5 Conspiracy in shadows

"And" Vladis inquired.

"From the time I received those blessings and lost my power to see the future I have been seeing a particular girl in my dreams. Well, you can't say that I have seen her. It is like I can hear her in my dreams. I can only hear her but not see her. In the dream, she generally talks with other people and talks about everything and the dream is always blurry. The scene is always surrounded by mist. I can never see anything in the dream. I am always listening to her daily talks. It's frustrating and added with midnight blessings I am having a hunch that it is not a good sign."

"So. Are you finally regretting it?" Vladis said sarcastically.

"Not at all. You know I never regret what I do and moreover, all these seem so interesting" Arthur spoke with a lazy smile.

Vladis had enough of all these craps and wanted a breather otherwise he would pounce on Arthur for his stupidity. With that, he left Arthur's study. As if sensing something amiss the cat also briskly left the study.

Arthur remained on his seat wondering about his dreams, more specifically about the girl who comes in his dreams. He was not sure what to believe and what not to believe. In the end, one can't completely believe in the dreams but there was a nagging feeling in his heart that soon his life is going to change and he was actually thrilled about it.

How many years has it been since he gained an interest in something?

Arthur was actually a smart boy and had an exceptional talent so he used to get bored easily with anything. The things in which he ever got interested were a handful and can be counted in the fingers. It was a feeling he cannot explain. It was like she was someone whom he knows but was not able to recall her. More likely it was as if he had heard those giggles and laughter.

"Hide till you can girl darling. Very soon I am going to trap you in my magic" Arthur grinned.

He did not notice it but there was a yearning in his tone.

Next Day-

Chesire was sent on his missions and Vladis being a hardworking man was busy dealing with the work.

Arthur had a huge empire to manage and it was very troublesome to manage it. Vladis used to always complain about being overworked but the truth was not as it seems. Vladis was Arthur's right-hand man and he was the knight commander of his army so he had a lot of work to deal with but it didn't mean Arthur had it any easy.

As good as it seems to be powerful and to be a wizard. It also had some consequences. Though Vladis had the pressure to handle military warfare and issues related to Arthur's safety. Arthur had to always deal with the pesky council, mighty beast, crazy witches, and the women who were infatuated with his charms. Arthur hated the women who were shallow and greedy. Then there were other three empires with whom he had to maintain good relations. Although there were fights going on behind the shadows for power yet they all had to pretend like peace-loving peoples.

Inside his lavish study, Arthur was drowning in his paperwork when he heard a knock on his door, and before he could even speak enter Vladis came inside and leisurely sat on the couch with a stiff smile on his face.

Arthur was intrigued by Vladis smile.

Arthur always had a lazy smile while Vladis used to always smile like sunshine but whenever Vladis used to wear this stiff smile it was never a good omen.

At this time Arthur wanted nothing more than to kick Vladis out of his study and just as he predicted after completing the drink which was put beside the couch Vladis came towards his desk and handed him a paper. It was a very old paper that had lost its luster and had smudges all over the paper but still, the handwriting was recognizable.

When Arthur saw the handwriting on a paper he frowned because to him the handwriting seems too familiar. The handwriting was beautiful with cursive strokes but the content inside the paper was exceptionally rough.

The content of the letter was~~~

[My love,

I love you from the depth of my heart.

For me, you were my goddess to whom I devoted my entire life. I feel alive and wanted when I am with you. When darkness engulfed me your smiling face was the only thing that made me sane. I never believed in God or any religion but after meeting you I decided to only pray to you. I don't care about man's dignity. I beg you to come back to me.

Please embrace me one more time. kiss me one more time. Smile at me one more time. Please just for once come in my embrace.

Please accept my love.]

"Tsk, Tsk, tsk such a crappy love confession" Arthur disdainfully commented.

"Don't you think this handwriting is just the same as yours and also the use of the words is also somewhat like which would be used by you" the wizard spoke his thoughts.

Vladis was silent for a moment before giving a sharp look to Arthur.

He was also feeling the same but he won't admit it.

"You will probably fail to win a woman's heart if you continue disdaining everything related to love. If you want to live your entire life being not loved by anyone then be my guest and continue doing this." Vladis spoke in contempt.

"You know I don't believe in love. A man can only have desires and for fulfilling them I have enough resources"

"Let us concentrate on these issues first. You were going to report me about the council's work"

"Go ahead", Arthur blandly spoke.

"Brian and Reseen are planning something in the dark. Their activities have been suspected for some time. They both have made several visits to the Soyles empire. From the sources, it is confirmed that they have some kind of dealings with Lord Sien. The Soyles empire is not blessed with magic nor they are capable of any sorcery. They have always lived their lives in seclusion and are supposed to be living a rather happy life. But we all know that they were descendants of the mages that knew the art of necromancy".

"They were?" Arthur asked.

"They are "Vladis said.