Filius chaos

14 - my nephew is burdened with paperwork

Perseus

I was singing when Luke entered the room.

He looked at me for a few seconds.

I stopped singing.

"What is it, Luke?"

Before he could answer, there was another knock at the door.

I stared at it.

Seriously?

Another interruption?

My patience was already running thin.

I grabbed one of my swords and marched toward the door.

I opened it.

"WHAT?"

The guard standing outside nearly jumped out of his armor.

"Y-Young Lord!"

I raised an eyebrow.

He swallowed nervously.

"L-Lord Chaos wishes to see you in the planning room."

Then he practically ran away.

I stared after him.

Luke sighed.

"You really need to control your temper, Perseus."

I looked at him.

"The guard might have peed his pants."

I shrugged.

"He should learn how to control himself."

Luke stared at me.

I ignored him.

I placed my sword back into its holder and walked out of the training room.

I closed the door behind me.

With a bang.

I didn't bother waiting for Luke's response.

I headed toward the planning room.

When I entered, Father was standing near the enormous windows, looking out over the landscape.

"Father?"

He turned.

"Ah. You're here, son."

I walked toward him.

"You wanted to see me?"

He nodded.

"I need to talk to you about the plan."

I frowned.

"What's there to talk about? Everything is going according to plan."

Father didn't answer immediately.

That worried me.

I studied his expression.

He looked...

concerned.

"What aren't you telling me, Father?"

He sighed.

"Perseus..."

I folded my arms.

"Just tell me."

Father turned toward me.

"You need to go to Earth."

Silence.

I stared at him.

"What?"

"You need to return to Earth."

Something inside me snapped.