Secrets from the Master

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**Secrets from the Master** was the 19th story event in Court of Darkness. It started around December 27, 2021. Knight and Grayson were available at the start of the event. Jasper and Tino were was added a few days later on December 31, 2021.

The princes they serve carry their kingdoms on their backs. They serve with devotion and loyalty. They would risk their lives to protect their masters and carry out their orders. And yet... Neither duty nor logic can prevent a person from falling in love. The emotions they harbor are their own, whether or not they must keep them secret from the one they serve. A love story in the extreme awaits; some things supersede even a valet's dedication.

## Routes

### Knight

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MC is spending time with some friends and Knight in the lounge. He's pretending they aren't in a relationship, but no one believes him. Sherry is quick to laugh and let it go, but Thoma teases Knight a little more. Professor Hawke comes in to talk to Knight. He makes some notes about what the professor wants done and departs shortly after saying goodbye only to MC. The others notice and tease her about it.

MC bumps into Knight later in the kitchen while she's warming up some milk for her familiar. Knight's looking for tea since he ran out of Toa's favorite. MC asks why Knight's pretending to not be her paramour. Knight explains that there's a lot he wants to accomplish as Toa's valet and he's not sure he should be dating (since that takes away from other things he could be doing for Toa). He quickly corrects himself when he notices MC seems sad. He explains he's waiting for a good time to tell Toa. He says his reasoning isn't because he's ashamed of her; it actually has nothing to do with her. He also wants Toa to approve of their relationship. Knight opening up to MC makes her feel more secure in their relationship. On Knight's way back to Toa's room, a messenger bird delivers a message addressed to him.

The next day when Toa is lecturing, MC sneaks glances at Knight, who smiles before looking away. MC likes that it feels like they're having a secret conversation. When class ends, MC walks past Knight and notices something fell out of his pocket. She picks it up and hands it back to him. He seems a bit nervous, but MC doesn't think much of it and heads off to her next class.

In the morning, Knight waits in the foyer of the dorm to catch MC as soon as she walks down the stairs. He tells her that Qelsum is about to be involved in a huge trade deal with Colde and he volunteered to oversee it. Because of this, he won't have much time to see her. Knight holds MC's hand as he explains this and squeezes her hand to reassure her. It works and MC's happy he told her what was going on in his life, since it would affect their time together. As their standing like that, Toa comes down the stairs. Knight leaps away from her and after a minute practically yells to Toa that he and MC are paramours. Toa stands there confused for a minute because he already knew. Knight and MC are surprised Toa knew about them, and Toa can't figure out why they were under the impression he didn't. MC asks if he's okay with them, and Toa says it's fine since it isn't affecting Knight's work. MC's very excited that he approves and thanks him. This confuses Toa further because this isn't the sort of thing she needs to thank him for.

Later, Toa asks MC to stay after class. When they're alone, Toa tells MC that Knight's been acting strangely and asks if she knows anything about it. She doesn't because he's been too busy to talk to her the past week. She suggests it's about the letter he got a while ago from Qelsum. The two decide to ask Knight about it.

When they confront Knight, he tells them he was invited to take The Claymore, the examination to become an officially qualified valet of Qelsum. He says he didn't mention it to Toa because Toa always tells Knight he should think for himself. So he did, and made the decision to take the test. Toa doesn't seem pleased and says Knight should have consulted him first. Toa explains to MC that that in order to get the Claymore Qualification, Knight needs to study for a year at the Claymore Academy and pass the test all while having no contact with the outside world. Toa thinks all of this is unnecessary since he has every intention to keep Knight as his valet regardless of the Claymore Qualification. Knight wants the qualification because without it people view him as unqualified to do his job and a leech feeding on Toa's kindness; he thinks with the qualification no one will be able to object to him being Toa's valet. Without thinking, MC says she'll support Knight.

She regrets this a little later. She still wants to support Knight, but it means she won't be able to see or speak to him for a year. She wishes he hadn't signed her up for that without having gotten her thoughts on the matter first. Knight goes to her room to apologize to her since he thinks what he did was unfair to her. However, MC is mad at him and asks him to leave.

Right before Knight leaves, MC meets up with him. She still wants to support him and realizes that one year is nothing compared to how long she wants to be with him. She gives him a present and a hug before he leaves.

Knight asks if MC was mad at him. She tells him she isn't and feels bad that Knight was about to leave thinking that she was. Toa arrives too. He tells Knight not to get on the skyboat. He says after thinking about it, he would have supported Knight if the letter he received was legitimate. Knight asks what Toa means and he explains that after hearing about the letter from Knight, he sent a letter of inquiry to the school. He just received word that they weren't offering classes for the Claymore examination. The letter Knight received was a forgery. Toa turns to the porter, rightfully accusing him of being in on whatever was going on. He demands to know what would have happened to Knight if he had left for Qelsum. The porter claims ignorance, but Toa intends to question him further after he takes to the goods to Qelsum.

The three return to the academy. Toa goes to report to Lou and Knight asks MC to stay with him.

Once in Knight's room, Knight apologizes for the way he's been acting. He tells her the only thing he regretted was not talking to Toa and her about taking the exam before making his decision (since it would've affected both of them). He says if it happens again, he'll definitely ask for their input. This makes MC very happy.

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