The King And His Fox

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Ed-"my lord stop making an idiot of yourself please"

Mathew-"yes yes your right anyway I have to go but Ed will take you to your quarters so this goodbye for now little fox"

As the king gets up my face radiates with anger I am not little in the least who's this king think he is. I got up from knelling to follow Ed to my new room I didn't like how nice everything was in the castle. The celling high as can be with gold trim every where and red rugs trailing the halls showing grand white doors everywhere.

Hollow-"I am sorry to ask but what are you and why did the king take you in?"

Ed-" well now your talkative well I was homeless when Mathew found me I was starving and cold and he gave me shelter I don't look it but I am a muttbreed and I am glad to be his oppoitant"

Muttbreed-are beast m n who are mixed with either other beast men or humans they are usually orphaned for there mixed blood and are rare for the most part.

Hollow-so you aren't a slave?"

Ed-"heavens no king Mathew might seem like he has slaves and a tyrant personality but he is very kind and charitable none of us are slaves anymore we are free now even you are free"

Hollow-"oh I see

my mind was blank why would anybody want me as there servant or knight to be exact in the first place I kept thinking of all the terrible things that have happen to me to my family I was now alone doing servant work that's not living. But before I could think more we reached the room.

Ed-"you will stay here untill the maids come to get you when the king's ready to explan you have a bathroom and food that will come everyday"

Hollow-"thank you"

I open the door but before I could open it Ed stoped me.

Ed-"sorry but we need a name to call you so what's your name?"

Hollow-" my name's hollow"

Ed-"oh thank you bye"

He waved good bye as I shut the door my body went limp immediately as it hit the door I couldn't handle this I.....

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Mathew pov-

War meeting after war meeting I wanted to stab my ear drums it has been 3 days since I have gotten my dream servant ahh so interesting I was starting to get bored with Ed. But a new servant always lights up my days.

"My king are you listening?!"

Mathew-"yes sorry general I was daydreaming"

"For the last time my lord we are on the break of war and a peace treaty being broken and your spacing out"

Mathew-"well yes sorry I am being childish but if we are where is there men where are the assassin general explan that please"

"We are doing my lord you don't always see the attack and my lord you are now old enought to start thinking about your future"

All eyes pointed at me as tho starring would make me understand.

Mathew-"what are you saying I am 22 years old I have grown up"

"My lord if I may explain what the the general Is saying that we need a heir and a queen"

I looked at my Court mage Will as he finished the thing I dreaded most about being king the time I'll need to marry some dumb princess from another kingdom and produce a heir I stared at all as they nodded in agreement.

I would have spoke but was intrupted by a knock from the door and the sight of Ed walking in.

Ed-"my lord if I may take you for a moment something needs your attention"

Mathew-"um yes sure excuse me everyone"

I walked out the door following Ed but unlike most times he wasn't calm in the least.

Mathew-"Ed what's wrong?"

Ed-"he's not eating drinking or even sleeping"

Mathew-"who?"

Ed-"your new servant my lord he's completely sucidal it's like he gave up on everything"

Mathew-"what!? Why didn't you say this earlier he couldn't ld be dead!!"

Anger filled my body I know Ed was giving the new guy space but not enough to cause him to get to the point where he could be dead for all we know . I immediately ran to his room hoping he wasn't dead please no I got to the door seeing montains of the n eatin food and a maid banging on the door.

"My lord I've tried but he won't open!"

Mathew-"move over please"

I grabbed the handle and banged my whole body weight against the door causing I to swing open the room looked dusty unlike no one has lived in it I walked in to see the fox sitting contently on his bed looking out the window.

Mathew-"little fox you?...."

Before I asked I stopped to see long claw marks down his arm and on his legs his face pail and dead like. He must've been through a lot of pain as a servant in the past.

Hollow-"oh hello king sorry I don't want to live"

His body then went limp as he passed out in my arms.

Mathew-"call for the court healer NOW!!"