Meanwhile at the infirmary, Merlin is training Glory with the healing incantation as always where she sang the healing incantation on the withered plant.

"Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates design..." Glory sang.

"That's it Sundrop. Nice and slow now." Merlin instructs.

"Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine...
What once was mine~" She marvels as the plant reverts back to its healthy original state. Succeeded, Merlin floats to her and pats her head.

"Nicely done, Sundrop. A 10/10 performance." He compliments as Grim groans.

"Finally! It's over!" Grim groans as Glory nods at her mentor but something pop from her mind just now.

"Hey Merlin. Can you tell me more about the Sundrop flower and the moonstone Opal?" She ask curiously.

"Hm? Is something on your mind, Sundrop?" Merlin ask looking baffled. Glory strokes her right wrist with a sheepish look.

"Well..."

Glory soon told him about the vision she saw after Grim knocked her out during the Magift Tournament.

"Aah I understand now. So you're wondering how exactly did the sundrop and the moonstone get into our world, correct?" He ask curiously.

"Yes. I don't know why I was dreaming about this. I just need answers." Glory informed.

"Wait, what!?" Grim shrills in confusion with Merlin tilting his head curiously.

"Hmm...well you already know the history of the Sundrop flower and the Moonstone Opal. But lemme ask you this. Have you heard of Zhan Tiri?" He asked making her clench her hands together grimacing at the name.

"...Yes. She was part of my vision last night. From what I remembered, she's a demon sorceress that tries to get the sundrop and the moonstone for her own gain and she used to be close allies with Lord Demanitus, but he imprisoned her in an alternate dimension to prevent her from gaining power so she won't get the power of two elements. However centuries later, she broke free when the sundrop and the moonstone clashed together and was planning to take the moonstone and sundrop to gain ultimate power to take over Corona, but failed because Rapunzel and Cassandra defeated her. Then Rapunzel sends the two gems to space and that's when I saw both of them, crashing down from this world. I know the sundrop landed on the Dwarf's house but the moonstone landed under the ocean though...I'm not sure where." Glory muttered.

"Eeeeeh!? Moonstone Opal? What's that?" Grim shrilled looking dumbfounded at the moment.

"It's an extremely powerful gem that death, ruins, and decay to those around it. Though the power only activates when performing the hurt incantation where it causes everyone to be weaken by that power." Glory explained.

"Eeeeek! Scary!" Grim shrieked.

"Not only that, but it can also controlling and reshaping black rocks. It can be used by performing the black rock incantation." She told him.

"Black rocks!?" Grim shrills.

"Yes, but the moonstone Opal isn't a bad thing. It can be used for good if someone wields the sundrop flower with good intention." Glory explains.

"Aah like you for example." Grim points out with a grin and Glory giggles and nods.

"Yeah. Vivi even told me to find it when my left hand glows." Glory informed.

"Vivi?" Merlin curls his brows with confusion.

"Um who?" Grim ask confusingly.

"She's a good friend of Merlin and mine too. It's a nickname that I gave to her last night." She told them.

"Aaah I understand the nickname now." Merlin replied.

"Wah!! You mean the Lady of the Lake?! You've met her last night!? What was she like!? Is she young? Old? Middle-aged?" Grim ask desperately want answers, but ends up getting bonked in the head with a staff by Merlin himself.

"I appreciate it if you stop asking personal questions to my student and guessing my fellow friend's age. It's quite rude." Merlin retorted.

"Ouch! Do you have to do that!?" Grim shouts with a red vein popping from his head. Merlin rolls his eyes and turns back to Glory.

"Getting off topic here, you said this happened last night?" He asks and Glory nods her head.

"Yes." She replied as Merlin tilts his head humming in curiosity.

"Hmmm...that does sound strange. Rapunzel, the Queen of Corona, sending both gems to our world? Odd. I wonder if she knows something about this..." Merlin mutters.

"I wonder myself too..." Glory agrees looking troubled.

