Chapter 27
Ulelinn Seemed to break , his mind frozen in place by those few words.
"Your what?" He whispered as he stared at her slightly swollen stomach.
"I'm going to be an Uncle?" Soaryn's face seemed to blank as the thought of what his Niece or Nephew would be like. Shuddering at the thought of a miniature Ulelinn he looked at his brother then the princess. Sighing he punched his brother who in turn sailed through the courtroom. lIke Piranhas to a piece of meat guards formed a ring around soaryn and the others in the blink of an eye.
"Stop" Ulelinn yelled as he walked into the circle of guards.
"You know bro you have a really strong right hook" Ulelinn commented rubbing his now purple slightly swollen jaw. Turning back to the Guards he commanded them to disperse. Within seconds all the guards were gone, the group minus Ulelinn looked shocked and confused.
"Assassin's" Ulelinn said noticing their blank looks before carrying on throughout the room heading in the direction of the old King who was still sitting in his throne watching the ordeal with mild interest. Before he got there the princess got in front of him with her hands on her hips.
"What" Ulelinn questioned staring at his now annoyed wife.
"Let me look at your bruise" she commanded in a soft but deadly tone. Moaning in discomfort Ulelinn trudged himself to the now awaiting woman. When he got there she leaned up and examined the bruise. Signing she got off her toes "first off" she started right before she slapped him hard.
"That is for being reckless and leaving so fast" she scolded her now red cheeked husband.
"And this" She started once again Ulelinn braced for another slap closing his eyes until he felt a small wet feeling on his chin. Opening his eyes he saw the top of Gwendoline's head.
"And that was for coming home safely" She smiled and backed away to the others shock Ulelinn's bruised and swollen jaw began to heal at a rapid pace before the evidence of the punch was now gone.
The silence enshrouded the group till soaryn broke the silence
"So….anyone want to wrestle?"
"No" Aerd seemed to glare at soaryn mentally throwing knives into his head.
"Why not?",laughed Soaryn almost mockingly
"Because I am not good at it and it would be a waste of time" Aerd complained.
"You would probably be better than myself", Said soAryn slightly annoyed Aerd wouldn't try.
"I will only wrestle if the Grand Master convinces me otherwise no" aerd said, turning away from soaryn ignoring the weird stares the two were getting.
"That can easily be arranged" Said Soaryn and Ulelinn in unison.
"Prove it" Aerd Dared not liking the small gleam in their eyes. After a long pause and a short glare from soaryn Aerd finally conceded.
"Fine I will wrestle"
"Good" soaryn Smiled at aerd with a cheshire grin. With that settled Ulelinn Continued to his original destination.
"Hello My lord" Ulelinn kneeled on the ground in front of the old King his head bowed in respect.
"How many times have i told you no Need for honorifics Ulelinn?" the King seemed to sigh in annoyance.
"Sorry But, is it not necessary to show respect to the man who took me in" Ulelinn Asked?
"You need only show me as much respect as you would your own family I am you father in law am i not?" The King Asked back.
"Now Introduce me to your companions" The king Replied in a light joyful tone.
"These are the people I went to retrieve to aid us in our fight against the Horde" Ulelinn replied.
"I thought you were just going to bring your brother here to aid us and not everyone capable of fighting monsters" The King said in a stern tone.
"They are not Just anyone able to fight Monsters" Soaryn YElled.
"They are my Team and I trust them more than anyone" Soaryn said angrily.
"Soaryn calm down" Ulelinn Said in a calm tone.
"You have guts kid" The King chuckled leaning back into his throne..
"Nobody from druiga would speak to My father in such a manner" GWendoline seemed to be in an Awed state.
"Except for me because, I am family" Ulelinn Chimed in with a playful grin.
"Since we are brothers doesn't that make me family as well" Soaryn asked?
"It does but it doesn't explain why you brought more than enough people to stop an army of monsters" The king stated
"Think of them as bodyguards that i have hand picked to help me in this fight" Soaryn said in a stately tone.
"Well when you state it like that you make a very good argument" The King responded
"So, when are me and my team dispatched to deal with this army you have mentioned" Soaryn asked?
"Immediately" The King stated.
With that simple word everyone in SOaryn's team and himself were teleported outside to the Battlements of the outermost wall. They turned around and saw the open plains surrounding the capital of druiga. The sun was setting on the other side of the city. In the distance against the dark blue sky they saw campfires. They saw the flames and realized that within the next day the horde would be upon the city. They jumped off of the wall into the darkness and started running towards the campfires.