The Best and the Pest

Chapter 10

It wasn't long before they arrived in the room and the other Coven Leaders looked at them in delight. "Golden Guard! I'm so sorry about the last time ...", Raine apologized nervously and ran their hands through their short cyan hair. The golden boy looked up to them in surprise. "Ah ~? That was nothing." "Are you sure...?" The right hand of Emperor Belos nodded, even if he could see in all their faces that they didn't believe him.

"Do you want to keep looking at me or talk about something?" He giggled and took a normal chair near the table on which he finally sat down. The coven leaders who stood, now also sat down. "Of course talk.", The Plant Coven leader began. "So ... how has your day been so far, Golden Guard." "Good ~ and yours?" Under the mask he smiled, was completely in his role ... even if it didn't always suit him ... but he had to be perfect, after all, he didn't want to disappoint Belos. "Also good.", The Illusion Coven Leader muttered and looked at the golden boy.

The others nodded in agreement, at least except for Darius. "I'm still shocked because of the cheap and bad stuff of the salesman at the market.", He sighed theatrically and Golden Guard started to giggle.

The others didn't know exactly what it was about, but they were pleased that the two had apparently experienced something. "Darius the Drama King as always.", Said the Healing Coven leader, whereupon the Abomination Coven leader rolled his eyes. Eberwolf mimicked him without making a sound, but so that Darius couldn't see it. The Plant Coven leader hid a slight chuckle behind her hand. Now Golden Guard honestly smiled under the mask, today it was nice to be with the Coven Heads.

"Are you happy that you guys are the Coven Heads ~?", He suddenly asked them. The Construction Coven leader immediately nodded. "Of course, what else?" And the others nodded satisfied, too. Even Raine, who wasn't officially the next leader yet. But since their predecessor had disappeared in a questionable way, everyone already knew that they would take his place.

"Are you satisfied with your role too?" Asked the Potion Coven leader and looked at him questioningly. Golden Guard immediately nodded. "Yes, I'll do everything I can to help Belos." The Plant Coven Leader eyed him briefly, because he had just said something else that didn't fit in the topic, but which seemed to fit in for the Golden Boy. So she didn't questioned it, instead she smiled.

"Tomorrow is another meeting, don't forget.", Golden Guard reminded, whereupon the others just nodded. They sat together for a while and talked about little things until the Golden Guard said goodbye to go back to his duties. The Coven Leaders left his chair at the table, hoping that he would come by more often now.

(the next chapter will play before, during and after hunting palismen)