Freelands

II. NO SAINT

2."You might soon be free."

   While Harper and Gere were talking. Lance enters the room to check on Harper.

"My lord!" Gere says in respect and bows.

"Blesssed one, is Harper alright?" Lance answers.

Harper looks at Gere in a worried way. They are glad Lance didn't come in earlier when Gere told him his suspicion about his father's death.

"Harper is stronger than a rock ,my lord! He will be alright..." Gere answers.

"Great, Harper follow me. I need to speak to you." Lance says.

Lance starts walking away, Harper stands up and Gere grabs him and whispers to him.

"Do not tell your brother about it. You can't trust anyone here." Harper nods his head and goes after Lance.

Harper meets Lance outside the palace on a big paved plaza where the king makes his speech.
"Things will be different now that we will rule this city brother." Lance says

"When will you wear the crown?"  Harper asks his brother.

"The preparations will start tomorrow, Mother ordered one of the high ranked priests to lead them. Many kings from the reign will be invited including our uncle from Hardrow." Lance answers.

"Serus Magister?!" Harper says suprised

Serus Magister is the king of Hardrow a huge city, part of the Freelands, Quite far from hierydor. When the two brother's grandfather Lance Hail I protected the city of Hierydor and fought againist a vicious barbarian leader called Hemoboros, Serus in order to thank him for saving the holy city and destroying a big part of the barbarian army, He pledged alliance with the Iceborn people and married him with his sister, Vera Magister, the grandmother of the two brothers.

"Serus is older than our grandmother! I'm amazed He hasn't died yet." Harper continues on a laughing voice.
"But I have to say He is doing a very good job on managing the city, he truly brings advancement on his city." He continued.
"Advancement?" Lance shouts with confusion and bursts out laughing.

"This guy is crazy! He freed all the slaves of the city and gave them homes to live. Tell me brother how can a city "advance" without someone to do all the dirty work?"
Lance says.

Harper didn't take his brother's reaction lightly, he flashed an angry face and says to him.
"Well it's good because now those people will on work on their will wherever they please, that means  growth in productivity, plus they will have more soilders on their army." Harper replied.
"Haha, a peasant army sounds like a stupid idea to me, royal, disciplined soilders will always be a better choice, brother." Lance says.

"Neither our old soilders who the last thing they fought for was sugar treats is a good idea, Lance." Harper replies in irony.

Lance is ready to answer in anger to his brother's reply but Gere arrives and interupts their conversation.

"My lord, Queen Freyria is at the seaport, her ship will soon leave, I just wanted you to know" 

"Thank you, blessed one." Lance replies

"I will soon be at the port" He continued.