Chapter-2
There after Sir Robert Gale manages to win the greatest tournament, and I as his squire witness it all happen. He was the most strongest knight, the king honored by naming him The knight of century.
More than 20 years have passed now I am in my mid twenties,pursuing my dream to be the most skilled and honor knight in the realm. While I was Sir Robert squire war broke out between two kingdoms. Kingdom of Nepal and Kingdom of Iron-born, in that war with my faith,courage,skill and intelligence side by side with Sir Robert,we were able to counterattack securing victory over ironborn. But unfortunately, at the last battle Sir Robert was poisoned by the enemy.He was commanding an entire army of 5 thousand men.The acting general assigned lost he presence of mind, the next reinforcement was not nearby and the enemy were crawling in back,hungry and blood thirsty to revenge the dead and get what is theirs.
At the moment, I along with my friend Vary take control over the army by showing fake writ. Even though we managed to overthrow the rebellion force and enemy army I lost my true friend Vary that dark night. Full of vengeance turn after turn I successfully invade enemy city and town raising the flag of my kingdom in the midst of war.
After several and countless days finally the enemy force surrendered and neiled before the king,On that day the war was officially over. Now the entire continent is ruled by us.
Seeing my skill the king granted me lordship of one of the major cities of the kingdom, Brasil. The city was near a huge forest called the Grave. The forest was so huge that it covered about 20-30% of our entire kingdom. But since the forest was at the edge of the kingdom or before that continent so the kings didn't even care about it so it,and was mostly abandoned with no human settlement. The forest itself over period changed its name from Magicia to The grave because those who dare to enter inside would be lost forever.Throughout history even the king who went inside for a hunt never returned back.
As the war was over day by day I started to become bored, all this politics wasn't my favourite thing to do. But since I was nobel of the most influenced city of the kingdom I had to maintain balance in the city. Everyday I had to attend a nobel, merchant and powerful person who paid a visit to my city.
Only fun part of being nobel was that I had control over the finance and influence in the kingdom. I once was granted a role of king's hand but I was so tangled in something else I refused the position. So from that day I as a rational being focused on improving my relations with fellow lords,capital and king court.
But the entire kingdom was starting to tear apart.The lust for power had begun to blind some lords. Thoughts of becoming the king have completely taken over their mind.Every day was a day of betrayal and tragedy in the capital.I as bored lord and rusty knight was not interested so I kept myself away from the capital as much as I could.
One day as I came back from the capital exhausted and bored I thought of trying to go for hunt in the woods. But since my mother was in the city she insisted me not to have such thoughts again as she was planning for my marriage.
"Look this is not the time for hunting,every day passes you are getting older and older. It is not long enough that you will be at 40 unfit to marry according to the law. So rather on focusing on hunting you should look for wife, god shake"
"No..mother this ain't age to get married,beside I am only 26. I am not fool to fall in your trap"
"What do you mean by my trap?"
"No offence,I meant to say that the so-called family trap. I am not ready for this."
"You are ready,This is not a request but a mother's word of advice to her son.You are my only son.I have already lost a son not I am not in the…."
Clink..Clink...a guard approaches.
"My lord the mayor wants your audience"
"Why?"
"He said there's been a emergency"
"Call him inside"
After a while the mayor enters the hall room.He respectfully bows his head.
"Thank you my lord for granting me your audience"
"State your business Robin"
"Well there's been a problem my lord"
"Problem?What sort of? It an't your job to solve it."
"No my lord don't take me wrong. I just need your permission."
"I will leave you two for now"
Then mother walks out of the room.
"Elaborate Robin"
"Since the lord of woodland is in bad terms with us. They didn't supply us with enough wood."
"How long is this being happening?"
"It's been few month"
"So now you are consulting with me now?Why didn't you bring it to my notice?"
"First month they lies about bandit raids on the caravans,and again the following month they gave us some ridiculous reason and again this month they did the same"
"Oh!! I see woodlands want trade war with us.From today onwards no need to trade with them, shut down all the trades with them immediately."
"But my lord, our best trading tool is weapons and without wood from woodland we won't be able to produce any weapons.Closing all the facilities to them will further harm our relations. Besides, we can complain about them to the capital."
"We will surely complain about them but you know how slow the capital is. It might take years before capital resolves this issue.And about the relation, they have already declared war on us. In the meantime we must find alternatives to this crisis now."
A servant walks in with some ale and serves it.
"Robin call an emergency meeting in the main chamber."
Robin walks out of the hall.
The woodlanders have started war with us.This won't be an easy win I will surely make them pay for this behavior .In the meantime I need to get to the bottom of this. Surely the woodlander won't risk going to war with us alone. There must be someone supporting them,surely I will find something about it. It looks like my skill would be in use.
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Spoiler for next chapter: System and corruption.