The Golden Throne

"You are right, Your Majesty. His Highness is very different from other kids his age.", a rough voice said. Liu Man looked to the side at a big burly man. He had black eyes and a huge scar along his face to his mouth. He looked frightening, but Liu Man didn't even flinch.

"A little different? He is the most obnoxious kid I have ever seen! And the way he conducts himself, he feels like the gold star merchant group's president.", Liu Man shook his head.

"Indeed. It feels like he has dealt with people a lot, but I have seen him grow up. He never left my sight yet he still developed this personality before he even left home for the academy.", the man said, agreeing with Liu Man. "I fear that something happened during his time here.. It feels like he went through another life altogether during the short few months that he even stayed here that it concerns me."

"What concerns me more is that he has been like this since he was a child, but it only manifested completely now.", Liu Man sighed.

Liu Feng sneezed all of a sudden.

"Who the hell is talking about me behind my back?"

He rubbed his nose and kept walking to the study. He sat down and started writing a letter to the king of Darv. He grumbled about every step of the way, but this was necessary. He was thinking of the bigger picture here, and he wanted to create something huge, so he was willing to bow his head down first.

"This better be worth it. If the dwarves are even half as good at craftsmanship as the books and the myths say, then I can really use them.", he sighed as he took his pen out.

Taking a long time to draft the letter, he held it up and read it out to himself for a minute.

"Your Majesty,

The city of Dilheim apologizes for the insolence of the young lord, and begs for your forgiveness. As a young child, he was unaware of the customs, and was out of line. The city regrets that Your Majesty has left quickly, and that the city was unable to apologize for this. However, the situation is dire, and the problem does not wait for us..."

The letter went on about how the mistake was solely Liu Feng's because he was acting on behalf of the mage tower, who had sole custody of the children. After delegating all responsibility to the mage tower and to Lucas, Liu Feng wrote about how the mage tower would consider letting the children go to other kingdoms for a short period of time after the war was over.

After a while, he completed the letter, and he took it back to the war room. When he got there, it was empty, except for the general of Aegon, George Huster. He was quite the legend back in the capital, yet Liu Feng never saw him in the palace.

He just nodded at him. General George reciprocated the gesture. The situation quickly got awkward, and Liu Feng turned to leave, when George asked, "Your Highness, if possible, can I ask you a question?"

Liu Feng responded, "Of course."

"Your Highness, is it possible for someone like me to become a contractor just like you and the apprentices of the master of the mage tower?"

Liu Feng's head went blank. "This is going to be a difficult question to answer", he thought to himself. He knew that the monopoly on the contractors would be the most important thing going forward for Dilheim. He thought about how he should answer when George broke the ice. "I am sorry if this question pushes some boundaries. It is simply a wish of mine since young to be like the elves. I will ask the master of the mage tower myself."

Liu Feng sighed, escaping this predicament. Sometimes, the greatest problems brewed at home. He thought about it for some time, and finally looked up to ask George to ask him another question, but he was nowhere to be seen. Liu Feng left the room and went to the dining room. As he expected, both the kings were here, with their respective generals behind them. 

"Why do you need bodyguards right now? You must know that Dilheim is the safest place in the world for you right now, even more so than your own palaces."

"You underestimate the power of money and relationships Liu Feng. We are kings. There are many people who want our heads, and they are willing to spend a lot of money, and much more to get them. Now that we are together, the risk just went up. Adding the upcoming war, many are going to be unhappy.", Damascus said.

Liu Feng just shrugged. He went to the other side of the table and took a seat. An attendant brought a plate and served him. He started eating. A few minutes later, Amelia also came to the table, and took a seat next to Damascus.

"Father, I have completed the letter. Where should I put it?"

"Leave it in my room, I will check it later."

Liu Feng called an attendant and handed him the letter, directing him to put it in Liu Man's room.

Lunch was silent, and no one spoke. Liu Man and Damascus finished first and left, leaving the generals with Liu Feng and Amelia. He gestured to the generals to take a seat. They accepted and sat down. An attendant brought the food, and they started dining as well.

Amelia broke the ice this time and spoke. "Teleri, it has been quite a while. How are you?"

"I am fine, Your Highness. I seem to understand that you have gotten a boyfriend during you time in the magical academy."

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