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Chapter 2 - CHAPTER 02: An Ordinary Day at the Palace

Lois woke up early in the morning and woke Xavier.

'Dad! Dad!' shouted Lois.

'Why? What's the problem?' asked Xavier.

'You promised me to take me out around the palace. Come on let's go,' shouted Lois in excitement.

As Xavier promised, he took Lois out for a walk around the palace.

'Dad, will I get a giant fox, when I get my teenage?' asked Lois.

'Not at teenage, but maybe in your twenties,' replied Xavier.

'Why?' asked Lois.

'Because no one in our family was able to control the giant fox till they pass the teenage.' Replied Xavier and continued,

'And please, don't ask why for this.'

On their way, they met the King and Lucas's son, Darius.

'Good morning, father, good morning, Darius,' greeted Xavier.

'Good morning, son, going for a walk with Lois ah?' asked the King.

'Yeah, and you are going walk with Darius.' Said, Xavier.

'Lois, can you go play with Darius?' asked the King.

'Okay,' said Lois and they both went to play in the garden.

'Son, last night I had a nightmare, I saw our kingdom falling.' Said the King to Xavier.

'Don't worry father, it's just a dream, and the enemies can't even think of that. We have the Bluestone, who can beat us?' said Xavier.

'Yeah, you are right,' said the King and continued,

'And son, I have a feeling that my death is near. It feels like the veins in my body is being ripped.' Expressed the King.

'No dad, no, it's just a feeling. Stay calm.' Said, Xavier.

'Are you ready for the competition tomorrow?' asked the King.

'Yes, I will be training for it.' Said Xavier and went to train for the competition in the backyard. Lucas came to the backyard where Xavier was training and mockingly looked at him.

'Good morning brother! How's your training going? I'll tell you a better idea, just give up, you aren't stronger or smarter than me.' Yelled Lucas.

'Oh, really Lucas? Who saved you when you were going to be killed in the war with the Kingdom of Arylon? Don't you remember?' asked the King.

'Yeah, yeah, I remember that, "The Superhero" of our kingdom saved me. Yeah, let's announce it to the whole world.' Replied Lucas in a mocking manner again. The king and Xavier smiled and Xavier continued his training and Lucas joined him too and the King left the garden and went to his room.

On the other hand, Lois and Darius were exploring birds and animals in the garden. They saw a red and blue coloured bird which they haven't seen before. Darius whistled to that bird, which he does whenever he sees a bird. This time the bird came to Lucas's head after listening to the whistle.

'Wow, how did you do that?' asked Lois.

'I don't know, but I've seen grandfather doing it.' Replied Darius, and added, 'Then many birds surround him and then he gives food to it.'

'Darius, it's time for the storytime, shall we go?' asked Lois.

'Oh yeah, it's already two minutes late, lets run.' Replied Darius. They ran to the queen's room. As they entered, the king entered the room too.

'Grandma, Grandma, This is our storytime!' shouted Darius and Lois.

'Children, today I'm going to tell you about the family background of everyone in our family.' Said the queen, and asked 'Are you interested?'

'Yeah,' replied Lucas and Darius.

'Let's start with your grandfather.' Said the queen, and continued, 'Your grandfather, king Baxtor, Baxtor Dunlop, was born to King Dunlop and Queen Brienna. He was very kind-hearted, generous as well as brave.'

'How much kind-hearted is he?' asked Lois.

'Ha-ha-ha, I can remember your father asked me the same question. This is the time for me to tell how your grandfather and myself met each other.' said the queen.

'No children, now she has to tell our love story.' Said the king.

'Baxtor!' yelled the queen, and she continued, 'I was born in a very poor family in the kingdom of Arylon. My parents were killed by a cruel king. They kept me as a slave. But somehow I escaped and came to this kingdom. I was a homeless orphan. As I can remember, I came to this kingdom at the age of thirteen. Your father was two years older than me. Once he saw me near a sweet shop from this very room. Every day, during breakfast, lunch and dinner time, he comes near the gate and provides food for not only me but for others too. From there, a few years later, we were married.'

'Tell them our LOVE story!' said the king.

'This is our story, only the title is different.' Said the queen, to the king, and added, 'I don't know how, sometimes you act sad, then serious and sometimes trying to be funny, which is not.'

'Oh my god! I almost forgot, do you know what I did today?' asked Darius in excitement and replied, 'I whistled to a bird which I haven't seen before. It came flying to my head!'

'Oh really? Do it then?' asked the King.

Darius went near the window and whistled, he was waiting and waiting, but it didn't come.

'Nice try Darius, you have to improve a little bit more.' Cheered the King and he continued, 'Now watch me,' said the King and whistled. In a few seconds, many different kinds of birds surrounded him.

'Wow!' amazed Darius and Lois.

'Children, this is the time for breakfast. Quickly go to the dining room.

Later that day, at the dinner table, everyone was having the wholesome royal food.

'Everyone! Do you know what the Bluestone is capable of?' asked the king. Everyone was waiting for the answer to be told by the king himself because no one has seen it being used.

'Oh my god! Don't you all know? Have you ever studied history?' asked the king.

'No one taught us,' replied everyone.

'Actually, it will protect us from the threat of the Red Stone and the Green Stone.' Said the king.

'I have heard about the Redstone of Arylon, which can burn anything. But I have never heard about the Greenstone.' Said Xavier and asked, 'To which kingdom does it belong?'

'As you all know, the Kingdom of Arylon has always been a threat to all the kingdoms. That's why you know its power very well. The reason why you have never heard about the Greenstone is, it was lost about five centuries ago. It belonged to the Kingdom of Templeton. It can reverse the time for a limit.' Said the King.

'Grandfather, where is our Bluestone located?' asked Lois.

'Ah-ah-ah, it's a secret. Only the King can know its location.' Replied the King.