The Noble Squad by Udochukwu Mbanaso

Chapter 5:

King P. O. V
Tomorrow became today, I am having a meeting on what happened yesterday. I got ready, my body feels hardened stretched all after training I even had a good night sleep which helps alot.

Since it is not yet time for the meeting, I headed to the dinning table, my wife arrived later on greeting me with a kiss then kids joined us. Everyone took their seats .

I called for the servants to serve us breakfast. They came back with plates of food covered with lids and served us. A hot, steaming, pancakes, a bottle of syrup, blueberries, butter, bread, tea and grape juice. I was served five slices of pancakes stacked on top of each other with syrup spread on it.

I am done with my breakfast and headed to the throne room. The throne room is a place of seriousness, requests and meetings where citizens who request to personally see me to make complaints about what is happening. I also come here to think and read messages. It is also where I meet with my officials. They were all here

I sit on my throne which is two steps higher I also told the servants to bring chairs for them to sit. We are all seated. The guard in question was brought here as well as the supposed murderer.

The guard was brought in the centre.
"Are you ready to speak". I asked boldy with confidence

"Yes, my king". He replied bowing down and taking off his helmet. he is a handsome lad with brown hazel eyes fair in complexion, small slightly pink lips, and a shaggy hairstyle.

The guard started telling the story explaining every part of it. He started with the time they were at the garden after witnessing the other guards stopped a battle and capturing them.

He had his partner with him at a carriage being called to pick a prisoner. He told of his discussion with his higher ranked guard about taking in a suspect who has been bruised with magic that was damaging his life, I gave that a thought it seems like it maybe poison magic not too sure though. He then told about the suspect he was taking it was a rogue, he described his features, his appearance, dressing and his own style of weaponry, a rope and a dagger.

He continued to the fact that he gave him some mana to keep him alive before taking him to the carriage and were on the way to the priest to heal the rogue then get some information out of him. Along the way, a dark blast came before any of us before we could react the carriage was sent tumbling. The tumbling stopped the carriage was destroyed. His partner was in a state of confusion concerning the blast which I don't have the answer to. He quickly searched the carriage for the prisoner only to find him outside struggling for his life, he tries to get up but is stuck on the ground and something in front of him about to blast him.

"We rushed in front of the rogue and cancelled the blast before it connects. The attacker, his appearance, his entire face somewas as if it was split in two, one side blood red the other brown he had this evil smile on his face, the look on his was cold blooded. He was on top of a horse even if looked odd, cuts bruises on the leg yet still standing one eye emitting fire, the body was merged with blood as if it was part of it at first I thought it had red skin but it did not. The ora coming from him was odd.

I delivered a blast to his face and ran back to heal the rogue, then I was knocked into the something hard by something powerful. I became unconscious. Then when I woke up, I saw a glass ceiling tiles floors, I was at the priest but don't know how, I was alone there I went outside back to the scene finding the rogue missing and partner in the ground with that guy that attacked us, I called for back up and that is it." That was said in his ownwords

He had finished the story which did puzzle me .

"What of the attacker". I asked

"We interrogated him, viewed him the way we saw him is different from how he was described by this guard". The advisor replied.

"Really, tell me more". I replied

"First, his looks his face looked very normal light brown with brown hazel pupils on each eye, both eyes were the same colour. He told us that it wasn't him something was making him do those things". He continued.

"He is outside few kilometers away from the castle under the watch of our guards"

"Let us go I want to see this attacker". I got up from my throne, everyone followed me from behind. My kids wanted to come along but I told them it was dangerous but I had a second thought so I allowed them to come I had put them in my advisor protection

We got into the carriages to get to the spot. It was about an hour ride, stopped for some treats on the way.

We arrived at the field the prisoner was placed midway of trees except one of them had fallen. I was in front of the prisoner he was in a portable rectangular shaped metal case with two guards on each side. The case was open revealing him with cuffs on his hands.

He didn't look exactly as described rather normal with normal light brown colour on his skin with brown hazel eyes no blood red colour on any of his body.

"Listen, your highness I was not inthe right state of mind it was like something was controlling me, compelling me to do those things." He said with his shaky voice trying to come off as honest and sincere.

Anyways, both of them have told their own story and it is left for me to take action. First, for the one in question I can't let him go even if he is telling the truth which is still unsure. If he is telling the truth about being used then he might be a pun and will be used again.

"Listen, after everything I have heard today we .ight have to put you under strict watch even if you are saying the truth you might be used like that again but you will be fed and kept in good health."

After saying he kept mute and he drifted his gaze elsewhere before going down. I guess he accepted the situation. I apologized afterwards.

I went back to my advisor
"Find the rogue and bring him here, alive". I told him then left back to the carriage going home.