As soon as his eyes fell on his son, his anger exploded; "Where the Hell have you been?! I summoned you almost two hours ago! I am your King, on top of being your father! What excuse do you have for being almost two hours late?!"
Marco smiled pleasantly at his father as he replied; "I apologize for my tardiness, Father. I was in a very important meeting with General Zas, then I had a previous engagement that I had put off for far too long already. Again, I apologize for being late, but it couldn't be helped."