A Little Too Good At It

The Second Prince watched the back view of the Seventh Prince and his entourage as they were escorted into one of the rooms in the Castle.

He didn't understand why the Seventh Prince was so adamant on starting a war. Even when he suggested a much more effective approach, the Seventh Prince brushed it aside, telling him the First Prince will naturally not agree to such a thing.

Malachi had been sent out without the knowledge of the Second or First Prince. They didn't know Malachi had been sowing seeds of discord within the two Kingdoms.

The next day came with news from the border, a small battle broke out and the people of the First Prince's kingdom wiped out an entire town, killing everyone present there.

When the Second Prince heard this, he felt unbridled rage. They've been having small clashes over the past few years, and even leading to war on a few occasions, but they've never massacred innocent people in those wars, only the armies were killed.