Death Wish

10.babysitter

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Bao opened her Father's treasure box,which was not filled with golds,diamonds,and silver but other values like books about war strategies, general wei's poems, diaries and paintings.
This was gold, silver and diamonds to Bao because this was her guide to become a good and strong leader.

She organized the items in the box in order and decided to read a book she randomly picked up from the bottom of the box.
She blew the dust off the book using her mouth, there was no title just a plain brown book cover. She opened the book and the smell of dust filled her nose and Bao began to cough. On the first page there was a dead rose placed inside, and it was written in her Fathers handwriting : For my
beautiful wife.

Bao flipped through the pages to see poems written on each page, her heart melted when she seen the amount of poems he had written for her mother.Bao went to the very last page to find someone with the name of "Yi Ai" had signed the page. She knew her mother's name was Ai so she knew her mother signed the page.

"Bao?" Lee asked entering the tent causing Baos heart to jump.
"Woah! Oh Lee! You scared me!" Bao laughed in shock.

"Sorry! What are you reading?" Lee asked looking over at the book on Baos lap.
"Just a book I found in my Father's treasure box", Bao answered.

"Can I have a look at the Generals treasure box?! I really want to see it what lies in there!"
"Of course, but warning it doesn't contain actual treasure just boring stuff like maps,and books about war strategies".
"Sad, I was hoping to find a gold ring in there and send it to someone special".

"Someone special? Who may that be?"
"My mom, who else?"

"Jokes aside Lee tell me who it is, I won't tell brother Jo".
"Since when did you call Jo brother and why dont you call me brother?"

"Fine, Brother Lee who is it that you love?"
"Well younger sister, I'll share that secret another day".

Bao pretended to look mad but they both ended up laughing. Their laughs were interrupted when suddenly a messenger walked in the tent.

"General and Commander! I was sent from the palace to inform you that Crown Prince Jian will be coming to join the war camps in a week, please have a tent and uniform ready for the Prince", the messenger announced on his knees.

"Did you just say Crown Prince?" Bao asked.
"Yes my liege", the messenger answered.
"Why is he coming? We don't even know if we will still be here in a week we're planning on moving East", said Lee.

"I was just told to deliver this message to you general I know nothing else", the messenger simply said shrugging.

"Thank you for safely delivering the message and tell the Crown Prince we will be ready for him, you may leave", Bao said sitting down on at her small wooden desk that once belonged to her father.
Lee watched the messenger go before starting to shout at Bao.

"Are you crazy?! Crown Prince really?! Do you know what kind of Prince he is?!" Lee shouted looking at Bao as if she's stupid.
"What?! What's wrong with the prince?" Bao said questioning Lee's sudden outburst.

"He's a coward that's what's wrong! We are gonna have to babysit him, and a single scratch on him means our heads!", Lee said shaking his head.

"Relax, we won't have to babysit come on im sure he won't be that bad and I what was I supposed to do say no?"

"The man cried over a dead body I wonder how he will survive a bloody war! Yes you should have said no!"

"I couldn't have said no its defying a member of the imperial family!"