As I sit there and watch a piece of wood slowly burn away to ash and other compounds that are come from burning things I hear my name being called by someone and it is an all too familiar high pitch voice “Arthor! Where are you?!” the person yells not far from the door to enter the room I am in. the footsteps of said person get closer and closer to the door then stop, a motion that catches my eyes is that of the door handle slowly coming down to the earth and then a click.
Welp looks like I have lost the game.
The head of Bavon peeks into the room with a giant smirk on his face “Ha-ha I have found you!” he yells while barging into the room. I stand pat myself down to get rid of dust or other floor stuff off of me and walk over to Bavon still having the giant smile he had entered with.
“Well let’s head back and choose the next game to play to see who is better as hid and seek is not a good game for us” I say to Bavon as I exit the room and head to our room but before I could leave the room two men dressed oddly weird walk the hallway heading to the main meeting room for important people.
I look to Bavon who also saw the men and shrugged so both of us quickly and quietly make our way over to the said room to over hear what they are talking about.
When we reach the room we just arrived as the convocation had contently started when we got there “Greetings High lord Nathans, me and my partner are here from the capital of empire sent by none other than are empress Lilyana to tell you about current affairs about the war that is predicted to happen” both men that are dressed in the strange clothing sit down and look towards Bavons father Nathans “I thank empress for having me know such delicate information and having want to hear my request for someone under my care if I am correct”
Both men glance at each other for a moment than look back at Nathans.
“Yes we are also hear about that request you made for Arthor Björn Knight to take the test to enter the royal military academy” royal? Wait I thought I was going to the imperial military academy not the royal.
“Thank for confirming now what is it that has me involved in such matter as the war coming up for the nation we have already been through one that had just ended with both American union and puppet state of the Southern union set in Africa but after the costly victory we had managed to archive against them but we are going to another with a different country and that country is…”
The two after hearing high lords sudden change in voice after hearing what he wanted to hear and then showing his distaste to what he is going to talked about this new war with someone glance at each other again.
“Well, my lord the country in question that is showing aggression toward us is one that is located near the tip closest to the artic of south America the Kingdom o-” he was cut off by Nathans who finished the kingdoms name “Kingdom of Argentinian I thought they were in a civil war with traitors against the king” Nathans says to get answers as quickly as possible so that he can continue his day.
“Well, they have recently gotten support from the American Union” Nathans to hearing that news releases some sort of power that installs me with unimaginable fear I have never felt before, I look to see that Bavon is feeling the same thing.
He looks over at me. Without saying anything we decide to both get out of there as quickly as possible.
When the both of us reached our room we both went to our beds and hid under them.
What was even that feeling that had overcome me not long ago rushed through my mind.
After moments of having that thought plague my mind I slide myself out from under my bed to look at the time to see that an hour had passed. I look over to where Bavon should be and see him reading about animals, Bavon had always had an interest in animals. I open my mouth to say something but when I was going to speak a knock was heard on the door.
A faint voice was heard “boys it is time for your dinner” it was one of the maids that worked here. Both me and Bavon head towards the door it does take Bavon a little longer though as he was had to get out from under his bed.
Once we both were there at the door I opened and we both started to head toward the dining room.
Along the way there we were both so very quiet it is understandable as what happened not ago with Bavons father.
When we entered the room we saw Nathans First wife Isabella and his siblings Marcus and jasmine we sit on the other side of them pair of siblings with Nathans second wife Samantha. With Nathan sitting at the end of the table.
Before we enter or even start to eat we have to be quite as it is rude to talk while we wait for food unless the leader of household says so, so we are sitting in quite with both me and Bavon feeling a little uncomfortable to sit in the same room as Nathans.
After minutes with silence the food arrive and the apologies from the head cook heard as he brings in the food Nathans laughs hearing the head cook apologies “Don’t be so sorry for something as delicate as cooking it does take a long time to cook to the perfection that you can do” he says laughing after he finishes his sentence “Now shall we dig in”
A plate is place is front of us all that looks quite appetising, what the plate has on it is beef with something that looks like think string and multiple different vegetables such as spring onion the only thing I could recognise.
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
Then the cutlery is placed along with a pair of sticks.
Wait could this be-
“This is something for all of us to have as it is to celebrate having Arthor to take the test for the royal academy for the military, the reason I chose this dish is that it was a favorited dish of his mother so enjoy” when I look around the table I can see many smiles to my achievement.
“So if you please Arthor take the first bite” I grab the pair of sticks and grab a group of the stringy String like food? And eat it. My face lit up with delight after having the food.
Everyone soon after follows suit with eating.
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Jeez this food is something, no wonder why mother enjoyed it so much.
“Hey Arthor want to race back to our room” says Bavon next to me “of course I will I am going to beat you this time” I say back in confidence we both enter the hallway and prepare to start “3” Bavon starts “2” the anticipation to hear the final word ‘go!!’ is off the charts “1” we both get ready to run as soon we hear “g-” before the word could even be said I hear “Arthor please come here for a second” my name being called by Nathans.
