Opened Secret

By now the news of the Kandake using conquering an uncharted zone as a surprise gift to Princess Layla as spread in the Human world, especially the Southern continent which is at the heart of the whole matter.

Aeneas was in the country of Hulu in the Southern continent when the news get to him. He has been in the country since the time Chloe and the rest were banished, but no one knows because he didn't leave any trail until now, which make people suspect he has another hidden agenda he wants to hatch.

Standing at the see through glass in the second floor of a story building located in an obscure area in the country side, Aeneas look at the landscape and the mountain range, whatever thought is running through his mind no one knows, standing behind is a young man that looks much like him apart from the his angular face with honey brown eyes and skin color which is dark compare to Aeneas who is fair with a square face with eyes like the night sky.

With him keeping a clean shave with a little stubble, he looks more like he is in his thirties rather than his actual age which is way into the late fifties. Even in his outfit, his physique still reflects his well built body with compact muscle with not fat – making him look like a berseker instead of his actual profession as a Spell-blade master. The young man behind Aeneas also have a built physique but not close to that of Aeneas as he seem a bit on the light weight.

Aeneas closed his skylink not turning to look at the person behind him before asking, "what is your thought about Princess Layla?"

"She's definitely one of a kind." He said, "to be able to advance to Tier 3 at such a young age speak loudly of how monstrous her potential is."

"Yes, she has great potential, but that's not what I'm asking you. Do you mind having her as your wife so you can get into the royal family of the Cyrene Kingdom?" Aeneas asked as he turned to look at the young man.

The young man looked shocked "Did you just asked what I think about Princess Layla being my wife?"

"Yes, I said that." Aeneas replied.

"So I didn't hear wrongly for one I thought my ears were playing tricks on me." He said

"Why do you look so surprise Luke, is there anything special about her being your wife, she should be the one considering herself lucky to have you as her husband." Aeneas said as he scoffed at the bewildered Lucas.

"Did you just asked what so special?" Luke exclaimed at Aeneas

"In case you just read the news and you don't understand what it said or probably you are missing another Layla with the real Princess Layla of the Cyrene Kingdom, allow me to spell it out to you plainly. It is the young Princess of the Cyrene Kingdom, the Kandake grand-daughter and currently at Tier 3 at the age of 16 and you are hearing asking what's the big deal about that." "let me ask you, what Tier were you when you were at her age?" Luke asked.

"Young man, don't you look down on my potentials." Aeneas said defending himself.

Luke scoff and decide not to continue the conversation with him. "You also don't have to worry because with my help you will be able to catch up with her and might even surpass her." Aeneas said boastfully. Luke shake his head and decide not to comment on how delusional Aeneas is, for all he cares, the man is a big time skimmer and anyone on his target list never escaped it.

"We still have a lot to accomplish and we cannot afford to be idling around." Aeneas said and leave the room and heading for the stairs with Luke following him behind.

Meanwhile in Caesarea, capital of Mesopotamia, in the three storey building of the Security and Intelligence Department HQ of Mesopotamia, a young man in military uniform with the name on his nameplate showing he is Sergeant Elika can be seen moving at a fast pace with a document in his hand as he rush toward the office of his superior but maintain not to barge in and knock waiting for the permission to enter before he did. After gaining permission to enter, sergeant Elika gives a salute, "Lieutenant!"

Sitting behind a mahogany desk is a man in his full military uniform exuding the aura of the battlefield that makes people around him get intimidated which he tries to hide but not completely able to do so. The name plate of his desk read Lieutenant Jonathan who is in charge of the intelligent network in Cyrene. "Be at ease." He said with a thick voice which he try to suppress it volume.

"Yes sir." Sergeant Elika answered.

"What have you come to report?" Lieutenant Jonathan asked.

"Sir, our people at the Cyrene Empire has been able to track Aeneas to the place that seem to be the place he lives. They have been monitoring the building for days and Aeneas always return to the house after sometime and at other time, he doesn't leave the house for days. Also a young man with the name Luke1 is been seen with him and he is reported to be Aeneas son, bearing similar features as Aeneas." Sergeant Elika reported handing over the document with him to Lieutenant Jonathan.

"Good, tell them to continue monitoring the house and Aeneas and report even the subtle changes that might occur." Lieutenant Jonathan said as he look through the document he recieved.

"Okay sir, I will inform them." Sergeant Elika replied.

"If there is no other thing you want to report, you are free to go." Lieutenant Jonathan said, "I will be meeting with Colonel Uduak to report this case."

"Okay sir." Sergeant Elika said and salute before leaving the office.

Not long later, Lieutenant Jonathan can be found in Colonel Uduak office giving report to him alongside the document the received from the Sergeant.

"Who would have thought that Aeneas has a son outside his marriage with Chloe, and the son is even older than his first son with her." Colonel Uduak said after going through the document given to him and the listening to the recount of Lieutenant Jonathan of what the sergeant reported to him. "I will report this to the King in the mean time, tighten your surveillance around him. No one can know what he is planning until he reveals it, and I don't want us to be caught unprepared under any circumstances." Colonel Uduak gave his instructions.

"I have already put that in place and ask Sergeant Elika to send the message back to the people at Cyrene. And I also instruct them to also send the report to the people of Cyrene too." Lieutenant Jonathan said.

"You have done well." Colonel Uduak said, nodding his head in approval. "You can get back to your work and if there is any other findings your people make, report to me as soon as possible." He said.

"Okay sir." Lieutenant Jonathan salutes and stepped out.

Colonel Uduak looks at the document that has just been giving to him tapping him finger on this desk in deep thought with his gaze seeming to be looking afar.

Edited by CiCi

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