Kampf

The Letters

"Is that so?"

Inside the room of a small but exquisite mansion, a 13-year old kid, with blindfolds on his eyes, leaning against the headboard of his bed, and is currently...... looking at a wall to his right......

His guard, the one who is currently speaking with him, can be seen worrying about the situation of his prince.... This guard, Carl, is wondering if he should tell his highness that he is currently looking at a wall... He debated with himself and after a while, he decided to tell his highness about it.

"Your highness... you are currently looking straight at a wall..."

"Hmm?"

Felix raised his eyebrow for a moment before putting it down again. He then raised his arm and pointed towards his right, a direction where he thinks Carl is at right now.

"Then... are you over there?"

"No... your highness... A little more to the left..."

"Then.. over there?"

Felix then pointed straight towards Carl, coincidentally or not.

"That's right, your highness. I am in the direction you are currently pointing at."

Felix then moved his entire body to the direction he is currently pointing at, straight at Carl.

"I see... pfft, I can't see hahaha... So..... I need to face a little bit more to the left of the direction I can hear the person, huh?... This is hard, you know? I wonder how those blind people navigate without their eyes...."

"To be fair your highness... you were just recently blind... You still have the opportunity to adjust more."

"But.... I get agitated you know? I want to see again... or at least to the point where I can pinpoint the position of someone who is speaking to me right away..."

"Don't worry your highness... I, no... we, your Imperial Guards, would tell you immediately if any problem would dare to occur."

"Thanks, but... why are you guys so soft towards me, give me back the stern and joking Carl you always were!"

Carl then scratched the back of his head, although it can't be seen by Felix, he knew that Carl was scratching his head due to the sounds.

"We... we are sorry, your highness..."

"Sorry? For what?"

"It... it is our duty to help you, to protect you, your highness... but... we failed on our fundamental duty. We were the ones who were protected... by our protectee, nonetheless. We were weak, no, we are weak, your highness... So..."

Carl then bowed deeply, a waist deep bow, which kinda scared Felix, even though he cannot see it.

"Wha-what are you doing?"

"I am bowing, your highness. As I was saying, your highness.... Please help us be stronger. We, of the Imperial Guards, implore you, your highness, to train us, to educate us, to drill us, instruct us, coach us, help us, so that we can be a much better Imperial Guards for you, your highness."

"But... you have your own training right?"

"We... we found it inadequate... we, your Imperial Guards, would like to train like you, your highness, someone who only recently started to train... someone who never even held a gun before... and that someone is stronger than us... so please, your highness. Please, teach us!"

Felix then puts his right hand on his lips, this is the gesture he uses whenever he starts to think.

The room was silent for a while... Carl is still bowing, while Felix is still thinking.