The next day while Alex is training several carriages pulled horses arrived at the castle. From each of them a man and a child walked out. They seek audience with the king. While the older ones are talking the younger ones are taken to the training grounds to see their future lord or the one they're supposed to guard.
The crown prince of this kingdom and the daughter of Duke Advalon. As they moved to the training grounds following the knights they saw a boy and a man in the middle of the training ground sparring with each other. More like the man is defending while the boy is trying his best to attack.
Seeing this scene they blinked. The boy is the one they're supposed to guard but looking at him they doubted their role in guarding. That speed, those moves with weapons, the power radiating between the clashes of the two. Cold sweat dripped down their heads. Are they the prince guard or is it the prince that will provide protection for them.
The kids who are excited to meet the crowned prince instantly became deflated. The power gap is really very large. No wonder the royal family can sit on the throne with absolute authority and no one dares to raise a voice for sometime much time. It's the strength that they hold.
They knew the power of former monarch through the stories and the power of their current monarch through the words of their fathers. According to them, only a handful of people can stand toe to toe with the king and queen. Not to mention the former monarchs who are feared among the other nations.
It seems the monstrous strength itself is their lineage. They gulped as the shock waves reverberated while Steven laughed," ahaha, good. You improved very well. But this isn't enough my dear grandson. You haven't even managed to touch me once in all the training sessions. I'm also suppressing my strength for you. This isn't your limit come on ".
Steven parried another blow and pushed Alex's sword back. Alex landed and slided slightly on the ground before saying," then get ready grandpa. I'm going to use the move you taught few days ago ", Steven smiled and his sword shimmered in a silver aura. The young masters of the aristocrat families immediately looked at this excitedly. The silver aura of sword emperor that's known to to have cut down mountains.
On the other side, Alex took a deep breath and his sword is enveloped by a shimmering golden aura. Steven laughed and said," come on show me what you have learned Alex. Don't hold back ", Alex bent his feet slightly and jumped forward. In a boom he clashed his aura covered sword with Steven who parried it again.
But this time a more terrifying shock wave reverberated again in the training ground. Steven used strength to push back Alex while Alex landed and jumped towards Steven again. For a while only shockwaves sounded as Alex is jumping around with wind boost on his legs while clashing swords with Steven in rapid speeds.
Finally Alex stopped after a few minutes as Steven stopped him. Anymore than this and he will sleep outside today because Elizabeth warned him not to train Alex too much. Alex also stopped and rubbed the sweat away from his body with towel.
He looked at his father who is approaching with some nobles and bowed slightly," my lord father ", it's normal etiquette lesson from his aunt who will definitely give him a ear full of scolding if he didn't. King Leonard's mouth twitched a little.
In all these years Alex only called him with such respect a few times only. Steven on side is holding back his laughter barely seeing this. Here he is, the former monarch of this kingdom and hearing his grandson calling his son lord father made him laugh everytime he heard that.
Leornard nodded and said," Alexander, follow me in the council room ", Alex nodded and bowed a little again before exiting the training ground with trembling Steven who is holding back his laughter. Leonard and other nobles entered the room while Alex followed behind them with Steven.