The chatters of  a busy street soaked the air as the noon sun beat down on Theo while he walked down the streets of Enstille,the capital of the Pavadian Empire and home of the Valborga household,as he walked a man  stared at him and said to his friend

"Filthy Danaryans,they are an eyesore"

Theo ignored the comment but as he walked on another Pavadian man spat right next to him in disgust,still Theo ignored the gesture

[hmmmm what should I eat?]

However,his thoughts were interrupted by a very familiar voice

"Young master!"

Theo's face lightened up as he jogged towards the old man who was wearing similar grey rags

"Old man Norazon let's go and eat"

The man smiled while putting both hands on his walking stick and said

"Of course tell me where"

Theo cheerfully turned to point towards a kiosk but as he did that Norazon noticed the whip wounds he had gotten and impulsively shattered his walking stick due to pure rage,Theo turned around just to find the man's walking stick in pieces

"Norazon....your stick"

the man waved the matter off and smiled "Do not bother about such irrelevant things,come lets go back to the camp,your air is messy let me give an hair-cut and then we eat anything you want,its on me,by the way do you like the new boots?""

"I still don't feel comfortable wearing them,they were so expensive, are you sure that's okay?You are so close to affording a lenience permit and leaving this filthy life of suffering,I don't want you to---"but the man cut him off by saying

"Nonsense! child"he then placed his hand on the boy

"It's both my duty and my pleasure,now come,we don't have much time before the next work shift" at once they entered an alley and walked on.

The landscape changed as they got before the Danaryan  camp,in contrast of the beautiful,clean and well kept environment the camp was filthy and dirty with tiny huts and mud roads,Theo and Norazon entered the camp and proceeded  to enter the first hut to their left

once they were in Norazon started looking for a pair of scissors and told Theo

"Sit young master"

"I told you to stop calling me that"he commented while  sitting down

"That is one request I can't grant you"

Norazon finally started cutting the boy's hair in that humid  room ,moments of silence followed until Norazon finally decided to ask

"Young master what happened to your back?"

Theo's face darkened as he whispered "Nothing"

"Young master your father specifically told me before-----"

"I SAID NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he yelled in anger

The old man was taken aback by Theo's reaction but then smiled "as you wish"

Suddenly three young men walked into the room,they looked exactly alike with their dark olive skin and hair but different hair shades,the three men bowed once they saw Norazon and Theo

"Mack,Nack and Tack,are you brats goofing off again?"Norazon asked

Tack held his chest and gave Norazon the most innocent look in history "We feel hurt and insulted by your allegations"

Mack followed up by saying "We have always worked hard and fulfilled our duties"

"How could you even think that old man" Nack asked

Suddenly Theo started reading from what seemed to be a roster "Mack,Nack and Tack,farm duty from twelve to four" they all turned towards him and screamed

"SNIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH"

The doors of the Imperial library  opened,four men walked in and each fell on one knee and said in a chorus-like manner "THE ONE WHO BEARS THE LIGHT OF THE SEVEN,BLESSED FROM ABOVE AND LOATHED FROM BELOW,WE PLEDGE FEALTY"

A man dressed in a white royal robe,crown and hair stood close to a book shelf with a book in hand,his blood red,pupil-less eyes rose from the book in his hand and fell upon the four men,his gaze alone felt incredibly heavy on all four and his very body seemed to be glittering in light,he finally closed the book and said

"Sit,we have much to discuss"

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