Volume 2 – Chapter 20 (1/2)
Characters in this chapter:
Cohen Kheda: The main character Rick & Swift Kheda: Cohen’s elder brothers Visual Kheda: Cohen’s father Winslet: Daughter of the elf queen, Cohen’s future wife Flynn & Carey Rohna: Sisters, Cohen’s childhood friends, and future wives Katherine Hagrid: Cohen’s mother
After a long absence we finally came back to Darkmoon City, my home A warate Colorful stripes hung, and the city was full of joyful citizens My black hair and eyes have revealed uards on duty, tottered elders or mischievous kids, all who saw me offered their kindness with a se
The governor’s house was decorated with lights and colored hangings Even the door guards had brand new outfits The number of people ent in and out has increased many folds
”Young Lord!” One of the guards took over uards; thus he did not address hness, ”The First and Second Lord are here!”
I nodded with a sarded Winslet’s repellence, led her hands into the gate Winslet’s face went publicly blushed all over her face
”Dad! Mom!” I yelled in the courtyard, ”I’m back!”
”There you are, and enough yelling” Two pretty ladies escorted nored my presence and went directly towards Winslet who stood aside
”You Apple, Winslet, when did our cute elf grow into such a beautiful!”
”Your Grace” Winslet freed her hand from mine and went for my mother’s, ”Nice to see you!”
”Mother, I’ve got the Queen’s bouquet for you!” The abandoned-by-all-fe the center of the universe; thus I talked, ”Aren’t you gonna introduce these two lovely ladies?”
”Knock it off” My immicks and tricks, she said while stroke o talk to your father and brothers, leave us alone”
The two stranger ladies looked at me with smiles while my mother talked
”I… mother” I drew her aside and filled her in on Winslet’s situation, ”Mom, help!”
”Are you sure! Now you remember your mother! No letters, no words for !” She seized my ear, ”How am I supposed to explain this to Flynn and Carey? Tell them there’ll be another bride tomorrow?”
”That’s your strong suit!” I winked at Winslet and avoided this place, ”Tell the married!”
”You come back! Ahhh, never mind, I’ll fetch Flynn and Carey Queen’s flowers sound lovely”
She shouted as I went away
I tidied my suit and entered my father’s study It has been a while for my previous habits to reveal the a senior officer due to the rigorous
My father was behind his desk listening to Rick’s briefing on things My second brother Sas standing aside, sht outfit
”Look at that, our groos ell Hoas it?”
”Everything’s fine!” My brothers hugged er
”Hey, I’ you like this!” Rick buhtened when father told us about your accident”
”I’ain, so I huggedbrother even harder, ”I am sorry for all the trouble”
”Yeah!” Rick’s fist has lost a landing point; thus he pat hard on my shoulder, ”If only eren’t on duty that day, we'd be there for you!”
”Alright” My father signaled, ”Have a seat, Cohen, tell us about Dark City”
”It is doing fine” Rick gave lass of water I sipped and continued, ”Our early preparation and personnel resource reserve are h for the whole project However, I’m short on money, besides that, senior officers for the newly recruited troopers, and scarcity of clerks on daily affairs is even worse What I have are either warriors or warlocks, they’ve drawn themselves into their professions, their ht as well kill them to put them into my people’s livelihood
”We can’t do anything about the , we are probably able to give you a hand Swift and I are Commodores after all”
”Right, don’t worry!” Swift said, ”If there’s one to oppose you, then I could ular men off I’ll send them to your city with my letter”
”En sounds like a plan” My father pondered, ”What do you say?”