"Hmmm..." Grim hummed tilting his head. Merlin, Grim, and Glory pondered for a moment before they let out a sigh.

"Sorry that I brought this up." Glory apologizes.

"Ugh, this is so confusing." Grim sighs with his brain being fried from that thought process.

"There's nothing for you to apologize my child. I'm just as baffled as you are. And you said it happened after Grim knocked you unconscious yesterday night?" He ask curiously and Glory nods.

"Hmmm..."

Rapunzel sending the two gems to our world? That's got to be the most strangest thing I ever heard of. I must do some research during winter break. Though I wonder...Why would Rapunzel send two gems to our world?

Merlin thought curiously until his train of thoughts were cut off when he hears the door open and both of them turn to door open and both of them turned to see turned their heads to see Vivien standing between the doorway.

"Greetings, everyone." She greets.

"Aah Vivien. About time you showed up." Merlin stated.

"Hey Vivien." She greeted her with a slight smile.

"Eeh? Who's this lady?" Grim asked, tilting his head with a puzzled look. Vivien grinned gently as she strolls to the group. Soon after she approached them, the lake goddess bowed her head to both of them.

"You must be Moonchild's familiar correct? It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Lady of the Lake, who is also known as Vivien." She introduces herself and rises back to their gazes with a gentle smile.

"It's a pleasure to meet you little critter." She greeted him and Grim let out a snicker.

"Heheheh. The Great Grim is who you're facing! And for your information, I am not a critter, I am a great wizard so be respectful!" Grim acclaimed.

"Barely a wizard..." Merlin whispered to her ear.

"But he's improving to be one." Glory pointed out and Vivien chortled.

"Yes, I understand." She replied as the lake goddess walks over to Glory and gives the books to her.

"These are for you. Picked this one out of the library while I'm on my way to the infirmary." She informed her. Glory gazed at the books where it says, "The Art of Ruling", "How to be a Queen", and "The roles of being ruler". Then Glory glanced back at the lake goddess with a questionable look.

"And all these books will help me prepare for queen?" She asked skeptically.

"Books and today's lecture. Anyways, we might as well get started. Merlin, is there a drawing that I could use for our first lesson?" She inquired, turning her head to her floating elderly friend.

"Yes yes, I have it back in the room. Give me a moment." He ushered as Merlin floated to the back room to get the drawing board. Soon after, Vivien spun her head back to Glory and Grim.

"While Merlin is getting the board, we should start reading the books that I gave you." Vivien instructed.

"Right..." Glory muttered looking hesitant with the lake goddess smiling reassuringly.

"Not to worry, Moonchild. I know it's soon, but as I addressed last night, we're going to take this easy from step by step." Vivien reassured.

"I still feel like it's too soon." Glory muttered, still feeling awkward.

"It's too soon, but we can't turn back. Vivien gave you the Excalibur that made you queen, but both of us we'll do everything we can to teach you bit by bit until you're able to manage your role. Understood?" Merlin reminded her. Glory remained a bit tense, but at least his words are sorta comforting her.

"...Alright." Glory mumbled replied. Then the young ravenette sits down and pulls out her pencil and journal.

"Aaaah this is gonna be loooong..." Grim whined and slouched back to the infirmary bed. Soon, Merlin floated back to the infirmary pulling the drawing board.

"Here's the drawing as you requested." Merlin informed and she nodded.

"Excellent. Now onward to the first lesson." Vivien stated as she turns to the board and grabs a marker to uncap it. Then she writes down the "Queen's Role" on the board.

"Now here's a reminder, Moonchild. A queen does not mean just sword fighting, boxing, and wearing a pretty crown. The roles of being queen are four things." Vivien informed as she writes down the board and turns around.

"1. Responsibility-meaning you have to take the tasks seriously. Such as paperwork for example." She informed her.

"Of course." Glory replied unsurprised while taking notes in her journal.

"Jeez and I thought being a wizard is harder than I thought." Grim grumbled. Vivien then wrote the next one on the board.

