Death and Rebirth: Roleplay with TheNovaSwag #2

Chapter 6

M:   Rowen started laughing at Wolfgang, but immediately stopped when Mandoria jolted and whimpered again, his unconscious mind interpreting the shout as coming from someone else. Rowen hushed the country and softly rubbed his shoulder until he settled down again.

When Heinrich got his dog under control and Wolfgang was let up, he said, "Look, Wolfgang, I think that we all know there is another reason you don't want to come, because of what happened to your uncle all those years ago. I understand your grief, I was there when it happened, I was supposed to peacefully escort everyone out of the kingdom, but England attacked us and we had no choice but to defend ourselves. I'm not excusing what happened, if I did my job better all those men would still be alive, but what I'm saying is that you can't let the past blind you, you're being given an opportunity to leave and go somewhere safe, and if you reject it then you'll all be killed, do you think your uncle would want that?"

N:   Wolfgang gave Rowen a long stare before lowering his head, "Nein," he answered, "he wouldn't."

After a while, Maria spoke up, "You know what, one thing that always makes people happy is food, so what do you want to have, my treat."

"Potato soup," Johann, Heinrich, Erna, and Wolfgang said in unison, almost on instinct, and the mother laughed when she heard and later seeing their confusion. "I see some things don't change," she chuckled, "potato soup it is."

After she had left, Erna asked, "So, how was Johann like in your Kingdom," and when Johann told her that Rowen was also his father, she lightly laughed, "Oh, I see. So the question be: how hard was it to take care of Johann?" The man rolled his eyes at the question but a small grin could be seen on his face.

M:   Rowen chuckled and gave a long, exaggerated sigh, "oh where do I begin," he started but couldn't keep a straight face, "Having Johann with me had to have been the best blessing I ever received. Back then I was the captain of the army and Mandoria's royal adviser, it was ... actually on the day England attacked that he came, oddly enough. Anyway, Mandoria and I were discussing about it when Saxon brought Johann to us, saying that they met in a local sinkhole called the Eye of Ora, I remember how little Johann ran behind Mandoria and clung to his wings to get away from Saxon."

Rowen's smile on his face grew larger the more he told them about his times with Johann, from the horseback ride with Mandoria to the birth of Edel and so much more. By the time he was done reminiscing the potato soup was already done and everyone was eating, which he made sure to wake up Mandoria so he would too.

"There were plenty of ups and downs, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, Johann truly was the best son a father could ask for," he finished.

N:   Erna smiled when she heard and she turned around to see Johan's smug smile on his face, "stop that you," she laughed, "it may be true but you were the worst person when it comes to staying in one single spot." The rest of the Prussian and Saxon humans nodded in agreement.

"Well at least I put that energy into good use," he grinned, "back in Mandoria, I would absolutely love horse racing, and I think that I could call myself a pretty good equestrian."

"I doubt you're as good as me," Wolfgang spoke up.

"You're sure about that," the Mandorian asked, flashing him a challenging look, "try me. The moment we arrive in the British Isles, we will race. The reward is the usual."

"Bragging rights," the knight shrugged, "deal." The pair shook on it, while Erna and Heinrich facepalmed themselves.

"A fair warning in advance," Heinrich warned, "Johann and Wolfgang had, and I see it still stands, a love-hate relationship. One moment, they are at each other's throats, the other they are competing with each other."