APPOINTMENT WITH RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY
"I do not ask for any reward, but my new town of Kaleon was established recently. It will help us tremendously if we are exempted from taxes while we grow", I told the king.
"Fine, the town of Kaleon shall be exempted from paying all taxes for three years", King Laventios decreed suddenly.
"But the taxes go into Tarah city's coffers?" Minister Holden protested before Prince Raslee stopped him.
"The king's decision is wise", I said to the king and my audience with the king ended.
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"Asterix what did you gather from our conversation in court earlier?" I asked Asterix.
Asterix wasn't a human. She was a drone that was rebuilt by Sara from the scraps in the Illuminati forces' inventory. Asterix possessed most of the equipment and scanners in Sara's possession and was her assistant.
I borrowed Asterix to test King Laventios and Prince Samlee.
"King Laventios did not show any signs of anxiety when I showed him the illustrations of the Bloodfiend killing Prince Stamatis. His facial micro-expressions and his heartbeat is consistent with someone who is innocent of Stamatis' killing", Asterix told me.
"What about Prince Raslee?" I asked Asterix.
"Prince Raslee showed signs of reservations, but he did not show any signs of panic that would reveal his guilt. It is a 50:50 prognosis of his behavior, he could be or could be not involved with the murder", Asterix told me.
"Or he could be a good bluff", I said to her.
"Then it was all for nothing, we didn't find the killer", Cassandra said to us.
"There are abnormal readings on Minister Holden though. He seems particularly agitated when he saw the illustration of the Bloodfiend. There is a 100% chance he is guilty in collusion with Prince Stamatis' murder", Asterix told me to my surprise and recognition.
"We have our answer now", I said to them.
"What answer?" Chash asked me.
"Prince Raslee's readings of 50:50 when corroborated with Holden's reading, gives a 100% positive. The real person behind Prince Stamatis' murder is Prince Raslee", I said to them.
"What is the implication of this?" Chash asked me.
"There will be trouble. Holden's reactions confirm the Demon Queen is extending her tentacles to Eloora city and that will mean only one thing", I said to them.
"What thing?" Cassandra asked me.
"This is a prelude to war and Raslee is involved in it. The killing of Prince Stamatis is the first salvo, there will be more to come", I told them.
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[Somedays after the arrest of Prince Heller of the Mithridocus family in Tarah city]
"Your highness, I present to you Madam Sabrina", Minister Holden a young woman to Prince Raslee.
"Madam Sabrina? Haven't I seen you before, you are from the Mithridocus family", Prince Raslee asked the young woman in shock.
"Yes, but that is in the past. Now I work for the Mistress", Sabrina told Raslee.
"Who is your mistress?" Prince Raslee asked Sabrina.
"Before that, may I ask you, what is your position in the court of Drachia?" Sabrina asked Raslee.
"I am the Crown Prince and the successor to the throne of the kingdom", Prince Raslee told Sabrina.
"Is your position unassailable?" Sabrina asked but Raslee did not reply to her.
"Holden, what is the meaning of this? Why are you bringing these people to meet me?" Prince Raslee asked Minister Holden.
"Your highness, the situation in Drachia kingdom is changing. We must stand on the right side of history", Minister Holden told the prince.
"What right side of history?" the prince asked.
"The Church's time in the Ten-Kingdoms is over. More than half of all the kingdoms in the continent are under the influence of the Demon army. It is only time before we will fall", Minister Holden told the prince.
"Demons? Treason, shut your mouth. You will get me implicated in your vile doings", Prince Raslee told Holden as one of the prince's bodyguards came to arrest Holden.
The prince's bodyguard was a Legendary ranked Templar Knight, the prince's strongest guard in his palace.
Suddenly, something resembling bloodied veins struck the legendary bodyguard and pierced into his body and his heart.
"Arggghhhhh"
The bodyguard screamed as he was unable to move. His magic and his blood were quickly sucked from his body, and he soon died.
"Who are you people?" Prince Raslee asked as he noticed someone was behind Sabrina.
This person who had prominent sharp pointed ears was initially invisible. He revealed himself, when he killed Prince Raslee's bodyguard.
"Is he the only one? I am thirsty for legendary blood", the pointed ear said.
"Have you seen their powers now, your highness? They are beyond our abilities to oppose. It is better to be on the right side of history and at the same time, we can prosper with the arrangement", Minister Holden told Prince Raslee.
"Prince Raslee, shall we talk now?" Sabrina asked Raslee.
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"Son-in-law, what are we going to do now? Should we inform all the other major families about Prince Raslee and his conspiracies?" Prince Geoffraie asked me.
"If the Demon Queen is involved, we cannot know if the other families are already involved with her. Prince Stamatis could well be killed because he refused to partner with the Demon Queen", I told him.
"Do you mean there are other families who are in it with the demons?" he asked me.
"It is possible and likely. We can only take care of our own families now", I told them.
"What can we do now?" Prince Geoffraie asked me.
"The Mithridocus family should move your wealth and properties in Eloora city to Kaleon town in Tarah city. That is the only place we can ensure and protect the prosperity of the family", I told Prince Geoffraie.
"But isn't Prince Raslee in control over Tarah city, how can it be safe there?" he asked me.
"Prince Raslee doesn't control all the forces in Tarah city, and he couldn't control the Conjurer's Court of Drachia. If war with the demons comes to Drachia, the Conjurer Court's resident city is the safest in the kingdom", I told him.
"But..", Prince Geoffraie said as he was reluctant to make the move.