"Where is the boy?!" King Philza shouted at the audience of hunters, clanking his golden staff along the rich, polish floors, anger and frustration evident in his features.
One of the other top ranking hunters, Wilbur, was stood at the very front of the room, the rest of the knights gathered behind him as he was chosen to speak for a certain British boy who had been gone for weeks on end.
Wilbur glanced down, feeling rather indimated by the king's mood as he was never the nicest when he was everything but happy.
"I've already told you, sir. George left and hasn't returned yet. I, along with as much knights I can gather, have searched the forest square by square. There's no sign of him- not a single trace. I suggested you send him out with more hunters rather than being alone, but yet again, you fail to listen," The brit spoke, shaking his head in disappointment though his stomach twisted with nerves after talking back to Philza.
The king's grip on his staff tightened, his jaw clenched. "How dare you speak to me like that, William?! Let alone accuse me of such a thing! George wanted to go alone. He did that on his own and went on his own accord," Phil said through gritted teeth, becoming more and more stressed with each second that passed as worry shot throughout his body.
"I told you not to call me that," the brunette muttered under his breath in a whisper, fixing his round glasses that sat on the bridge of his nose.
"I don't care what you do. Find him!" Philza commanded as he spun around on his heel, flopping down onto his red, cushioned throne as he stressfully ran his hand through his blonde locks. "Maids!"
Wilbur sighed, watching as the king harshly ordered the maids around until he was pleased. Reluctantly, he turned to face the group of hunters, seeing some familiar faces while others, not so much. "Alright, people. Gear up, we're gonna search the Western side of the tree line," he declared. "Sapnap, BadBoyHalo, Purpled and Punz," Wil spoke as he pointed to them. "I want you to take the second round. We're going to check thoroughly this time, make sure each corner of the West side of the forest is searched!" The four hunters saluted, quickly walking away to prepare.
"As for the first round, I, as well as TechnoBlade, Tubbo and Ranboo, will be going," the brunette spoke, looking at the boys he'd called on to make sure they agreed, in which they did. "And as for everyone else," Wilbur started as he turned to the rest of the crowd. "Feel free to roam the other sides of the forest in hopes of finding the boy. Don't bother coming to the Western side, I've got it under control." In return, the brunette received eager, mischievous grins, thumbs ups and determined nods. "Alright then, let's go!" He exclaimed, a sudden rush of adrenaline pumping throughout his veins as he watched everyone scatter and get to work.
"Wow, Wilbur," King Philza cooed behind him. "That's nice of you ; doing all the hard work while I sit back and do nothing," Phil teased, propping his head up with his hands behind his head, a smug grin plastered on his lips. The brunette glanced over his shoulder, scowling at the careless King with narrowed eyes before he, as well, went to arrange.
Outside of the palace, the kingdom thought very highly of the king. They thought that he was their great savior who went to extreme lengths to make sure that everything went swimmingly and everyone was stable. But they couldn't be further from the truth. In reality, behind the screens, King Philza was nothing like what everyone potrayed him to be. Instead of an independent, caring man who took care of his people, he was a lazy, slacking human being who reluctantly forced his workers to do everything for them. When Phil laid his eyes on Wilbur, he immediately saw the potential within him, enforcing him to be his little, personal slave.
Though the castle was swarming with maids, they weren't up to date with what was going on in the kingdom, but Wil was, and that's exactly why the King chose him.
All Philza did was sit on his lazy ass, ordering people around and getting whatever his heart desired without having to lift a finger. When Wilbur saw that the blonde man had no intentions in doing what he was meant to be doing, he had enough, deciding to take matters into his own hands. When the king took notice of what he started doing, he left him alone, after all, Wilbur was working magic, making Phil's rank sky rocket.
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Within only a few minutes, dozens of hunters were riding on horses at a quick pace, Wilbur leading at the front before they broke off into their situated directions.
The brunette's horse galloped mercilessly, sprinting through the tree line without a single thought about stopping. Wilbur's lips carved up into a half lidded smirk, epinephrine powerfully and intensely circulating in his anatomy as he dodged the branches that came into sight, the breeze hostily slapping his face.
The brunette made a cooing nose at his horse, signalling for him to slow down and then stop as they had now entered the Western zone. The black animal, which was reluctantly covered in horse armor, the Royal imprints on them, loudly neighed before drifting into an abrupt stop.
Wilbur swung his foot over to the left side before jumping down, rubbing his horse's ear as a praise before turning to the other hunters who had been following him from behind all this time.
"Do we split up from here or do we search as a group?" Techno asked in his usual monotone voice. The brunette thought for a second before responding with, "Let's go in groups of twos, just incase." Techno nodded, walking over to Tubbo as Ranboo made his way over to Wilbur, the usual duo they'd be in whenever necessary. "Amazing, clock back here, at this same exact spot, in an hour," the brunette instructed while beginning to walk away with the split colored haired boy, giving the other two no time to respond.
The duo walked in a calm, peaceful silence, keeping their guards up incase of wild animals. Wilbur listened to the soothing song Ranboo hummed under his breath, happy that they weren't left in complete tranquillity. "So, um.." Ranboo began, catching Wilbur's attention as the brunette side glanced at him, signalling for him to continue. ".. Do you think George is okay?" He asked. The sudden question took Wil by surprise, his words getting caught in his throat for a split second.
"I'm sure he's alright," the brunette assured. However, this didn't seem to calm the other's rising nerves. "But it's been weeks, Wilbur. Almost a month- I'm just so worried about him," Ranboo spoke in a rushed tone, memories of the smaller brunette flashing in his mind. The other knight seemed to notice the way the split colored haired boy shivered, stopping his tracks as he placed a firm hand on the boy's shoulder. "Hey, look at me," Wilbur stated in a soothing voice, but it still came out rather demanding. Slowly, Ranboo complied, a frown tugging at his lips. When they made eye contact, the brunette proceeded to continue with, "I'm sure he's fine, Ran. George is a strong kid, and a fighter," he chuckled, remembering how stubborn the missing boy was. "Okay? George is our friend and we all miss him, but the best thing we can do right now is have hope and continue searching for him."
A determined smirk slowly made its way to the other's lips, though sadness and concern was evident in his big, brown eyes. "Yeah, alright. You're right! Thanks, Wil, I needed to hear that," he chuckled nervously as he shyly brushed the back of his neck.
Wilbur smiled with fondess at the other, letting his hand fall away from his shoulder blade as he said, "Anytime. Now, cmon, we've got a friend to find."
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I decided to try something new.. Switch it up a bit 🤭🤭
Also, I finished this chapter yesterday and forgot to post it so.. 💀💀
Anyway, some chapters are gonna be like this one! Just for fillers :)
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Anyway, I'm working on the next chapter right now and it's a bit different from what I would usually write 😛
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