I stand straight and look to where I heard my name being called from which was in the direction of the dining room doorway I walk over as Nathans walks into the Dining room I follow behind him. He sits down in one of the chairs and looks at me “you will be leaving for the academy tomorrow” shock enters my face as to what he had said I open my mouth to say something but before I could he continued “I understand your shock to the situation but I believe this is best as you are young and you need to meet other people other than those in the main house”.
I look down to my feet after hearing what he had said “Will I be able to see everyone else?” Nathans slowly moves as I see him out of the tops my eyes, he move to face towards me and lean forward I then feel a hand on my head.
I look up to him seeing him smiling.
“Of course, you will be able to see us but not as often as now but you will be able to see us” I want to cry. I do not want to leave my well second family who have taken care of me for most of my life but I can’t go against the orders of high lord and the request from a second father.
“Now, I do see that you are conflicted about this but now is not a time to have such thoughts of doubt and sadness go get some sleep and be ready for tomorrow” he then gets up and leaves into the hallway I follow suit.
We both go in different directions.
These hallways are quite during the night sometimes I think they are too quiet, as I walk towards my room disturbing said quietness of the night I look outside the window only to be meet with the harsh winds of the cold outside world covered in white and raining white it make me wonder how people survive out there in these harsh conditions.
I face front of me to that my room is not that far away so I speed up my walk a little more to reach my room a little faster.
I open the door and enter the room it is always so dark in here at night.
I make my way to my bed and tuck myself in to sleep the next day is going to be something big for me and the others as I am going to leaving this house for the first time in 10 years, how would other people react to seeing me? will people be friends with me?
I don’t like those questions.
As I continues to think about how other will react to me I slowly feel myself getting drowsy then black.
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the morning of the next as I slowly open my eyes to Bavon waking me I sit up and look at him “time to get up for breakfast and you have to leave soon right so you got to pack things for the trip” I throw the blankets and covers away from me and get out of bed.
Me and Bavon after a short walk make our way to the dining room with me still groggy from just waking up for breakfast it is sausages with egg and bacon.
I get from chair after I quickly eat my last sausage leave toward the door “Hey Arthor where are you going?” I heard from behind me I look back and look at Nathans “He is going to pack somethings jasmine for the trip to the capital” jasmine looks to her father when hearing him finish then back at me I nod to confirm what the Nathans had said to jasmine and the family.
I turn back to face the dining room exit and head to my room.
Once I enter my room I change clothes from what I had on, I then head toward the closet on my side of the room and grab two things a jacket to stand the winter freeze and a suit case that has all I need to go on a trip.
I put on the jacket and grab the suit case by the handle and walk out of my room closing the door.
I walk down the hallway to the entrance to this house and open the door and walk out with the suitcase by my side until I have to drop it and close the door. I grab the suitcase and look up to see what will be my transport to the academy.
A big black long car or what the adults call a limo that transport around important people to places once I reach the door it opens and I enter with some struggle as the suitcase was bit hard to get in but I got there.
If I remember correctly these things don’t need a human operator at all to function but a stable path laid with magnets to move, just thing about how complex this is hurts my brain. With the limo on the move I feel myself being forced back due to how fast it was going. I was told by Nathans once that limos like this can travel from where we are to the capital in 5 hours which is fast as the capital is roughly 500km away from where we are.
While the limo is going fast the outside looked as serene and beautiful as it did when walking down the hallway but multiply by 4.
Before I could get entranced in the scene the limo seems to bump a little every now and then which makes me nerves about what is going to happen as I don’t want to be stranded in the snowy waste land of snow and ice.
But as if some higher being heard what I was thinking the limo derails and crashes into the snow leaving me bleeding as I had bashed my head on roof of the limo. I see a hole leading outside but how did the limo derail and crash.
After getting up and walking out to the great storm of the outside world I was hit by a mass of wind almost sending me tumbling away with wind. I try to find the road but to now success of finding as seeing in this storm of snow moving at high speeds is not easy with the normal eye.
After I look around I do what Nathans said never to do I pick a direction to in and go that way as it is my only hope I can’t go to back of the limo and go into the direction it is pointing as the limo may have flipped and changed directions while derailing.
So, I choose a direction a follow through with going that way no matter what and that direction was to right and middle section the car pointing north? I just have to follow it.
Before I can even move one step in the direction I chose I hear the crackling of snow on the other side of the car when I look over I see a tall figure wearing a helmet with two lines going diagonal towards the eyes of a person with another in the middle going straight down all glowing a deep blue.
As I stood there looking at the person and the person looking at me I think? Is it even a person?
The thing takes a step forward toward me “Who are you little one and what happened but before you answer my questions let’s get you indoors so you don’t freeze to death” he comes over to me and lend out his hand for me to grab not having an option other than follow him in this situation I take it and we walk in the snow.
With snow crackling under our feet.