The castle stood still like an ancient castle its ruins forgotten by time Amidst the quit of nights rest two gentlemen Conrad and Doulos spoke in an office my lord should I begin preparations for the banquet the boy deserves a proper interaction with high society I'm sure many nobles and business men will attend
Conrad replied when I sent the letter I made sure that option was off the table my boy doesn't need to interact with such people in his first months of life his purity should be untainted for as long as we can afford him before they come for him well atleast their still sending their delegations with how wealthy the rich are the presents alone should be worth a fortune 100s of times my monthly or tens my yearly income Doulos replied
Conrad smirked your not all into money are you Doulos actually the Opposite is true Im Quite stingy but ofcourse I'm a professional I keep such things to myself Doulos replied Conrad lifted his chest as he clasped his hands in a triangular motion while the windows stood agape and the night sky could be seen that fortune should help him out in the future if one day I would fail to stay in high society Doulos replied fate is a cruel mistress but it always makes exceptions for its beloved and if that's anybody it's you my lord
Just like that three eventful years had passed and Darian windsor edison had grown
It was a bright morning day and young Darian ran across the castle escaping from the maids chasing him he hid as they passed him they couldn't catch up because of their maid outfits despite the size of his legs he was very nimble adding to that he was tall and energetic for his age standing at around 41,5 inches tall he was a true trouble maker climbing and sliding on the railing of the castles staircases
He wore a white long sleeve tunic shirt with gold flowery accents green shorts with suspenders long black socks and special tailored black loafers he had green eyes and black short slick curly afro hair and round cheeks and an angled face fair skinned with a neutral hue
Meanwhile Doulos stood in the hallway infront of him on the wall hanged a portrait on it was Doulos himself Claus ,Darian sir Conrad and lady liedia herself with an elegant yellow green gown and her personal handmaiden Matilda beneath the portrait a brown wooden expertly fashioned table with all types of delicacies
On the left was sir Conrads office and on the right was his and her ladyship ledias bed chambers as Doulos looked on he could not help but admire lady liedia she was a architect and designer that's how Conrad and liedia met she was very capable and had personally been the lead in charge of the palace contruction as an engineer himself lord Conrad was smitten her gorgeous looks and above b cup assets on all fronts didn't help either Doulos himself did a background check thinking it was too good to be true but fate had surprised him every year she would order a portrait of the main household and servant leaders to be taken ever since darians birth she took the 1st years picture placing it in the couples bedroom and the second years was recently placed in lord Conrads study as he stood there silently he finally uttered a sentence there's no better lady that I would have besides my lord
Right after a running Darian would enter Doulos line of sight he knew he was in trouble he tried his best to Quickly run pass thinking Doulos would treat him with leniency and let this slide for once but unfortunately right as he was about to pass
Doulos he was caught by him one handedly and was lifted up 50 cms from ground level ofcourse that was nothing to this slick 1,91 meters tall beast
He looked at Darian with a stern and disgusted look Darian was first to break the silence old man shouldn't you be married and have your own kids by now why are you bothering me Doulos face grinned as he lifted his left hand up with pashion and formed a fist who are you calling old pip squeak trouble maker besides I am married to the castle and my kids are all these servants I have to keep in line so basically your a freeloader Darian replied it's nice to see you have your mother's tongue
As he placed him down gently and blocked his path What are you running for he asked Darian replied dad obviously I haven't seen him this entire morning your father is a busy man unlike you he built himself from the ground up into this position his father was just a mere business man it's up to you to bring that glory up to the next level and in that case we are so doomed but fear not as he held 3 fingers of his left hand above his nose closed his eyes and said for I am here
Yeah sure keep believing your some kind of super butler Doulos it's nothing but a Delusion ha! Doulos replied you should be treating me with reverence boy I'm set to become your magic instructor pretty soon and there's no telling how I could abuse my position well Doulos shouldn't you be calling me young lord I'm set to become Duke someday and you wouldn't want to lose your position if your still alive would you
Doulos mouth was left agape with a grin appearing the next second on his face and his eyes appearing as an abyss that pulls and tears the soul apart giving Darian a fright as a light shadow moved over his forehead interesting Doulos said your father is currently speaking with madam tracie his financial adviser and well your classes have begun and you know you can't escape me so get going Darian breathed a sigh of relief as a sudden look of réalisation dawned on his face wait ! Wait ! Its today he ran to his days first class he gave one more look at Doulos and thought to himself as everything behind doulos seemed to darken as Doulos smirked this guy always has such a devilish aura
In an extra room sir Pierce Romanty a slightly dark tanned man with gold inlaid rectangular shaped glasses black finely groomed slicked back hair stood waiting he he wore a linen ruffled shirt with dark brown linen trousers and brown turn shoes as this was Darians finance Geography and history teacher he was a top student graduate in the capital the best money could buy that wasn't already taken up by other nobles
Darian had finally arrived and opened the door sir Pierce said your late boy Darian sensing anger or frustration deflected with his title that's young lord to you and I don't see a watch on your rist so how could you tell sir Pierce knowing his position in this hierarchy replied that's what your here to learn am I right
