Pieces of a Broken Empire

Darticus had a huge task in his hand. He sat in his chambers signing of a lot of documents and meeting important people and discussing things with them. And not all was going over smoothly. There were people who came to meet him with problems rather than adulations. And as the day progressed the adulations completely stopped and the problems piled up in a bunch. And was Darticus relived to see Philippe as he entered the Royal office. So, this is it? he asked Philippe hinting at the large pile of papers that were on the desk. I'm afraid so, my friend " Your days of warfare are largely over" said Philippe. Darticus sighed "But my father faced his biggest battles after he was crowned king" is it not ? he asked the lead counsel. Those were different times, turbulent times , said Philippe and took a seat. Will it not come back? asked Darticus and immediately took it back seeing how incredibly selfish of him it was. No , my friend. Now the planet needs you to be a steady rock and navigate us in the right direction. Yes, said Darticus and looked at Philippe. It should really be you out here and me out there yonder, said Darticus. That is not what the people think, they think you are the promise, said Philippe "The promised son". And then a man entered the office. He looked like he was a man of high quality. He was dressed well and he seemed well too. He introduced himself and took a seat beside Philippe,

What is the reason of your visit? asked Darticus confidently. My name is Yondrin the man said. And one would think that he was aged about 40 or so. " I come here to ask your permission to buy the a few districts of your hands". Darticus sat up firm and he took a thorough look at him. Philippe, is he one of us? he asked the lead counsel. It looks like that, yes, replied Philippe. Where are you from , Mr Yondrin, asked Darticus. I was a worker in one of the districts, said Yondrin as he adjusted his spectacles. Which one, asked Darticus. 10 , he said. And how do you have that kind of money on you? asked Darticus. I was a very hard worker sir, replied Yondrin. The whole thing was a bit fishy to Darticus but he looked at Philippe who showed no signs of doubt. What are the districts you are looking to buy? he asked Yondrin. 3, 5 and 10, replied Yindrin again in a very calm manner. What is the purpose of you buying these districts? asked the king. I want to build ships like the humans did, said Yondrin. Like they used it for cover, Philippe joined in the conversation for the first time and Darticus felt at ease. Yes, yes . But I would like to build the ships, said Yondrin and looked into the eyes of Philippe. It lacked any emotion and had no soul in it. Anyway , Philippe said . You are in the wring place, the humans are the people you need to purchase it from. And I doubt they are here anymore, they must have left back to their Planet. "Earth" said Yondrin. What? asked Philippe. Earth, that is their planet, said Yondrin. Yes, Earth, nodded Philippe. You need to go there , he said and looked at the man. Yondrin bid goodbye and left at once.

What was that? asked Darticus seeing that Yondrin was not in sight. I think you should not make much of it, said Philippe. That was just a madman, replied Philippe. And madmen can be dangerous, said Darticus. Your brother was not mad, he was evil, said Philippe and there is a big difference to that. Are you sure? that we leave it at? asked Darticus regarding the matter of Yondrin. Yes, we need to assign some ministers to the North , first. That should be our priority, said Philippe. Yes, yes of course, the North said Darticus and took his eyes and mind away from Yondrin. When are we to meet Angela and Discuss this over? Darticus asked Philippe

Tomorrow, replied Philippe. Very well, said Darticus with the thought of Yondrin lingering once again is his mind "Strange" he uttered. Philippe heard that , but he chose to ignore it. I will leave to your work now , let us meet for Dinner? asked Philippe. Yes, yes of course said Darticus who was again seen repeating himself. As Philippe left the office, Darticus went over the documents once again to check if he missed something, even if it was something trivial.