
That morning the Prussian Palace ended in turmoil with a dead soldier in front of the palace gates. King Fabian was furious with the news that the soldier brought before death. He said the western fort had collapsed. However, he did not tell at all who had done so.
King Fabian clenched his hand and hit the handle of his singe.
“How could that happen? Isn't the soldier who served there the best?” he shouted at Knight Albert.
“Really once Your Majesty the King,” the man replied with stammering.
One of the duties of a knight was to choose skilled warriors and excel in swordsmanship as the guard soldiers of every frontier fortress. Actually, their soldiers aren't not that great. Only, their opponents were unbalanced.
Although only a few, Aegis warriors are notoriously difficult to defeat because they are believed to be descendants of the gods. And, the incident that happened to Emperor Alessa was not without reason. Imperial soldier Diocletian attacked while Emperor Alessa's entourage rested until they were caught off guard. The emperor himself only brought 10 soldiers as his guards.
“Then, why can you lose?” King Fabian still has no answer.
“That problem ...” King Fabian rose from his seat. He got up from there and took a look at Knight Albert. “Have I been wrong to let you take over the defense?”
Knight Albert looked down. He did not expect to be attacked and suffered a crushing defeat.
King Fabian growled and left the meeting room. It took too long for his Knight to take the initiative. He'll intervene on his own.
“Baginda ... Where are you going?” Knight Albert is chasing the King.
“You think I'll wait for the next fort to be destroyed?” king Fabian's sarcasm.
“Pardon me, Sire King!”
King Fabian looked over with a sour face. He doesn't want to hear that kind of thing. “Save your apology. You better make amends now. Reply them with me!”
The Knight realized the King's intentions. He would prove his regret by granting victory and solidifying the western fortress. “Ready to do, Sire!”
***
Meanwhile in Duke Tristan's Mansion, Emperor Alessa continues to look for ways to get out of there. The woman stomped on her wrist that was shackled by the golden chain. Not long after the door of his room opened. Emperor Alessa immediately rose from her seat.
Several servants and healers came to treat the wound on the Emperor's tongue.
“Good morning, Duchess Elena,” greet the Physician.
Emperor Alessa rolled her eyes lazily. Why did everyone in this mansion call him that? Does not such a call require a coronation first. They're all crazy. For him, the occupants of the mansion were none sane.
Emperor Alessa can't speak. He moved his finger pointing at a paper and pen that was on the side of the Physician. The man immediately gave it to her.
Emperor Alessa seemed to write something there, then gave it back to the Physician. The physician read it with trembling hands. A threatening word that reads.
“Can you stop calling me that? Do you know who I am? I am the Aegis Emperor! The Imperial leader of the land of the gods. You guys aren't afraid of getting havoc by doing things you shouldn't?”
Emperor Alessa's bluff was able to make the healer sweat cold. With weight he gathered guts.
“Ampuni servant of His Majesty. Servant just running errands.”
Emperor Alessa grinned, writing something back on the paper.
The physician squeezed the paper, turning to the bewildered servants. The problem was that they did not know what the physician had read.
“You guys give the medicine to the Duchess, I .. I'm having business!” said the healer before leaving the Emperor's room with wide steps.
The Emperor smiled happily at the despair in the physician's eyes. The woman believed the physician would resign from his duties. The Greek mainland is known as the land of the gods. God of the people at that time. Diocletian was not Greek. However, many of his subjects worshiped the god of the land. Only the grill is different.
***
Return to King Fabian who finally came to his fortress that had been destroyed by Darius. When he got there he was surprised by a flag he knew. The flag of the Aegis Empire fluttering in his fortress. The man frowned confused.
Not only that, as his feet arrived near the gate of the fortress. Right in front of him stood four men, one of whom was not foreign according to him.
“Prince Lucas?” muttered King Fabian.
While the other man in red with a matching colored bead drew a sword at the King while shouting. “BACK BACK EMPEROR AEGIS!”
Silence occurred, knight Albert was no less confused. What does that man mean? what happened to Emperor Aegis? As he remembered that the imperial entourage had left the palace a few days ago.
“IF YOU DO NOT HAND OVER THE EMPEROR, RIGHT NOW AEGIS WILL FLY THE WAR FLAG WITH PRUSSIA!” Darius shouted back because he did not get a response from King Fabian.
The king seemed to be trying to digest Darius's intentions. King Fabian raised his hand trying to hold back the anger of Darius who was ready to attack.
“Please hold on for a moment, it looks like something is wrong.” King Fabian and Knight Albert get off his horse.
The knight and the soldiers remained alert with a standby posture. King Fabian shook his head at Knight Albert, gesturing him not to look provoking.
Seeing the cooperative attitude of the King made Darius lower his sword.
“What do you mean by something wrong?” darius asked curiously.
“Because Emperor Aegis has been leaving my palace since a few days ago,” obviously King Fabian managed to make Darius and the would-be concubines jerk.
Prince Lucas nodded. “Cannot be! Until now His Majesty has not returned to Aegis and one of our men found the bodies of the Aegis troupe near the Port of Prussia.”
King Fabian fell silent for a moment with a pale face. Darius came forward and intended to seal the King's collar. However, restrained by Knight Albert. “Don't play me! Tell me, where is the Emperor!”
“Jaga your attitude. Sir!” hardik Knight Albert's.
“Mr Darius, don't be rash!” helios.
It's not a good time to be fighting each other. What is important at this time is the existence of the Emperor. If indeed Emperor Alessa had gone from the Prussian court. So who attacked them? Helios assumed the King could not lie with his reaction that seemed to be struck.
King Fabian was too shocked by the news he received to be speechless. He thinks the former is currently rejoicing at the wedding that will take place. But, in fact, there was a tragedy that happened to the woman.
The woman disappeared. Either alive or dead. Even if he died, his body was not found. King Fabian wishes Emperor Alessa well.
Tbc.