A Casual Meet With The Prodigy - 1

"It's just that ... Master Raka has asked for your time" 

"AND?" ~ Marcus

"And he seemed serious about it..."

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The road they were on was unrecognizable as the golden carriage zoomed through it with the wind horses leashed at the front. They had taken a sharp right from the road after they passed the Capital Circle and had resumed their travel for about an hour. 

But even though the road was a new one for Marcus, the region itself was not desolate at all. It was embellished with synthetic pine trees which had a few naturals between them and all of them were lighted by LED bulbs. They were a cluster of twinkling trees in the dusk. 

It felt like they were traveling through an abandoned forest which was attended very well by the residents. But the weirdest thing Marcus caught sight of was that the area was entirely person-free. 

If the forest was being tended then there should have been some official personals or