I knew I shouldn't but my curiosity took over and I spoke.
"Young prince Denvor why are you laughing?"
He struggled to stop laughing but eventually he spoke.
"Held down by cowardice? me? hahaha I am not Osello thank you for your premonition but good sir I think your power is not to be trusted hahaha"
Suddenly a powerful voice rang out and the emperor spoke.
"Denvor! hush your tongue and sit here!"
The emperor looked at me and spoke.
"please pardon Denvor I apologise for any offence caused but could you please give us some insight into your vision? I will make sure he listens carefully"
The emperor held his son's head and made him look at me I coughed slightly and spoke.
"Of course from what I saw prince Denvor will have a lover he is unable to save or even help as they are being ripped apart by people from many towns and that his inability to do anything will come from a place of cowardice and fear"
The emperor let go of his son's head and then spoke.
"Thank you prince zeth your insight is... invaluable"
I smiled but before I could speak I started feeling something in my throat and started coughing into my hand but dark thick blood came out and everything turned silent it must have been left over from earlier.
The emperor looked shocked and Elise ran towards me and as this was happening I felt an idea come into my head once Elise came close enough I collapsed into her embrace feigning weakness and spoke to the emperor.
"It seems my power has taken a toll on my body may I be excused from this dinner party?"
The emperor spoke in a hurried voice.
"Of course had I known of the drawbacks to your power I wouldn't have requested you use it tonight I will organise a meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss our continuing alliance please go rest"
I smiled and had Elise help me out of the now silent hall and to my room then at my room's door she spoke.
"Are you okay Zeth? I am scared for you"
I stood up straight and spoke.
"Yes Elise everything will be fine you know how strong I am I just need some rest that is all you can go oh and if possible tomorrow find a tavern named 'the willowers den' it would be very helpful to me"
Elise nodded and walked away and I went into my room and closed the door tonight was...eventful and all I need right now is to sleep but then a voice in my head spoke.
"Oh really is that all you need to do? or are you forgetting something?"
I sighed and spoke.
"yes yes I know already we are falling apart blah blah blah I heard you okay?! I already have a plan"
Oz spoke again
"Do you really?"
I felt my eyes become heavy but I forced the words out of my mouth.
"yes exercise, rest, a body strengthening pill and a bit of good luck I'm going to sleep talk to me tomorrow".
I heard Oz yelling but I was too tired to care as my eyes came together and my head filled with sounds and colours I found myself in a room it was my room back in Serothor.
Then another me was sitting on the bed oh wait that's-
getting cut off the other me spoke.
"Yeah it's me asshole did you think that going to sleep would stop me? rest, exercise, a body strengthening pill and a bit of 'good luck' is not a fucking plan!"
I felt as if my soul left my body I just want to sleep! deafeated I started speaking.
"Yes exercise will make the body stronger, rest will let it heal and with some good luck we will get our hands on a body strengthening pill not magic or a bloodline just good old Alchemy to make our body stronger"
Oz melted his face to reveal the old me and spoke.
"Oh? and how do you suppose we get something not even nobility can get their hands on freely?"
I looked at my old self and suddenly felt grateful for this 'mediocre' appearance at least I didn't look like someone who just spent 10 years away at war I coughed and spoke.
"You do know I stopped an assassination attempt on the emperor and also gave his wife and children their fates for free right? all that doesn't come cheap also once he actually looks at those weapon plans...
He will be begging for more! mwahhahahaha"
Oz changed his face back to our current one and spoke.
"I suppose you're right but if you ever try to shrug me off again I'll make sure you suffer horrible nightmares for the rest of your life!"
His face peeled away to reveal muscle and bone his eyes popping out and the shock made me wake up.
From the bright light coming in from the window I am assuming it must be early morning.
Fuck you oz!
The he spoke
"I can hear that!"
I yelled back.
"I know! why else do you think I would say it!"
Fucking hell! I got up and got dressed then noticed a letter on the floor under the door it had the royal seal so I quickly read it.
[Dear second prince Zeth I this is an invitation to a private brunch to discuss our ongoing partnership between our two nations please ring the bell in your room when you are ready.
Agenda- weapon plans, protectorate status, strategic and military assistance between both nations
sincerely emperor Xenam Tudilus the 3rd]
Well it seems it's time to make a few favourable arrangements for serothor and for the future of this world and most importantly for Oz and I.