He/Heroine And My Villainess

HE/HEROINE AND MY VILLAINESS

(DYNASTY OF HEARTS)

The sun has come down, and the night start to rules. Stars twinkle above the sky, and the wind turned cold. The sound of night animals' songs inside the forest and into the trees like caroling, making the night perfect, the sparkles of fireflies dancing through every tree, giving you a warm delight at night.

screech

With a scream of a bird coming with a mission, everyone looks up at the sky with a curious face and smile.

"Eagle!" Lay shouts, happy upon seeing his bird safe. Eagle screech two times and landed to his right shoulder, shaking its feathers.

"Does he have a letter?" Sir Michael went close to him and ask.

"Yes, here," Lay answers, lending the letter that comes from his Eagle right feet as Sir Michael then gets it and opens it to read what's written inside. After three minutes of reading the letter, he then looks at his people and talks.

"Lord Albert wants us to go straight back to his store after we saw Lady Vendia already arrived at their mansion," Sir Michael mentions what's written inside the letter that he's holding to his people as his people then nods as a reply to his words.

"Thank you, Lay and Eagle, magnificent job," Sir Michael thanked Lay by praising the Eagle.

Screech

The Eagle replies, screaming at him.

"E...eh, jejeje," Sir Michael laughs upon receiving an air-piercing reply to Lay Eagle.

"Jajajaja, are you okay, Sir Michael?" Lay consult him.

"Yes, jeje, maybe you can enroll Eagle in a singing school for birds next time?" Sir Michael replies as he covers both his ears using both hands. Lay laugh more.

"Hahaha ha, I will, haha," Lay responds, as Eagle once again screech joining his master laugh while Sir Michael continues covering his ear as he walks away from them in pace.

'Uh... I don't want my ear to destroy. Better leave before one of my ears gets ruined,' Sir Michael thought as he walks away from where Lay and his Eagle are then going over to where his other people.

Lay then proceed to where his horse is as he gets food and snack for his Eagle to eat as a reward for his success, mission.

"Great job today, Eagle. You made me so proud of you," Lay praise his Eagle while it eats the food he gives to him.

"Amazing job today, Eagle," Fen arrived out of nowhere as Lay look at him in surprise for a second, then give Fen a warm smile.

"Fen, how's Orio?" He asks as Fen then pointed to his left shoulder showing his Oriolus steerii bird sleeping in peace.

"Did she eat already?" Lay ask, and Fen nod as a reply.

"Clark! Can you send yelow up to the sky to check on them? Everyone else bird is already asleep, and Eagle still tired from his mission," Sir Michael called out with demand.

"I can't yelow is already sleeping. Is already night, remember?" Clark responds as Sir Michael then heaves a deep sigh.

"Fen, what about Orio? Can she do the job? I can't fly Eagle for now because he's still eating," Lay mentions as Fen looks at him with a straight face.

"She can, right Orio?" Fen mentions as his birds then woke up then whistle a sound.

"Sir Michael, Orio can do the job," Lay mentions calling out to them as Sir Michael then sigh in relief.

"Are you sure, Fen? Is already night," Sir Michael responds, concerned. Because the Fen bird can only respond when it's still morning at night, the Fen bird's vision is not well at night and easy to be attacked by sleepiness at any minute like the other morning birds.

"She can contain it for four minutes," Fen responds as Sir Michael then nods.

"Are you sure?" Sir Michael asks for assurance.

"Yes," Fen answer.

"Okay, release her they're near to us, so it's safe," Sir Michael mentions as Fen nods and makes his bird prepare to fly up in pace.

"Are you ready, Orio?" Fen asks as his bird responds with a whistle mixed with o sound.

"Okay, but when you felt like you can't do it, fly down back to me and sleep, understand?" Fen instructed as his bird then shake its feather as a response then leap up to the sky in pace. Fen keeps looking to where his bird flies in calm because he knows his bird can endure anything like him.

"Oh, she's coming back down, Fen, that was fast," Lay mentions as Fen then ready his left shoulder for his bird to land. Sir Michael then runs to them.

"What did she see?" Sir Michael asks as Fen proceeds on asking his bird, Orio.

"Orio, what did you see?" Fen asks as Orio then whistles, a tone responding to his master question. Fen then knew what it means and speak it out to Sir Michael. 

"Orio said that their carriage is already far away from us," Fen delivers as Sir Michael looks at him in shock. 

"Ah, so that's why she flies back down fast," Lay mentions. 

"What? That fast? How many hours have passed already? Come on. Hurry! Go back to your horses," Sir Michael asks, dumbfounded as he commands his people to hop back to their horses and prepare themselves to ride away, following Lady Vendia again in silence.

