As the sun began it's descent it's light cascaded on the River while producing numerous colourful lights its waters rippled due to the mass of the ship as it saled Towards the Castle both Conrad and Darian sat across each other with a table between them as they played raid the castle a game of strategy and sacrifice Conrad had his elbows on his lap and his hands clasped in a triangular motion and his eyes peeked Towards the board indicating how serious he was as if life and death hanged in the balance Darians hands shaking with each attempt to make a move
I wanted to tell you these things as bedtime stories but it can't be helped and leaving you in the dark on the problems of nobility will stunt your growth and lead you into the enemies trap rule one of raid the Castle always know where your opponents may move and what they look to exploit from you I had to learn this the hardway Darian as Conrad said these words Darians eyes were left wide open his hand still placed on one of the raid pieces
My father and I after we escaped the flying city I was quite young back then 7 to be exact my father believed the advanced technology which led to people abandoning there autonomy and creating an over reliance of the government and the government the only sane and active people left who were not clouded by bliss took advantage of that making there reign never ending no more elections no more work they drugged the people with bliss so they would never Question never improve peoples motivations were taken away as wealth was redistributed it came to a point where they tried to take away peoples children and replicate the process of natural birth further disconnecting people from each other only then did a few brave wake up peoples minds were placed in synthetic Robotic bodies to achieve sudo Immortality there intelligence and creative ability turned into an ever evolving algorithm creations intelligence became so advanced they could reproduce by themselves soon carnage insued as they gained sentience and attempted assimilation and the eradication of the human species
My father believed that was the inevitability of the relationship between technology and man one would consume the other he saw the patterns with magic aswell when we first came to palgia we used our technological knowhow to gain infamy ,attention and fame creating things that helped the average person and even selling arms to the Military this brought us great wealth and renown across the land but we had agreed that what we shared would only be the one percent to never let things become as they were in our old home my father grew more radical and was with the party that believed magic should be banned and suppressed the nobles wanted his minds and through magic it could be accessed without consent his paranoia grew more eventually leading my father to end his life the event caused the nobles to lose interest while to the lower class it was passed off as an assassination
That's why I m greatly troubled by magics progress and it's seemingly limitless ceiling and those who seek to improve it in ways that increases it's complexity instead of exploring what's already there lady Rose being one of those people when Conrad had finished this sentenced Darian realised one of his pieces was trapped in a compromised position and either way that piece would of left the board a repeat of Boreas city will never happen again Conrad stressed
Why do you think I'm the Duke of this village Darian ,Darian replied because of your hardwork and I once heard that the Duke before you and his family had died in a tragic incident That is the cruelty of the nobles son Your partially correct after my father died I began to research something new a way to combine science and magic which would allow even the less blessed to accomplish great feats magic tools they were called although magic tools had long existed they were not practical for the average person and the technique of making more powerful ones like the kings sword had been lost ages ago it is true that the king recognized my hardwork and benefit to the kingdom but it was much more sinister than that there are two types of nobles those related to the king those who are not but gained such title via there ancestors supporting the crown or business men who rose to prominence enough to be given a seat at Court when his father said these words Darian pictured men bravely fighting alongside the kings ancestors in impossible to win wars and there children inheriting wealth and power and business men in suits flashing and throwing there money on the ground until noticed and knighted Conrad continued 5 years ago the kings entire bloodline was exterminated Darian gasped and Quickly closed his mouth his uncles Aunts and cousins all gone this included the former Duke of agner village only the families of the kings two brothers remained Your mother and I met the month the king appointed me as the Duke of agner village and I was rebuilding the castle for the battle that killed the old Duke caused it to collapse
The only reason the kings brothers survived was due to there strength and the factions backing them the nobles have become pawns of God's and thier cults the only way to remove the roots is to destroy the countries illusion of prosperity Your mother was a architect and designer her designs were visually appealing I realized this was something my Tools lacked which took away from how people nobles alike viewed them so we began to talk I offered her a business proposition and it all went from there Our business creates tools for adventurers ,mages all types of soldiers and the average person
Your mother helped in expanding the Concept to luxury creating dresses imbued with magic rings and other ornamental items and became it's head designer and supervisor all this created a very lucrative business sout after by many noble houses meaning a target had been placed on our backs we knew the dangers but for the people it seemed no it was worth it tears streamed down Darians cheeks as Conrad said with a somber tone forgive me Darian we were selfish to bring you into this life knowing the dangers of our circumstance tears streaming down his face asswell saying now your life won't be as care free as other children you'll always have to watch your back I'm sorry we failed you as parents Darian eyes plastered on the board moved a piece forward Conrad hadn't realised he was already beside him as Darian hugged him tightly progress can only be made through sacrifices didn't you tell me that once I'm happy infact I'm proud to be the son of the great Conrad and liedia windsor edison
After awhile Conrad looked and grabbed his sons hand and said at 15 you will have to go to a school of nobles hearing everything he had Darian felt overwhelmed a sense of fear as he fell down on his behind his eyes left agape at the same time the ship could be seen saleing towards the sun set as a huge scream that felt as if it would break the sound barrier could be heard WHAAAAT!!!!
