath, "we'll make you tell us, together." Her hand move towards Rasia's arms. "You'd like it, women like you always like when I make them tell me things." Her fingers trailed along Rasia's forearm.

The contact broke Rasia's freezing and she darted out from Asune's proximity. "What is wrong with you!" She hissed, Asune smiled and quickly dart around to press Rasia against the wall again.

"I'll show you." She put her hands on the wall either side of Rasia's head. "And you'll make such lovely noise as I show you that you love it."

"He's at the harbour." Rasia says turning her head away from Asune gaze. "His ship is leaving this afternoon, the Thitra."

Asune instantly steps back and looks at you. "Do you want to get him now or should we wait until after classes?" Rasia looks confused by Asune's sudden indifference and her aura is very conflicted. Asune seemed to notice that as well looking at Rasia. "I want people that are a challenge, you would beg for more after a few minutes, not worth my time." She looks at you then thinks of something, "Though if you want we could work her together." She said to you not seemingly aware of nor caring about Rasia's opinion on the matter. "A willing easy to break pet is good practice for you."

"I don't have time to even think about that." You say taking a few steps back from the three to give your take off more space. "Go find Anastasia and let her know, I'll go and find Edin and figure out what's going on." Saying it, a part of you wondered if maybe Edin's was more consensual to this situation than you were assuming.

"How will you get there?" Asune asked. "Anastasia will no doubt be able to transport you in a carriage and while nobody could stop you from taking what you want," Her breathing got a little heavier as she said that last bit, "Anastasia has a more legal ability to control situations."

You look at her, magic for your wings gathering. She did actually have a point there. "Good point. I'll go get Anastasia." You say starting to walk off.

"Rasia and I will be waiting for you to come back." Asune said to your retreating form. You hear the beginnings of protest when Asune cuts her off. "If Edin was **** how do you think Anastasia would react to you helping in that forcing?" The was silence in response. "Good pet. Now do whatever you want. When I summon you, you will attend or I will inform Anastasia."

You don't feel great about how that ended but have more pressing issues to attend to right now.

You find Anastasia and Vatarie at the gates about to leave when you flag them down and explain things. Anastasia immeditally spins and walks with determined pace to her carriage. You leave the details of Rasia's possible involvement out of it and move with her. Vatarie walks with the two of you seeming content to remain involved even if that meant missing classes.

You reach the carriage and pile inside the front section. The carriage quickly pulls off and you, Anastasia and Vatarie are taken to the harbour. You have a ship name, the Thitra, but not the specific dock so you hope there is an available manifest that Anastasia can gain access to, or that you can locate and just take.