Chapter 64
(Attack at the castle, Pt 1 of 6)
Jake Pov:
The next two days went by fast, it was now the day of the ceremony. I get up from bed and get dressed for the day, cleaning my tail and ears well. I saunter down to breakfast, running into Henry and Hannah on the way. "Henry, Hannah," I say welcoming them as we all saunter down to breakfast.
We get down there to see Hunter had already arrived and was talking with Samuel. We all sit down as Emma also saunters down and sits in her seat. "So, what is the plan for today?," I ask curious.
"Well, we should have breakfast first and then we will talk about it," Samuel says and we all nod. The Butler and Maids start serving us and I notice that Dallas has finally healed. Well that is good, I was wondering when he would return.
We finish breakfast and go to the living room. "So, the Schedule for today is as follows, at 9:30, all low ranked nobles are to arrive at the castle, at 9:45 all high ranked nobles are to arrive at the castle. Then the king will enter, you three who will be out in the hallway, will be called in. The rewards given, and then we will be having a feast for lunch. After that you will be shown to your mansion, and you can explore it. Then finally we come back here for dinner and free time," Samuel finishes, reading a paper.
"Ok, if I am correct, we should act responsible and no goofing off. Am I right?," I ask curious.
"Yes, so Emma, that means no running and presenting yourself correctly. I know you like to be carefree and stuff, but still, they are royalty. Also, no one else knows what you are getting, so mind that. An sadly Night and Sunny will not be allowed in as it is a event with a lot of people. So they will be required to stay here, Ellison and Dallas will be taking care of them. Is that alright," Samuel asks to which I nod back.
"Ahh, Gridef," Emma says mumbling to herself. Since when did she learn curse words?
I head back up to my room as Emma and Hunter go to theirs. I go to the manikin that is holding my clothes for the event. They are very nicely styled and extremely expensive. It is a full suit with matching colors, they were supposed to be the colors of my family, not Samuels, so they may seem surprising to the nobles.
I couldn't wear family colors as that would put me and family and friends at risk. It has Black socks, Black dress shoes, Black dress pants, White button up, Black tie, Black vest, and Black two button jacket. It was made for events where you needed to wear all family colors. It was also made using advanced Architect equipment for safety. It was impervious to all physical attacks basically.
I put it on and grab two cufflinks without a family pendant on them. They are basically unmarked cufflinks used by people without a family name yet. My family symbol was recognizable, but that was the last thing I needed as I said before.
I walk out as we need to leave in around fifteen minutes. I look and see Hunter dressed up in the same exact uniform as me. Emma then also walks out in a black and white dress. She looks nice, well we better get going so we make it.
We walk and get to the entrance, we have to leave early due to not being nobles. We get into our carriage prepared by Samuel, it was a carriage without a pendant or badge. A unmarked carriage used by those without family names or when no other was available. Or when it would cause to much of a commotion.
We head out, enjoying the town view as we do. We eventually arrive at the castle around 9:00 am, I guess we are a little bit early. The Holy Knight Grandmaster Meshu was waiting for us. "Follow me, there is a waiting room for you until the ceremony," He said, gesturing for us to follow.
We followed him through the maze of the castle, eventually arriving at the waiting room. "A maid will be here in a few minutes to serve you tea or refreshments. I will send a guard to come get you at 9:50 for the ceremony. I will be leaving then," Meshu finished walking out as the maid came in. It was a more unseen Beast-kin, it was a Beast-kin Bobcat.
It had tan hair, whiskers, tufts in its ears, and spots and streaks on its skin. It was much like the animal, but it had a human face and was slightly tanned. "What can I get for you?," She asked us.
"I will take a cup of milk, Emma the same, what about you Jake?," Hunter asked.
"I will take a cup of Milk as well," I say and the Maid walks off to get it. She comes back a minute later with them and we drink. This is kinda nice, I haven't had this in a long time. We end up staying there for around forty-five minutes when there is a knock on the door.
"Come in," Hunter calls and a guard enters. It was one of the ones who was guarding Theo and Aaron yesterday. But, why is he here, and why does he smell of blood?
But I have no time to think as he tosses a ball in and closes the door, leaving. I smell a burning smell and look to see that the ball is a Bomb! How in the world did those get into this world! I then notice it going off and push everyone into the corner, lifting the metal table in the way, using my foot and leg as a shock. At the same time Hunter casts a Anti-physical barrier as it goes off. Knocking me unconscious.