Back to the Astrod Kingdom Prince, Adam is now inside his chamber, sitting on his king-size bed with a looming aura.

Knock

A knock on the door disturbed the silence of his room. He got up and went to open the door, only to see his Father with a pressing face. Prince Adam deep sighs and opens the door wide for his Father to enter. King Phantrel then went inside and sat on the couch, tapping his index finger to the table while Prince Adam only at the back standing, tired and exhausted.

"Tell me everything and sit down," King Phantrel spoke with demand as Prince Adam look at his Father's back, deep sighing, then went over to his couch as he sits at the opposite side, where his Father's sitting. 

"Father..." He starts as King Phantrel only stares at him with the same expression. 

"Tomorrow at Mother's death anniversary banquet. I don't want Lady Cathlen to be my escort," Prince Adam demand as he gulps and deep sigh refraining him from breaking down in front of his Father. 

"Why?" King Phantrel briefs respond, asking his son for a reason. 

"Because she..." Prince Adam can't seem to dare say the words he wants to speak out loud to his Father because his heart feels pain again, and King Phantrel saw his son's force expression. 

"Did Lady Cathlen say something weird to you that made you look like a homeless person in front of me right now,"

"Yes, she does, but the words she says to me are not weird is heart-wrecking. She said that she does not love me and she only accepts our marriage proposal for her Father's benefits. I want to break our engagement now, Father," Prince Adam says, all the words he cannot speak out loud a minute ago swallowing all the pain he felt inside his heart as King Phantrel looks at him with the same expression. King Phantrel stop tapping at the table and deep sigh. 

"Endure the pain. A King must not look like an easy object to break because if you show weakness, all the predators who wait to see what made you ill will then haunt you down using the thing that made you weak. A future King must endure everything that comes through them like an unbreakable stone because what matters the most is your people who trust and have faith in you," King Phantrel advice to his son as Prince Adam look at his Father with force enduring the unbearable pain he felt inside his heart.

"Is that how you survive all this year, Father?" Prince Adam asks. 

"Yes, before I build my heart like a maze island so no one can trace my strength and weakness. Your mother knows except you. I raise you without my love because I want you to stand on your ground alone, build your strength alone, and find your purpose alone, but when you get lost, I will always there to help you," King Phantrel mentions as Prince Adam look at him surprised. King Phantrel continues talking.

"Your mother and I want you to stand alone because we know that someday we will never be here beside you. We want you to be a King in your way, not our way," King Phantrel mentions as Prince Adam looks at him, frowning and pissed off.

"Then why your making things hard for me!" Prince Adam breaks down in front of his Father can't contain his emotions anymore. King Phantrel looks at his son with a gentle smile.

"I'm hard at you these days because your coronation day is not far, and I am scared that you still not ready to take on my place. I'm afraid that you will get lost, and our people will suffer. You're a beholder, and they're the receiver. If the beholder weakens and lost, the receiver will also get lost and feel down like a raging rain," King Phantrel explains as Prince Adam looks at him, stunned can't speak up. King Phantrel continues.

"Being on a throne is not just all about the ruling is all about responsibilities and being a Father to all people who believe in you. Sometimes you will feel pressure, and you will run out of choice. But everything will be all right as long as you have the right people beside you to help you and guide you, through thick and thin," King Phantrel mentions as Prince Adam cries out more with a laugh along with his sobs.

"Why you didn't say those things before to me? I almost deceive and curse you all my life, but all the things you were doing to me are all for my well-being and goodness," Prince Adam speaks within his mess sobs. King Phantrel smile at Prince Adam as he then went over to him then hugs him comforting his son, who felt torn at the moment. 

"I thought you will still understand everything without me explaining it," King Phantrel respond as Prince Adam hug his Father back, crying mess. 

"How the hell could I understand such a complex thing? Even if years passed by and you die, I still won't understand why you are doing those things to me. I'm not like you, Father," Prince Adam reply and King Phantrel laugh a bit at his son's words. 

"Right, you are right. Hahaha, I apologize," 

"Thank you, Father," Prince Adam mentions. 

"For what?" King Phantrel asks, don't get why his son, thanking him. 

"Because you explain everything that leaves me blind all these years and for being here with me today listening," Prince Adam mentions. King Phantrel then nods and breaks their hugs. 

"Don't worry about tomorrow. I will handle it. For today I want you to rest, understand?" King Phantrel responds, and Prince Adam then nods, smiling at his Father as King Phantrel gets back sitting to the couch where he sat a minute ago.

To be continued.