David got a wonderful feeling in the morning, woke up beside his lovely wife, chatted with his sister who came to visit him and reunion with a son who came to greet him from far away. It should be another good day but now he has to meet with problems. There was a petition in front of him lying on the table and the steward asked him for permission to let the guests in.
"Fine, let them come in" David ordered his steward to guide them in.
The door was open and both men greeted David in a formerly manner befitting of a servant.
"It's okay, no need for formality, we are all fiend here."
""Yes, your majesty."" They raised their head and were so surprised at what in front of them.
For Solo, what made him surprised was the male elf sitting in the room on the left couch.
For Woden what made him surprised was two, first was how his wife who told him that she went to meet her friend was sitting on the right couch, and second, was the other male elf on the opposite side of his wife.
"Ah! Solo, Woden, this is your first time meeting him, right? Can you guess who is his father?" David grinned while introducing, he really liked this son of his by a very simple reason. Not a personality, hobby, life philosophy or anything but a most basic of all animal, an appearance. The male elf was a spitting image of him, anyone would believe that the man was either David's son or twin with just one look. If David had a pointy ear of elf and a bright blonde hair, he would look like this male elf, and the same would be for the male elf. The other twin did not look like him but more like her mother instead.
"You are…."
"Greeting, I am Anawrahta of the pagan clan, my mother is Arakan, I believe you two still remember her."
"Yes, yes. Ah! That's why! I understand now." Solo had some thought and turned his sight to David, asking him. "Didn't someone told me that he doesn't know the reason Arakan left?"
"Ha ha ha, well it was in the past." David did not tell them the reason why Arakan just left without a word, he felt guilty after what he did, he knew the elf girl did not blame him, because, in this case the effect of charm used to lower her resistance when she already love him, Arakan would not blame him for raping her but she would think that she submitted to him out of her weakness in resisting her heart, David already prepared to take responsibility but he didn't think that she would run away when he was asleep.
"Solo, you coming so early today, since it almost lunchtime, how about joining me before proceeding to work? My sister is here, so Woden you too, Okay?"
David called the steward to prepare two more potions and led all the guest to the dining room, the dining room was the small one use only when he did not want to go back to the west wing of the palace, most of the time he would eat his lunch here.
His office was located at the edge on the east wing, there was the small dining room on the right side and small bedroom on the left side of his office. It was not enough of a distance to make him tried even if he went back and forth from east wing to west wing but it would be waste of time, so he would spend his daytime around his office most of the time.
The meal was pleasurable for David since he ate and chat with his close friends and family. The main topic they talked about was Anawrahta, Solo would sometime nagging David about the past while Woden and wife would ask about Anawrahta's life in the great forest. Deep inside the great forest was forbidden for human, Anawrahta too did not tell everything in great detail but at least it quenched their curiosity somewhat.
Back at the time, he went on negotiation, even David was escorted without the chance to look around. It was an awful moment for David, as he needed to lie in the coffin until they delivered him to the council, one of his worst experience ever.
David declared himself as emperor of every race but while demihuman races really under his rule, elves and dwarves were different as they still hold their autonomous rule having the right to govern itself, and human was denied extraterritorial right over them. All they need was to provide David with tribute, even royal guests were not need to stay in the capital. In a sense, they were independent countries, however, on the front they still David's vassal. They really did honor David and supported him, they would not succumb to everything he demands but would help as much as possible.
After the meal, David ordered his steward to prepare the room for Anawrahta but he refused as he needs to take care of his fellow elves who now rested at the inn. David then told his elven son that he would prepare a luxury place for Anawrahta to stay, David's sister also asked Anawrahta to visit her manor as a guest.
When Anawrahta left, David's sister also stated that she needs to visit her friend, Woden told David that he would go with her to the carriage and would come back to his office after he sent her off.
While walking toward the main gate to board the carriage, Woden began talking with his wife.
"Isn't you need to leave early because your friend's place was on the outside of the capital?" Woden teased his wife, he was surprised at first but soon understood the reason for his wife's actions.
"You don't need to involve with this, don't worry too much. This stuff is too hard for you, It will only make you confused."
"I'm not that stupid, I'm old enough to understand politic." She did not mind her husband word, she knew he just didn't want her to worry.
"Go home, and tell the chef to prepare my favorite food for me okay."
"…Dear, it seems there is a conflict between elves and dwarves, brother and solo may discuss it, why don't you wait for another day?"
"…If it is like that, then more reason to ask him for mercy." Woden sighed, many people knew that this problem gonna happen one day, but to happen when David was planning on an intimidation show of force and mega construction project, the dwarves luck was really bad.