The Lost Prince
CHAPTER 15 FACING THE KING part.2: ALLEGED ADVISOR NOMAN
Then King Darian Cashel turned to look at General Felix who did not look at him aka his head bowed, as well as other officials. They will raise their heads when they are spoken to by King Darian Cashel or others.
Then the mannered king looked at Dhafin who was still closing his eyes, both legs crossed, both hands clustered in his navel. Then he heard his soft words speaking to General Felix.
"General Felix, I'd like to speak with your friend. Is he sleeping?"
Hearing King Darian's words, the officials and deputy officials immediately glanced at Dhafin. Highlight the eyes of some of them were so cynical as well as irritated at the brat's brazen behavior. Some of them just look ordinary.
"Even so, Your Honor," said General Felix, full of reverence. "The friend of this servant used to do things like this. He was still in a state of consciousness, Your Majesty, he heard His Majesty's words."
"Huh! You have a strange friend, General Felix," grunted Prince Adrian Carel. "So she could sleep in the middle of a trial like this."
A little boy sitting next to the Keegen Office, the real Royal Chief Official named Prince Brian Darel, chafed inwardly at the haughty attitude of his half-brother.
From the small haughty prince it had already fostered a vices in him, even though he was a crown prince. What does the child want to be? If one day becomes king, how will the fate of this kingdom be under his leadership?
General Felix did not respond to the prince's words. He then brought his head closer to Dhafin, continuing to whisper.
"Beat, Dhafin! Your Majesty the King wants to talk to you."
Dhafin only raised a little head while opening his eyes that directly looked at King Darian who never could not be separated to look at him. But haven't said anything yet. The king spoke to him in a questionable tone.
"Young man, may I know what your name is?"
"Hamba named Dhafin, Your Majesty," Dhafin said offset the courtesy of the king. His voice was soft-pitched full of soul calmness. Make King Darian Cashel began to be interested in this little friend of his officials.
King Darian Cashel had not known about Dhafin before. He just heard there was a little boy on General Felix's side over Lieutenant Fidell's report that today he's denying it.
"Where are you from, Dhafin?"
"Hamba no longer remembers where the servant came from, Your Majesty," said Dhafin still polite and respectful. "And have no place to live."
"General Felix! You have a friend who does not know his origin and has no fixed place to live," said one of the officials not far from General Felix with a cynical look. "Aren't you careless in choosing friends? Especially a little boy."
"Master yesterday from Pendar Town, wasn't he, General Felix?" another official said. His style is also not much different from the office that was. "What I know is that the Town of the Denders is a lot of beggars and homeless children. Could it be that the boy you made that friend was one of those beggars or vagrants there, General Felix? Then I'm really impressed by General Felix's generosity."
"Master has a plan what exactly is picking up the homeless boy of Pendar City, General Felix?" other office timps that also have a shitty tone. "Is there just generosity or some other purpose? Careful, General Felix!"
Dhafin quietly did not flinch at the rantings of three officials who really insulted it. The look on his face showed no change, remained calm and the gaze remained forward.
While General Felix immediately stared intently at the three officials who were clearly hurling insults. But just now that he was about to explode his anger, it sounded King Darian Cashel was already finely reprimanding.
"Have you guys finished talking?"
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The three officials were immediately shocked at King Darian Cashel's reprimand. Their faces immediately turned tense. In a hurry they immediately worshiped respect.
"Punish the servant, Your Majesty," they said with almost complete reverence.
The king paid no heed to the three officials. He then looked at General Felix, continuing to say.
"General Felix. Yesterday Lieutenant Fidell reported to me that there was a small child who had a hand in exposing the crime of the City Office of the Landing. That's why I gathered the officials to watch me give gifts and rewards to the child of great merit. How'd you respond?"
"Punish the servant, Your Majesty," said General Felix. "Didn't the servant expose everything to the congregation 4 days ago? As for Lieutenant Fidell's report on the existence of a small child who participated in the disclosure of the City Office's crimes, I don't know, Your Honor. Because there are no children involved. The handling of the case in Pendar City was purely from the slave union, there was no help from the other party."
