Marcus couldn't sleep the entire night and when sleep finally came, he was woken up with a start by a loud knocking on his chamber door. "Get lost!" he growled and pulled a pillow over his head, but then how do you ask your best friend to get lost who is about to leave. Rigel opened the door and peeped inside.

Marcus flung the pillow across the chamber towards Rigel who caught it in his hand. Even the guards outside didn't stop him from entering his chamber. It was something they had come to terms with over their years and years of friendship.

"Get up!" Rigel shouted. He was the...