That would be great and all, but for the time being I need to know at which time of year we are exactly. If memory serves this year was quite a hectic one especially for the empire.since it was the year where the emperor passed away and the first prince was crowned emperor, there is also the Oracle which has shaken the empire as well as the hero's summoning ritual.and those events proceeded in the previous order.
But damn this is one messy year to wake up in.
Noticing my irritated expression Bernard inquired "is anything bothering you your highness ?"
Snapping from my deep thoughts after hearing his voice I answered " a..ah I am just having a hard time trying to grasp the situation"
He smiled at me and said" that is only natural after all your highness has just woken up from a long slumber, there is also the problem of your highness's amnesia
Alfred also pitched in saying" your highness does not need to worry, we shall aid your highness in any way we can"
They sure are dependable and caring, it felt quite nice being taken care of like that.
"Thank you, this makes me feel so much better"
The both of them smiled at what i said.
"Well then for the time being I suppose we shall start from the beginning till we reach the time in which your highness fell into a coma"
After saying this Bernard started explaining everything starting with who I was how I had lived and about my family which consisted of my father the emperor Kain de Kaiser, my deceased mother and the late empress Sofia de Kaiser, the first queen Isabella de Kaiser,the child of the first queen and my older brother the first prince Edward de Kaiser,the second queen Angelina de Kaiser, the children of the second queen the first princess Veronica de Kaiser and the third prince Abel de Kaiser.he also talked about the people who were around me and has served me. There were some interesting events that he mentioned like the sneak visit of the first princess of the Alphen empire who was now its empress who was worried and curious about me as she is the older sister of my mother and obviously my aunt. He spoke a bit about how Alfred came to be my knight.what surprised me the most was the fact that Bernard used to serve my mother ever since she was young and came with her to the empire after her marriage. Honoring my mother's will and her memory he raised me. He continued on mentioning a couple of events that happened throughout the years I was awake till he reached the part where I fell into coma. stopping his explanation there.
Noticing that I continued to stare at him seemingly asking to hear what has happened afterwards he stroked his mustache and continued on from where he left. He first talked about what has transpired right after my sudden coma how they called many doctors and asked all types of people for help trying to find out the reason behind what happened. regrettably not reaching anything specific.he also mentioned a mysterious man whose words had stuck in his mind since then, that mysterious man has remarked that he believes that a curse was casted on me.finding that man's remark plausible he researched the matter but unfortunately did not find out anything useful. Going on He stated all the affairs that might be counted important.finally reaching the current circumstances in the empire. He vaguely spoke about the emperor
failing health and how the imperial doctor indicated that he does not have much time left.and how it has been particularly decided that the first prince will be claiming the throne.
Silence reigned for a while as I was contemplating all that I heard.
I started to think about what chaos would befall the empire if they knew that I have woken up and how I would be dragged to a fight for the throne by nobles who wish to put a an easy to control puppet on the throne. And a puppet that is greater then me could not exist as I had both a very noble lineage being the empress only child.and an easy to manipulate personality since I was a exiled prince well according to how those foolish nobles would think that is.
But I was not gonna let any of this happen.for the time being hiding the fact that I had woken up is the best way to go about this. Since I had just woken up from a long slumber and need some time to adjust to things and plan my way ahead.unsurprisingly there is a lot of things to worry about some of them are due to who I became and the rest are due to that goddamn curse which will be threatening us soon.and most definitely all of this is due to my great luck.I mean I was always lucky.I would like to think I am being sarcastic but its just the painful truth.anyway I decided to tell the two people who were with me now of the decision I had reached.
"Bernard...Alfred "
At my call both of them answered loudly"Yes your highness!!"
"I think for time being it would be best to hide the fact that I woke up from the imperial family. Until things calm down and I begin to get myself back together"
Bernard who was still stroking his mustache responded "That is a great decision Your highness I was thinking of suggesting that to you, it is not good for your highness who has just awoken to get involved in all the turmoil going on in the empire"
"The old man is right your highness what you need now is complete rest and maybe some rehabilitation to get back to your normal life" Alfred suggested.
After a bit of conversing the two of them left me to rest.I began to think of what I'm going to do after the emperor's death since I decided I would announce my awakening when that happens. I would like to finish the matter of the throne inheritance before the first prince ascended it, because if I only come out after his ascension it would make things much more complicated.so it would be better to give up my right to the throne before any of that happens.the first prince is going to be a great emperor anyway.he is a very capable and respectable man. I had met him once in my first life and was very charmed by him.
I have about two months till then.I need to get this body into good shape before,it has been greatly taken care of.but it still lacks muscle and strength Continuous exercises will do it wonders.good healthy food and lots of sleep as well.somewhat this gives me a weird feeling ,once again having the will to live.I actually forget that I had desperately wanted to die before.
After coming to this realization I unconsciously began to laugh so much that I ended up tearing up.marveling at life and how unpredictable it can become, and at humans and how quickly they can adapt and change.
After a while I managed to calm down, becoming tired from everything that has transpired in the last few hours.I decided to go to sleep and start my new life in earnest later.
***
"To think his highness would wake up , I still can't believe it"
Alfred stated tearing up.
"I always believed he would" Bernard retorted smiling in a annoying matter at least in Alfred eyes it was.
"But I'll have to say I did not expect his highness would lose his memories"
"...me too but his highness will still be his highness whether he had his memories or not" Alfred said firmly.
"Hohohoo I'll have to agree with you on that" Bernard replied stroking his mustache.
"For the time being we need to make sure that words of his highness waking up does not leave these walls, it will cause unnecessary troubles"
"Your right. I will do my best to make sure that won't ever happen"
At that the each one of them went his own way.