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After the death of Alexopoulos, the tournament was stopped for about two weeks, most people of the kingdom mourned for his death.
Berenike (Kearyhaz) so called by the witch, took the time to go pay visit to his queen, the witch, while the kingdom's doctor and scientist, the most intelligent doctor and oldest uses the time to remove the deer's horn from the king's body and patches him up to save his life.
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@Hectors's chamber, medical room.
Agnes : - Thank you for working hard to get him back to his normal self.
Hector : - (scared) My lady, i thought i asked you to go! I thought i am the only one in here with the king.
Agnes : - Thank the gods for the gift.
Hector : - And which gifts?
Agnes : - You, my lord! Thank the gods for giving you to us.
Hector : - Hunn!
Agnes : - You are really a special gift to this kingdom.... Deaths, a lot of deaths could have happened if not for you, thank you, my lord.
Hector : - My lady!!!
Agnes : - The scars are not too deep like before.
Hector : - My lady, you really need to go get some rest.
Agnee : - And you? Are you resting?
Hector : - I have been doing this since my early age..... I am used to it, you are the one that need to rest, my lady.
Agnes : - My lord, I have always wanted to learn how to treat a wounded person... Perhaps, now is the time.
Hector : - You are a princess, you will grow up to become a queen, yours is to rule and not to treat people, people will do that for you.
Agnes : - And what if i am in a place where there is no one to do the treatment, and a boy or a girl is dying, what should i do then, watch him die or what?
Hector :- There will always be someone to, you are the princess, you get what you want.
Agnes : - What sort of princess or queen am i then, when someone is dying and i can't do anything to help? You are old now, my lord, soon you will join your ancestors.... By then what is going to happen? Who will do your job?
Hector : - My grandson Hect will!
Agnes : - Yes, my lord , and he will also treat himself when he's sick.
Hector : - Okay, okay, come closer.... Let us start by introducing all the equipments, their uses, the time needed and all that.
Agnes : - (excited) Thank you, my lord!
Hector : - But, it takes years of practical to be a great surgeon. However, you will be able to do some treatments on your own in five or six full moons.
Agnes : - Why, why take that long, five moons, but i am sure it will not take me up to that.
Hector : - You have to be very determined and focus.
Agnes : - Five moons is too long, my lord. I learns faster, you yourself knows that.
Hector : - Yes i know, i said five or six full moons because i know you learn fast.....But, you will surely not be here daily, are you?
Agnes : - No, my lord.
Hector : - I know you would like to keep it secret.
Agnes : - Yes, my lord.
Hector : - Good.
Agnes : - Oh, thank you, my lord, i will.
Hector : - You have the blood of your father, you know that!
Agnes : - What do you mean, my lord.
Hector : - You are stubborn, just like him....
Agnes : - My lord
Hector : - But, yours is in positive way.
Agnes : - (smiles) I love him, the whole kingdom hates him, but i love him..... He is the only family i have left, no other parents, no cousins, no relatives, no brother, sister, no friends, just him.
Hector : - You know, my lady, having family is better as not having sometimes.
Agnes : - Is that possible?
Hector : - My grandson.....
Agnes : - Hect, he's kind soul is so good, he is a lovely boy.
Hector : - Aye, His father my son were twins, one a bad one, the other a good one, the good one was Hect's father, the other one took his acts after my grandfather,,, so bad, his bad ways got their mother killed, my wife, and also his twin brother . His still out there, but his as good as not having a son, and that makes me love Hect so much..... His also the only known family i have left, because all other abandoned us, because i am serving the king, your father, bad and stupid king they call him. Hectourrous is my only family, for that, i love him so much.
Agnes : - Aye, I also have somebody i love so much.
Hector : - Not your father?
Agnes : - No, someone else.
Hector : - (smile) Oh my lady, the whole kingdom are dying to know who you will marry likewise i, so who is the lucky one?
Agnes : - Not today, my lord...(chuckles)
Hector : - Why, why not today?
Agnes : - Today, i am here to learn. (laughs)
Hector : - It's good to see you laugh again after about two weeks.... Don't worry your father will live.
@the hills of Mattaris, the cave.
The witch : - This place is very close to your feet these days Berenike!
Kearyhaz : - ( bows) The victory is near my queen, the kingdom is falling, i killed their army chief, the king got so badly hurt by a deer, the king would die soon.
The witch : - Badly injured?
Kearyhaz : - Yes my queen.... Yes!
The witch : - The victory is at hand, bringer of victory, trust me, .....We need not to wait, Alanis will not die as long as that old man lives.
