39 Chapter 39: Trolls? (1/2)
Caesar finished his breakfast quickly, he lifted Elizabeth from his lap and placed her on the ground… ”I have to go out for a bit today but I promise you can sleep with me tonight” Caesar kissed her on the forehead and smiled at her.
”Hehe, you better not break your promise or I'm going to….”
She paused for a second with a pondering look.
”I'll Shake uncle Joe's hands without a glove on haha” Elizabeth's laugh echoed throughout the palace halls as Caesar's expression became darker.
Caesar pat her on the head and smiled reassuringly ”trust me, I don't break my promises” Caesar said as he started walking away… he glanced at Ahri that was sitting on the opposite end of the table for a second before smirking and turning away.
*creak*
Caesar exited the dining room and entered into the main palace halls… along the way he spotted Sebastian busily ordering around some maids, Caesar walked towards him ”Sebastian, where are those three subordinates of mine?”
Sebastian turned around surprised after he heard Caesar's voice and replied respectively ”They have been overseeing the construction of your weapons young master”
Caesar nodded his head in comprehension ”has anyone offered to buy the weapons, in particular, other countries or kingdoms?” Caesar asked curiously
Sebastian's lips curled upward… ”no kingdoms have asked to buy your weapons yet, however, the merchants guild inside Rahvin kingdom had wanted to arrange a meeting with you. I, of course, had declined at the time because you were busy”
Caesar nodded and asked: ”can you arrange a meeting with them this afternoon?”
Sebastian nodded his head and bowed ”as you command young master”
Sebastian immediately started walking out of the palace presumably to arrange the meeting… Seeing this Caesar smiled and also headed out of the palace.
Right as Caesar walked out of the palace gates the suns glare immediately illuminated Caesar's face, Caesar shaded his face with his hand and continued walking
The guards defending the gates saluted when they caught sight of Caesar, ”greetings to the marshall”
Caesar nodded in acknowledgment and continued walking down the long steps. Caesar soon arrived at the training grounds… the sight of the sweaty knights training under Edward was reflected in his eyes.
”HUA”
The knights continuously swung down their swords perfecting their form… Caesar stroked his chin in contemplation ”it seems as though the sword style that Edward uses is similar to the Japanese styles on earth?” he thought to himself silently.
Caesar's presence was soon noticed and all of the knights stopped practicing and saluted.
”We greet the Marshall!” They roared out
Edward stopped training the knights and walked towards Caesar… ”long time no see Edward” Caesar opened up first and said towards Edward.
Edward smiled ”indeed, I didn't know the joy of passing on my techniques before but I have become quite addicted haha” Edward scratched his head and laughed.
”You're going to need to part ways with them sooner or later,” Caesar said with a teasing tone
Edward's face turned serious and asked: ”when are we leaving?”
Caesar looked up ”we should leave soon, my father should solidify his position as king and myweapons should start selling soon…” Caesar replied
Edward nodded his head slowly ”I will prepare, does the empress know we are leaving soon?”
Caesar shook his head slowly ”no, I didn't tell her… I will probably let her know tonight”
Edwards face soon turned sad ”I was hoping that she could stay here for longer, she never once smiled at our home…”
Caesar looked at Edward curiously ”although I agreed to become her strategist I was never briefed on the details… is your clan in dire circumstances?”
Edward hesitated for a minute before letting out a long sigh ”Ahri's grandfather, the current head of the kitsune clan is severely ill… He is long past the expected lifespan of a kitsune, his last order was to crown Ahri as empress, unfortunately, Ahri's backing is little to none because of her grandfather's illness and many of our clan elders don't want to be ruled over by a woman.” Edward said with a dark expression
Caesar looked at Edward with surprise ”is it just an inner struggle?” he asked with curiosity
Edward looked down ”If that was the case the empress would not have had to leave home to find a strategist… the nearby trolls are looking at our lands hungrily, the troll prince had asked the empresses grandfather for Ahri's hand in marriage. Many of our clan elders support it, however, her grandfather is against it”
Caesar suddenly laughed loudly and squinted his eyes dangerously ”how strong are these trolls compared to your clan?” he asked quietly not masking his killing intent in the slightest.
”The trolls and kitsune are generally equal in power, they are both mid-low clans, however, the troll king is still in his prime and no one in our clan can defeat him after the clan head got ill”
Caesar nodded his head in understanding ”how strong was your clan head in his prime?” Caesar asked
”Our clan has rank 1-5 warriors, with 1 being the strongest and 5 the weakest. The clan head is a rank 1 warrior in our clan, the troll king was roughly on par with the clan head before he got ill” Edward replied
Caesar stroked his chin ”how strong am I compared to your clan head?” Caesar asked curiously
Edward thought for a moment and replied: ”I am a rank 3 warrior and I pose no chance against you, the empress is considered a rank 2 warrior…”
Caesar nodded in understanding ”how many are stronger than a rank 1 warrior in the dark continent?” Caesar changed the subject and asked curiously.
”The dark continent is where the strong thrive, bloody battles happen on a daily basis there… there are many that are stronger than a rank 1 warrior” Edward replied seriously.
Caesar could feel his blood boil in excitement, it took a few seconds for Caesar to get a hold of himself. Caesar calmed down his raising emotions and asked Edward one last question ”how do the trolls act as a race?”