The four families
"Your- your Majesty, it is my, Titio Gregro's, honor to be here answering your question. Wasteland Valley is to the north and a 3 week travel from here. If you don't mind, I will lend you my carriage so Your Majesty can travel with the best of the best that Arcadia can offer," said Titio in a respectful tone.
"Do you think that your lowly town can afford a carriage that can please me?" said the young man in a mocking tone.
"N...no," said Titio while lowering his head.
Seeing the awkward face of his father Rodof was about to talk back but Excelio press firm on his shoulder. When Rodof looked back at his brother he could see that Excelio was nervous- he was so nervous that he was sweating. Rodof could not believe that his always calm brother was in this state and he had to re-evaluate the position of this young man.
Susana, who was seeing all of this, just smiled a little. Felipe just stayed quiet on the side.
"Mr.Pentagate, please excuse my father-in-law for his rudeness. He is now in a hard position so this little one was wondering if you were willing to give us a hand," said Susana in a respectful way.
The young man just looked at the young woman.
"I will do it on the account of your brother, however, there will be no second time," said the young man.
He didn't even hear what Susana had to say however, he already agreed.
"Mr. Pentagate, right now my father wants to take possession of Tulip Town. I hope that you can assist us so the royal family doesn't make too much trouble. Of course, this will be only a small detour in your journey. After all, if you want to get to Wasteland Valley you must pass Tulip first," said Susana.
The young man made a playful smile went he heard the words "Tulip Town," but it was only for a second before returning to his usual calmness.
"Got it, we will depart in two days."
And without waiting for anyone else to answer, he went out.
In an instant all the pressure in the room went away and everyone present felt relieved. Susana just smiled and looked at Felipe. The two of them thence went together on their way.
"It was good that Susana was here, otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died," said Titio.
"Father , who was this young man?" asked Rodof.
Titio looked at his son as he was looking to an idiot. He releases a small sigh and looked at the way the young man went.
"He is the youngest son of the Pentagate family, Lucio Pentagate."
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It was late that day and Rodof and Excelio were sitting in front of each other.
"Brother, I don't understand why one of the Pentagate family would come here?" asked Rodof.
"I don't understand either. Leitol can be divided in 4 regions: the west, the south, the east, and the north. Each region has 10-something towns in them and each town has their own lord. However, each Region is commanded by one of the four Dragon's families: the Terkins on the east, the UnderHeavens on the west, the Boltors on the north, and the Pentagates on the south. Even the Lockheart monarchy has to think it twice before offending any of them.
"As far as I know, the Pentagates and the Boltors hate each other to the bones. It's really unlikely that the Pentagate family will send someone as important as him to the north, so my conclusion is that he came by himself for something…. He said he was going to Wasteland Valley, but, as far as I know, Wasteland Valley was destroyed by the horde a couple of months ago," said Excelio.
"I wonder was is the relationship between Lucio and Susana, to actually give her some face and help us," said Rodof.
"How can you be so stupid I wonder?" said Excelio while making a small sigh.
"Hey, what do you mean by that!?"
"The brother of Susana is the oldest son of the Viritia family and the good friend of His Majesty Fernando, Salas Viritia."
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"And what do you think? I bring a good helper, right?" asked a red-haired lady who was sat on a bed. She was only wearing underwear and at her side there was young man with long black hair. Despite the girl being so beautiful, the young man didn't look at her with any lust. In fact, he was as calm as usual. This pair of man and woman were Felipe and Susana.
"Good job. This time, I want my father and his army go to war. I will then make my move. The news of the disappearance of Princess Susana has surely reached the ears of Felio, so he should be on his way to Arcadia. Just on time, while they destroy each other, I will take control of Arcadia," said Felipe.
"Oh? How can you be so sure that everything is going according to plan?" asked Sana in a playful manner.
"I left a mole in Tulip. I told him that in half a month's time he must inform Felio about Susana's disappearance. Felio loves his daughter so he will be desperately search for her. Eventually, my mole will tell him that he saw a few Arcadian men in the town the night the princess disappeared. Felio is a smart person so he will immediately know that the kidnapping was planned by someone of Arcadia, so he will bring his army with him. When the two armies fight each other, I will begin the second part of the plan." Felipe showed a small smile.
"Oh? You say that this is just the beginning?" said Susana while touching Felipe's face with her slender fingers.
However, Felipe remained as calm as ever.
"You already know about it- taking control of Arcadia is just the first step, my goal is not limited to a second-class Town like Arcadia…. And our little young master Lucio will help us with that," said Felipe while looking at Susana.
When Susana heard the words of Felipe, her body trembled a little and excitement could be seen in her eyes.
"Let's do it," said Susana while pushing down Felipe.
"No, thanks. You are not my type."
"You know how many men will thank the heavens if I let them touch my hand? And yet, you reject me every single time."
"Isn't that the reason you haven't killed me yet?" said Felipe with a mocking smile.
"He,he. I guess you are right," replied Sana with a lovely smile.