Trouble In paradise

chapter 1 : dread of adulthood

Sun shining through royal office window and Max looked through window, he felt....finally peace time after defeat of shadow master but...what after this?

He is shaking his head slightly to pushing that thought for now, he didn't thinking too much on what comes next. He suddenly heard creaking open door from his office, he soon looked at open door it was professor higgabottom and he wouldn't expect that his advisor visiting him this early as morning even sun wasn't up to sky yet.

"Hey professor, i didn't know you would coming into my office this early what is it" Max stated softly and Max looked at his advisor seemed uncertain, he thought hmm what professor higgabottom become this uncertain and higgabottom didn't want looked at paddle pop gazed

Tension between them was heightened and this old owl felt...he didn't had heart to tell about royal council wanted meeting with paddle pop and he actually want keep this to himself, higgabottom clear his throat softly to breaking awkwardly silence between him and Max.

Higgabottom finally spoke up "Max your majesty, uuh royal council wanted urgent meeting with you about something important" as his voice was cracking bit and paddle pop didn't expect that royal council would had urgent meeting with him so suddenly.

"Sure, i will coming into meeting room soon as possible professor" Max added with usual attitude, he didn't want thinking too negatively and he knows about royal council is very crucial on king decision and lives because they was assured the king decision even they are representative of people on court.

Max thoughts maybe that urgently meeting with royal council and dealing with serious issues, Max followed professor higgabottom out of his office, they walked through hallway.

Max rubbing his back neck softly and he felt...his heart is pounding faster due to nervousness, he knows that royal council had different ideals and beliefs than him who was optimistic and outright idealistic. He trying took more deep breath softly and higgabottom walked into meeting room first before paddle pop, paddle pop walked into meeting room.

The atmosphere was very intense it was making him felt all walls closing to him, Max rather keep calm and collected facades despite his frantically nervous wreck, he looked around at people who was royal council that was mostly lion than lioness.

And Max detected one of royal council and the appearance was maasai lion with quite curly darkane and this lion in his mid 40s almost closer age to higgabottom, Max observed the lion wearing very formal attire was white shirt and black suit jacket with black suit but he also wearing red ties had golden clip on it and he sitting down on other main chair and paddle pop immediately sitting down on main chair that who facing front of meeting table.

Max clear his throat softly to cleared up the tension on this room "so what you suddenly called me up on this urgent meeting?" He added softly.

As lion with darked mane clear his throat softly, Max aware that lion was royal prime minister named Agung Priyanto,especially he has been working on kingdom for so long and Max felt his heart is beating faster while his sweat falling down at his forehead, he felt incredibly anxious and he frantically trying avoiding intense gazed from all royal council fervently gazed.

"Your majesty we actually want discussing about succession crisis that currently happening on lion kingdom because your unmarried status" agung professed with critical and profoundly

Max thought....really!? he didn't expect his unmarried status would be such big deal for royal council and he knew about succession crisis but he had founded alternative solution because he didn't want settled down just yet.

"You can't be serious and i wasn't really ready for having any of relationship and there had alternative solution for solving this succession crisis right?" He implied with disproved and emphasized and he rubbing his own temples and Max immediately standing up from his chair and he didn't liked everyone looked at him in very tense atmosphere.