Empty Mantle

With recent information and losses, Arthur has declared to all men that are able to fight to take up arms. All men that were able march towards the new threat that has emerged, Melissa and Leo barge through the palace doors and kneel before the king; Melissa raises her head up to look Arthur in the eyes.

She says to Arthur in a demanding tone. "Milord may I know what the hell is going on I deserve an answer!" Arthur sits on his throne looking at the two of them uninterested only interested in the task that must be done, he sighs knowing if his sister didn't get the answer she wanted she would blow a fuse.

"All you and Leo need to know is that there is a threat, now I will not tolerate this unannounced intervention you two still serve under the army now take up your weapons and march-like everyone else."

Leo outraged stands up and storms toward Arthur "I'm not taking this bull shit from our king give me and Melissa a damn good reason why we should trust your word!" Arthur angered stands up and takes off his crown. He kicks Leo down the steps to the throne.

"YOUR A SOLIDER what gives you the damn right to do whatever you fucking, please!! don't you ever come to me with such questions ever again or ill have your head." Leo gets back up from the floor and leaves the throne room Melissa stands up and bows to the king before leaving following behind Leo.

Arthur sits back on his thrown frustrated and stressed rubbing his head, and all of a sudden he hears a small girl's voice, "Papa."

"Was that Leo and Aunt Melissa why did you kick them out?" a boy then pops around the corner with Lisa holding him in her arms, "Papa is it true Leo was here!?" Lisa gives the king a straight face followed by a frown.

Arthur smiles at the children and says to them. "Emily, Ace run along and go play in the gardens ok; I and your mother would like to have time to ourselves. "

Ace and Emily nod and run off once gone Lisa slaps Arthur across the face infuriated she yells at him "WHAT THE HELL!! Arthur, I heard what you said to Leo and Melissa before kicking them out, what's wrong with you!" Arthur stares blankly at the ground and responds with a low sort of lifeless tone. "I am sorry...but I must do what I must as current king to uphold this kingdom's peace even if the person who faces me is my friend or sibling." Lisa's eyes widen in horror as she pretends to smile as if he were joking "my dear Arthur you can't be serious your not willing to kill your best friend and your sibling just because of a disagreement, are you? you can't be serious!"

Arthur's face stays the same but he responds with a more angered tone while grabbing onto Lisa and shaking her "IF YOU THINK IT'S SO DAMN EASY then quit being a damn baker and help me run this kingdom and become queen! I'm stressing out every day because of everyone coming making demands to change everything the only people that don't make complaints are the Pantemas."

" I'm sick of this all of it being king and this damn kingdom I gave what everyone here wanted and this is how everyone repays me complaints about things, like wanting divorces taking and peasant's life for being in the town of nobles." Lisa looks at Arthur with sympathy and embraces the suffering king in her arms "I will take up that mantle as queen just not now, only when I feel I am ready."