Hours prior lady Rose and Doulos walked in one of the Castles hallways in thought Doulos was deeply ashamed at the glances the maids had been giving him finally they had arrived in the meeting Room Doulos being the gentleman had opened the door for her as she walts in he walked in and closed the door behind him lady Rose had gone to sit on the middle of the desk facing Towards Doulos she said this seems like a good place to be dominated Doulos replied you read too many books Rose smiled and said I see we read the same type of books Doulos returned with a smile and said only to give my lord certain tips to insure his maximum satisfaction only than had Rose begun to be overcome by thoughts of does he play for the same team no she thought sir Conrad is a married man
Doulos interjected Amidst her thoughts as he could hear her heart beating faster why would a young lady born from such a wealthy business family want to be in my lords company although I can admit he is great so his aura does attract only the best well for starters as a woman besides the Queen herself to others whether the other nobles admit or not lady liedia is quite the idol to many and I've heard interms of pay your sir Conrad is second to non being very generous as the stories go as she said this a smile began to rise from Doulos face and ofcourse she added experience and connections is what I need so to learn from him who climbed the ranks so fast to a noble position while the average business man reaches it at about the age of 80 even if the great sweep did play apart the king only picked those with atmost 40 years of experience so your lord Conrad is still an anomaly and ofcourse last but not least your hear is that all Roselle golmond faust Doulos exclaimed
I see if you knew where you testing me than anyway that doesn't negate what I said besides what are you gonna do she walked up to him slowly as she rubbed her hand on his chest as she looked straight into his eyes he than grabbed her hand as his neck bent down slightly as he looked down the twos eyes met she said what you going to say I'm the daughter of a bank owner who owed so much money he couldn't repay or the man who left his wife and daughter and went out to prostitute himself with other woman or the man who was a cult leader and killed in battle no wait daughter of a constantly drunk gambling addict is that it although that mans death was something I foresaw you would know I didn't expect you would know about the debt or the cult activities that were kept private by using that cursed name faust as her eyes watered and tears began to flow that day was special as she said this Doulos replied you act is if we did anything binding that night then may you please tell how and when did you find out Roselle asked
As lord conrads most trusted aid I had made sure to gather information on most nobles and large businessmen but at the time that was your father I had no interest in there kids and family life unless they were involved in there businesse so at the Butler event where the nobility and the wealthy were represented by there butlers and maids in a competition of games colour me surprised that one of the wealthiest Banking families were represented by one female butler when the maximum was three to not bother to include a second smelt of confidence or poverty and it seems the latter was correct by the outcome of the games I kept my eyes on you the entire knight out of curiosity sizing you up yet you cling to that one dance in the ballroom
As she heard this she moved closer and said is that really true because I felt something different your hands slightly shaking when we first touched your eyes had nothing in them stiff faced and Robotic and precise interms of movement as you stared deep into my soul I liked that it wasn't the false smile my father gave me it wasn't the look of envy from my maids the look of last from my many suitors, admiration for my studies or disgust from my mom for being his child no it was empty as if someone was seeking to understand at that Moment All those eyes didn't matter but yours it was beautiful and the fact you aren't pushing me away shows that you felt something back Doulos eyes were left agape as light shown into them as he blushed for the first time in his existence
He Quickly took two steps back as he held his hand in the form of a fist on its side on his mouth and let out two light coffs as a smile appeared on Rose smooth face most of my investigation was only speculation so I did not tell lord Conrad Doulos said although I'm sure he knew that I knew more than I was letting on anyway this explains all your efforts in gathering as much money as you can to pay your fathers loans I assure you that if you agree to become Darians teacher in about 3 to 4 years or less you should be able to pay off all your father's debts and you will have my service everyday he said are you telling the truth Roselle asked nothing but the truth Doulos replied