Zach was walking in the street full of people, Constantos wasn't a merchant town but its street were as full as one.
What he believed to be the royal palace was pretty far from the entrance of the town, in fact it was the sole entranced of the town. Zach estimated that he would need at least another hour to reach it. After all he could not muster all his power to run towards it.
It may be forbidden and if it wasn't, he was an human and if the guards saw him running at full speed towards the royal palace he would certainly end in jail just to be sure.
The streets were almost like a labyrinth, he already took quite a few dead ends thinking that it was the good path.
Zach could see that every race, beastmen, elves and dwarfs lived peacefully. There was also humans but for the humans it was a bit different.
Some of the non humans were very friendly towards them and some absolutely not, even if they didn't attack them everyone could see it in their eyes and with how they talked to them. Zach felt the gazes of disgust of quite a few of them.
However Zach didn't pay any mind to them, he had a mission and considering what role he got eventually he will be dragged in the war against Kartelion. Because if he didn't join them he would be under house arrest, after all they couldn't let him talk about the book.
As long as the secret was kept it would delay the start of the all out war which would permit to research the content of the book and proceed to quite a few awakening ritual.
With all of this in mind Zach knew that in the end he would have 2 choices, figth alongside Delp or be under house arrest during the whole war. He already decided which one he would choose.
Zach continued to walk towards the palace and now he wasn't too far away from it, during his walk every now and then he could heard the sounds of Viggo and Samos battle.
As Viggo had said it was during quite a long time and from what he had heard of every inhabitant, seeing those two fighting each other wasn't a rare sight and it could last quite a long time. He even heard that one time they fought for 2 days straigth and the king had to stop them or they would not stop.
As Zach neared the palace he saw fewer and fewer people in the street but there was more and more guards who were patrolling. Each guard took a look at Zach before continuing their patrol, they wondered what an human boy they never saw was doing there.
Zach eventually reached the building, he could now see what was the emblem on the green banners, it was a black wolf head. The emblem was so beautifully done that Zach wondered if it would not jump out of the banner to make a carnage.
He looked around him and the only people he could see were guards and each of them had a strange look when they saw Zach reaching this place.
He arrived before the guards that were at the doors, when he reached them one of the guards asked in a stern voice. "What are you here for kid ?" Zach breathe in and replied. "I am seeking an audience with the king."
'Now that I think about it, I don't even know how the king is named nor their household name, it should be something with Delp but who knows' Zach thought about this he felt like even if he got an audience he would end in a hard situation.
When the guards heard that, it was like they heard the best joke of the universe and all of them laughed. However after having laughed quite a lot the guards looked down in Zach's eyes and shouted.
"Do you really think we will let a small human boy, whose name is totally unknown, have an audience with the king ! That's a real joke, go play with the others kids of your age."
When he heard this, Zach was troubled, he suddenly remembered of Starmatos token and took it out. However when the guards saw it they laughed. "What is it boy ? You hope to have an audience with the king by taking out a trinket ?"
When Zach heard this, his face twitched, in fact he was about as powerful as any guard there so he another idea. This idea was either stupid or suicidal but he had to see the king as soon as possible and it could permit him to take a small revenge.
Zach flexed his legs, this intrigued all the guards here, he jumped and gave the guard who mocked him a kick in the jaw knocking out this same guard on the spot. For an instant every guard were looking at Zach dumbfounded and none of them moved.
Zach then landed on the ground and said again. "I'm here for an audience with the king, tell him it's about Pedro, Oscar and Kyle." Once he said this every guard rushed towards him, knockned him out and dragged him in the palace's dungeon.
When Zach opened his eyes he was alone in a dark dungeon cell, there was no one beside him in the cell or outside the cell. After about 4 hours there was still nothing so Zach bored summoned a hell fire and started to hone his control over it by playing with it.
Every guards in the palace were talking about a young lunatic boy who knocked down a guard for almost no reason. Some were skeptical about it and other didn't understand why would someone do this, after they were only simple guards.
It was such a hot topic that it made its way to the throne room, the guards were whispering about this event. The king annoyed by those whispering decided to ask.
"What happened to make all of you whispering nonstop ?" When they heard this every guard in the throne room apologized and one of them stepped forward and explained.
"My king, just a few hours ago, a young human boy asked an audience with you and when he got denied he knocked out a guard." This wasn't a simple guard, he was the head of the guards Arastros, a wolf beastman.
"Odd, where is this young boy and for what purpose he asked an audience." The king was curious about what could lead a young boy to knock out a guard for being denied an audience.
"He is in the Palace dungeon and if I'm not wrong when he asked for the audience he said something about Pedro, Oscar and Kyle. Nothing of great interested my King." Arastros replied.
However when the king heard this, his face turned in one of shock and he started yelling. "Nothing of great interest is that what you say !? I am deciding of what has great interest, bring me this boy as fast as possible and if he isn't in one piece when he arrives, your heads will roll on the ground."
When they heard this everyone was confused but none of them dared disobey so a few guards were sent to bring Zach in the throne room.
Zach was still in his cell playing with his hell fire when he heard quite a few pairs of footsteps.
When he heard those footsteps he was both nervous and happy, there was 3 possibilities, one they were here to lead him to the king, second they were here to execute him or they would release him taking him back to his starting point.
Four guards came in front of his cell and they opened it, on of the guard said. "Follow us and you won't get any mistreatment." They weren't aware of why the king would want to meet this boy, though even if they didn't treat him like a criminal he wasn't treat like a great guest.
Zach exited his cell and followed four guards while four other guards were following him, on his path Zach looked left and right everything in this palace was beatiful and calm.
Once in the throne room the king looked at the boy before him, an attendant of the king yelled. "His majesty, The king of Delp, Arkantos Delpheim the First." Zach smiled and thought 'Now the king's name is no longer a problem.'
The king raised his hand and said in a voice that few knew, it was the voice he used when it was for the most serious matter. "Everyone outside, I will talk with this boy alone."
When everyone heard that, they were dumbfounded, it was a crazy idea and it wasn't long before some protested. "My king, it's a very bad idea." "He's right you should at least keep the head of the guards with you."
Another was about to protested when the king said once again in a serious voice. "It's an order ! I will this boy alone." When they heard this everyone but Zach exited the throne room.
When there was only the King and Zach in the throne room, the king looked at Zach and said. "So why are you here and where are Oscar, Pedro and Kyle ?"
"All of them are dead." Zach said in sad voice. When the king heard this his face darkened, he guessed that it was indeed like that but he still had some hope when he heard the purpose of this kid's audience.
"So for what purpose have you seeked an audience with me, I already more or less guessed what you said." The king inquired, it wasn't such a great news so there should be more.
"You are right, I'm here because I have {The book of Hidden Bloodlines} with me." Zach stated.
The king jumped straight from his throne and looked at Zach with utter shock.