Since my deal with Charles had been closed, now I can move to my other plan. But before that, I should see my uncle first to talk with him about the security matter during the Earl Stamfort stay in Harvard territory. So, I go to my father study room to meet him there.Uncle Jake opens the study room"s door when I knock it. As I guess, my father is with my uncle there and they doing.....playing the board games!
I whisper to Uncle Jake who stands beside me,
"Uncle Jake, you must be feel relief, there"s someone else replacing you to play with my father"
Uncle Jake does not answer my words but he does not deny it either, and only smiles wryly as the reply. Well, I think my guess is not wrong then, my father must ask Uncle Jake to accompany him playing since I introduce the game to him.
I go inside and take a seat near them and watch their play, the game they play is GO games. They must have been playing this game after the unloading process from the carriage is over. My Uncle Jason position is on the edge of losing, his black chips already surrounded by my father"s white chips. Well, my father already plays this game ahead with Uncle Jake and maybe already have a gist about the strategy while my uncle just plays this game for the first time because I only teach Five Streaks game in the salt camp. This GO game is something that he just learns to play.
"You don"t have a chance to win, Uncle"
"Quiet Henry….as long as I"m not giving up there"s always a way"
I shrugged my shoulder and said no words and just keep watching them play. Like just I"ve predicted, not long after my comment, my uncle finally surrenders to my father after he can"t make another move.
"d.a.m.n…I"m lost. Let"s play again John, I use white chip this time"
"Sure, no problem. But maybe Henry has something to say to us"
"Right, what do you want Henry?"
"I want to discuss the security measure during Earl Stamfort stay in Harvard territory"
"Oh, you don"t have to worry about that Henry…. I already ask your uncle as the one who in charge of the security matter during Earl Stamfort stay in here"
"Ah, you already did, father? That"s great! I got nothing to worry with Uncle Jason as the security chief"
"Haha…do you forget that I"m also one commander of your father"s army, Henry? Although right now only as the reserved army"
"After a long time we don"t have a war, I think uncle more looks like an adventurer than a commander"
"Hahaha…yeah, I travel a lot and go to many places to enjoy life, you not wrong if you said I"m looking more like an adventurer"
"Is there anything else, Henry?"
"Oh yeah, I want to make this board game as one of our commodity too, father"
"Commodity? How we sell this to people?"
"We introduce this game to Earl Stamfort, if he and his people like it, I believe people in his territory will also like it. He has more people in his territory compared with our people. Isn"t that an opportunity for us, father? Also, I already make a deal with a carpenter to open a shop that will sell this board game in our area"
"Hmm…make sense. Well, you can handle this matter, Henry. Do as you wish"
"Thanks, father. Excuse me, and have a nice game with uncle"
I ask permission to leave since my objective already fulfilled, there"s no more problem about the security issue during Earl Stamfort stays in Harvard territory.
"Wait! Henry….give me clue how to win this game from your father"
My uncle asked my advice to play the GO game against my father
"Uncle…this GO game is more like strategy games. That"s why I"ve not introduced it to camp people. Think like a commander placing his soldier in the war to siege enemy soldier. That"s all I can say"
"Hahaha…so like that. Alright, let"s play again John"
I leave my father and uncle when they start a new game. Well, GO game take more time to play compared with five streaks and I believe they will not finish their game so soon. I return to my room before deciding what I should do next, actually I want to take Clara and Claire to the watchtower to clean up there but the lunchtime is approaching and I think, cleaning up the watchtower can"t be done in short time. Maybe after we take lunch, I can ask them to do that.
In my room, I sit at my desk and look at my belonging. My eyes fixed on the sanitary pad that I just bought from the online shop this morning. Ah, that"s right, this is an urgent thing for my beloved Clara and Claire, I should make them able to use this first. The loincloths which they use during their menstruation periods, surely not comfortable to wear, difficult to apply, and nice to see (for my eyes of course).