Chapter 51-Commissioned

(PEYTON’S P.O.V)

After making it back to the territory, Masiro went to gather the elders and I went to find Na'mah. I told Na'mah about everything that had happened so far and that Natalie wanted to see her. She agreed to come back with us and Cena and Jemas also agreed.

I sat on the bed, wondering if Sage made it back to the Duke's villa. I've been worried about her even before I left the kingdom.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a knock on the door. When I answered I saw Cena standing there. I invited her in and she stood in front of me.

“Can you give me a good reason to help them, why should we join your war”, she asked in a demanding tone.

“Watch your tone little girl”, I said sternly.

She relaxed herself a little before I spoke again.

“The reason is because they're still a part of your bloodline”, I said.

“But their…”, she was starting to say but I held My hand up.

“Royal or not, they're still your family”, I said in a serious tone.

She stood there and bit the side of her lip.

“What problem do you have with Sage and Rosemary?”, I asked, curiously.

“They're my competition for the Chief position”, she said.

“What about your uncle isn't he the next Chief”, I asked.

She shook her head, “he refused the position”, she said.

I walked closer to her and placed my hand onto her shoulder.

“Just try to get along with them, once you get to know them properly. You'll see just how much they fit into this family”, I said and smirked.

She nodded her head and turned to leave the room. Before she could leave out she turned around again.

“Grandfather is having a clan meeting in ten minutes” she said.

After she left, Massey entered the room. While I was in the kingdom, I asked him to find information about Nathan on whether he was alive or dead.

“I got some intel", " he said, while closing the door.

“What have you learned?”, I asked.

“He's alive and he's somewhere inside of the kingdom”, he said.

I felt relieved to know that. Nathan is one of the best bounty hunters from the kingdom. After the war, he left the knightage of a noble household and became a bounty hunter. I knew a little car accident couldn't stop him from finding the girls. Now I just need to find his location. I thought to myself.

We left the room and headed down to the meeting.

(MASIRO HENRICO P.O.V)

Once we made it back to the Clans territory, I went to call all of the elders and squad leaders. I was walking down the stairs and looked at Natalie's and Na'mah's portraits on the wall.

I was happy to find my daughter and now I can reunite her with her twin sister. I was still amazed that Natalie also had twins. When I first met them, I was stunned at how much they acted like their mother. All my grandchildren are strong and I'm proud of them. Now I just got to find that son of mine. He's been neglecting his clan duties, and has always been a pain in the ass.

“Chief, everyone is ready”, my butler Henry said.

I walked down the stairs and headed to the conference room. When I entered everyone stood up and bowed.

“Chief”, they said all at once.

I sat down and started to talking about everything

“Let's get the meeting started, did any commissions come in?”, I asked.

“Yes we received one commission and one request”, one of the elders said.

“Let's start with the commission”, I said.

One of the squad leaders stepped forward, he was the captain of our special forces.

“Chief, we received a commission from the neighboring kingdom of Kalpana, it was a request to help them with a small territory war”, he explained.

“Who took the request?”, I asked

“Saul Blairsville and his squad”, he stated.

“And the request?”, I asked.

“We received a request from an Count Livens, to join the upcoming war between the Kingdom of Vanuatu and the kingdom of Kalpana”, he explained.

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When I heard who made the request I was interested. Even though we're having our own little rebellion. I should go ahead and take all his money, I thought to myself.

“Take the commission, since we're already going to be in the war. Might as well, take all their money”, I said and smirked.

I'll use their funds and give it to Sage and Rosemary, maybe even buy them a villa of their own inside the kingdom so they could leave that stupid Duke's villa.

“I'll be taking a squad back with me to the Vanuatu kingdom. Since we got a request, we can legally enter the kingdom and won't have to go over the border walls.”, I said.

I stood up, “I'll be taking the first squad plus Cena and Jemas”, I said.

“Yes Chief”, they shouted and bowed.

“Get the vehicles ready, we'll be leaving tomorrow”, I said.

(NATALIE P.O.V)

After Count Livens and the two men left the dining room, we cleaned off the table. When I heard he sent a request to my clan, I decided we didn't need to stay here anymore. Since my father could use his mercenary tag to enter the kingdom. It'll make it easier to move around without hiding. I know most of the nobles like to hire mercenaries to do their dirty work.

I waited until I was dismissed from the head maid and walked back to the room. On my way, out of the kitchen I saw the knight standing in the hallway. I wanted to get a better look at him, but was interrupted when the head maid came walking down the hall. She stopped in front of him and bowed her head.

“Master”, she said.

Why was she calling the knight master, I thought to myself.

“She's gone”, I heard the head maid say.

I was going to eavesdrop more until other maids started to come from out of the kitchen. I continued to walk toward the room to see if Rosemary returned.

When I entered the room, Rosemary was sitting on the bed.

“We're leaving tonight”, I said.

She nodded her head.

“I can't wait to see Sage”, she said.

Later on that night, Rosemary and I were getting ready to sneak out of the mansion. When we made it outside, I held Rosemary back and pulled her to the side. I peeked around and saw the knight and the man in the suit from earlier, was talking in the garden.

“They should be getting ready to attack soon”, the man said, while facing the knight.

