The Journey to the Dragon king

4. Lord Joins

" She 's scary as always ". Kuzon murmured.

"Huh, did you say something?" Fiona asked.

"Nope," Kuzon replied.

"Yes, he did," Hatsuo chimed in, giving Kuzon mischievous looks.

"No, I didn't," Kuzon insisted.

" Hey, what's your plan Kuzon to bring him down?" Flora asked in a low voice.

"I am currently training under Master Kyo. Soon, the training will be completed, and I will save our city from Kazane." Kuzon responded in a low voice.

"Can I join you?" asked a young boy with white hair. His yellow eyes and orange marks above them and the seriousness of his face gave him a scary appearance. He wore a loose-fitting white kimono shirt with billowing, overlong sleeves that were long than his hands featured a yellow triangular design at the ends. His kimono was secured by a thick brown Ono-stylized belt, and he paired it with navy pants.
"Young lord!" Hatsuo shouted, taken aback by the unexpected sight of the  seven year old boy.

"Hey, Fiona, Uncle Kazane is very nice, right?" Kuzon said, attempting to conceal his true feelings about his uncle.
"Yup, yup," Fiona nodded, playing along with Kuzon's attempt to misguide the young lord.
"Yeah, he is," Hatsuo chimed in, offering his support to Kuzon and Fiona in their act of misguidance. Together, they maintained the facade, concealing their true thoughts about Uncle Kazane from the unsuspecting young lord.
"You don't need to pretend; I overheard everything ." the young lord said honestly.
Surprised by the young lord's revelation, Kuzon, Fiona, and Hatsuo exchanged glances, realizing that their attempt to misguide him had failed.
"We apologize for not being honest," Kuzon said, with a hint of unease. "But why would you want to join us, knowing what you've heard?"

"What do you mean?" Hatsuo asked, confused by the young lord's statement.

"I mean I hate my father and his evil deeds," Hatsuo replied, his voice filled with frustration.

Flora chimed in, "Then why don't you kill him? I've heard you are more powerful than him."

"Yeah, I was," the young lord began to explain, but Hatsuo interrupted, "Do you mean now you are not strong, useless brat?"

Kuzon came to the young lord's defense, telling Hatsuo to shut up. The young lord became angry, "Hey, you! Do you mean I am useless? I can only use 2% of my power because I am under a spell. And even with just 2%, my power equals that of my father's."

Hatsuo got scared listening to this. The thought of the young lord being so powerful frightened him. "Oh, I am very sorry, young lord," he apologized, realizing the gravity of his words which could potentially lead to trouble.
"Wow and you wanna join us ! " Kuzon was happy.
As Kuzon expressed his happiness, the young lord smiled  and replied," No".
They all were shocked.
" What! But you just said that ." Hatsuo said as he was shocked.  Young lord interrupted in between.
"I want to join Kuzon, not all of you." His expression turned serious as he clarified his decision.
Kuzon smiled and extended his hand, "Come on, brother," he said warmly, inviting the young lord to join him.
The young lord shook Kuzon's hand, grateful for the offer.
"Okay, friends, let's go in. It's getting late," Hatsuo suggested . He still was angry with young lord's reply.

Flora agreed and Fiona added, "Let's meet up in an hour."

Kuzon nodded, and the young lord stepped forward, "I will accompany you, Kuzon. You look tired."

"Thanks, bro," Kuzon replied, appreciating the young lord's concern.