I was smiling from ear to ear the mont I went back to the castle after classes were over in the afternoon. All the worries I had with my family-- with my mother and my brother-- have all been resolved.
Now, I can truly live here in Citadel in peace with nothing to worry about.
"You look so ridiculous when you smile like that," Soone suddenly chose to interfere with the happiness that I am currently feeling. And who else likes to do that thing but Alex alone?
I glared at the lad, who is now on his visible form after removing the cap, identical to the one he gave to the other day.
"But I am happy that you seed to resolve things with your mother, based on that smile of yours," he added, which softens the way I look at him.
I didn't have the chance to reply to what he had said since he also chose that mont to walk out of here and proceed to his room or office or wherever that is. I just shrugged and rolled my eyes at him before going to the prince's chamber to get dressed as the fake prince.
"So your mother didn't ask to see your place that you are now staying, nor insisted on eting its caretaker?" asked Lancelot curiously before we even began our training sessions.
"Nope. I am glad she didn't do that," I said, smiling.
I rembered that after that heart-to-heart talk with my mother, she just chose to leave her trust and went with the other residents of Ziv Village, believing that I would achieve sothing by the end of my stay here.
"How comforting it is to know that,"
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My patience almost snapped when I was trying the complicated water spell that Alex is trying to teach right now. Whenever the spell involves water, except fire, it's near to impossible for to master it imdiately.
"Just focus all your energy and you could sohow make it work," Alex advised.
"I am trying! And it never works!" I countered.
"Have faith, will you?"
"Again, I'm trying!"
Our training was soon interrupted when a castle knight suddenly approached us with a worried look plastered on his face.
"What is it?" I asked hastily.
"The dark forces that keep on attacking random places in Gilead" the knight said, pausing for a mont to swallow this invisible lump that might have strained his voice from further speaking.
"... they are on a move once again,"
All three ntors happened to be present here in the training, observing both Alex and I, and therefore they are here to hear the news as well. I just noticed all their faces have begun to beco serious after hearing the dreadful news.
"Where is it this ti?" Lancelot asked.
""Albania, sir."
Lancelot rubbed his chin and said, "Albania, huh?"
"Okay, this must be stopped imdiately. We need to figure out a way to put an end to these inhumane acts and stop the dark wizards from further killing people," Lucas chid in,
"Agreed."
"In that case then" Lancelot spoke once again. "A royal council eting must be held to gather all the leaders of every village, towns and cities that are part of our country."
I froze at that instance unsure what to feel right now. A royal council eting? What would then happen to if it happens? I can't face the leaders as the fake prince all at the sa ti.
Seeing what I have reacted to, Alex chose to speak about it.
"Lancelot, are you out of your mind?"
Lucas was the one who already excused the knight from here before Alex proceeded with what he had to say.
"The real prince isn't here. Krisella can't face the leaders in this manner, hence they will imdiately know that it's the fake prince they are talking to. like what happened to the prince's fiancee'."
"I know that already," Lancelot retorted. Then his head turned towards and smiled. "Don't worry, you don't have to face the leaders. It's already not part of your job."
I felt a wave of relief inside of as soon as I heard about it, hence I smiled back at the archbishop.
"Thank you," I said.
"So it will be just the three of us who will be facing other royal council mbers then?" Lucas asked.
"It appears to be our only option for now, yes," Lancelot answered for him.
"Damn that prince for abandoning us like this," Alex cursed under his breath. "Wherever he is right now."
The ntioned royal council eting was then decided to be held two days from now to give more ti to the leaders from other remote areas of the country to prepare. On the following day, ssengers were imdiately dispatched to every place under Gilead to spread forth the important news.
News about it also surprisingly reached the ears of the curious students of the academy and then beca the talk in school. Because of that, students can't help but make absurd theories about it.
"Do you think there would be another war happening this year? Or the following year perhaps?" Cailin suddenly blurted out after hearing the made-up stories spread forth by so students who don't know anything except spreading fake news to the campus.
"Gosh, I pray not. I am so looking forward to our family reunion this holiday season," Ariella sighed.
" as well," Maggie chorused, looking worried.
"Guys, don't worry," I said just to calm their nerves caused by these absurd fake news. "Holding an imdiate royal council couldn't be that bad, right?"
They all looked at like I beca an on-the-spot outcast here or sothing.
"The last ti they held a royal council eting, it was when Sodor declared a war against Gilead. Aren't you aware of it?" Ariella asked as a matter of fact.
I froze for a mont and said, "No I am not."
"Well then, this could really an war, based on the recent attacks that Gilead has experienced these past few days or months." Cailin spoke once again.
"That may be true," I said. "But we don't really need to panic because it won't help us."
But even after I said that, the fake news of a possible war here in Gilead has already spread nationwide, striking panic on its residents. The shelves of almost every store in the marketplace have been swept empty by the consurs in fear of that. Every resident has then closed all their windows and doors, fearing that there will be soone who will suddenly barge into their houses.
I don't like what is currently happening right now. Curse that person who spread such fake news to these poor people who knew nothing of what is really happening in the castle right now.
"People started to panic after hearing about the upcoming royal council eting to be held tomorrow," I reported to my ntors the mont I went back to the castle.
"Panicking?" Alex raised an eyebrow at . "About what? It's just one simple gathering of the leaders nationwide."
"They are afraid that a possible war would erge out of that like the war occurred between Sodor and Gilead in the past."
Alex's face began to beco a bit serious after hearing what I said.
"What an absurd theory it is," he then said.
"I know right? I tried telling that to my friends, and they won't listen."
"Just let them be," Lancelot chis in. "People are entitled to their own opinions, and that is pretty much okay."
The following day, the castle was pretty much busy with all the servants running to and fro. While I, on the other hand, was told by Alex to stay in his house for a while as the eting is being held at the royal hall to prevent anyone else from seeing there. I did as what I was told and sneaked my way out through the invisible cap that Alex gave .
In Alex's house, his grandmother happens to be sleeping from the mont I went inside. Rica, their servant, was the one who let in when he got the orders from Alex to let stay here for a while.
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-ALEX-
"Where is his majesty? Why is he not attending our assembly?"
"Doesn't he know that this is an important matter that we are about to discuss? And yet he still chose to be on his silly adventures?"
"I knew from the start that kid has no potential to be the ruler of this country,"
The royal assembly hall started to make so noise after these political leaders began stating their opinions on the prince's absence. Of course it would create a conflict on our part if he is not here, and still, we are trying our best to make up for it.
"Apologies, but he can't make it today however, we can still proceed even in his absence," Lancelot said and smiled platonically.
However, the doors of the hall opened all of a sudden, indicating that soone had entered just now. But as far as I know, all political leaders have already arrived.
"His majesty, Prince Arthur Spellman," the herald standing near the door suddenly announced.
All heads soon turned towards the figure who just recently made his appearance in her complete set of princely apparel. Then, with a smile plastered on her face, Krisella-- currently dressed as the prince-- blurted out.
"Apologies if I arrived late at the eting."
Lancelot, Lucas and I must have been surprised upon seeing her, but she only gave us one last glance before looking at the present leaders of this hall.
"I believe there is sothing urgent that we need to discuss right now."
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