Lord Tau: My Kingdom

I am feeling wonderful this morning. Five carriages are ready for the king and his family, lions are already in theirs, Calhoun is putting his things in his and Paine's carriage, but Paine is not here yet. He is usually ready before time, where was he going early this morning?

The King seems a little bit off like something would be bothering him, he also looks in Calhoun's carriage hoping to find Paine there. "Where is Paine? His things are not even here! Where is he? Someone go up and get him!"

"There is no need, father!"

"What are you saying?" Wait, does Calhoun knows something? So he really was leaving, but how did he find out?

"He has left!"

"What do you mean left?" The King stops and looks at Calhoun.

"He went to find his destiny!"

"What nonsense, his destiny is here... with us!"

Hmm, I doubt that! He made the best choice, he is someone else and he needs to find his own people, he will be better outside the lions' den!

"You can't decide it!"

"He is a Lionray, the next generation of one of The Great Six's dynasties!"

"Is he?" It just slipped, I couldn't hold it, I know the truth, the King knows the truth, the queen knows the truth and now it seems like also Calhoun and Paine know the truth, but they both look at me like I was lost my mind. "I am sorry, my king!"

"Of course, he is my son!" I wouldn't be so sure about that, perhaps the queen hasn't told him yet and Paine just left because he wants to know who he is.

"But is he feeling like a Lionray? Because last time I checked, he wasn't!" Calhoun adds and now I am one hundred per cent sure, they don't know anything, but I hope Paine soon learns the truth, not that I would want that, for me it would be easier, if he was a Lionray and he wouldn't run away, but still I feel something for this family. They have given me so much, but life is life, I didn't choose to be born in this family.

"I am doing all the hard work for my family, what else he is missing!"

"Family? Love? Parents?"

"It is all here, all the time!"

"You are not speaking with us, we are always on our own!" They are facing and almost screaming to each other, I love drama. It is better for me that they are already divided.

"My apologies, prince, who are just playing with lions all day!"

"What am I supposed to do? And I am not playing, I am training!"

"Come and participate in meetings, like your brother, Amir!"

"Oh God, he is so unintelligent! Can he rule the kingdom? No, the kingdom will go down, immediately!" Calhoun is right, but he is crossing the line, he is not supposed to talk with his father like this. I said I have divided feelings.

"Don't speak about your brother like that, he is investing in his future, not like you!" And the King is also crossing the line!

"See, you are not thinking about us, you are just thinking about your kingdom!"

At this moment, I see the queen and Amir coming outside the castle, I wonder where they have been.

"What's here going on? Why are you screaming?"

"Paine left!"

"Why? What?" She is staring at the king and then looks at me as I am supposed to know where he is, but then she focuses on Calhoun. "Did you know?"

"Of course, I am the only one of this family, who speaks with him!"

"And you didn't tell us?"

"He has left because of you all! Don't you understand?"

"If you had said something to us, we would have talked him out!"

"Just don't panic now! He said, in case, he will always be your son, no matter what and he is coming back one day!"

The Queen and the king look at him shocked, he has also planned out this one, so why they still wonder that he isn't feeling like a lion.

"Say something! Do something!" Leah says to the king, hoping to get support.

"It was his choice, what could I possibly do?" The king has suddenly changed his opinion about this, does he suspects something?

"I don't know maybe for once think about your family!"

Calhoun looks at the king with I-told-you look on his face, so the king doesn't want to discuss this subject anymore. "I am always thinking about my family!!!... Alright, I will send the Fang unit to look for him!"

"What's going on?" Amir was there all the time, is he just pretending to be so stupid?

"Oh God, why are you so brainless?" Calhoun is right again, maybe I underestimated him.

"What? I don't understand what you are panicking about!"

"My king, sorry to interrupt your family discussion, but the carriages are ready to leave!" As much as I love to watch this family drama I also love to get this kingdom to be my kingdom for a couple of weeks.

"I believe that you understand that we are not leaving while the prince is not back!"

"We will take care of him when we find him!" I try to get her to agree to leave.

"No, I am not leaving until I know that my son is fine!"

"We need to leave, mother, he said for himself, he is not coming back any time soon!"

"Again? Why are you not saying anything?" She is always looking for support from her husband.

"What should I say? I agree with Calhoun! We are leaving now!"

Maybe it was too harsh, but it worked. Leah looks at king like she would be betrayed, wipes off tears and gets in the carriage. "What are you waiting for? We are leaving!"

"Scar!" I even didn't see that Scar is here behind me as always.

"Yes, my king?"

"Please send one unit out to look for Paine, but don't go too far!"

"Yes, my king!"

"And Lord Tau! Please send messages, if necessary! And keep everything in order here!"

"Of course, my king!"

"Alright then! See you soon!"

The king steps in his carriage as we bow down. Five huge carriages leave the front of the castle and it is a big event in the kingdom to see the royal family, so everyone from the city is here outside the castle's forecourt to say farewells to them. I hope they didn't hear too much of the chat between the royal family. Children are running after carriages, but they are leaving too fast.

Scar and I are standing and taking it all in, we are the rulers now, at least I hope Scar is feeling the same as well.

"So, my lord, this kingdom is in our hands now!" He is.

"Indeed, it is!" My mood is lifting every second.

"I will go get Fangs ready for a search party!"

"It will not be necessary!"

"Why? But the King..."

I interrupt him. "Yes, yes, the King said something and now you are running to do that! I am the one, who he left to rule here while he is gone, and now I am ordering you not to search prince Paine!"

"Alright, my lord, I guess, I'll do as you say!"

"Of course, you will, otherwise I will feed you to lions!" I make my most serious face and look at him. "I am joking, you should have seen the look on your face!"

"Ha, I couldn't believe what I heard!"

"I could never betray our King!"

"So I will get the Fangs ready?"

"No, I have already done that, because I saw how prince sneaked out of the castle!"

"And you didn't do anything!"

"I said, I formed the Fang unit for searching!"

"Fine, then, excuse me, my lord!"

Did I? He is so easy to deceive as is everyone else in the lions' den!