The wind blew strong, feeling a little cold passed anyone's body, all the people living in the northern residential area of the Sun kingdom went about their activities as usual. Trading, farming, knitting silk fabrics, and various other occupations they did happily.
The warm breeze flowing from the border region blew throughout the Sun Kingdom. Some of the people on the move could feel the chill from the wind.
"It's cold all of a sudden."
"Yeah, I don't know why I feel so bad."
Two people who were buying and selling chatted with each other after being hit by the cold wind. Some others also felt the same way, there was a bad feeling in their hearts.
The boundless blue sky stretched above the royal palace, the sun was shining brightly, its warm light hitting the entire royal area. Peaceful life went on as usual there, the soldiers were busy practicing, the servants were busy cleaning the palace, the steward was busy feeding the horses and the ministers were busy taking care of important work documents.
Likewise, Kenway and Sarah, the prince and princess of the Sun Kingdom went about their daily activities as usual. However, there is something a little different for these few days, they live it without the supervision of the king and queen.
Inside the palace, precisely in the reading only about economics, Sarah picked up a book, then sat on her favorite spot by the window overlooking the training field, with snacks and a warm drink on her desk to keep her good mood.
Today everyone was very busy, after breakfast, Sarah already had to go to several places in the palace to check the work of the ministers and other royal staff. All that she did was to replace the duties of the queen who was still on her visit.
Before leaving the palace, the queen had given a list of royal tasks that Sarah could do. According to the queen, this might be a good opportunity for Sarah to practice the knowledge she has learned over the past few years. Of course, when doing her tasks, Sarah was accompanied by the work advisor because usually, it is the advisor who does some royal tasks when the queen is on a visit. But, it seems that the queen does not need to worry about the state of the palace, because it turns out that Sarah is quite dexterous and good at doing all of that. Everything was well under control, and the Advisor was also amazed at that. Sarah is indeed a smart girl and different from other girls of her age.
Sarah, who was currently reading a book by the window, was a little bored, she just opened her book on the table, while her gaze was directed out the window, towards the practice field. From Sarah's view, she could see Kenway practicing with the commander. Sarah smiled, admiring her brother who seemed to be practicing seriously.
"He's practicing seriously, I can't lose, I have to be enthusiastic too!" Sarah muttered to herself. After watching her brother practicing, her boredom seemed to disappear, she regained her enthusiasm and continued her studies.
Meanwhile, not far from the palace gate...
A man wearing the uniform of a soldier of the Sun kingdom walked with hobbled footsteps, with blood dripping to the ground. "I... must report to the palace immediately. Just a little... more... " While enduring extreme pain, the man desperately shuffled along. He was badly injured.
As he got closer to the gate, one of the two guards on duty began to notice him.
"Do you see, there seems to be a wounded person over there..." He said to his partner. He looked nervous and a little panicked as he said that.
"You're right... judging from his clothes, it looks like he's one of the soldiers of this palace..." His partner replied.
Immediately, the two of them approached the wounded man they saw.
While the man who was thought to be the severely injured royal was still trying to approach the gate, he wanted to scream, telling the guards what he had experienced and what he had seen, but he didn't have enough energy to do so. The muscles of his legs felt weak, blood continued to flow from several parts of his body that began to numb. His vision began to blur until he finally fell to the ground before the two soldiers could help him.
"Hey, hold on! What has happened to you?"Said one of the soldiers who had arrived nearby.
The soldier had several wounds on his body. Even though his body was already numb and lying on the ground, he was still trying to maintain his consciousness.
"Go to the medical room, bring the medical team here. Hurry!" One of the guards immediately went to report, while his partner stayed behind. He positioned the injured soldier to a more comfortable state. The palace gate guard didn't dare to carry him because he didn't know anything about the soldier's injury, he was worried that he would make it worse.
"Hang in there, the medical team will be here soon." The royal gatekeeper tried to calm him down.
With the little energy he had left trying to maintain consciousness, the injured royal soldier told the gatekeeper, "The king and queen... died on the way... they were killed by a mysterious group of criminals...."
Switching to the training ground. Kenway who was training with the commander looked exhausted, he had been training since this morning and now the sun was almost at its highest position. Kenway was still practicing, he was still practicing swinging the sword.
"Prince, you look exhausted, shouldn't you rest for a while, after all the sun is getting higher, and our training time is also almost over."
While continuing to perform the movements, Kenway replied "I must quickly master the techniques taught by father, so that I can show it when father returns."
The commander smiled proudly "You are indeed stubborn... well, I will accompany you to practice again."
The two of them set up a stance while holding their respective swords, both preparing to attack each other.
However, before they could continue practicing, the advisor stepped up to them from the side of the training ground.
"Prince, I'm sorry to interrupt your training..." The advisor said as he stepped slowly towards Kenway and the commander. Soon after, Kenway stopped.
"What's wrong advisor, do you need help?"
The advisor's face looked a little glum, his eyes were droopy and a little flat... it was obvious that he was trying to hide his sadness. Seeing the advisor's face like that, Kenway felt that something was wrong.
"No prince, I just have something to say..."
"What is it?" Kenway asked again.
The advisor stopped walking after being in front of Kenway and the commander.
Then, with a heavy heart and a feeling of heartlessness, the Advisor continued his truncated speech.
"The King and Queen have...passed away...."
A strong wind blew around, the atmosphere became quiet for a moment.