The enemies strike

Chapter thirteen

Lucas looks at Ethan, "We need to leave now."

Ethan thinks for a while and turn to look at Lucas too, "Can I send Ethane on an errand? I mean I didn't even know how Bryson will be burried. It's my last respect to ensure hes giving a befitting burial."

Lucas thought for a while and finally nod, " It's ok. We won't be needing in the palace anyway," he walks to his horse.

Ethan turns to look at Ethane. He held his hands in his which seems so weird for Ethane, "Please, check on things and give me feedback. He lives at number 22, the house close to banana forest."

Ethane nods briefly and free himself from his grip, " I will do that," he says and hurry up to his horse. He bow slightly before riding away.

Ethan smiles faintly and looks over at Lucas, "Is he always so nervous?"

Lucas chuckles and get on the horse, " Do you know how to ride?"

Ethan didn't answer and get on his horse instead, " I should be a soldier in the palace if it wasn't for fate. Apparently,I'm better than you are," he looks over at Lucas and both burst out laughing.

They ride to the palace, Ethan stopping briefly to reminisce on his past life. What he's about to let go.

He remembers Bryson slightly and swore never to forget his revenge. He was only going into the palace because of two things, because of the prince and his revenge.

Stopping briefly before the huge gate, Lucas stretch up his name tag, "He's the prince," he says and gestures behind him at Ethan."

The guard behold Ethan for a while and bow. The gate was opened and they ride in.

Ethan marvel at how wide the palace is. He has always heard of the magnificent castle but had never for once thought he would be opportuned to enter it. Not even as a prince.

Who would imagine the prince would become a ravaging beast, unable to morph back to himself because of anger.

The horse were led to the stable.

Ethan looks around and straightened up. Walking like a prince was the first thing he needed to learn if he really planned to deceive the king.

Though, fear still grip him whenever he thinks of meeting with the king.

The king as people have said carrried this scaring aura around him. His voice sounds like the combination of thunders from the West, east, north and south. His movement was known to be like that of a lion, swift and determined.

He've never seen the prince and so didn't know if hes like his father.

"Follow me," Lucas says and walks towards the prince villa.

Ethan follows quickly,but not forgetting to look around. The prince's villa seems to be at the West part of the palace.

The villa consisted of a study room, a bedroom, two closest, the waiting room and the sun room. Aside from that, the prince has a garden that he loves to tend to every evening.

Fifty maids are positioned into serving the prince. Ethan almost scream when the maids assembled before him and he had to walk past them to get to his waiting room.

When he walked in, ten maids follows him. And Ethan almost had a headache. He felt like his movement were being monitored. He had never had someone follow him in such a way.

He looks over at Lucas, "Send them away," he whisper to him, frustration written all over him.

Lucas sighs, "The prince want to be alone. You should all leave."

The maids takes their bow before walking out.

Ethan let out a deep relieving breath, "Gosh, it felt like they were choking me."

Lucas smiles, "Stay here, I will be back. I need to inform the king that you are back."

"Tell the maids to leave the front of my door."

" You have to get used to it."

" What?" Ethan asks tiredly, " I feel tired already."

" Twenty guards are on their way here. It's how it's done."

Ethan's head spin, his eyes went wider with surprise, " Please, I don't want that. If you don't want me to leave this instance,do what I want."

Lucas almost talk back at him. He let out an exasperated sigh instead, " I will do that ," he walks out.

Ethan beholds the huge chair at the middle of the room. He didn't know the prince has a waiting room too.

He walks through the pass-way and finds the bedroom. He walks inside and look around at the room big enough to contain atleast one hundred men. There was no kidding that the prince enjoys a life of luxury.

The room shows how high the prince taste is. The wall was clean and blue in colour. There's a big large bed that can accept five men. There's a door leading to the closet by his left side.

Ethan turn back and walk into the waiting room.

