FATHER I’M COMING

FATHER I'M COMING

The next couple of days in LonFall Pass was hectic. The few hundred people in the city were busy. Tens of people were busily carrying the dead beasts in the death tunnel to the city for processing while some men and older women process the beast and send the various parts to a different department.

At the center of a training field, a young man and middle age man stood a couple of meters from each other, holding a wooden sword. The middle-aged man had a light smile on his face while the young man's face was devoid of any emotion. His chest goes up and down slightly with beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Your Highness. Why did you insist on training your body and in the sword path." Sir John couldn't understand the train and thought of this young man at all. 'His highness will turn me crazy with all his strange behavior.'

Whoosh!

The young man dashed toward Sir John without saying a word. Sir John creased his brow. 'Since you won't stop from going on the wrong path. I will beat the thought out of you' He change his stance and held his sword with both hands.

Clang!

The two weapons hit each other and Al Casendra attacked Sir John from various angles. However, Sir John only took a step backward and deflected his attack. Al Casendra didn't change his expression. He changed and went for all the vital spots on Sir John's body.

'I guess you are getting ahead of yourself.' Sir John snickered. He changed his stance once again and switched from defense to attack.

Hmm!

Al Casendra took a couple of steps backward with his hand trembling slightly. But he quickly got hold of himself and raised his sword upward above his head to defend himself from the dangerous attack. He groaned, taking another step backward.

The force in the attack was not something he could withstand without taking a step backward. Sir John rain attacked upon him. He wanted to defend but Sir John's attack was just too fast for his reflex.

Hmm!

Al Casendra groaned and stumbled. "You're dead. But I guess you won't surrender." Sir John announces rushing toward him with another attack.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

After a couple of minutes, Al Casendra was on the grass panting. He had beads of sweat dripping from his forehead while the lather training suit stuck to his body like his second skin. He licked the red liquid at the corner of his mouth.

Al Casendra wanted to stand but his muscles ached. He groan and fell back on the grass. Sir John looked at him and chuckled. When he saw Al Casendra looking at him. He averted his eyes and look at the exit.

"Your highness, I need to run. I have a lot of work in my office." He bowed and scurry away.

'Damn you, Sir John.' He cursed in his heart. He turned his body and faced the sky. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He was just too tired to lift his body. After a couple of minutes, he regained a bit of strength and left the training field.

"Your highness, the three buildings have been renovated." Wendy bowed. She dares not look Al Casendra straight in the eyes. Roy had told her what happened the previous day and she couldn't help but tremble.

Al Casendra in a clean blue robe opened the book Wendy put on his table. After a couple of seconds, he closed the book and took an ink brush and a parchment. He wrote quickly and gave it to Wendy.

Wendy skimmed through the parchment and nodded. "I understand the administrative building and security building. But what is the Science Department."

Al Casendra wrote on another parchment and gave it to her. She read the parchment and nodded.

"I will get it done." With that, she left the room in a large stride.

Pa! Pa!

Al Casendra tapped his wooden table twice creating a crispy sound. A few seconds later, Lily rushed inside the room. She bowed her head. "I'm sorry for my lateness."

'Gush! It only takes a couple of seconds. Why would you need to apologize?' He thought but he was just too lazy to write it down. He knew his silence gave people the wrong impression about him. But he didn't care.

He withdrew a parchment and gave it to her. Suddenly, a voice came from the outside. "Your Highness. Old James is here." A middle-aged man announced.

Al Casendra waves his hand to Lily. Lily saw Al Casendra's gesture and understood. "Let him enter." She responded.

Old James entered with beads of sweat on his face. He bowed to the prince and gave a slight nod to Lily. Al Casendra waves his hand and Lily leaves the room immediately. Old James quickly moves closer to Al Casendra with a proud smile on his face. He brought out a 4 inches fine rectangular plate steel.

On the green steel, was a drawing of many trees, depicting a forest. And at the back was a man with his weapon. Al Casendra studied the steel plate carefully, bringing it closer to his eyes. For a couple of minutes, the room remains in perfect silence.

Old James looked at Al Casendra with wide eyes. 'Is it not perfect enough.' The smile on his face disappeared. He rubbed his palm together, taking a deep breath. Suddenly, Al Casendra dropped the steel plate and took his ink brush, and wrote on a parchment. He waves his hand, beckoning Old James to come closer.

Old James took a large gulp and approached Al Casendra's chair. Unknown to him, his back was already drenched in cold sweats. "Y-Your Highness. Let me stop here. Whatever you wanted to show me. I can see it from here." Old James said with a trembling voice.

Al Casendra raised his brow and looked at Old James for a moment before shrugging his shoulders. He pointed to a specific location on the steel plate and showed what he wrote on the parchment to Old James.

Old James furrowed his study where Al Casendra pointed at and studied it for a second, then he looked at what the prince wrote. Suddenly, his eyes brightened. He looked at the prince and nodded.

"I understand the mistake now. I will go and make the right correction."

Old James rubbed the sweat of his forehead and smiled. 'It seems the prince is not as scary as the rumor says.' He thought, increasing his pace.

Meanwhile, AL Casendra looked at the steel plate and a beautiful smile appeared on his lips.

'Now, with the issue of currency about to be solved. I can focus on strengthening my city. Father, your son is coming.'