Rogen was now returning to his room, after baking some delicious cupcakes. He was exhausted after the events that happened today, Rogen was looking at the ceiling of his room and said to himself.[ I feel like I blackmailed Marquis Evan today, Nah! It"s just politics and how it works when you have the chance to get the best, just go for it, even you are starting to look bad in front of people just to get your hands on it continue to do it.]
Alvarez just got back from his meeting with Captain Gustavus. Alvarez was rounding up his team for a meeting with them acting as an escort for the n.o.bles.
The soldiers were carefully listening to what Alvarez was going to say.
Alvarez, "Ok, I spoke with Captain Gustavus regarding about our departure. Captain Gustavus has received an order to escort the ship where the n.o.bles will be boarding. There is also another order from the command, that we will be an additional escort for the n.o.bles. But our escort job will end after we managed to let the n.o.bles board safely in the ship. So our only job is to make sure that the n.o.bles board the prepared ship safely and after that we are free."
Sgt. Paul suddenly, asked a question, "Captain what about Rogen, will he be joining or he will join the n.o.bles? And what ship will we be in?"
Alvarez, "Rogen will be riding the ship with the n.o.bles as ordered by the higher-ups, he is also asked to brief the n.o.bles about the rules and culture of our country."
Sgt. Paul, "What about Lilica? Will she join Rogen with the n.o.bles on the same ship."
Alvarez, " No! Lilica will be joining us, and the ship that we will be riding in is still the Bismarck. While the luxury ship that just arrived is where the n.o.bles and Rogen will be boarding."
After hearing about Rogen riding a luxury ship the soldiers were jealous of Rogen"s special treatment. The soldiers will sleep on the uncomfortable racks of the Bismarck, while Rogen will be sleeping in a room that is similar to a five-star hotel. This was the reason why the soldiers were jealous of Rogen, their jealousy was also added that they slept in a very uncomfortable place for quite some time, and are craving for a comfortable bed.
Sgt. Paul immediately said these words to the soldier next to him, "Rogen sure is lucky to get to ride a luxurious ship back home, while we are stuck in the cold hard iron bars of the Bismarck"s racks.
The soldier replied to him, " Don"t worry sarge we will only sleep on those racks for one night, and after that, we are finally home sweet home with our beds waiting for us."
Fact: Rack is the term used by the navy and marines corps for bed.
After the meeting, the soldiers immediately went back to their daily activities. A lot of them were glad that they have only one final task before being able to relax.
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Rogen was now having a meeting with Alvarez. Rogen was annoyed at Alvarez when he was woken up by Alvarez when he was already sleeping like a baby.
Rogen spoke while yawning, "So why did you wake me up in the middle of the night Captain."
Alvarez, "I woke you up to tell you that you have been tasked to entertain the n.o.bles and brief them about our rules and cultures."
Rogen, "I guess that they want to put in the minds of the n.o.bles that they are in a different and superior country, so they want the n.o.bles to be least arrogant when arriving at Dariel."
Alvarez, "I really don"t care about your opinion on why the higher-ups want them to learn the rules and culture of our country."
Rogen, "Well, it is reasonable you are tasked with security and not the political part. But you will know why briefing them is important when we return."
Alvarez, "I guess it will be interesting to see how effective you really are in your job. Well, you can go back to sleep now Rogen, you still have to wake up early tomorrow to review the laws of our country."
Rogen, "What!? do I really have to study all of the laws of our country, that"s too much for me."
Alvarez started laughing at Rogen and spoke, "Got you there, hahaha, don"t worry you will be only teaching the basics of our laws. The basic rules that are stated in our laws will be the only one briefed to them, the rest of the laws will be done by the lawyers in our country. They will be immediately briefed by the lawyers on the first day of their stay."
Rogen was relieved after hearing that Alvarez was only kidding, Rogen then spoke.
"I really thought I was about to read a thick book and memorize all of its content. Then explain to the n.o.bles each article and paragraph of our law."
Alvarez, "I guess I will be taking my leave now, you should really wake up early tomorrow."
Rogen went back to sleep after Alvarez left the room, Alvarez also went back to his room to get some rest.
...Time skip...
It was already morning, a familiar carriage accompanied by wagons and knights we"re going to the direction of Ernan. The carriage was owned by none other than Duke Rafael.
The guards on duty at the gate of Ernan noticed the carriage, and they immediately recognized who owned the carriage just by looking at the flag of the carriage.
The carriage entered Ernan without any problems, Duke Rafael went straight to Lord Evan"s mansion.
Duke Rafael arrived at Lord Evan"s mansion, Duke Rafel was greeted by Lord Evan in front of the mansion. Unlike Marquis Castel"s arrival, Lord Evan was immediately notified by the guards on Duke Rafael"s arrival.
Lord Evan, "Welcome Duke Rafael, I heard that you are one of the n.o.bles going to the kingdom of Dariel. The doors of my town are open for people like you who are trying their best to improve our kingdom. "
Duke Rafael, "Thank you for your feedback on this, but you should really be thanking Prince Eric for making this happen. I am quite excited about the results of the new possible alliance of these two kingdoms."
Lord Evan, "Come in Duke Rafael, we have prepared tea in the garden, we also have some pastries prepared by our finest bakers."
Duke Rafael, "Oh! Then I will accept your offer. Also, I was wondering if there has already got here."
Lord Evan, "Marquis Castel arrived a yesterday, and he is in the garden enjoying the tea and pastries I offered."
Duke Rafael, "Well, I guess I won"t be bored, after all. Now, Lord Evan, can you lead me to the garden where the Marquis is relaxing."
Lord Evan, "Then follow me, I will bring you to him, but before that aren"t you going to visit Rogen."
Duke Rafael, "There is no need for that, and besides we will be departing tomorrow. "
Lord Evan, "Well, that is your choice, now I will be leading you to the garden."
Another familiar carriage was approaching the town of Ernan, the carriage was still accompanied by knights. The flag of the carriage has the royal family"s symbol on it. Prince Eric, Anya, and Crystal.
The three were talking about what they will do when they will arrive at Dariel.
Crystal, "I"m going back to the malls and the cafes, in Dariel. I can"t believe that I was very excited after hearing that we will be going back to Dariel. I definitely miss the foods, that they have there."
Anya, "You know that we can"t go around roaming around this time. Prince Eric is busier this time, so we should always aid him this time."
Crystal, "I know that, but can"t we really have fun when we arrive there?"
Prince Eric, "Don"t worry, I will try to squeeze in some time for us to enjoy the cities in the kingdom of Dariel."
Crystal, "Really, then we should definitely visit the cafe we went to last time. I missed their hot cocoa drink there, with that delicious fluffy bread."
Prince Eric, "Fine we will visit that first, but I actually want to visit a bookstore there. I might be able to buy some books there, that have some valuable information."
Anya, "I also want to see what the books of Dariel look like, I am also interested in their philosophy of magic. Maybe I could learn something new if I also purchase books there."