"2. Neutrality-meaning, you have to be neutral with your words and handle situations in a non-confrontational manner." She instructed as she wrote down the next one on the board.

"Yeah... I got it." Glory understands while writing it down on her notebook. Then she writes the third one on the board.

"Then there's Logic. Which means you have to think before you take action. You don't want to take things without a plan first." She informed her.

"Right." Glory bobbed her head while writing it down on her notebook. Then she writes the fourth one on the board.

"And most importantly, Respect. Every ruler of the world must show respect to their subjects and their people as well." Vivien said and Glory nods. Then Merlin floats up to Glory.

"Speaking of paperwork..." Soon, Merlin snaps his fingers where paperwork's piles up in front of the duo.

"Gah! What the hell is this!?" Grim yelped.

"Practice paperwork. It's what rulers do when ruling a kingdom, especially a future queen." Merlin informed. Intimidated by a pile of practice paperwork, Glory gulps and tightens her pencil against her pencil.

"Well, let's do this thing!" Glory exclaimed and Grim flops down to the infirmary bed.

"Ughhh I'm gonna die...." Grim groaned underneath the mattress.

A half hour later....

"Gaaaaah... my brain is rotting from all that lecture..." Grim groaned. Glory lets out a sigh.

"Well, at least now I learned a few things from being a ruler and my hands are tired from all that practice paperwork." Glory uttered.

"It was tough I knew, but for now relax. It was only the first lesson." Merlin reassured.

"Indeed." Vivien chimed and walked over to Glory where she lifted her head with her hand with a gentle smile.

"It's over, Moonchild. You've learned about our first lesson today. For now, just take a drink of water and go hang with your friends for now to get your mind out of your system. Also, be prepared for our next lecture for tomorrow." She reminded her and Glory sighs and nodded.

"Alright. Thanks, Vivi." Glory replied with a gentle smile. Then Vivien rises up and faced away from the duo. 

"That is it for today's lesson. The second lesson will begin next week after the exams. Remember that." Vivien reminded her.

"Alright." Glory replied as she walks away from the group and left the infirmary. Then she lets out a sigh.

"Sheesh. Who knew that being ruler can be so exhausting?" Glory asked.

"Ugggh I know right? My head is rotting from all that lecture and the paperwork." Grim chimed feeling very dizzy from the lesson.

"It maybe exhausting for you, but don't try to think about it too much Sundrop." Merlin informed and Glory sighed before smiling a bit.

"Yeah, you're right Merlin." Glory agreed. Suddenly, the door opens again but this time, it's Trey standing between the doorway.

"Hello." He greeted.

"Trey!" Grim yelped.

"Hi Trey!" Glory greets him with a bright smile and he smiles back.

"Hi Gloriane-san." Trey greets her smiling back at Glory.

"Hm? Who's this?" Trey asked curiously and the lake goddess grinned sweetly.

"My apologies, dear child. I'm Vivien, the Lady of the Lake. Pleasure to meet you." She introduced politely and Trey smiled warmly and bows his head to her.

"Aah! Clover, good morning! I didn't expect you to come here. Did you need a checkup?" Merlin ask curiously making him chuckle.

"I'm fine Merlin-sensei. I'm fully healed a few days ago thanks to Gloriane-san." Trey told him.

"Oh? Then what it is you came here for?" Merlin ask curiously. Glory giggles.

"Trey and I are going to the botanical garden today for harvesting strawberries. We're making chocolate covered strawberries at the kitchen today." Glory told him.

"Oh my, how delicious." Merlin chirps.

"Yeah. She wanted to do a surprise for Riddle as a thank you for helping her at the meeting with the Dorm Leaders last weekend. So we're gonna harvest them some strawberries to make them." Trey informs.

"Aah, I see now. Very well then, I'll let you go then since our training is over. Besides...." Merlin then crept a playful smirk.

"I don't want to hog his 'Rabbit' now would I? Aka Future Queen of Twisted Wonderland?" He teases causing Glory's face to flush.

