5 Chapter 3:

After a couple of hours of thinking and deliberating. Anthony decided just to embrace the reality.

Anthony slowly opened his eyes, looking around first. He saw James, the boy he saw earlier before he lost his consciousness. He already know that this boy was his attendant since he was young. Since he was a noble he was entitled to this much. Though he was not the immediate heir before.

"James, boy get me a water Im thirsty".

Since he was just standing in a corner, James didnt see Anthony opening his eyes. He thought 'master Anthony wont wake up this soon. Most likely tomorrow.' He was startled when Anthony called him and asked for a water.

James hurriedly approached Anthony, "Ma... master Anthony, thank heavens your awake now. Master Titch really deserve his reputation for being the best apothecary".

"James, enough please just get me a water, will you!"

Surprised by Anthony's respectful order ever since he was assigned to be an attendant to the Baron's third son he haven't heard him say 'please' before or for any of the Baron's sons, well for all nobles for that matter.

In this era, no noble would say 'please' to their attendant or any peasant they employ. For them, nobles, nobles etiquette should only be given to the people with the same standing and not some servants.

Though, the House of Romanovs, have been good to their peasant and servants compare to some other noble house. This is the first time that James heard his master Anthony say 'please' when ordering him something.

"Certainly master Anthony, I'll be right back. Dont move much, just stay on the bed while I'm getting the water".

Anthony want to utter back to him 'if you fucking have this injury do you think you can move out of this bed' but kept it to himself.

Anthony was left in his room, with perch lips and dry throat, he is really thirsty. 'How long was I asleep, it feels like several days since the last time I drank water, never been this thirsty my whole life'.

Left in the room with nothing much to do, Anthony end up thinking about the memory of the Aurelian's forces ambush to their army. Since it is the first time that he's going out to the frontlines and believing that the enemy is in the border of the empire he was in front of his father's forces commanded by his oldest brother, the heir of his father's dominion.

With several other army from different dominions on the way to reinforce the empire's army in the frontlines, he believed or the original owner of this body thinks that with several army combined together almost reaching ten thousand soldiers and still a dominion away from the frontlines no ambush will be taking placed.

However when they reached the forested area that they are supposed to pass by, a rain of arrows suddenly came from the forested area. His horse, was hit and since this is first skirmish he was in,he panicked and forgot to calm his horse down that was hit. His horse jump around until he fell from his horse. He was trying to stand up and run to the protection of their army when his horse was hit again by an arrow in a critical area. His horse fell on him. Then thats when he lost consciousness.

Thinking up to this point, Anthony believes that the original owner of the body died on that spot and at the same time when he was hit by the truck. He just dont know how he ended up here in this world.

The rushing foot steps that is closing on his room broke him out of his contemplation.

He heard a knock on the door, James, asking for a permission to enter. "Master Anthony, Im here with your water, may I come in?"

"Get in, Im really thirsty" Anthony replied.