Author's Note

Had someone comment that they were losing interest in my story*cries*Well I'll just kill my MC's family than have him go OP and get revenge not like that's never been done before.Honestly I'm trying to write my story like a roller-coaster.With it's ups and downs and loops.I take into consideration of all your suggestions but in the end I'm the driver here.You can tell to go right but if I want to go left than I am going left.Anyways i guess what I'm trying to say is it's not about the destination but about the journey.Am I making sense?

As always reviews,ratings,Recommendations,Corrections,Questions and comments are greatly appreciated

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Chapter 21: Priorities

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Action expresses priorities.

—Mahatma Gandhi

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Edin

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Multiple arrows rained down on the bowmen and horses. The horses attached to the carriage had been the ones hit the hardest. The carriage wasn't going anywhere and neither were him or the princess. The bowmen had lost over half of their men.

“Bowmen! Return fire!” he screamed at them.

He pointed at the nearest knights.

“You five go inside the bakery and stay with the princess!”

A few of the knights were standing back up after their horses had died from the arrows. Luckily the arrows couldn't penetrate the knight’s armor for the enemy was using short bows because longbows would be another whole different story.

“You six go and get help!” He commanded to a couple of knights still on horseback.

“Aye!”

The six knights immediately took off but one of the knight’s horses was hit with an arrow which caused the horse to trip and fall. Consequently, the other five kept going and disappeared past the corner of the street.

Edin took cover behind the carriage.

“Everyone not in full armor take cover!” He screamed.

Several of the soldiers took refuge inside some of the other shops. He wanted to prevent a big loss of men but his command backfired when several armed men came pouring into the street. He didn't have to be a genius to realize they were greatly outnumbered.

“Everyone form up! Don’t let em get to the princess!”

Most of the men were cutoff before they could reach the pastries shop the princess was in but a few managed to arrive.

“Ok no one gets past this point,”

He turned around and looked at the pastries building. It was two floors with the top floor being where the owner lived.

Ah balcony huh?

The thought of getting out of this situation was impossible. A horde of enemies coming down on 50 men with only 18 heavily armored knights.

It was nearly a 3:1 battle.

“Knights form up at the front! Everyone else don’t let em through the line!”

Damn it’s worse than the Alamo.

An arrow scratched one of the men and he started convulsing.

“Shit those arrows are laced with poison!”

“My lord take the princess and go out the back” said the knight captain with the large nose

“I,”

“She’s the priority!”

“Right then,”

He grabbed the princess hand and opened the back door but saw enemies on both sides of the alley.

Shit.

“Everyone get inside and protect this staircase! They may be coming through the back as well!

Walking as fast as he could up the stairs with the princess, Edin hoped the men could buy him some time.

“Princess I’m gonna give you a piggyback ride,”

“Huh?”

“Just hold on tightly, very tightly!”

She grabbed on to his neck and he made his way to the balcony. Using the body enhancement technique he put strength into his legs and jumped up. However the weight of his armor and princess was holding him back. The jump was enough for him to reach the edge of the roof and using the body enhancement in his arms rather than in his legs he pulled and slingshot himself into the air landing on the roof with a sigh.

Forgot about the weight.

Looking around he noticed archers on the buildings across the street but archers noticed him too. He turned and ran with princess still holding on to him.

An arrow graced his cheek as he jumped to the next roof.

Shit!

Running across the rooftops he began getting dizzy and delirious. Coming close over the edge he tripped.

He grabbed the princes and protected her with his own body. Luckily their fall was stopped by a canopy from a storefront.

He fell but the metal armor took most of the damage.

He grunted,

“Princess are you okay?”

“Ye yes,”

“B bu... Boss?”

He coughed and looked up at Peter.

“Peter?”

“Yeah.”

“Go find some guards now!”

He sighed, he was not feeling any happiness, he had at least brought the princess to safety.

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“And that’s what happened,” he said to the Myles, Theodore, Samantheo and the king.

