Chapter 148 - Jack Godspeed (1/2)
”Walter had once seen his image before and was sure that he is still alive. He was the second son of the leader and was considered the next one to lead them. The reason that he asked us to not approach was not because he wanted to prevent anything bad, but to keep this information a secret,” said Daniel. ”The godspeeds are alive, have about 10000 members under Jack Godspeeds command.”
”So, we need to contact them,” said Vargrave. ”If the situation is as you say, then it is best that we contact them as soon as possible. Did Walter already make contact? Do we need to prepare to receive them?”
”Wait a second, if the godspeed are our allies, don't the knights know all this?” asked Arthur. ”Why did they do something so crazy as to cripple the forces guarding our territory?”
”We don't know either. It was something that always confused all of us. It doesn't make sense. It was the same as cutting the branch they were sitting on,” said Daniel. ”That is the reason, we are treating the knights with extreme prejudice and want to capture them to find out more.”
”So, what are we to do now?” asked Arthur.
”First, we don't know if the remaining members of the Godspeed dynasty are responsible for the issue or not. We don't even know if they are with us or against us. But we are still hopeful that they are against the knights of the old republic. The reason for it is simple,” said Daniel pulling out a locket in the shape of an eye.
”This is the locket of John Blyth. It was given to him by his mother when Walter rescued them,” said Winston realizing the locket immediately.
”Yes, it is this locket that might help us. This locket is called the eye of the Watcher. It is usually always in the hands of the leader of the Godspeed dynasty. I am quite certain that John was Jack's son due to this. It was one of the main reasons that we expected that the Godspeed were all dead. Else, it wouldn't have been given to a escaping pregnant lady who would give it to her child,” said Daniel.
”You knew the details of John's parents all this time?” asked Winston.
”I did. But I expected both of them to be dead. Now, this is the best way for him to trust in us. So, the priority is to keep Balthazar, Bolena, Robert and Jordan while we make sure that none are aware of this. I don't even trust most among us. We couldn't move Balthazar, Bolena or Robert because moving them would bring suspicions to others. Jordan is already at a safe place,” said Daniel.
”What do you want us to do?” asked Arthur.
”You will serve as the head of the table for now and maintain contact with the other organizations as required. Inform the chairman of the alliance that we are trying our best to get Walter back and for them to not allow any vehicles or devices near the places where they suspect him to be,” said Daniel pointing to Arthur.
”You need to not let anyone know and act as everything is the way it was today morning,” he continued, looking at Winston. ”Arrange the fastest ship for me and Vargrave. Need a strong team to support us. Arthur you will arrange that. None from any other family are to know of this. That's all for now.”
”What actually happened to my brother? What did he see?” asked Winston finally unable to hold himself back. He had been waiting for Daniel to inform him about Walter's condition for all this time and Daniel didn't say anything about it. He had been fearing the worst for the past hour and felt that Daniel had avoided the topic intentionally. So, he finally couldn't hold himself from requesting it.
”Ah! Fine. I will be quick. Walter had Rupert infiltrate the ship as a mechanic. He was observing the pirates and that is when Rupert managed to discover that Asuragana ShouryaPrasad was coming to meet the captain of the pirates and his other nephew. He wanted to strike a decisive blow and called for us to remain ready. He had Rupert plant explosives all over the ship for quite some time now and he intended to use them and then make them follow him. He intentionally left some explosives unarmed as he wanted them to think that he failed and was running away,” said Daniel at a rapid pace like he was dictating. ”He planned to lead them to a desolate area where he had asked the armed forces to be station ready for ambush.”
”Sadly, even before Rupert triggered it, Jack Godspeed arrived with an armada hot on tail of Asuragana ShouryaPrasad's ship. They began to bombard the unhindered. So, Walter crashed his own stealth ship into the unhindered to get Rupert out,” he continued. ”Everyone was confused. Both sides thought that Rupert and Walter were enemies. The planted explosives were used. Shouryaprasad was killed by Jack. Few of them escaped. The front quarter of the ship is apparently a huge escape ship. Jack decided to follow behind them, but both Jack and Walter recognized each other before Walter managed to get away on another ship. His ship and equipment is lost. That was the reason that he had to establish a separate comm channel.”
”Vargrave and I will lead the ship along with a team to reach Walter. I am planning to go in search of Jack myself. I don't know if Walter will come with me or not, but I hope he is able to. This was the main content of the report that Walter sent,” said Daniel informing them everything he heard.
”Well, there is at least one good thing. If Jack recognized Walter and didn't take any action, isn't it tacitly informing that they were still allies. Else, it would have been had for Walter to escape, considering the fact that the opponent has an armada,” said Arthur. Vargrave and Winston also nodded in agreement.
”If it was that simple, Walter would have joined them and talked it out with Jack there itself. He wouldn't have run,” said Daniel shaking his head.