Keith stopped to see how the short boy was doing. Suddenly he sees the short boy furrow his brows together in a worried expression and look away from him biting his lips.

' ..Am I making him uncomfortable?' He thought and frowned and continued walking again.

Keith didn't notice Lotor who was beside him until he said, " Who was that boy? Why is he even here in the first place?"

Keith frowned at Lotor for underestimating the younger boy,

 " You have no need to know." He said shortly and walked away.

Lotor's violet irises, almost identical to Keith's, lit up for a few seconds as he stared at the back of Keith and glanced at the short boy.

" If that's how you're gonna play.." 

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Katie frowned when Keith left with a visibly sad expression.

'..It almost looked like he was offended..?' She thought to herself but was interrupted when someone tackled her from behind.

" Oof!" She grunted when she fell on the ground from the sudden bear hug.

" Did I scare you? Did I? Did I?" Shiro asked excitedly from behind and Katie grinned and answered him,

" Me? Never-"

"BOO!" Lance shouted and Katie let out a shriek.

" Never huh?" Shiro said and smirked.

" I totally got you there." Lance said grinning at her and fist bumped Shiro.

" Yo-You never heard that okay?" Katie said stuttering and turned around, beet red, " Anyways when did you guys get so close?"

" When we were picked to work for the Princess." Shiro replied and Lance continued, "We had to stay up all night together outside her bedroom."

As he finished saying that, the Princess came around the corner and they all bowed.

" So this is where the knights practiced?" She asked, excitedly.

" Yes Princess." Shiro said and her gaze went to Katie.

" And who might you be? If you don't mind me asking, of course."

" I am Pidge Gunderson, Princess." Katie said blushing and bowed again.

" Nice to meet you, Sir Gunderson." The Princess said brightly and smiled, " I see that you are close with Sir Mclain and Sir Shirogane."

Katie didn't know how to reply to that so she just said, " Yes, Princess."

Apparently Princess Allura approved her manners and said, " I allow you to visit Sir Mclain and Sir Shirogane sometimes. Until then Sir Gunderson."

Then she left on her way and Shiro and Lance followed after her after saying good bye to Katie.

After a while, Katie and Theo faced off in a spar with wooden swords.

The same moment Theo broke Katie's sword, Katie kicked his sword out of his hands and it turned out to be a tie.

" Not bad." He said and she grinned at him, " Thanks. You too."

They shook hands and head back inside to break.

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Lotor watched the shorter boy from a distance.

' Keith was looking at him earlier..'

And he also seems more peculiar from the other men because of his feminine looks.

' I should keep a eye on him.'  He thought before disappearing into the shadows again.