He walks out and realize that Lucas did what he requested for there were no maids nor guards standing in front of his door.

He wondered why the prince needed guards ij the palace to begin with. Was there someone that wanted to harm him?

It's almost afternoon and the breeze have gone soft. Ethan step out and decided to go sightseeing around his villa. He heard of the prince's garden, the one that house different flowers you can ever think of.

"Do you know something?" A soft voice was saying but Ethan could hear clearly because he seems to be walking closer, "I heard the beast in Tinorah was the prince. Can't you see he just came back."

" No!" Another soft voice protested, " The prince have been in his room all these days."

"Oh, serious?" There was hint of sarcasm in the voice, "Were you able to see him? Did he come out to attend to his flowers? There was a guard in there pretending to be the prince."

There were short silence as Ethan walks into the garden, not that anyone saw him.

"But why do you think the prince is the beast? The prince loves going out," that same voice supporting the prince.

Elan walks closer slowly.

"Are you even in this town!" The other voice rebuke dangerously, "Who doesn't know the prince do become a beast whenever he's angered?"

"OMG!" The voice seems scared, " No wonder the kind has never seen the prince."

" Yes, the other voice supports, "He could die like his mother. Well, everyone the prince loves is doom to die."

"OMG!" The soft voice gasps again, " And I was hoping the prince will look at me. He's so handsome and strong."

A scoff, " He's only strong because he's a beast within."

Ethan successfully stay behind them without getting noticed, " Yes, he is."

"See? I've got supporter," the voice seems pleasing until she turns to look at Ethan. She gasps and let out a scream.

The action forcing the second maid to look at Ethan.

Ethan stare at their faces, a bit angry that the maids at the palace would carry such rumour. If the people at the palace says this, what should the villagers do?

Definitely, it was always the maids that were distributing fake news. It doesn't even matter if it's relevant or true. Secrets of the palace should stay within the wall of the palace.

"Did you just gossip about me?" His voice was thick and frightening, almost similar to what the maid always hear whenever the prince was getting angry.

They went down on their kneels, "Please, don't kill us."

"You don't want to die but you can speak such lies against the prince!" He let his voice go higher.

He looks away quickly, "Gosh,ok really angry. Who's there!" Upon his call, two men runs forward. Ethan looks back at the maids, " Take these ladies to the prison. They will get their punishment for speaking slanderous words against the prince."

The men raises their brows at Ethan.

" Prison?" One stated, with the voice to correct him.

Ethan turn towards him suddenly, furious and boiling in anger, "Do you want to say you don't know what I meant?"

The men went on one of their knees. One looks up, " We do and we will take them to the dungeon."

Ethan looks away, "make sure they are in a separate room because their punishment is different."

Ethan knew he didn't have to let it get to him. But in all his life, something like this has always happen to him. Seeing it happen now reminds him of his past life.

And he wonders how much the prince must have suffered. If the maids in the palace wouldn't even keep such secret, damn them then!

"Your highness!" Ethane scream and race to Ethan. He was breathing heavily and he seems dehydrated.

Ethan turns to him, just in time for the soldiers to walk the maids away.

"Bryson," Ethane started but stops to inhale more air inside, "Bryson is alife."

What? Ethan felt the anger vanish from his face. The deep resentment he was feelings seems to be fading away slowly.

"But," Ethane says suddenly.

Ethan's mouth that was curling into a smile stops suddenly, heart stopped breathing briefly, "What's it?" Even the voice didn't sound like his as he waited.

"Damian has announced that he would be beheaded this evening if you don't show up."

Ethan's grit his teeth, his hands clench involuntarily beside him.

He felt all the emotions he had never felt before; anger, rage and disgust.The anger he felt now was enough to break down the whole building. His hands shake briefly that he found it difficult to control his irrational breathing.

He wouldn't let them! He wouldn't let them kill Bryson! He would fight for him no matter what!

Like a beast, he felt similar except he wasn't transforming!