A Simple Plea

CHAPTER 20: THE LASTING SHADOWS

<~~At the Kingdom of Melosh~~>

King Mycroft Holmes' long and most awaited return had finally occurred, with the people of Melosh having gathered early in the morning outside the castle, to offer all their welcoming presents to the king whom they had thought will never return. After such gathering, anon commence is a huge feast served, symbolising the filling and pleasing the hunger of the long awaited king to his people and kingdom, and his people to his. The commemoration of King Mycroft's arrival were also presented with brief merriments and entertainment, music and dance which are both pleasing to the ears and sight. However, despite of all these celebration, the king's brother and his betrothed were neither of sight. So, soon after the performances ends, King Mycroft has as well ordered for his arrival's commemoration to end. And not long after, silence is to occur at last, with only the king and the Holmes family butler left at the castle's hall up to the dais to discuss, "Jon tell me honestly, art mine words and attitude towards mine brother and Irene last night quite rigid and blunt?" King Mycroft harrowingly inquired.
"Pray allow me to speak and answer in candour then your majesty, and yes thy words and actions toward to his royal highness and his fiancé is quite cold-hearted and filled of nothing but indifference," responded JonVon Herderson which was well received by King Mycroft with a subtle nod. Allowing a few silence to pass before the eastern king once again made his remark,
"The kingdom might have not physically changed lot, but surely now I can see and appreciate how Sherly hath desired to maintain the peace and order in this kingdom during his regency. I must admit that mine attitude towards him last night is indeed harsh and cold Jon, yet as a man who have been through the shadowing valley of death for years, I never had the time to practise softness and kind-heartedness towards the people I have met and were around me. Art thou reading what I meant Jon?"
"Yes your majesty, I understand thee well. Surely, Prince Sherlock's resentment and anger towards thou for leaving the kingdom will lessen at once he gets to know the truth. . ."
"The truth, doth thee truly think it will alleviate him? 'Tis my long ago choice not to tell Sherly the real reason of mine leaving, and 'til now I did not regret it—not telling him. Only you JonVon, and the former advisor of our kingdom have I tellst the truth, and for I that is far enough. Besides, Sherlock's hatred at I must have been fuelled by an another force—a force by which is not under the account of mine leaving of him and this kingdom. A strong force that driven him last night to even point and threatened me with his sword, vehemently upbringing of I killing this particular person's whole family in front of their eyes. Jon, doth thee have any idea to whom my brother was fervently referring to?"
"Apologies, but naught a single idea, your majesty."
"I see, you know it is such a ridiculous yet, truly a painful thought Jon. That I have killed so many people in the past, for years, with a cold-heart and without hesitation, that I could not come to think of sparing someone's life and allowing them to witness I slaughtering their entire family. But, what I know and am certain is—is that I have never killed an ally, and the only time that I might have killed some innocent people is during the last war we had with the Kingdom of Motriat. Where I had siege and ablaze the southern village in Motriat, as a revenge for the assassination of mother and father in their carriage. Excluding my latter reason, the only reason that I kill someone is that simply in mine eyes, they are enemies, but if they are truly not, then I do not wish for the heaven's mercy anymore, for long ago I have accepted that when I die, my soul is bound to be damned. And now that I finally made it back to Melosh, I truly want to make it up to my brother, and if making peace and asking for forgiveness with this person whom my brother is referring to, I would definitely do so. If that will somehow free that person, and myself from the hatred and the dreary bloodshed past. I know that I could never make things right in my past, nor could proudly walk on the path of the right today, for I am damned and often times at wrong, yet perhaps it is not too late for I to make amends and make things right with my brother. I am at dusk already Jon, Sherlock just finished his dawn and is at his life's midday, so with everything that I have and could do, I want to give him everything. . . Everything that I have and could never completely had, power, wealth, dignity, a wife, and a family. That is wherefore I want to wed Sherlock and Irene anon, for Sherly to have a complete control and power over the kingdom, and so that he could already start hoisting a family with Irene. Now, with mine past actions and current intentions, doth thou ought think of me as a terrible king and a brother?"