The Prince's Beloved Servant

The Journey Home

Ezra led his dark horse from the rear of the row to make sure the carriage carrying the wines was complete and ready to be brought back to the palace. Prince Adrian had prepared on his horse with the guards in the front row.

"His Highness the Prince, everything is ready. We can go back now." Ezra gave a report.

"All right, we're leaving now!" decreed Prince.

Ezra rode his horse. They began to run horses followed by the entourage behind him. They deliberately chose the early morning trip to avoid the possibility of rebel groups blocking.

The world of the elves was just like human life where there were both good and bad sides. Not all elves have a holy heart. Especially if it is related to the power struggle, angels can turn into demons.

While passing through the warehouse area belonging to the Jansen family, there was a figure that caught Ezra's attention. Yuri seemed to be standing there staring towards the passing troupe. The two looked at each other and smiled. It was unexpected that he would make friends while there.

"Who is he?" ask the Prince.

Ezra turned his head towards the prince riding next to him.

"Who is that woman?" ask the Prince again.

"Just a friend." Ezra replied timidly because he had been caught looking at someone.

"Is he one of the workers there?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I guess you're a very difficult person to make friends with. Is it just me you can't think of me as a friend either?"

Prince Adrian was a little disappointed the personal bodyguard he loved since childhood even always kept his distance with him. They can never play or joke together. Ezra must have refused if he had asked Ezra to consider him a friend or a brother.

"Of course you can't, Your Majesty. You are a Prince and I must behave as a knight who protects you, not as a friend." Ezra said while bowing his head.

"I hate that kind of thing. To me, we're all the same. Elves are still elves who are harmed by life by the Creator."

Prince Adrian still remembers their childhood. He who used to live in the palace only befriended his cousins or sons of nobles who lived in the palace.

That day, he saw something different in his palace. Azof, one of the elf warlords brought a small child with him. The short black haired boy who did not emit an elf aura. At first he thought the child was a midget or dwarf. Apparently, she's a mixed-blooded elf named Ezra.

Azof recounts that he had raised Ezra as a form of gratitude to his father and mother who had fallen in battle against the ogres. At first the king rejected the boy's presence in the palace and scolded Azof who had dared to hide the boy all this time.

The royal family who dares to disobey the established rules will be expelled forever from the palace and all of its descendants will not be recognized. Ezra's mother was one of the royal families who was desperate to love an ordinary soldier.

Azof assures Ezra's existence with him will not interfere with life in the palace. In fact, he promised to educate Ezra to be loyal to the kingdom. He will also keep Ezra's origins a secret, recognizing him as the adopted son of a distant brother outside the palace. Azof said that if Ezra was not allowed to stay with him in the palace, he would cease to be a commander.

The king knew very well that Azof was his most loyal and trustworthy commander. The man was so strong in his desire to love his mother Ezra. Meanwhile, Ezra's father is also his favorite soldier.

In the final battle, there were many elven troops who died while dealing with the ogres. Imira died trying to protect a soldier named Rodgar. Meanwhile, Rodgar dies to protect Azef.

Before exhaling his last breath, Rodgar recounted that he had been in a relationship with the commander Imira without the knowledge of the palace family. In fact, they had even had a child hidden outside the palace.

Rodgar asks the commander of the Azef who he is very much in his arms to look after his son. Being born as a mixtus would definitely make Ezra difficult. The boy needs someone strong to protect and encourage him.

At first Azef was saddened to hear the fact that the woman he loved had a child with one of his soldiers. However, when he met the baby in person named Ezra, there was affection for the baby. His face was so similar to Imira, the woman he loved. He felt that loving the child meant he had taken care of his love for Imira.

Prince Adrian already knew that Ezra was one of the members of the royal family who were left out. When Azef told him everything in front of the King, he was accidentally hiding in one corner of the king's room.

"Actually I have always wanted to be friends with you" said Prince Adrian.

Ezra was silent for a moment. "There are some unwritten rules that apply to members of the royal family. One of them is to get along only with the royal family and nobles," he said. Ezra still remembered his father's message to be able to confine himself to the owners of holy blood, the great elves.

"It's not appropriate that His Highness the Prince hangs out with ordinary elves" Ezra added.

"To keep the blood of the saint's offspring and avoid the birth of a mixtus?" ask Prince Adrian.

The question made Ezra a little insinuated because he was one of the victims of the selfish love of his parents. "Yes, Your Majesty," he replied.

Ezra felt for himself how difficult it was to be a mixtus. He was not recognized by the lower elves, nor was he recognized by the elves of the court. Most people already know that he is a mixtus, but no one knows about his real family tree other than his adoptive father and the present king.

Ezra doesn't know that Prince Adrian actually knows about his secret. Asking Ezra as his personal bodyguard was also actually part of the prince's plan to get them closer. After all, they are cousins.

"All of you .. stop!" ezra's orders stopped his horse.

Instantly all the groups stopped the movement. Ezra listened to the strange sounds that sounded as they entered the dense forest region. Indeed, it was almost dawn. Ezra himself did not expect the arrival of a group of bad people who would attack his entourage.

"Create formation! Protect His Highness the Prince!" ezra's orders. He will be prepared that the attack will come soon. All the soldiers lined up around the prince while riding on horses and pulling out their swords.

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