“This is the next warning”, the knight said.

“My lord, since the coronation has been pushed back, are you going to keep sending warnings?” he asked.

“Until the rat comes out of hiding, I'll send him more warnings, that arrogant king will lose his head soon” the knight said.

“What about the woman?”, the man asked.

“I'll deal with that when the time comes”, he said.

They walked off and went back inside of the mansion.

“Let's go,” I said.

After climbing the wall and running back into the woods. We made it back to the hotel, and grabbed all of our belongings. We checked out the room and headed to the car.

“I wonder what they were talking about, something about an attack”, Rosemary said.

“We need to get back and talk to your father”, I said.

We traveled for seven hours until we made it back to the villa. By the time we made it back it had gotten dark. When we entered the villa, I could feel the tension inside of the atmosphere, Rosemary and I walked up the stairs and went to look for Moises.

When I made it to the second floor, I saw the maids and butlers pacing back and forth. One of the maids saw me and ran up to me.

“Lady Natalie, you have to stop him”, the maid cried out.

I was confused, “What's going on?

The maid cried out, “Please stop him!”, she shouted.

“Stop who?”Rosemary shouted.

“Master Nashi is going crazy”, she said.

“What, why, where is he?”, I asked, in a concerned tone.

“He's in the office”, she cried out.

Rosemary and I ran to Nashi's office. When we entered the office, I saw Nashi holding Duke Vernon by the neck and he was lifted off the ground.

“I won't give her up!” Nashi shouted.

“Nashi!”, I yelled out.

Nashi turned and looked at me and I realized he was drunk. I held my hands up and slowly walked forward.

“Nashi what the hell is going on?”, I asked, feeling uneasy.

“I won't give Sage up”, he shouted, looking at me.

Rosemary ran over to where they were standing and knocked Nashi down onto the floor. She turned him around and stood over him and grabbed him by the shirt.

“What the fuck do you mean?”, she asked, in a very pissed off tone.

“Where is Sage?”, I asked, I looked around and noticed I didn't see her. I'm pretty sure she would've heard the commotion.

Duke Vernon stood up, “Lady Natalie, Sage disappeared after fleeing the palace, Sylvester was arrested.”, he said.

I felt my vein popping out the side of my head. I grabbed Duke Vernon by the shirt pulling him close to me.

“Where the fuck is my daughter?”, I asked, looking directly in his face.

He shook his head, “We don't know yet, she fled after rejecting the Queen's offer”, he said.

“What offer?”Rosemary and I shouted at the same time.

Duke Vernon cleared his throat and looked terrified when he saw my expression.

“The Queen offers to rescind Prince Mosies exile but only if Princess Sage marry the neighboring Prince or she will charge the Synovial's dukedom with treason.” he explained.

“Where's Moises”, I asked.

“He left to go to the western region”, he said.

I let go of his shirt and Rosemary got up off Nashi. Soon as we turned, Moises had walked into the office.

“Natalie,” he said.

“Find my daughter now” I said, and I walked past him and he grabbed my arm.

“Where are you going, we need to..” I cut him off and looked up at him.

“To kill your mother”, I said, and moved my arm away, “Rosemary stay here” I shouted and storm out of the villa.

(SAGE P.O.V )

When we returned from the village I saw Nathan from a distance, he was standing in front of the front door. He was carrying someone in his arms. I ran towards him when I noticed it was Asiana.

“Asiana”, I yelled.

When he turned around I saw Asiana was unconscious. Nathan explained to me that he found her inside of a small cave within the forest. She was mildly injured and her body was exhausted. When the doctor checked her out, he said that she had a sprained ankle and some broken ribs. I begged Nathan to let me stay in the same room as her and he agreed.

“You need to eat”, Nathan said.

I looked up at him, “I'm fine” I said.

“No, you aren't,” he said and sat down on the bed.

“I'll try to contact someone from the Northern border to let your parents know that you're here”, he said and caressed my hair.

“The Queen wants me to get married”, I said while sighing.

I saw Nathan flinch a bit.

“Not before I burn down the kingdom first” he said, “Or at least kill that grandfather of yours” he added.

I suddenly remembered something and then it dawned on me.

“Grandfather, my father's grandfather is in the western region”, I said.

“Who is it? I can try to help you get there. It'll be safer. This village is a war zone”, he said.

“He's Duke Winter”, I said.

Nathan's eyes widened, “What?” “Are you serious?”he asked, looking surprised.

“That's one of the strongest knightage and military forces in the kingdom. If he wanted to overthrow the throne no one would stop him. He's greatly feared even by the king”, Nathan said.

I was appalled, I didn't know that old man was that powerful.

Before Nathan could say anymore, Chena and Viscount Palin opened the door panting.

“We're under attack, the Knights just broke through the western border.” Chena said.

Nathan stood up and looked at me.

“Sage, get prepared”, he said, and looked back at me.

“Prepare for what?”, I asked, in confusion.

Nathan smirked and gestured his head for me to follow behind him. I got up and followed him but I was still confused.

“Wait, Prepare for what?”, I asked again, still confused.

“I'm going teach you how to fight on a battlefield”, he said and walked ahead of me.

"What the..", I thought to myself.