Darian sensing the tension decreasing Darian puffed up his chest and made a gentle bow with his right arm moving across his chest sir Pierce thought now you want to be courteous smart making your teacher an enemy is a bad move lets begin with the
basics sir Pierce said choose Geography ,finance or history Geography please kind sir Darian replied
The reason was he was fascinated with the various Maps and globes in his father's study and all it's red zones his mother had taught him how to read with his father's aid and the names he saw only made him more curious and he wished to explore more of the outside instead of just the casual strolls take notes Pierce gestured and sit down
Pierce smiled and said excellent where to begin the world we live in is called by many names Giaia by others Geo or more Commonly excepted Earth since as magicians wizards and the greatest scientific minds the Earth has produced have said the Earth situated deep under ground is what holds this world together before then some called it Oceanus as the sea made up more of the surface of what we could see but calling it Earth is still more ancient
We live in the South East specifically our Countries Name is palgia short for paladgiaia meaning land of heroes there are eleven provinces in total conquered by man and the one we are currently in is near the western coast and is called forents agner village is the largest village in the province and is situated around its centre only smaller than Forents great city named ymir which means very large forents could of been the largest province of the country but unfortunately it's broken into pieces of territory not conquered by man
For example at the furthest western point lies the black mountain Coast alongside it is the dragons palace a Giant volcano a nesting place and bed for the king of dragons himself the greedy ivarus and it is said his breath melts anything and his roar creates heat waves summons storms the his wings said to span 5km in length and casual flaps evoking calamity beneath the mountain is the black desert with its canyons and all sorts of monsters trolls, goblins,Gorgons ,orcs ,Dragon people ,desendants of giants,the undead such as ghosts ,Zombies ,wraiths, vampires and all sorts of shape-shifters dwell there it is filled with priceless mana crystals condensed by ivarus breath behind the dragons lare there's the great devide a a giant flowing river spanning a mountains width and behind that a grouping of mountains a mountain range on its backside there's the hanging jungle also known as the inclined or tilted forest and deeper deeper is the kingdom of the beastmen and dwarfing all of that is the Elf's giant tree that reaches the clouds in it fairies unicorns and even fae lepricons,gnomes and other winged folk live there
Wow Darians excitement could be seen through his face as he clutched the pencil that's right our world is huge Pierce said and I'm not even talking about the chaos seas also known as the dark seas or the burning seas or the sea of monsters or the hidden continent or even the isle of dreams
Continent Darian exclaimed Pierce brought out a map and they began to observe you see darian this were we are and this is the only safe part of the sea in east the golden fleece sea called that as it's recognized as humanity's only protective cover not shared by any real intelligent life other than normal fish it could fit 4 small continents by my estimations oh right I zoned out for a bit a continent is a mass of land that share similar unique traits and contain multiple countries basically think of countries as big vast lands now put a magnifying glass on it its just that big ours is called fearanlang land of the tall one must be bold to live here
That's it for Geography now some finance I know this Darian replied The exhange system system is the Leo or the artur coin named after the king with the small copper or nickel Leo being the least valued at a 1 the tin Leo being valued at a 5 the silver paper Leo valued at a 20 the platinum paper Leo at 50 and the gold plates with lord Arthur's face a 100
Well done Pierce said you couldn't learn Geography but a sense of money seems to be your thing I can expect of nothing less from sir conrads son at that moment Doulos who was sitting downstairs drinking a cup of coffee gave a gentle smirk as for history I'm guessing your parents have already explained the basics Darian replied my bedtime stories have been full of it genuis Pierce exclaimed times up your dismissed for the day
Unfortunately for me I have to take a lunch break and go to sir Claus for sword training how sad he sighed
Night Quickly and all the servants gathered to eat in there own long tables the most fancy sat in another room with beatiful silver accents that once the chandelier lit up began to glow like gold at the long dinner table were the heads of house the most important servants the one incharge of the kitchen madam Darlene the one in charge of the Pegasus stables Mr Landen and there most important assistants so on and so forth this table was used to motivate workers it was an honor sir Conrad sat at the beginning of the table right in the middle the table itself was expertly crafted and covering it was a white linen cloth with a feast of food on top best Quality no mistake could be allowed the other servants ate after behind him was a fire place on top his fathers portrait hanged Sir Doumond a true businessman
Next to Conrad at his right was lady liedia at his left Darian and next to her sat her personal maid matilda and next to Darian sat claus Darian had refused for Doulos to sit next to him so in this row of many chairs and servants who had earned there spot Doulos sat opposite sir Conrad in the middle aswell as he watched Darian intensely he believed sitting fourth place from lord Conrads side was an abomination unless he had an extra child a guest of nobility or a family member when Darian wasn't born or was too young Doulos would sit at lord conrads left hand side to him sitting so far away was a punishment but also a sign of respect if he couldn't be fourth he would rather be last those were his standards after the meal ended and everyone went to there rooms
Darian who had received his own room recently waited for his father's bedtime stories as thought about today and how in the future his work load would increase as he sat on his bed he couldn't help but think what a dubious schedule