I'm fine Hedy, I just had a bad dream" the king answered.
" Don't scare me like this again, I am not ready for it yet" Hedy said jokingly while he made himself comfortable on a cushion beside him.
"Don't be silly son,It's not time yet , I still have many things to teach you and your brother and I still have many obligations to my kingdom so I am going no where anytime soon" King Erikson said with a little smile on his face.
" Now tell me what news have you for me?"
" The fire that happened at the market square was caused by a man who mistakenly dropped his lantern on some hays. While we were checking the place out and trying to find out how many people were affected, he came out and surrendered before people could say anything about the incident. It was not an intentional act as was thought earlier" prince Hedy explained.
" That's alright son, just do what is right in other to fix things, I completely trust your judgement". Prince Hedy had been sent to access the situation of things in the market after a strange fire incident occured.
Prince Hedy has been the one learning and training directly under his father King Erikson, he is the one mostly seen and known by many as the prince. Many have the knowledge he is the second amongst the princes but many have never got to see the first which is Prince Walter.
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It was a few days to Prince Walter's 20th birthday. He had been and lived in the the caves of Mako, ever since he was 6years old. No one knew where he was nor why he was sent far away from the kingdom, all people knew was that the prince was been trained and fortified.
The caves of Mako is a place where vampires especially those with extraordinary powers are trained on how to use and control their powers as well as sword fights. Been a vampire as a result of the curse he bears his parents had secretly sent him there so as to be safe from their human kingdom, to keep him away from humans to avoid killing them, to save him from been put to death and be trained as well. His vampire status had to be kept a secret from everyone else in the kingdom since Vampires were not allowed anywhere close to their kingdom not to talk of having one as their prince. He was to remain there for 14 years and it was just few months to his completion.
Those been trained at the caves of Mako lived a secluded life, they didn't have much contact with the outside world, only immediate family members were allowed to visit them often. Prince Walter's parents had one problem which was visiting their son in a vampire camp as humans. This was the reason why they were only allowed to meet with their son somewhere outside but close to the camp in other to avoid been attacked. Each time they were to visit, Prince Walter's teacher Master Egon would be the one to take him there himself to the meeting place.
Master Egon has been the one tutoring Prince Walter, He is like the father figure in his life and the only one who knows Prince Walter's true identity as a prince from human kingdom. He is the one incharge of Prince Walter's trainings and welfare. For the past 14years he had been secretly communicating with King Erikson and his queen on the progress of their son's training without the knowledge of any other soul in Tolaria kingdom.
King Erikson and his wife Queen Ursula had always visited their son making sure they took his younger brother along so they would get close as brothers. Prince Hedy was allowed to go visit his brother alone from age 14 even though he never got to know why his brother had to stay in such an unusual place. It was forbidden for him to mention or ask questions concerning his brother as even Prince Walter himself has no full knowledge as to why he was in the caves, He was only made to know when he was only a child that he was a special child with special and uncommon abilities and so special kids like him should be kept safe there in the caves, there they are trained until they can handle what they carry, this was the only thing prince Walter knew and had lived with.
Prince Walter was loved by all in the cave especially his teacher Master Egon. He had grown to be handsome, tall with a well built body, this made the girls in the caves drool when they see him. As somone from an all human kingdom, Master Egon had to train him to stay for long without feeding on blood. He has been trained to feed on both animal and human blood but more on animal blood, this is to help him not to totally rely on human blood to avoid killing his people when he goes back home. He was the smartest, fastest, strongest and the most obidient among his mates at the caves, but above all he is ever willing to learn new things this made Master Egon to love him even more and gives him preference which makes people believe they are family.