"This is truly a Huge city, isn't it?" Asked Igor standing in front of the gate of Talismania, looking at the city wall made by equally cut stone, even it's not made by marble it's better than any city in the country.
"Although is hard to admit but it was indeed the most well-build city in Helland, it didn't earn the name of "jewel of the Kingdom" by plain lies." Vaterian look at the city gate with recall "it been a long time since the last time I came to this city, seems like nothing had change except how I walk into it." Vaterian describe his feeling as he grabbed the pommel of his sword tightly, He turned his head over he saw Igor looking at him with question written on his face, waiting for his explanation.
"Oh, I forget you haven't been adopted into our family during that time." "You meant to be your slave?" Mocking each other is a never-ending Act between them, Vaterian quickly fight back "My family don't need a useless slave like you, you do neither the cleaning nor help me to came out with a plan."
"Stop right there! Entrance checking!" A soldier stops the two teenagers at the entrance and start questioning them. "Your name?" "Alexandro, and he is Einhaven." Vaterian take down his mask and answer the question immediately, he didn't feel guilty by stealing the others name for his own. "For where and why you come here?" The guard surprise about the speed that Vaterian reply to the question, but he quickly moved on.
"We come from Karchidon, we just finish our study in Wester University, now we are heading back to our Hometown." The guard look at the boy with suspicious, they are a bit young to study in Wester. "What is the most favourited song from OberWester?" "It is..." "I not asking about you!" The guard turn his head to Igor and looking at it.
"Is [Westerwaldlied] Sir" Igor take off his mask and bow down as he was answering the question. "Do you like me to sing the song for you sir? Even the most prestigious Sirens in Wester will fall under my voice." Igor said it with a smile on his face, it doesn't seem he is joking. "You saw it Miseur? there had some reason that he failed the test." "Keep your mouth shut!" although the Guard try to keep a straight face but the little giggle came out from his mouth sold him out.
"Mister Einhaven, you can save your voice later, I don't need to hear it. Maybe you can show it to your partner so he will finally understand what you are working on. Get in!" The guard reject Igor's offer and step aside.
"Thank you, mister. I feel like we can be a good friend if I can spend more time in this city, here is my thanks for the short relation we had built up." Igor stuff 5 copper coin into the guard hand, at this time the guard realized he was so focus at controlling his facial movement that he forgot to Entrance fees of 3 Julius. "No problem, Sir. I wish you had a great time in this city." A big smile appeared at the guard's face, he put 3 copper coin into the basket beside him and the rest laid under his pocket.
"Not bad Igor, I never expect you to know how to sing the Westerwaldlied."
"Nah, I don't know to sing it, I just acting like I did, but I did had a pretty good skill at singing, it just a shame our school don't really care about it."
"I don't think I ever saw a noble will sing for himself or the others, that would explain why our school won't care about it. If singing really included as a subject in our school, I think the downfall of the estate would be close enough to taste." Vaterian reply to Igor's question, showing his hate on singing.
"You just hate it because you can't sing! I still remember the last time you sing the National Anthem during history class, I almost died from laughter." Vaterian filled with embarrassment after he heard Igor bring up the past, he quickly turned the topic away "So, how do you think about this city? "
"Of course, it's truly a beautiful city, there had so many beautiful buildings in here!" Igor, the youth who come from countryside express his excitement over this city cover with green and colourful architecture.
"If I not mistaken, this is not the first time you come to a huge city like Karlsburg isn't it? Mister Igor." Vaterian obviously is not happy about the praise of this city get from his Partner, and he don't mind being a bit salty.
"All those cities is always boring, Slop and dark roof pair up with unpainted wall, it doesn't bring me any excitement. Just look at the building here! even the most basic white paint brings a different feeling into this city," Igor keep expressing his view on the building, and go against most the view from Vaterian.
"The only building I like about is the windmill build by those people from NederWester, it just so colourful and full of energy." Igor obviously didn't notice the changes on Vaterian's face, maybe is not a good idea to insult the other's hometown.
"Why it doesn't bring me any surprise that an outsider from Hellandia can't understand our philosophy on architecture, seems like the slum had rooted into your mind." Same word can be passed to Vaterian, maybe also not a wise idea to insult other's background.
"What had you said? you this arrogant blue-blood! At least my mother lives longer than yours! And don't forget that those slums also exist at your own city, you just never care about it." Igor grab Vaterian's and question him with anger, he didn't like anyone to talk about his past.
The tension kept on rising between the two as the argument was out of control, the word came out from Igor mouth become the last thing to make the entire structure collapse. "You bastard!" Vaterian quickly push Igor hands away and hit it on his stomach.
Vaterian grab Igor up and force Igor to look at him " You thought is easy for me to gone through so many thing? Remember, if the one who standing in front of you is not me but a average nobleman your head would be already on the ground, not on you shoulder."
Although Vaterian said the word in a aggressive tone but he keep his volume low enough so no other can heard them, but it doesn't stop the people to coming over and watching it, luckily they are far enough from the gate so the guard won't notice them.
As the sound of the crowd start to cover over their argument even Igor known they are in big trouble "Now I know what situation we're in, but now how should we get out normally without getting notice by the entire population of the city?" asked Igor.
"Don't said like I can handle all situation, you can't get out from a net without touching it. I count to 3, and then we run away to different direction." "How do we find each other later?" "It's all laid in the hand of Selania"
"1,2..."
"I need a moment of silence! fellow citizen!"
A shout outside the crowd dragged all attention away, include the two Teenager, They look at each other, they know it's the chance.
A man between 30~40 years old show out, he had a small moustache and wearing a fancy army-styled uniform with luxurious accessories, the medal hanged on it shown he was a man that been to battlefield.
"What's going on here? someone explain to me."