confrontation

After the registry, they took all the competitors to a big place set like a dorm for them to settle. They had about fifty of the competitors, they were set five people per room. Kanan, Nathan, and Alex were in the same room. Right after they put their stuff away, they were asked to go to the dining room to eat and socialize for it was already time for dinner. The moment Alex and Nathan enter the room Kanan got up and comes face to face to Alex, he looked him in the eyes and said: "Here comes the idiot who tried to stand up to me. I will crush you in that competition, you don't stand a chance, you are too skinny."

Alex looked at him and reply " Why rushing, we have the competition, aren't we? If you are in a rush to be beating I'll be glad to do that for you." Everyone in the room started to laugh. They were getting ready to punch each other when two guards came in the middle of them and separate them. They both grind their teeth and went their separate ways. Alex tried to find a place to sit down and eat. Unfortunately, no one wants her to sit close to them. They were afraid to be bullied by Kanan. So Alex turned around and took the food in her room. Nathan followed her to the room right after.

" Stop following me," she said

" what else can I do, you are the only one who stood up to this guy and you are the only one who stopped me from being bullied. If I don't follow you who else should I follow "

" That's more reason for you not to follow me". She stopped a little and think the next two seconds and said " hmmm who is this guy anyway that everyone is so scared of "

" He's the son of the minister of justice, no one has ever confronted him that way "

" Why?" she asks

" Because his father is powerful and he can make your life miserable "

" Hmmm, how long have you been in the capital? "

" I was born and raised here"

" Then you must know who the best fighter is in this place "

" The prince," he said rapidly

" Dumb dumb I'm talking about the competition "

" Haaaaaaa let me see, Kanan should be the one. He fought in many competitions, he's always won. Why you ask"

" Well, we are not here for fun, are we? we have to know the strength and the weakness of our opponents before we fight them." She continued to eat and keep a steady conversation with Nathan.

At the palace, in Yolanda study one of her maids enters the room bowing her head and said: " your highness, officer Zhang is here to see you"

" let him in" she replied

She went back and get him inside the study and exit the room silently and let the two talk privately

" Long live your highness" Officer Zhang bows in reverence to Yolanda

" Rise officer Zhang, thankfully you are here." She got up from her chair and help the officer from the floor "

"Your highness I'm here because of Prince Edward "

" What do you think I should do officer Zhang, the way he declared those words, isn't it against the law? We need to find something that would make him look bad." She said

" Yes, your highness. I was thinking of planting a spy near him so we could get information.

"Excellent idea officer Zhang." they continued to talk for a while then they went their separate ways. She left the study and go to her private chamber, once she got in she saw Marshall her lover laying on the bed half naked waiting for her.

" Damn it Mashall, you scare me, what are you doing here so early? What if someone sees us?"

"I've been coming here for twenty years my love, I never have any problem before. Now come here, I've missed you for days" He pulled consort Yolanda towards the bed and start kissing her.

At the prince Chamber, Larry Danton enters the room. He got to one knee and said: " My Prince, I have a report to make"

" Did she meet anyone today? "Prince Edward said with haste

" Yes, officer Zhang"

"That's what I thought, I think she's trying to get all the officers on her side to get Oscar the throne."

" What do you want me to do your highness?"

" Just let them keep plotting against me, let them feel like they are winning. Larry, I just want you to keep follow at a distance. Do not raise any suspension, understand"

" I understand your highness" He replied by bowing his head

At Canasa the neighbor Kingdom the King and his officers were planning how to make the Ethera Kingdom surrender to them. They had kept captives a lot of Etherians including some noble people. They had taken treasures and merchants that were traveling to different countries. They wanted to use them as a threat to Edward. Edward on the other side kept buying his time to get his people to prepare before Canasa declare war against Ethera.

The next day the competition started to take place, in a big arena where almost everyone in the capital attended to entertain themselves. Edward and his dysfunctional family were also there. Edward wanted to look at the competitors and see who had the best potential. A little bit later, when it was time for Alex to compete, the eyes of the prince fell on her and he immediately fell into his thoughts" How can a man be this skinny and beautiful" then he turned around and called: "Larry"

"Yes your highness"

" Have you check the background of all fighters"

"Yes Your Highness"

" He interested me, Look at his posture, he doesn't even talk. A mysterious man like him is the best to keep on my side."

" His name is Alexander Randolf, I heard a rumor that the first time he came at the registry, he picked up a fight with Kanan"

" Kanan," said Edward " the minister of justice son?"

" It is him, your highness" The prince laughed and look at Larry and said

"This is going to be interesting Larry, a man can finally stand up to Kanan, The biggest bully in my generation. No one has ever fought with him before if I can recall, let's keep watching and see where things go "

"Yes my prince"