"Merlin, stop teasing me!" She yelps while heating up with Merlin chortling at her reaction.

———————
Meanwhile outside of the infirmary.

"Aah. What a lovely morning." Rook sighed while strolling through the halls until.

"Oh my, how delicious."

"Hm?" Rook stops his tracks when he overheard Merlin's conversation. Out of curiosity, the young huntsman slowly crept against the wall and carefully slides forward to the door peering from the window and was surprised to see Trey and Glory with Merlin. Bewildered, Rook's expression has turned from surprise to amusement.

"Hello. What do we have here?~" Rook mutters smirking as he watches the scene that unfolds him.

"Yeah. She wanted to do a surprise for Riddle as a thank you for helping her at the meeting with the Dorm Leaders last weekend so we're gonna harvest some strawberries to make them." Trey informs.

"Aah, I see now. Very well then, I'll let you go then since our training is over. Besides...." Merlin then crept a playful smirk.

"I don't want to hog his 'Rabbit' now would I? Aka Future Queen of Twisted Wonderland?" He teases. This stuns Rook.

Future Queen of Twisted Wonderland?

He thought with his face filled with shock as Rook quickly turns away from the window looking speechless. He can't believe his ears, Gloriane Corbett, the only girl in Night Raven College, is going to be queen of their world once she graduates from college. This not only bewilders him, but slowly intrigues him as well. The young huntsman didn't expect his little nymphe to be full of surprises. Stunned yet enthralled by the reveal, Rook smirks and strokes his chin.

My my, Magnifique Nymphe. I didn't expect you to hide a secret from me. This is going to be interesting.~

Rook thought as he tilts his head with a sly grin.

She and Trey are going to the Botanical gardens, so I definitely have to time to follow my petite Nymphe.

Rook ponders before letting out a soft chuckle and silently saunters pass the infirmary room with a sneaky smirk.

I'm coming for you. Ma petite nymphe.~

Rook thought while strolling through the halls before hiding behind the trash bins to make sure they're out of the infirmary.
———————

Back at the infirmary where Merlin is laughing his ass off because of Glory's flustered reaction.

"Ho Ho Ho! I'm kidding, my sundrop. Isn't that right, Clover?" Merlin implies wiggling his brows. Trey chuckles a bit but rather awkwardly then just playful.

"Ha ha. Yeah...." Trey agrees but his tone is rather awkward where he is stroking the back of his neck awkwardly before averting his gold orbs to the right with a blush appearing on his cheeks. Merlin notice his awkward look and smirks underneath his mustache.

Looks like someone has a competition. Better watch out Rosehearts.

The tiny wizard thought slyly. On the other hand, Glory and Grim shift their eyes left to right looking puzzled at the moment. Baffled, Grim leans to Glory's ear.

"Psst. Glory, what's up with them?" Grim whispers as Glory leans back to him.

"Beats me, but I do have a feeling that Merlin is hiding something and Trey is embarrassed for some reason." She whispers.

"You think so?" Grim ask curiously. Glory shrugs her shoulders.

"Maybe, I don't know." Glory replies.

While staring at them for a while, Merlin clears his throat and claps his hands stunning the three.

"Anyways, training is over and remember to come back for more training, understood?" Merlin informs as she nods.

"Got it." Glory complies.

"Excellent. Now off you go then." Merlin said.

"Right. See you Merlin. Come Grim." Glory said.

"Yeah I'm coming." Grim casually snarks as he hops on to her arm and climbs to her shoulders.

"Thank you, Merlin-sensei." Trey vows his head and the tiny wizard grins.

"Safe travels, my friends." Merlin kindly stated as Glory, Grim, and Trey are off to the botanical gardens. But unbeknownst to them, Rook was standing behind the bins with a smirk when he got up and tilts his hat.

"Now's my chance." Rook mutters as the huntsman began stalking the trio to the garden where this morning is going to be a hassle.