Three prominent people are sitting in one of the grand study rooms in the Royal Palace, and everyone is busy with the reports in their hands.
After a final glance in his report, doctor Neil put down the documents in his hand and decided to stay calm and enjoy the tea and dessert in his front while he enjoys the grandiosity of the place.
it is not every day he will get the chance to see this kind of fancy room, just when you open the door, the first thing that you will notice is how big the room is, next is the two tables, one is an oval mahogany table that is personally used by the king and the other is a long mahogany table where they are sitting, there's this hand-carved made wooden arches that serve as a post, this arches will proceed to be the ceiling of the room, which is made of a superb cast plaster ceiling layout, attached on the gorgeous ceilings are the uplight chandeliers that draws the attention of the sparkling ceiling with different jewels.
The study room has countless books that are arranged properly on the bookshelf, the red-carpet on the floors never failed to show its vibrant color making the room more alive, and lastly, in the middle of the room, there is a painting of King Rupert when he is still young.
His eyes feast on the things that he can see until he heard a loud voice from the outside. And every one of them stands up, with a straight back, they give a head bow as they see three other people entering the room, with Doctor Lucas following behind the two people in front of him.
The said two people belong to the most important figure in their Kingdom. King Rupert Crevalia and Crown Prince Aster Crevalia, with their elegant clothes, and the emblem that symbolizes Crevalia kingdom, the father and son duo, walk towards the long table where they sitted, throwing out, an authoritative presence which transformed the spacious room into a cramped room."Your Majesty, the King-"
"No need for your greetings doctors, everyone please be sitted" Condescendingly ordered by King Rupert as he raised his hand to stop them.
The three doctors which include Neil unknowingly swallow a small lump in his throat as he steals a glance at King Rupert and Crown Prince Aster, wondering why all of a sudden his throat feels dry.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone said in chorus.
King Rupert, sit at the middle of the long table, while Crown Prince Aster sits on his right and Doctor Lucas, the head chief of the Health Department sits on the left side not far from the king.
Upon sitting, King Rupert asked for the reports in their hands, he read it and once done he leaned closer in the long table, placing his arms on it, he said in his earnest tone "I will not make it any longer and I will be direct to the point, I've come to know from Lucas that there is an increase in numbers of sick people in our kingdom, I want to know what is causing this? and if you have discovered something that we can do to stop it. it is not written in your report."
"Your Majesty, I already have discussed this with the three doctors who supervised the three hospitals, unfortunately, we still do not know the cause nor a way on how we will stop this, however, we are doing our best and is not stopping until we find a cure to stop it from spreading." Doctor Lucas, said, his eyes show unwavering hope that they can stop it.
"Your Majesty, most of the patients that I have in Damiens hospital are all complaining of the usual indications of the exact illness that we had experienced before, some of them are getting better and was able to get back to their normal lives, but, as you have said, this is a thing that remains a mystery to us on why are the others are not getting any better, despite the same treatment as to them."
"I agree with you Doctor Bern," said Doctor Michael who is listening to the report of the former. Doctor Bern is known for his competitiveness and stern personality. He is also in charge of the biggest hospital in the kingdom and the person next to seniority after Dr. Lucas.
"Your Highnesses, if you will allow me to speak, I would like to add some information about it."
"Go ahead and speak". King Rupert said and looked at Michael who has an easy-going attitude but despite that, he remains to be responsible head chief of Cosmas Hospital, the second-largest hospital, in their kingdom
"Like what doctor Bern said, most of them are having the usual symptoms and we provided the same care being taught to us, but I have noticed that some of the patients in Cosmas Hospital are experiencing other complaints. For example, some of the patients are complaining of headache, body pains and a few of them are having chest discomfort."
"Is that so?" King Rupert replied with knitted brows, eyes unsettling.
"Yes, your Majesty." The latter sighed and lean back to his chair, thoughts are wandering.
Although Crevalia kingdom is known to be a prosperous kingdom in Ophir, there is a major problem that is very difficult for them to fix, it is something that he also inherits from his ancestors.
Lack of Medical knowledge.
For a kingdom that is known for its crops, manual labor is a must. And now that numerous people are sick he is worried that it could lead to a much bigger problem, especially right now that the winter is coming.
With the elbow flexed and clasped hands, King Rupert, vigilantly look each doctor in his front. He always looked for a way to improve their knowledge in medicine and from time to time, at the expense of the kingdom, he allows these doctors, to travel to the neighboring kingdom to learn different treatment methods that they can adapt and use here to treat Crevalians who need help.
"Lucas, have you heard anything similar to this outside the kingdom."
"I'm sorry your highness, but I haven't heard anything yet from the other kingdom aside from what we already know."
The King sighed again in frustration and saw each doctor looking down, embarrassed, and is staring at the long table that separates him from them, avoiding his gaze.
it remains like this for a couple of minutes until one of them takes the courage to speak.
"I think, your highness this is a different illness that we have not yet been to know."
"What do you mean, doctor Neil?" King Rupert asked, curiosity hits him in what the young doctor will say.
"As I said I think your highness, this is different to the common illness that our people, experienced before."
"Is that because of the new complaints that others are showing?
" Yes."
"Then, Do you know how to treat it?"
"No, Not at this time your majesty, I'm sorry,"
Neil said and apologetically looked at the king. He just abruptly said his guess without realizing that he still does not know how to deal with it completely.
King Rupert pressed his lips tight on what the young doctor said.
"Doctor Neil, next time please don't say anything if you are not sure yet, you are giving us false hope " doctor Bern mocked him, making his face red.
"Besides, we can't just assume that it's a different one just because of those new symptoms, we need to further investigate it. ," added by doctor Michael.
"Yes, doctor Michael is right, you are still young, your experience is still not enough."
"My experience in medicine may not be vast like yours seniors but I'm always beside my patient and looking closely to them that I know the difference. That is why I believe that the sickness that they have is different compare to before!"
"Enough! This is not time for you to antagonize each other." Prince Aster scolds the three doctors and gives them a warning look before he turns his head to where doctor Lucas is sitting. "what do you think of it?"
Feeling troubled, the senior doctor doesn't know how to answer Prince Aster, his forehead frowns while he thinks of the right answer.
'Is it possible? Yes or No?'
The senior doctor took several minutes before he made up his mind, sweat is evident on his face.
"Prince Aster, the truth is its--"
"His highness Second Prince Luan is asking for an audience!!"
"Blagh"
"Blagh"
"Blagh"
"Blagh"
And with that announcement, four chairs is now kissing the floor carpeted floor.