Waiting till John sat Friedrick pulled out his chair and sat down responding to his father, “Well father, I have enjoyed everything about scouting and hunting lessons the instructor said I excel with the knives and bow but I don’t like how difficult and unyielding the sword is. I can’t wait to learn more, Thank you very much for the chance to learn Master Edward, Mother and Father.”
Smiling Edward said, “Well, I figured that is a skill and skills can’t be taken. That is something that you two need to remember especially in this day and age. The Crown can and will take everything but She can’t take those at least not that I know of.” Going from a Smile straight to a frown looking down at his hands. Then as though a light bulb came on Edward looked up and was about to say something as a knock at the door of the room. “Oh, I guess dinner is ready don’t wait just dig in everyone,” Edward stated.
A servant stepped into saying, “Dinner is ready Master.” Several servants brought in several trays and one carrying plates. Setting the food out and plates on a table off to the side. As soon as the table was laid out with several dishes stacked high with food. A female servant came in last hold a pan containing a very rare sight a freshly baked pie. At that John’s eye opened wide and without a single thought of proper etiquette John turned to his father and was just about to ask a question when his father said
“Yes John it is a pie, I had to make several trades but I was able to get the fruit fresh and even the extra fine flour for our Chef to be able to make a single pie for the two of you,” looking from John to Friedrick and back. After which Edward turn to look at all of the servants and said, “ Don’t eat in the back actually go get the cook staff and have them come join us.”
“Yes Master Snow,” A servant said bowing and left the room to go off to the kitchen.
Shortly after the servant left the room Khang asked Friedrick, “Have you two built any of the tools for the scouting and hunting lessons yet?”
Friedrick asked, “Not yet father, why do you ask?” Khang was about to ask when another knock at the door came forth. A servant answered the door to see a full bearded man with a slightly rough set of black and white clothes with thong shoes.
The man looked up and said, “I apologize for coming without permission however nobody answered the front door and I saw servants leaving this room so I figured I would try here first.” looking about with his eyes and asked, “Is this the residence of an Edward Snow?”
“Why yes this is, may I ask who you are?” Edward asked
“My apologizes my name is Master, I came here as per a teaching request was posted.” Master answered the question and answered the unasked question.
“Ah, yes excellent timing. Master was it? Yes, John, Friedrick, this man I am hoping will pick up where your last instructor left off. Unfortunately, he was drafted into *pausing* the Queen’s Service.” Edward said, then spat the last part out.
Responding to Edward’s introduction to the boys, Master said, “No matter what I accept the request with just one requirement I get primary say on any training anything can be accepted but I will need to adjust mine to fit any other otherwise it could severely hurt them.”
Khang looked at Master focusing deeply on the man then turned to Yuki and nodded. Khang turned back to Master and simply stated, “That can be acceptable. Boys continue eating, Edward, Yuki I recommend we take this elsewhere.”
Edward nodded at what Khang had said then turned to the boys and said with a firm voice, “Okay boys we will be back shortly just need to go over the details. However remember and listen well, you can’t have any pie unless you eat your meat. “John jaw dropped, then Edward stated again, “ How can you have any pie if you don’t eat your meat.”
John looked at his father thinking, “Why would I not eat my meat even Friedrick has had two servings of meat.” then his father repeated the comment. John then said in response, stumbling a bit, “um, sh sh sh sure father.” still confused. Edward smiled at John’s confusion then nodded and headed out the door behind Khang, Yuki, and Master.
“Do you really think that will stop him?” Khang asked after they closed the door.
Yuki shook her head at Edward’s comment, “That was good it definitely confused John.”
Raising an eyebrow Master asked, “What do you mean to do by confusing the young man?”
Edward smiled and said, “Well, I know my son is not slow but he isn’t the brightest, so I gave him a pointless riddle so that he will mull it over until we get back to eat pie.”
While the parents of both Friedrick and John had left one of the servants began to begin handing out food to each of the servants and eyeballing both John and Friedrick. “Boys are you ready for another serving? How about some pie? You two can choose.” said The Servant.
John looks up examined the servant. “Oh? Did you not hear my father? He said that we can’t until we eat our meat so we must eat properly first.”
The servant smiled at both John, and Friedrick, “What do you think of this Friedrick? Do you agree with John?”
“As you should know servant I am the same as you what The Young Master says is law when his father is not present or other orders supersede his order,” Friedrick stated matter of factly. Thinking to himself Friedrick, went over everything the servant stated and questioned how he was acting.
The Servant continued smiling, “that is good.” The servant then dished up another serving of food for both John and Friedrick. “Now once you two finish this serving everyone will be back and we can have pie.” After saying this the servant looked around and saw that all the servants were already passed out and grimacing the servant turned back around and pulled a dagger out and struck John on the head. Seeing that John did not pass out on the head again. All John could do was grunt once and he was out.
Seeing that the Servant pulled a dagger Friedrick did not waste anytime. He pulled a dagger and threw it. However the dagger just kept going, so he pulled a second dagger and it struck home in the Servant’s hand however it was just after the second strike to John’s head.
The servant screamed, “Fucking, child be a good brat and just go to sleep!” as he pulled the dagger out of his hand he snarled and threw it back at Friedrick and pulled a new knife and grabbed a maids clothing to make a wrap. Then charged at Friedrick with a wild look in his eyes. “See the Young Master is valuable but you are not. Do you know what that means brat?”
Friedrick states, “Um, I can kill you?”
“You wish.” The servant retorted, “It means I can kill you with any loss of profits heh.” what is with this kid he acting all adult like as if he has been in many life and death scenarios. The servant thought to himself, well he still just a kid not like he could have any actual experience.
Friedrick looks up to the servant then asks, “how about a bet?”
Servant, “Oh? And what would we bet on?”
Friedrick, “Simple one dagger one shot each.” pulling out a fresh clean dagger. “I go first.” then threw the dagger landing horizontally in the servant’s neck with the tip pointing out the back of the servant’s neck.
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“Oh, Oh Friedrick why are you doing this are trying to tell me that at a birthday party at your own home someone actually kidnapped you and John,” said &@#%$
Friedrick opened his eyes still sitting in the chair at the dinner table, and looked over at John who was still out completely knocked out. Friedrick looked around the room and saw that everything was still frozen as it was right before he got knocked out. He could not even say anything whether it was due to his mental state or cracked voice box only nodded.
“Okay, your not kidding.” &@#%$ said “So what happens next.”
Friedrick just shrugged his shoulders, then turned towards John and laid his hand on John’s shoulders. As he did this a tear rolled out from his eyes and began to fall down his cheeks. At which point he finally opened his mouth and all that came out was, “Sorry.”
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