"If there is no evidence of the report" General Felix said without hesitation, "it would be a false report."
General Felix must be firm and earnest in his testimony. He has to be sure if he doesn't want to be caught. To save something, something has to be sacrificed. It's a pity to sacrifice Dhafin just for Lieutenant Fidell's carelessness.
"Where did you meet the young man, General Felix?" asked King Darian to know.
"Hamba met this child in Pendar City while dealing with human trafficking cases there, Your Honor," General Felix said as he was.
"At that time also caught the perpetrators of human trafficking. I see, General Felix?" ask His Majesty again.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Dhafin, why did you meet with General Felix?" King Darian Cashel turned to Dhafin.
"The servant's meeting with Uncle Felix was actually unintentional, Your Majesty," Dhafin said. "At that time Uncle Felix was actually also looking for his missing daughter, in addition to doing his duties. It just so happened that the servant was friendly with Uncle Felix's daughter and lived together in Pendar City. The servant's meeting with Uncle Felix was the reason the father and son met."
"Daughter of General Felix?!" shock King Darian and look at General Felix. "Have you found your daughter, General Felix?"
"Right, Your Majesty," General Felix said bluntly. "By meeting Dhafin, the servant can find the daughter of a long-lost servant. Since Dhafin was good friends with the slave's daughter, I took Dhafin to this town with my servant's daughter."
About General Felix's daughter who went missing nine years ago, many officials already know. And some of them know the story. So, they were no longer surprised about this. After all, no official who cared about General Felix found his daughter back or not other than his own friends. And incidentally, General Felix found his daughter, also met Dhafin.
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The issue remains puzzling for King Darian Cashel and several other officials. Obviously Lieutenant Fidell reported that there was a small child who was involved in the disclosure of the crime of the City Officials of Pendar. But today the young man said he never reported it. While General Felix claimed not to know about the existence of small children who took part in his duties.
Reverend Noman, the Royal Advisory Officer, suspected something strange about this incident. Lieutenant Fidell's report yesterday he assumed was true. Because he knows enough about his best friend's deputy who doesn't like to lie.
As for today Lieutenant Fidell did not admit his report was also true. Lieutenant Fidell never reported it. Wh why? Because Lieutenant Fidell doesn't remember it anymore. Not intentionally not remembering, but his memory has been erased.
I don't know who removed him, Reverend Noman can't guess. Definitely not General Felix, his best friend. Because the one who can do such a thing is the one who masters the inner energy. While General Felix has not mastered the inner power. Dhafin.... Ah, it's too early to guess the kid.
He believes General Felix must have been hiding something in this incident. He was protecting something or someone. It was just that he did not want or did not want to reveal it in this Palace Hall. Because the general knew that the officials gathered here were either double-faced or traitors.
"Mr Noman!" King Darian Cashel looked towards the Advisory Office. Her soft voice broke the silence. "This incident really makes me still confused and astonished. Can the pastor explain what's behind this?"
"For thousands of mercy, Your Majesty," said Reverend Noman in a calm but reverent tone. "It's a pity that I don't understand this."
"All I know is that Reverend Noman can usually suspect something behind an incident" Keegen, the Chief Official, spoke up. His voice was calm, but the meaning contained innuendo. "Is this incident so hard to guess something behind?"
The words of the Keegen official quipped as well as guessing. It means he thinks Reverend Noman knows something. But will that exact guess be acknowledged by Reverend Noman?
"I'm not the Sky Ruler, Office Keegen," said Reverend Noman still calmly courteously. "I know a little implied meaning behind something, but a lot of things I don't know."
This answer is correct. Although Keegen's guess was also correct, but with Reverend Noman's answer he could not maintain his guess. That's why he couldn't argue.
"You have a view, Office Keegen?" King Darian turned to the Chief's Office.
"Even so, Your Majesty," said the Keegen official in full reverence. "Please speak to Dhafin."
"Please!"
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