“A coordinated ambush,” said Myles.

“That’s right someone knew the route we were taking.”

“I’ll kill those bastards, Myles investigate this I have to go check on my daughter!” Said the king as he stormed off with Samantheo and Theodore following him.

Edin looked down in thought.

“You did great,” said Myles.

“I didn't even fight.”

“No you saved the princess though.”

“I lost more than three quarters of my men.”

“It was unfortunate but those men can be replaced.”

“Not with their families.”

“Maybe, but they took an oath like you to die for the royal family.”

“Whatever, I’m gonna go lie down.”

“Are you fine though the arrows were poisoned and you were hit by one.”

“I’m fine now only a little dizzy.”

“Fine then go rest.”

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Amano Shunji

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Shunji was watching Sue train as he was cooking lunch. He always cooked lunch back in the day for Edin and Sue after they were done treating. As he threw in a bit of poison into the soup he remembered the first time he fed them poison. Edin had suffered from a big stomach ache for more than a few days, Sue on the other hand was fine. Still Shunji kept feeding them food with a touch of poison every day. He hoped that building up their resistance to different poisons would one day save their lives. The children never noticed the things going into their lunch.

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Edin

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A week later the captain of the castle guard Malcolm was arrested after a letter had been found incriminating him and many of the castle guard.Still the person they were in cahoots with was unknown.

“Samantheo find men to replace all of the castle guard,”

“Yes your majesty”

“But my king,” argued Myles.

“We don’t know how many men Malcolm had in his pocket,” said the king.

Myles said nothing.

“The knights we’ll keep but the rest of soldiers we will replace!” Said the king.

“And Edin bring my daughter to court today I've already informed her.”

“Yes your majesty.”

The king nodded and left along with Samantheo.

“I still can’t believe Malcolm did it,” said Theodore.

“But he said he was innocent,” said Edin.

“As do all other criminals, Edin.”

“Still maybe the evidence was planted there.”

“It was in his handwriting.”

“Anyways we all have a job to do. Dismissed!” Ordered Myles.

He made his way to the princess room and knocked but before he could say anything the princess herself opened the door.

“Gu Good morning Sir Edin.”

“Morning princess. Are you ready? His majesty wants you at court today.”

“Ye yes but how do I look?”

“Huh um great as always, anyways we should go.”

The princess blushed and quickly walked away with her maids following. He followed her to the throne room.

The king and queen were seated with the princess seated at their sides. He stood on guard with Theodore and Myles.

He was bored what with the usual disputes and problems presented to the king but then his cousin showed up.

“Sir Luke of house Dragkagua!” Announced the herald.

“Well sir Luke why are you here?”

“To ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage.”

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Edin started laughing loudly.

“What…happened Ahaha to marrying your Aunt!? Hahahaha! wasn't marrying her your priority?” He said in between breath and giggles.

“And now you’re trying to marry an eleven year old girl!“HAHAHA!" Eventually he got to the point where his laughter became inaudible as he could no longer breathe.

“Yeah I can still have two wives!” Argued Luke.

“Whatever lolicon!”

“Who’s a lolicon coward!”

“Oh you wanna go!”

While the two cousins were bickering the king had an idea. His wife had mentioned that Aislynn had become infatuated with Edin. The queen being a sucker for romance told the king and convinced him of having them married. Aislynn marrying Edin would make Edin the future King but just making him her fiancé was a hard task.

He would bring the wrath of many nobles who were offering their sons in marriage. Edin might have been born of noble blood but his house was weak both politically and literally.

This was the perfect opportunity.

“Silence!” Ordered the king.

“There will be a tournament for all knights under the age of 20 for the title of Knight of moonlight!”

“Tournament yeah don’t wanna.”

“Are you scared of losing Edin?”

“I’m part of the Royal guard it’d be unfair.”

“You’re just scared of losing to me,”

“Fine I’ll join the tournament and win”

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