Chapter 28
Theo Pov:
With the Disappearance of Hunter and Henry things were in a bit of an uproar. Luckily since Jake and Emma weren't gone and Hunter was a great fighter most thought it ok. But if they went off, why didn't they take me with them! Sure I may be a prince but I am still their friends.
We left early this morning for Arbigagan from Karainaya. We are set to arrive there in about an hour, it is currently in sight. I look over to see Emma on Sunny in some new clothes. I look over my shoulder at Jake who I am carrying with Reynold. He seems to be doing alright but, with his injuries, I am worried.
As we get closer we trade out with someone as a Prince should not be carrying someone. Since nobles should also not be walking in this terrain I get on a cart. "Hannah, Emma, do you want to ride with me?," I ask since they are also nobles.
"Sure," Hannah reply's so I look to Emma.
"Only if Jake, Sunny, and Night can join us," Emma says which I am ok with so I nod. The cart stops momentarily and they put Jake in on the left of the Cart. Night is on the left of him from the back, opposite is Emma and Sunny with her head on her lap. Then you have Hannah and then me. Halfdan also gets in and squeezes himself down as to not draw attention it seems. He goes back to comforting Jake from the rocking as well.
We get to the gate and go to the nearby guard post. At each gate of this town there is a guard post and a clearing for monsters. We set down and the remaining guards come up, some of them my guards. "How was your trip, and who are these people?," My head bodyguard Oliver asks me.
"The trip was good Oliver, though we ran into some monsters. But sadly we didn't get to fight that many. As for these people, this is Jake, His younger sister Emma, and they have an Older brother, Hunter, but we don't know where he is currently. Though I must say, both this kid and his older brother are beasts! Hunter took down 100 wolves by himself using Magic, and this kid has some insane skill. While he is unconscious his will to survive and protect others activates. Doing so he killed two great wolves in seconds and killed a Demon, a weak one, like that. There seems to be no limit to it," I tell him as he gets a surprised look.
"Would his brother perhaps be Hunter Boshu?," Oliver asks. At which everyone who was with me looked at him in Shock, how did he know.
"Yes, how do you know?," Hannah asks as I am still shocked.
"As it turns out my fathers butler doesn't like royalty sadly. Once he heard out that Jake here saved royalty he sent a message to Jones. We found out and my father confronted him with Jake. He tried to run off with his younger kids and wife, but his wife wouldn't go. In the end he ran off with his kids Eastward, maybe a bit south. Hunter ran off in pursuit," Henry says from the side surprising me.
"When did you get here?!," I ask shocked that he went here early.
"I will fill you in on that later, right now, your sister is visiting as well. She was very worried about you, you know," Henry tells me shocking me.
"Why in the world is my sister, who never cares about me, here worrying about me? I was only gone around two months," I say to Henry.
"Yeah, and that is a long time, even for royalty. You are lucky that your parents are such suck ups for you. Anyway, the Antivenom has been sent for, in the best conditions it would arrive in six weeks. But in these conditions," Henry says but doesn't continue.
"How long will it take, when it is a deadlier poison it is sent for faster, and delivered just as fast. Even in a blizzard it can't take that long," I tell him.
"It will take over two months from now to arrive! That is past Hunters birthday!," Henry tells me.
"I see the problem, well lets just remain optimistic, that's for the best. Now lets get back to the mansion, I have not seen Aaron in so long," I say finishing the conversation.
"Yeah," Henry says as he, myself, and Hannah get into the carriage. "You coming along Emma?," Henry questions.
"Nah, I am going to go with Jake and our pets," Emma reply's. I can see sense in that as Jake, who is incapacitated, wouldn't be allowed in a carriage with nobles. An beasts also would not be allowed in a carriage.
"Alright, Oliver, can you arrange a transport for Emma, Jake, and their pets to the mansion?," I ask.
"Of course, my liege," Oliver says as he runs off and our driver starts off towards the mansion.
"So, how did you get here before us?," I question Henry, wanting to know.
"Well...," Henry starts off and tells us how exactly he came to be here before us.
"What about Hunter, you never finished on what happened last," I tell him and he gives in to it.
"Hunter was going to go after the treasonous butler, but my father stopped him. The reason being is he had not slept in two days, Sure he had energy, but wasn't he tired. No matter how much you train it is impossible to stay awake for three days straight. Now, I haven't heard the specifics but as they are not here with us, what was the deal you made with Hunter?," Henry questions.
"Alright I will tell you, but you can't tell anyone about it other than your father and mine. Do you understand?," I ask to which they nod and I tell them the deal.
The more they hear, the more they laugh, it seems I was pretty good in making it.