98 Love: A fools path- Part 1 (1/2)
Nicholas strode down the long hallways of the council building, his steps sharp and precise as he followed the clergyman who led him to the head councils chambers.
When the doors opened, one could see the Reuben, the head council writing something on the parchment at his desk. Reuben looked at his clergyman before his eyes fell on Lord Nicholas. It was an untimely hour of the day where there were still few hours before the sun arrived for the Lord to makes his presence this early of the day.
”Good morning, Lord Nicholas. You're quite early for the council meeting,” the head council saw Nicholas take a seat in front of him.
”I didn't come for it. How are things at Mythweald?” the Lord of Bonelake asked casually, leaning his back against the chair.
”I looked into what you suggested last time,” Reuben put the parchment aside and holding both his hands on top of the desk where the parchment laid previously, ”Your suspicion was right on Norman's wife.”
”Is that so,” Nicholas smiled knowing what Reuben had just found out.
”I had sent two of my men on a patrol over the edges of the towns of Mythweald. One returned half alive and another died there according to what the other personreported. They were attacked by witches before they could go any further. I found this,” the head council took a paper from the pile of papers that rested on his right side to hand it over to Nicholas, ”Word is, Norman doesn't allow anyone to write anything on her in the news letters except for the irrelevantsurficial things. There are no records of her origin nor pictures. This is the recent one which was acquired.”
”Isn't Silas Norman her son?For a mother of a twenty year old, she looks rather too young,” Nicholas commented, handing back the sketch to the man sitting in front of him.
”True. Lord Alexander is already working on the case and in time we would need your support Lord Nicholas.”
”Of course. I would be happy to comply at any time,” Nicholas replied back with his business smile.
It was possible that Norman had already aligned himself with the witches. It would not only cause problem to Lord Alexander but also to him if he let the man do whatever he wanted and Nicholas didn't want that. He believed it was best to remove the problem from the root before it could spread everywhere else. He wasn't fond of the lord of Mythweald.
Lord Gyles Wastell, the lord of Woville was good as a non-existent man who did his work and kept to himself without bothering anyone else in the other empires. He was a man who was loyal to Lord Alexander Delcrov as he was the one who got him the position. Few years ago when the previous Lord of Woville had stepped down, conflicts of disinterests and interests had rose on who would take the place. Lord Alexander without much sweat had got the position to a human who was none other than Lord Gyles to balance the leaders of the empire. Actually he wasn't fond of any of them except for the Lord of West because he was a strong, pure blooded vampire like himself.
”What is it that you wanted to talk about?” Reuben asked, removing his glass that rested on his nose all this while. The smile on Nicholas' face diminished until a serious and a calm expression took over his handsome face, ”About that...”