Beautiful Scar

Chapter 19

"Um, pardon me Your Highness", the Kingdom's jurist of religion interrupted before the council began. "May I ask why two young ladies are present in this kind of council?"

"Oh my, I could ask the same thing, why is the jurist of religion is here in this kind of council", Scarlet retorted.

But General Homes held up his hand to silent his foster daughter. She reluctantly held her tongue.

The jurist of religion, or what the people called him as Jury Thomas, or among the grassroot, his friendly title was called as Uncle Thomas. He was one of the ministers and jurists invited to this Warrior Circle council, the council that was often meant only for the hearings of the warriors and soldiers or upper echelon.

He was sitting between General Collins and his son, Scholar Frederick. His aides.

The Silverstorm Kingdom's Generals would be aides to the ministers, nobles and jurists. They provided protection and at times, served as the confidante to these leaders and with that, the Generals and Captains' men were at these leaders' disposals if they required their strengths.

And the ultimate aide to the leader, was General Homes to King Elias, the aide to the Royal King, the monarch. And under the wing of Homes were Scarlet and Lance who served as aides to Princess Fina.

As Fina had yet to attain a General as her aide, she was settled with two Captains by her sides.

Thomas's eyes widened in fury at the remark thrown by Scarlet.

He was still sore from those years, when Homes and Elias brought their little girls into councils and assemblies, that he only believed should be only attended by men.

At first, like other men around him, they tolerated because well, Elias was King but also what could two little girls do. It was even endearing and enlightening in a tense setting.

But unfortunately for men like Thomas, these girls were smart for their young age.

Thomas remarked something that offended little Scarlet that time, and instead of crying, she pulled his tied hair.

That raised chuckles from other leaders and even the Generals, Captains and Scholars.

Ah, and using his position, his petty vengeance was to spread words. Spread wildfire. What a cursed child Scarlet was, and even had the audacity to advise back the King to reconsider keeping her close to the royal family.

Homes almost punched him when he heard such foul words came out of a mouth of a so-called preacher.

He had remained distant and kept low when interacting with Homes after that. He was still afraid of Homes. But he was more intimidated seeing those two girls now became two young ladies reveled by the grassroot.

"They are both part of the army, Jury Thomas, if you are not aware", the King answered coolly. But internally he wanted to sigh at such antics demonstrated by some men in these Kingdom's administration. "Homes' daughter is now Captain Scarlet. And my daughter would become the army's Supreme Commander when she rules one day. They have been involved and contributed greatly in this Warrior Circle discussion ever since they attained that honour. Well, I don't want to praise just because these two girls are such endearing children to me. You can ask the other Generals here on their achievements".

Scarlet and Fina tried to withhold their eyes from rolling at such dotingness expressed by the King in front of these men that just wanted them to be quiet.

Thomas nodded tightly. "I apologize for my lack of awareness, Your Majesty. And for holding up everyone's time. Please continue".

And so, they ran through the current affairs and issues and status reports of the Kingdom.