The Story of the Wind Wanderer
Directive #161

The night sky was very thick, dark, there was no starlight or moon. Tonight. The fortress of Zephyra Royal Palace was heavily guarded, not only soldiers with swords, spears, and bows were standing guard at every corner and tower. But the kingdom seems to have also sent down magician personnel to stand guard, they filled every watchtower in the sturdy fortress, and are ready to use their magic at any time to protect the castle and castle.

Prince Welt walked through the palace gate guarded by two gallant knights in silver armor, entering the palace courtyard that looked bright by some crystal lights embedded among the grass. Sepi, there were not too many people in the palace, even when he passed through the main hall of the palace which is usually used as a place to gather or throw a party. He met only a few maids, male servants, and royal soldiers who continued to patrol.

The black-haired man immediately climbed the steps covered by the red carpet, headed for the second floor, passed through a long and wide hallway, and arrived at the room belonging to the King and Queen.

Gts ... Tok ...!!

Knocked on the marble door twice, before Welt opened it slowly. The king was still lying on his bed, but both eyes were open. Right by the king's side was Queen Caitlyn, who was faithful to accompany him, sitting next to the bed, and seemed reluctant to remove his grip from the hands of the King.

King Aiden seemed to be improving, although he still could not move both of his legs. Some open wounds also appear to have healed, returned closed and without blood spots that have been cleaned. Behind the improvement of the King's condition, looks tired face of Queen Caitlyn with a slightly wheezing breath. It seems the Queen has used a great deal of healing magic to stabilize her husband's condition.

"Welt, they ... are not ordinary troops," said King Aiden, immediately speaking with a quite trembling intonation. The black-haired man without a crown spoke of what he wanted to say, without making small talk.

Welt stood right next to his mother, and was ready to listen to every word that came out of his father's mouth.

"Devil Astaroth, along with one demon-robed companion, led an army of human warriors from the Mystick Kingdom and an army of demons with unusual forms."

"The strength of their two high-ranking forces is very dangerous, especially Astaroth, he can control the surrounding climate to be cold or burning hot. But different from the two higher-ups, the troops or soldiers they brought were quite weak with magic. But still, they should not be underestimated."

King Aiden immediately raised his voice, telling his eldest son who to face in battle. Prince Welt looked very serious, silent, and listened intently to every word that came out of the king's mouth.

For a moment, King Aiden seemed to be adjusting his breath after speaking long enough.

"Then what should I do?" welt asked with a downward glance, looking insecure.

"It's not just an ordinary war, Welt. It will most likely be a magic war" replied King Aiden, looking at his son while still lying down.

"Astaroth cannot be defeated alone, Welt," said King Aiden, looking solemnly at the man standing next to Queen Caitlyn, "shed over every sorcerer we have, and protect them" continued the king, giving instructions to his eldest son.

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"It's not just an ordinary war, Welt. It's most likely going to be a magic war."

"Astaroth cannot be defeated alone, Welt."

"Give up every witch we have, and protect them."

The few sentences continued to swim in Welt's mind as he walked through the palace grounds, and was about to return to the main gate of his royal fort. The prince seemed unable to calm down - not as calm as his attitude and expression that almost always looked cold.

The white-robed prince walked quietly in the middle of the capital. Very quiet unlike usual, everyone chooses to confine themselves inside the building, on the other hand curfews have been imposed and not just anyone can travel. But when he reached a crossroads, Welt stopped, he turned to his left and looked at a magnificent white building, the Royal Library. Not far from the large library, a girl in a familiar librarian uniform in her eyes was walking towards him.

"Night, Your Majesty." Bianca greeted Welt as she walked and stood at the intersection, in her arms are several thick books.

"Why are you traveling at this hour, Bianca? Hasn't the announcement of the curfew been spread throughout the capital?" welt asked the reddish-brown woman in a light blue uniform.

Bianca lowered her head, "sorry, Your Majesty," raised her back and continued saying, "the library director gave me the task of securing some of the documents, manuscripts, and other important books that are in the library."

"What book are you carrying?" tanya Welt, seemed quite interested to see some thick books in Bianca's deck.

"The history books of the Land of Zephyra, Your Majesty." Bianca answered the question, and showed the books to her.

Welt received one of the four books he brought, opened, and read. The first page of the book is titled 'The History of the Zephyra War'. He was silent, and thought.