Felix Month 2020

Day 3: Royal

Despite being the 'best advisors the country had seen', none of the people in his council could seem to work issues out on their own. Today was the third time this week that Felix had been called in to mediate between advisors arguing over policies, and none of the arguments had even made sense!

A headache was beginning to form in the centre of his forehead, and Felix knew that by the end of the night it would turn into a head-splitting migraine. He wasn't looking forward to that. Hopefully, there wouldn't be any other problems and he could retreat to his chambers early.

Unfortunately, that was not to be. A letter arrived from his Uncle just as he was about to leave the dining hall. The servant who delivered it to him bowed deeply and disappeared, not wanting to be around when Felix opened the letter.

He immediately sighed, bombarded with the scent of strong perfumes his uncle's castle reeked of. Despite being days of travelling away from the Agreste Castle, Felix swore that he could smell the stuff when the wind blew in a certain direction. It was stupidly strong. Unlike his country.

The letter was asking for more support in Gabriel's war against another kingdom. The old king had declared war on the kingdom of Queen Marinette, a ruler Felix's age. Occasionally, Felix would send supplies to prevent more unnecessary deaths, but he was trying to keep his kingdom and his people out of the conflict. After all, he was only allied with Gabriel because his aunt married him. He was allied with Marinette's kingdom because it was beneficial to both kingdoms.

And because Adrien was in love with her. That was what started the war. Adrien had decided that he was in love with the Ladybug Queen and had left his father behind, ignoring his duties as a prince. As a result, Gabriel had declared war, claiming Marinette had stolen his son. It was all ridiculous, and everyone knew that Gabriel would not be able to keep the fighting up for long.

Under his rule, his kingdom had suffered. Many people had been displaced, but Felix wasn't complaining. Gabriel's negligence was strengthening Felix and Marinette's kingdoms, providing them with more people.

Felix rose from his chair and walked toward his office. He was done supporting a pointless was, and Gabriel was about to find that out. This letter would be a threat, either thinly veiled or not veiled at all, and Gabriel would have no choice but to surrender in the war. After all, he was running out of options.