![]() ![]() Guilt, Anger, and Sadness all washed over me in an instant. "Fourteen Sir." He said reluctantly without looking me in the eye. "Garrick wait." Hearing this he stopped in his tracks and spun on his back foot. "Right away Sir." Garrick turned to leave the room. If they did find it, did they kill it? Did it kill some of them? "My king, the men have just returned from the discovery expedition you sent them on." He said exasperated still attempting to catch his breath.Įxcitement and fear battled each other inside of me, I wonder if they found it. My second-in-command Garrick walked in through the now open doors, huffing and puffing after climbing the many flights of stairs that led up the castle to this room. I was quickly snapped out of my thoughts as the great strong wooden doors swung open in my chambers. But I had a nagging feeling that was soon to change and it worried me deeply. My family had been Kings for as long as the world turned it seemed. I cannot shake the terrible feeling that my child would not be fit to be King. I'm not sure how much longer it will be before my body and my mind fail me. ![]() ![]() My wife is pregnant with our firstborn and I am dying, slowly but surely. Pride swelled in my chest as I thought of the sacrifices made to protect this great Kingdom that I had the honor of leading.īut alas my old age was catching up to me. I sat alone atop my throne, built on the backs of my father and grandfather and his father who came before me. ![]()
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