Chapter 24
Samuel Pov:
When he finishes, I must say, that is incredibly underhanded for a boy. How did he even think of that in the first place anyways. But I can't think anymore as the boy he was talking about runs up.
"The adventurers are down and tied, some of the soldiers are watching them. The rest split into two, one group is going to the previous town, the other to come reinforce us," He says, and as he does that is when I notice, he isn't on a horse. We are going at max speed, and all he is doing is running. He looks to be over 6 foot as well. Though he may be taller, I can't tell.
"How on earth are you doing that?!," Aaron exclaims.
"Oh, Princess Aaron, what has it been, almost three years? It is great to see you again, as for how I am doing this. I am using wind magic to remove the wind pressure in front of me and create an updraft to make me lighter. That is how I am doing it," The boy says in excellent grammar, even for a noble! Is this who I think it is?
"Wait, Hunter?! But if you are here, where is Jake? An Emma to I guess," Aaron says surprising me. Hunter was one of the kids I was supposed to protect almost two years ago!
"Emma is watching Jake at the Hot-springs, a few months ago he went into a dungeon. He got to the tenth level but the boss was a high class creature. He managed to slice off its heads, but he got hit by poison. He is currently in a Coma, the rider will fill in more when he arrives. Also lets wait for the knights, we are going to fast," Hunter points out to which we slow down.
The knights catch up and ask the boy, "What is your name, we never got it."
"His name is Hunter, and he is a friend, he is also an earl. I knew his father who lived in Jones before he was declared a traitor and attacked. I have a lasting promise to protect him, so let him be," I say calming the knights a little.
"Ok, well I will take the Princess's carriage for now. Why don't you get back in your own with Henry and Hunter. We can't have nobles driving carriages into town after all," The knight in charge says to which I nod. It would look bad if a noble was driving another's carriage into town, even if it was a Royal one. Even though in my town stuff is more lax than usual.
I get into my carriage with Henry and Hunter as the knights take the rein and we continue home. During the trip Hunter fills us in on what has happened. Apparently once Jake got poisoned he was bedridden for months. But when the knights were in danger Henry rescued them. But on the way back they got attacked by a demon, and something awakened in Jake. It had happened only once before so it was still unknown. He ended up defeating it and they left the next day.
They arrived at the hot-springs to see all the knights left gone. The village was invaded with monsters meaning they would have a hard time taking it back. Hunter said the rest would be better heard from the rider. Of course Aaron wanted to know what we were talking about so we told her.
By the time the story was done, we had arrived at the town. They had already been informed that we would be arriving so everyone was waiting. We got into formation, the other carriages had caught up over time, and we enter. I call the person in charge of security over and fill him in on what happened. Seeing this he went out personally to get them.
We continued in eventually arriving at my mansion. I get out of the carriage with Henry and Hunter and go to help Princess Aaron out. I am sending her inside with Henry when I hear, "Margrave Samuel! I come with news fro—, Hunter?! How are you here?!" The knight seems surprised that he is here for some reason.
"He sensed something bad was off, which it was, and helped me out of a pickle. Now come in so you can fill me in," I tell the knight as I start to head in. I had found a few things out during the ride, Hunter was 7 foot and adept in magic and hand to hand combat.
"Can I tell you here, it's urgent!," The knight says and it seems there was more to what Hunter had said.
"Alright, what happened?," I ask the knight to which he starts filling me in. He starts with when they went up, the encounter, being saved more then once, coming back, Hunter taking out around 100 monsters by himself. But to top it all off Jake, who was unconscious, killed two great wolves! "I see, is that all?," I ask to which he nods no and tells me something I didn't expect.
"Jake got poisoned by a Basilisk!," Aaron yells from behind me having heard the conversation. Seeing that her highness was here the knight gets down on one knee saying he is sorry for not bowing.
"So if I am correct, they need Basilisk antivenom, is that right?," I question the knight to which he nods. I head in and have a maid show the kids their rooms. I head up to mine and call for my butler. While he is coming I go over the papers that have piled up in the last 19 days. Winter started around 21 days ago, or December first. It is going to be a hassle to get that antivenom due to Christmas.
"You called?," My butler asks walking in. My Butlers name is Willie, he is short with bronze skin, red hair, and green eyes. Willie has Glasses, he is muscular, and he is a Dwarf. He has five children who are currently either working as maids/butlers or going to school soon. Their names are Dallas (11), Ellison (10), Zach (9), Lenore (7), and Chiamaka (5). Dallas and Ellison are a butler and maid and the rest are going to school not doing the same job. His wife is Dorothy, A human, she is currently a maid to my wife Dawn. Dallas and Ellison are not Willies children, they are Dorothy's and her first husbands. Willie doesn't know I know, but she was sold in slavery to him.
Dawn is slightly overweight but otherwise in good shape. She is very tall with fair skin, Brown hair unlike me who has Red, and she has blue eyes. She is currently blind in one eye so her maid Dorothy helps her out.
"Yeah, can you bring me a list of what tribes supply Basilisk antivenom?," I ask him.
"Yes, please wait a moment," He says as he heads off to get it.