“I can’t believe it! That Drake guy has such fearsome power, no doubt he is not human, and none can’t hold that kind of power, such fearsome power, wait! It’s my mother even ok? I ran from my father to my mother laying on the ground”

* Mother?? Mother?? Answer me!

* Don’t worry about missy, she isn’t dead she was just hit by the shock of my blade cutting the gem making her fall unconscious, she will wake up later, as for the gem it shattered as I cut through it seems it was just a second rated artifact

* Second rated? What do you even mean?

* That the artifact was not the real one, what you mother had was a duplicate but not as good as the real one, but it was able to amass such amount of energy and they are expensive too and they don’t shatter into tiny bits of glass dust as you cut them. This is the first I see in the central, but I wonder why that King Roque would be willing give such expensive item to your moth-

“As I heard Drake’s explanation I heard the voice of my father from behind interrupting Drake, as if he knew the answer”

* All of this was for an Ally and territory…

“Drake and I were surprised, why would the King of such big kingdom need an Ally from this far away land, especially from the vampire race? As far I had known all big capitals and kingdoms hate demi humans and humanoid looking races, they even set decrees for taking them as slaves or wiping them from outskirts of them, But why King Roque? His kingdom is known for being totally racist against any non-human beings, doesn’t make any sense”

* Count, I might know what you mean but I think your daughter would like an explanation, she looks confused, after all she was attacked by her own mother that was mind-controlled by the fake artifact

* Yes, you are right, Nilva sorry for being a fool father almost getting you killed and for letting your mother pass through all this, here let me explain it.

“My father explained to me, that King Roque sent some letters to him years ago about the rumors of Drake and about the big increase of our town’s profitable trade routes, and wanted invite him into the castle to discuss some matters with him, father refused each of these letters, until mother read one of them and decided to see why would the King himself will be pestering so eagerly my father into visit him, She told him about she was leaving to visit the Elias Kingdom, my father refused her idea out of worry of being slaved or imprisoned or worst, She told him to trust her this one time and he agreed to it.

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When she came back she was normal but her aura felt strange, she told him that what King Roque wanted was an Ally to stop and buy time against invading foreign forces reach the continent from the south east and establish a blockade, and that most of the goods exported by our town be directed for Elias kingdom with just a bit plus of coin in return, father refused the king’s proposal and that’s is where everything went downhill up to this present day, I started let out some tears out of my eyes as I heard all of it”

* Father, answer me, why would that king be so desperate and do such extreme thing to mother.

* Because… I-

“My father was interrupted by Drake just about to give me the answer to my question”

* Because your Father was good man trying to protect you, his wife and his subjects from the grasp of that rotten and coward Roque, who was trying to pull some bullshit on your father but he did it with your mother instead leading to her current state now, The coward though that I was bringing my whole army with me, but he never expected to be only me arriving here 8 months ago.

* But why not bring your army with you? How are you supposed to help in here without an army?

* (Smiling) because my army back at home were not soldiers nor mercenaries nor anything, they were just simple people at which I gave hope for change and rose with me to fight against what you guys are experiencing right now, a place for demi humans and other races can co-exist and live in peace, the land’s people will be my army wherever the land I go as long they yearn for change. Isn’t it right, count?

* (bowing) Exactly as your said my “King”

“I got astonished seeing my father bowing at Drake and call him KING, so he really is the person that has come to lead us out, as I keep looking at Drake, I saw some rays from the moon leaking through the broken walls of the castle behind him contrasting his figure and his white hair and silver eyes, even the frightening and cold aura I sensed from him earlier is no more instead I sense a soothing and warm one, Did I perhaps have fallen for this person?

[Footsteps]

* So, how long will you be staying there sit on the ground along with your mother, let’s take her to rest and recover.

“Drake was extending his hand at me while saying those words, I took a quick glance at him, and he was handsome with a few scars on his cheeks and his forearms coming out from under his coat, his eyes, displayed kindness and assurance through that gentle yet defiant look, I think following him will be the right choice”

* Yes, my lord.

* Good, it will tough from here on, so let’s go rest well, I got us plans for tomorrow.

[Footsteps leaving the room]

[End of Chapt. 5]