The Royal Duty

A Kismet Skirmish

Waking up before his parents did,Marshalk got off his bed,proceeding to the window,looking if the sun has arise yet,but only a glimpse of it's ray we're visible,knowing that some people of the kingdom has awoken up,getting pump up,Marshall heads to the stairs grabbing his cape with a hood that can cover his face,reaching the door but he was stop by a female dog with a raspy voice,it was one of their maids,"Your Majesty,the king said you mustn't go out alone,it's dangerous,after that incident thaf you encountered,he wants you to be inside,"the border collie maid explained trying to convince the dals mind,but then Marshall just smiled,"Don't worry Nana,I'm in disguised so no one will recognised me,besides nothings gonna stop me from doing my daily routine,not even after that attack,and I won't take long anyway,"Marshall replied as he went to the castle doors that lead to the castle gates,waving goodbye at their maid,putting on his hood.

Walking around their calm town,seeing that some people are awake,the baker,farmers,flower shops,and other buildings,that arouse from dawn,he came pass a knight,waving at the officer,he was recognized and the knight instantly bowed,Marshall,slightly annoyed just kept waving,as he continue to walk,until he came across a lake,a part of the kingdom where their are only a few houses built near the lake,the king doesn't want to erase the lakes aquatic beauty,and Marshall agreed to this,the calm warm breeze that caught his nose,brushing against his fur,it was relaxing for him.Sitting besides the lake as he looks at his reflection,"How long are you gonna keep it a secret,Marshall?"he melancholy asked himself,looking at his reflected image in the water,"What's wrong with you?"he asked scrambling his fur,until he came to realize,'Am I even ready to be King?' he thought,his eyes hasn't left his reflection yet,sighing in frustrstion,laying down in the grassy field,the image of the pup that teased him yesterday came pass through his mind.

After minutes of laying around besides the lake,Marshall decided to head home since it was almost time for his parents to wake up,and almost all of the townspeople are awake.Grabbing his hood,and putting it on his head,as he stand up from his position,beginning to walk back to the same path he had taken,the only difference was there were now a lot of people,walking here,walking there,going in all sort of direction.

He was now near the castle,walking straight up,trying to avoid attention as much as possible,walking without doing anything,but suddenly someone bump into him making him fall over, gently rubbing his back,"Sorry mister,I didn't see you there,"he apologised,raising his head,wanting to know who he bumped into,"Apologies accepted stranger,but next time please watch where your going,and I'm not that old to be called mister,"the stranger sarcastically said,making Marshall a little annoyed,"Wait,you were that-"he was cut off as the pup ran,"Sorry no time to chit-chat,"he said after he run from afar,Marshall was thinking of the familliar brown face pup,until he was suddenly alarmed as a group of knights came charging in,he assumed that the strangers was what their after.'Right,he was that german shepperd pup,with the rude attitude at that tree yesterday,he really has some bad manners,not even apologising back,' he thought as he remembered the pup that he encountered,changing his attitude to lose interest,he heads back to the castle he call home.

Arriving at his bastion,being greeted by the royal guards,and maids,whereas he also greeted back at them,he immediately went to his room to submerge from his bed,trying to understand if his encounter with the brown pup was a good or a bad thing,because it clearly ruined his morning routine,being almost noticed by the royal knights was an irratation to him,'Why were the knights chasing him though,?' he thought to himself as he remembers that,he was racing with a couple of knights,him taking the lead.His eyes we're now full of exhaustion,slowly closing them down,it was immediately disturb by a knock from the door,pooping his eyes open by the sudden sound,"Who is it?"he growled,asking to whom is the stranger that disturb his slumber,"It's me your Majesty,"a familliar female raspy voice was heard at the other side of the door,"King Felix and Queen Silvian would like to speak to you at the throne room,as soon as possible,"she continued,explaining what the his parents want from their son,"Ok,Nana,be there in a jip,"Marshall replied,walking towards cabinet with a really big mirror in it's doors,as he opens the cabinet,tens of royal clothes we're seen,as he grab his favourite red clothes,putting it on,changing his morning atire where he wores a hooded cape.He took one last glance at the mirror to check if something not right,after all that he finally exited his room,only to be greeted again by a waiting made.