“Aioki, Cameron you stay, your son as well Aioki,” the king ordered. The moment everyone else was gone the king said, “This is not going to be an easy war, so I need you two on your toes. I think there might be a mole so I need you two to flush them out.”
“Of course, Your Majesty,” my father and Mr. Bryant said, while I just stood there wondering why I was even there.
“Aioki how trained is your son?” The king asked suddenly.
“He’s trained in everything except magic, so I plan on enrolling him into the magic academy with the princes,” my father said.
“Good. It’s a shame you only allowed him access to his magic now, but I can tell he is fully disciplined and will be of great service when he comes of age,” the king said.
“That’s years away your majesty,” My father said, which was another reason I didn’t like that realm, I had no say in anything I wanted to do, kind of like home; however at least in that realm, I could leave. Here I was stuck.
“Are you willing to fight with us if the time comes?” The king suddenly asked.
“Is that a trick question?” I said, without thinking, and surprisingly the king and the princes laughed while my father shook his head.
“It’s fine you are still young, and our ways are different to you; however, given what is happening, I still would like you to shadow your father when you are not taking lessons. We might need you sooner than planned,” the king said,
“Of course, your majesty, he will be ready,” my father said, answering for me as if I were Gab.
“Good, and Cameron, where is your son today?” The king asked.
“He is in the academy your majesty,” Cameron said.
“And how is he coping with this new realm? I know it’s been a year but is he well-adjusted?” The king asked.
“Yes your majesty, he has come a long way since his arrival. Thank you so much for helping,” Cameron said.
“Of course. Make sure your children meet,” The king said, as he walked away, only for the queen to walk towards us. I didn’t even see her come in, which was weird because she was by far the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen, and her presence sucked you in.
“Aioki before you leave, could you tell your wife that I would like Kayla to come to the palace and help me plan this party for my daughter? I know you are planning on sending your children to the academy and since she’s human, I think it would be good for her to come here instead of staying in the house,” the queen said.
“As you wish your majesty,” my father said. The queen then gave us a soft smile then joined her family, and with that we walked out the door, with Mr. Bryant following us. My goal was to get as far away from this as possible so I could vent my anger, but I had no idea where I was going so I was forced to stay with my dad and his old friend.
“How old is your son?” Mr. Bryant asked.
“19 and yours?” My dad asked.
“The same. That year of the war, we were separated, my wife cried for days, then about 2 years ago he made it back. I don’t even know how, but I’m grateful. How did you make it back?” Mr. Bryant asked.
“I’m not sure. One moment we were running away from a house fire and the next this portal appeared out of nowhere. Luckily it landed here,” my dad said.
“Yes that is a relief,” He said, as we walked outside the palace and stopped at the gate. “Well it was nice seeing you today, we need to get our families together,” Mr. Bryant said.
“Yes, we do. I should be at my old place unless Catalina changed it,” my father said.
“Catalina? The Catalina?” Mr. Bryant suddenly said, sounding more like a teenager than a 60-year-old man, then again I was still confused about how their ages worked.
“Yes that Catalina. She finally said yes,” my father said proudly and I just rolled my eyes.
“Congratulations, I knew you could do it. They doubted but I had faith that your last f**k up wouldn’t be the end of you,” Mr. Bryant said, and that got my attention.
“What did he do, and was this before or after my mother?” I asked curious about the timeline, because they never really explained how they met.
“Way before Sasha. Your mother was a wonderful woman and a great swordsman, it’s a shame we lost someone so young and amazing,” Mr. Bryant said and I could tell he meant it.
“Thank you. Now what did he do?” I asked.
“Nothing. Tomorrow night, at your place tell your wife to cook. The servant's food aren’t as good,” my father said, and Mr. Bryant laughed.
“See you later,” Mr. Bryant said, and with that, my father and I walked away. I had so many questions but I knew my father wouldn’t answer any of them but I figured I could get it out of somebody he knew, it was only a matter of time.