Threat

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"Who are you?" Asked Royce bravely, although his voice was slightly quivering. He stood tall and focused on his mother in the corner of his eyes. The guard laughed and questioned "how on earth will you look after this kingdom if you don't even know who your rivals are?". As he said that, he put his arm forward, waiting for Royce to shake it. However, Royce ignored it and crossed his arms. This infuriated the guard and he spat at the ground, mumbling aggressive phrases under his cold breath. "Let me get back to where we were. Sign this," he commanded. Royce looked half unsure and looked up at his fathers assistant, who is now his. "Martin, what shall I do?". Martin shook his head. This caused Royce to take steps back and reply with "no." The guard was furious. He shouted and made his eyes look terrifying. "Listen you, if you sign this and let us Snowhills keep the land, it will be easy for you and your family." Royce laughed and took his sword out in seconds, stabbing a hole through the paper. "I would not be my fathers son if I did that you uneducated swine." He walked towards the exit of the room and commanded the guards to "clear the unnecessary people away." The angry guard analysed Royce's face and saved it in his mind, not for a polite reason. "I will kill you one day!" He laughed as he was pulled out like a dog trying to run from its lead.

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