The guy that smashed the cigarette on the ground was the captain of the knights and as he approached them Alix looked at him.
He was tall, muscular, tanned, and had short black hair, and he was dressed in normal clothing rather than the knight's uniform.
"You guys want to die? How can you land without permission?" he asked while staring at Alix and Alix's eyes narrowed.
"Don't look at me like that, it might give others shivers and send them running, but it won't work here, we landed here because we want to meet the royal family," he responded, and Adora glanced at him and a smirk appeared on the guy's face.
"Do you think you're in a position to speak to me in that tone? I will smash you like a bug, you can't meet the royal family like that, brat," he said, and a smirk appeared on Alix's face as he looked the guy directly in the eyes.
"I'd like to see you try, are you all brawn and no brain picking a fight with someone you don't know anything about?" Alix inquired, and the man gritted his teeth as he prepared to grab Alix, whose eyes began to glow bright orange, and Adora chuckled.
"That's enough, I'm princess Adora, and I'd like to speak with the king; also, now that he's in a mood, I suggest you don't pick a fight you won't be able to win," Adora said, and Alix's eyes returned to normal, and the captain smiled.
"So the mask is no longer there, interesting," he replied.
"Let the pass, captain," someone said as they stood near the castle stairs in front of the main door.
They noticed that it was a blonde young man who was well-dressed, tall, slim, muscular, and fair with his hair in a short ponytail.
The captain sighed, then the guy returned into the castle, and the captain looked at Adora and the others, knowing that because the guy who came out was one of leaders of them, he couldn't ignore his orders.
"Yes, your highness," he exhaled deeply.
"Come on, follow me, you troublemakers," he said as he walked away, and Alix smiled. They followed him into the castle, and the rest of the knights resumed their duties.
They looked around the castle after entering it and saw that it was just as beautiful as the others they had seen before.
The captain led them to the castle's backyard, where they saw a few well-dressed people who appeared to be the royals they were there to meet.
Upon seeing them, a guy who seemed to be in his mid thirties got up and looked at Adora and she smiled at him.
"Are you the princess?" he inquired.
"Yes, your highness," she replied and he scoffed.
"After all these years, the mask has finally come off; to what do I owe the pleasure, my lady?" he asked.
"Guys, this is King Evinc the second, and I believe the young man who just gave the captain the order to bring us in is his second son, am I correct?" Adora inquired.
"Yes, princess, you are correct, I am prince Layne," the young man responded, and she smiled at him.
"Your highnesses," Alix and the others said with a slight bow, and the king, his son, and those present smiled at them.
The king was accompanied by his wife, his son, Layne, a younger daughter, and his eldest son.
"Your highness, I am here to discuss our current problem," Adora said, and he sighed as he looked at her.
"The news is spreading, and each kingdom will assist in protecting each other and do whatever it takes to protect themselves as well; the enemy is armed with powerful weapons as well as men, and he wishes to destroy all who oppose him. They are the ones in the cloaks and marks, right?" he asked and Alix glanced at him.
"Yes, that's them, we are here for information," Adora responded and the king's eyes narrowed.
"The enemy, aren't they nearing the end of their plans?" he inquired.
"Yes, it appears that way, in order to at least fight and protect, try to stop them, we need to know where they will go next or at least find their base," Alix replied, and the king exhaled deeply.
"Do you, like the other kingdoms, believe this is connected to the past?" the king inquired.
"It is, this kingdom has a lot to do with the past, I apologize for being blunt, but you have to help us, they will destroy everything connected to the previous war, so far those are the places they have been to, they have been planning this for years and we only saw them not so long ago," Adora replied.
"We can defend ourselves or make a deal; we don't have to agree to anything; we are not going to put our kingdom in this fight; we don't want any part of it," the eldest son said.
"Any part of it? You need to listen to yourself carefully, this is all connected to the past and the war, a war that this kingdom helped cause rather than prevent, you are in no position to speak," Alix replied, and the son gritted his teeth.
"How dare you speak to me in that manner? That was the past; it has nothing to do with us; we would rather try to reach an agreement than have futile hopes of winning; at the very least, we will know whether we will survive or not, they have taken out many big ones in this fight, we know because we heard how many lives they already took from other kingdoms these past few months just to protect their plans," he said.
"You have a point, but this isn't just about your lives; I hope when your father decides to relinquish the throne or whatever, he doesn't give it to you or you will bring the entire kingdom down, idiot," Alix replied, and the others wanted to laugh but held back.
"Tell me, what's keeping them from killing you even after you've struck a deal? They can simply kill you and take over, and the people will listen out of fear, remembering that you guys gave up. This can go many different ways, and you can never be certain, if you don't want to lose everything to them then you are in no place to bargain," Alix said and the others looked at him and smiled at how much he had grown.
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