Edric
clenched his fists so hard it trembled. "But I could clear his name. Why
won't you let me do it?"
Jii pushed his spectacles closer
to his face. "Because doing so will only incite more incident. You must
understand, your Highness, your father did what he did because he knew that the
Altherans will attack us once again if they knew the sword exists. War will
come back to us, to our nation, our people. We cannot let that happen."
said Jii.
Edric slammed his fist to the
table.
Jii looked to him without a
word.
For a while, the room was once
again silence.
Edric stood up and left the
chair heading towards the railing between the two staircase overlooking the
large falcon emblem down below.
Father...
Jii closed the red book and left the
chair, making his way towards Edric. "Your Highness, if I may say
something..." he said and paused.
Edric glanced over his shoulder.
"What is it, Jii?" he said. His voice weak and sad.
"Your Highness, you, are
now the rightful ruler of this kingdom. You control its lands and its people.
If I may advice you on one thing, then I would advise you to rule over them
with honor and be humble to them. You may not be able to clear your father's
name but in time, people will soon learn to forgive your family and accept
you." said Jii. He stepped back and gave the prince a bow.
Edric's head slumped. He sighed.
"I will take my leave, your
Highness" said Jii and the master Care Taker turned away from the prince. He
make his way back to the entrance to the archive exits the room as the door
closed back behind him.
"Jii..."
Edric wiped his face with the
sleeve of his robe.
Varin stood at the ledge of the
tower looking at the tiny speck of people underneath him moving around like
ants. Chilling winter breeze pushed his long dark hair back, dancing to the
wind's tune. He closed his eyes and let the tranquility wrapped him like a bubble.
"This will be your first
mission" a voice came out from behind him, yet he chose to ignore it. The
tranquility is far more important to him right now. He held a finger up, and
the voice stopped. He could not remember much of what had happened in the past
year, but he knows that now, he had the mean to track his father's killer. He
opened his eyes again and took a deep breath before turning to face the voice
behind him.
"Like I said, this will be
your first mission. The master has asked me to oversee your progress and help
you should anything arises"
It was a man, older than him.
His clean shaven face did not hide the deep scar that ran across his face like
the deep gorge of a chasm. His green and blue eyes glittered when hit by the
sun. "Can you do it?" he said.
Varin approached the man. He
pulled his hood up, covering his face from the man's view, leaving only his
glittering eyes. "Leave it to me" he said simple. He ran back towards
the ledge and jumped.
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