ALL NOVEL Chapter 53: Chapter 53 : He moved!
"What the hell is Carius trying to pull here? An attack on the king?" Elias muttered to himself as he watched Carius get closer to the King's canopy with each step.
The other family heads had left the third district in order to protect their respective districts from whoever or whatever had caused the explosion, all of them except Lord Thane.
King Alaric looked upon him surprisingly, "You wouldn't protect your district like the rest? " He queried Lord Thane
Thane simply smiled lightly, "It's not needed, whoever it is that thought it was a good idea to attack my district is either ignorant or very stupid.
We mages may be few in comparison to the rest of the world, but we aren't to be taken lightly. I am good where I am My king…right beside you," he explained
King Alaric scoffed and sat back on his seat, "Till my soldiers tell me it is safe to leave, I'll remain here, the only other district that an explosion hasn't hit" He said
Thane took a seat, "I truly hope this is a safe place, if not for anything, for my beautiful Queen Seraphina," Thane said, looking at the queen with a lustful gaze
"I almost forgot you were here," King Alaric said to Queen Seraphina
"Of course you did," She shot back at the king, but he simply waved her off, not caring for her at all
"I would never forget about your goddess-like presence, my queen," Lord Thane said, "If the queen doesn't mind, she can find peace amidst this chaos in my embrace, can't she, my king?" he added, King Alaric once again waved him off like it was of insignificant importance to him. His eyes were fixed on the seemingly motionless Elias Ashdown
"You see my queen, the king doesn't mind," He said, a mischievous smile on his face as he stretched his arms out, as if the queen would jump into his embrace.
Queen Seraphina looked at him, clearly disgusted at his antics, "Bugger off before I have you thrown in the cells. If my husband has forgotten his role in this kingdom, I haven't. I am still your queen and you will speak to me with respect!" She shot at Lord Thane
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Unmoved by the queen's words, Thane's smile grew wider as he lowered his head, "Yes my queen,"
"Hmph," Queen Seraphina scoffed, "Even in the midst of this chaos, all you can contribute is your perverted thoughts. How shameless" she added, her tone filled with disgust and her face did justice in expressing it.
Thane raised his head, " If it's insight my queen needs, then I'll gladly give.
From the pattern and location of the explosion, there's a lot to deduce. First of all, amongst all the districts only two districts weren't hit by an explosion; District Five and District Two, where we are currently.
Why is that? Could be a delay or a mishap in the operations of whoever is behind the explosions….or, maybe it was a distraction from their main goal" He explained
Queen Seraphina listened attentively, " A distraction?" She asked, "A distraction from what?"
Thane pointed his finger upwards, "A distraction from their main goal which is something that is in this arena, but there's nothing of significant value in this arena you may say, all the best weapons and artifacts are kept in the Ironwood House's vault.
Then perhaps their goal is not a thing but a person. Within this arena, there are several valuable people, namely; the four family heads, the queen, the High-luminary, the King, and as much as I would hate to admit it, the chosen child of light too is valuable."
Everyone in the King's canopy listened attentively, even the guards, with the exception of the king, he just sat in his seat, his eyes fixed on Elias below.
Lord Thane was a cocky scumbag that was for sure, but it didn't change the fact that he was a family head, he held a position that required so much to maintain, including power and most importantly; wits, and he was displaying just why he was where he was, and why he was who he was
"Amongst the valuable people mentioned, we can further deduce the culprit's target. The High-luminary arrival day was not made known to anybody except the king, myself, and the other family heads, there is no way the target is after her, so that rules out the High-luminary as a target.
Next would be the family heads. The family heads are definitely not the target of the culprit, instead, they are more like a hindrance, blocking the way to the real target, so the culprit had to get rid of them by setting up explosions off in their various districts, knowing the family heads would rush to protect them.
That leaves two more valuable persons that could be the target; Elias Ashdown and the King. Elias Ashdown could not be the target, as his identity too was kept secret until now that is. That leaves us with only one target…King Alaric, my king, you are in danger" Thane explained
Despite Thane's revelation, King Alaric remained Unmoved, his gaze bore holes into Elias's form as if the young man would disappear if he took his eyes off him. The rest of the King's canopy occupants thought deeply about Lord Thane's declaration.
The Queen was about to open her mouth to speak when suddenly, the atmosphere grew heavier, and tiny sanguine-colored particles began to form in the air.
Whoosh!
The sound of fabric battling against wind resounded, accompanied by the same figure Elias was observing. It was Carius, Carius of the Flares, revenge and hatred were carved onto his scarred face.
"Give yourself a round of applause, you got at least ninety percent of it right," He said as he landed in the King's Canopy
King Alaric's eyes widened in shock, but it was not because of the uninvited guest's entrance no it was something else, something he had been watching closely the entire time,
"He moved!" The king exclaimed