The Halfling

Chapter Two: Council

     Grace snorted coldly!

"Silence! All of you!

 Have you forgotten you are in front of the King? 

Is there no regard for his Greatness anymore?!" 

Chris, the king right hand man, reproved the Council and the Sorceress. 

Then, he faced the king and bowed. " Apologies your Greatness."

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"I thought you all forgot am still here. I understand the council points, but you have no right to say the prophecy is false. 

"Do you want to see the wrath of the Mighty One hun ?  Councilwoman Grace and others?" 

The King arched his eye brow and asked.

He was really surprised with their arguments.

Grace looked down. 

"But your Majesty,,,,,,"

The King cut her upcoming words.

 "No but! Councilwoman  Grace. 

"As a king, I say we stick to the prophecy. Am the king and this is my order but if you want to defy it, then you can considered yourself suspended and not only you, including the others!

"Sorceress Hela, communicate with the Mighty one again and seek further information. Necessary measures will be taken to protect Krestila, before the arrival of the Halfling."

"Yes your Majesty." Hela replied.

Grace expression was dim, including the other council men defending her. 

Leonard cleared his throat. " Your Majesty, apologies for our misdeeds. Such won't occur again."

"You better make sure it doesn't." The king responded back to him indifferently.

Zeres hoped they believe in the prophecy and exercise the required patience, for he was tired of all these arguments and just wanted to relax his mind. 

"Yes your Majesty."

 They all chorused.

Zares stared at them for a while. "This meeting is adjourned." 

Them, he stood up and made his way out with Ariadney, whilst Chris trailed behind him.

After the King, Queen, Chris, and the Sorceress left the meeting room. Each councilmen and women were in their different thoughts.

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Inside the Royal Chamber, the Queen could still sensed the King's dull aura, so she wounded her arms around him from the back and whispered, 

"It all right dear, calm down please."

Ariadney could feel her husband turmoil, and what hurt her most was she couldn't do anything to erase it. Thus, she could only soothed him and calmed him down, that's the least.

Zeres inhaled and exhaled, then he finally eased down.

He faced his wife and the love he had for her was too obvious and pure, like the diamonds from the star shape river mountain of Krestila.

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 In Councilman Leonard house, three Councilmen, apart from Leonard  and a woman could be seen; Liam, Robert, Jeff, and Grace.

They were all in a morose mood.

"Is this how we are all going to wait?"

 Grace was the first to break the ice. Perhaps, maybe the silence was becoming too deafening and suffocating for her.

Leonard sighed. "We are just council people."

"And so what if we are?

Don't forget, together we are all strong! Who is the King without us?"

 Liam expressed, obviously annoyed at Leonard words. That was a big ridicule!

Grace sneered.

" Is that even a King? A King without a male heir? Pfft!!!"

"Correct Grace! That's a useless King."  Robert joined Grace in mocking the king.

They really think he wasn't worthy to be a King, and they were ready to dethroned him.

"So what's the plan now?" 

Jeff asked.

"I really can't think of anything right now."

"Yes, me too. The King really ruined my mood."

Robert and Leonard sighed. 

"Ok. I have a suggestion, but am not sure if it suitable." Grace uttered out calmly.

"Oh please! Just say it."

"Yeah Grace, let us hear your suggestion."

Grace sessed,

 " To be honest, I am not satisfied with King Zeres to be on the throne. 

"He is not worthy!

"So am thinking, why don't we scheme a plan to overthrow the King and elect a new King, that we can control anyway we like and that Hela......" 

She paused and continued, " We can find a way to eliminate her with no traces but that will be hard and that's why we need to sort help from the Zechashians or the Dekinans."

  "That's very devious and dangerous Grace." Leonard expressed his opinion, even though he can't deny that her plans were excellent. 

"Oh then , why don't you voice out your own plan." Grace arched her sword shaped eye brows at Leonard.

"Eazy Grace. Your plans are good, but we all know the Zechashians don't want anything to do with us and the Dekinans. 

"Also, the Dekinans despised us to the core, so how are we going to convince them without them killing us and without Hela knowing? " 

Liam asked with a gloomy expression. The plans were good to him but he needed to lay out the pros and cons of the plan, so they can find a way to smoothen it.

"Yes Grace , how?"

 Robert, Leonard, and Jeff added.

Grace rolled her eyes.

" Simple. We'll try to distract that old hag and leave the land.

"The Dekinans?

 "Well, we have the spear of Insisa which the Dekinans are scared of, though it will be hard to get it but it not that really necessary. Am sure if we let them know about our scheme, they can help us."

"But Grace, If they help us and we win. You should know they will control us instead. " 

Liam expressed with a tone of certainty.

He seems to be the most intelligent in the Council with his way of analyzing things and asking necessary questions.

"Just leave all that to me."

She responded back and want them all to trust her, cause it was better not to reveal most of her plans out now.

"What about Belial?" Robert asked.

"That's will be for the Halfling"

She replied. 

"Wow! That's fantastic!!" They all exclaimed

"Grace is really smart and wise."

"Oh, not just wise but bold also."

"She really deserves a lot of honor."

Leonard mood turned grouchy because of the other council men praising Grace.

"It normal to have such schemes in her sleeves, since she is a woman and women are known for their subtleness." He thought.

Grace just rolled her eyes at their compliments and smirked. "Fools! Do they think I am going to involve them in my plans, they are just my pawns." 

Then, she smiled maliciously but of course the others are not aware of her thoughts........

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