Kearyhaz : - Old man? Which old man, my queen?
The witch : - Hector, the one treating him, he will do everything possible to save his live.
Kearyhaz : - What is your command, my queen?
The witch : - ( moves close to him) KILL THE OLD MAN.
Kearyhaz : - As you wish, my queen..... He's dead, i will kill him as soon as i got back to the palace, he's dead already.
The witch : - Do, do and the kingdom is ours..... Bringer of victory..... He is the only thing left standing between us and our victory.
Kearyhaz : - It is done, my queen.
The witch : - (shrink voice) Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@the king's proposed fortress, Spar.
Tamos : - Dennis, how is the work of building the wall going over there?
Dennis : - It is moving rapidly, my king..... Like i told you the other time, everyone, both the workers and the people are, contributing all their powers to it, they all wanted it to be done in quickly. Even to my surprise, strangers from far away land that knew about this plan are moving in and are adding their energy and ideas to get it done so quick.
Tamos :- Wait, strangers?
Dennis : - Yes, my king.
Tamos : - What are you doing? Strangers from far away places knew about it and you think our king will not know?
Dennis : - My king, there are two things i want you to know, first, there is no our king, you are the only king, you will have a kingdom made up of at least two hundred thousand people , they will all look up to you to rule and you can't look up to Alanis to rule, Alanis is a fool king, i beg you to not follow his lead but to start ruling as a smart king, your majesty.... And that leads us to my second point, Alanis, his a fool, his wicked, his bad, people hates him, i am so sure no one, i mean, no one will ever let him know of this.
Tamos : - Even his advisors?
Dennis : - Aye, even his advisors!
Tamos : - Good, i have heard you, and thanks for that, so, we need to at least finish the walls before the tournament in the capital ends, the king's attention is still on the tournament .... Our former capital.
Dennis : - (smile) Aye, our former capital... You are right, my king. The king's attention is still on the tournament.
Zailas : - (joins them) My king, (bows) my lady ( bows)... Dennis, i heard you were discussing about the tournament, Aye, we need to work faster but not too rush, the kill is sick, almost destroyed by a giant deer like they described, and i heard he could be dead, i never prayed for his death actually, but he could be dead! Nevertheless, we need to finish the walls before he recovers which i don't think he will, but we have to consider he will.
Colias : - (Tamos wife) It has been long you started my lords, it should have been done by now.
Dennis : - My lady, you need to see the walls for yourself, the walls is twenty times round the former size of Spar, the wall can take at least four big cities, six towns, the capital (here) and villages.
Colias : - Can it be that big? Is that the whole Massalia?
Zailas : - No, my lady, we expanded it to the lands beyond, the north of Massalia you know people are not living there, so we will start creating towns, cities and villages in those forests.
Dennis : - The wall is designed to stand against any weapon, it is tall, big and it is being building round the kingdom.
Zailas : - That is why, my lady, it is taking so long to be completed.
Tamos : - It is not going to be an easy task, you heard them, but soon we will finish the front walls, and start with the gates, then, we will start building round the kingdom, we just have to finish the borders first.
Dennis : - No one can come through the forests, so the borders are the main targets.
Colias : - I wish to go and look for myself.
Zailas : - You can't see it all that easily, my lady..... But, whenever you are ready, we will secure you to see the ones you can see.
Colias : - Okay, ( she nods her head in appreciation).
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It's about a month since the king's on sick bed, finally, he recovered, but not totally.
He was angry that Alexopoulos was not there to see him to his throne room.
He immediately asked for Alexopoulos.
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@the corridor to the throne room.
Alanis : - What is Alexopoulos doing that is so much important than being here with me at this moment?
Antoni : - My king, Alexopoulos, we , we, we will talk about that when you , you are on the throne chair.
Hector : - Yes, my king, you have to sit first... On the throne chair.
Alanis : - Oh! The throne chair, i missed sitting on that chair.... Who sat there when i was on the sick bed?
Frangos : - No one dare sit there, my king.
Alanis : - Who then give command to the kingdom?
Frangos : - Everything stands still since then, my king.
Alanis : - No, don't tell me that.... And the tournament? Oh! That reminds me, tell me how Alexopoulos win and make the kingdom proud.
Hector : - You have to sit first, my king!
@the king's court, the throne room.
Alanis : - Sit, sit, sit... Now that i have sat, i am all ears. Where is Alexopoulos and tell me how easy he killed Kearyhaz.
(they are all looking each other in the eyes, then Hector speaks and inform the king)
Hector : - My king, he was killed by Kearyhaz in the tournament.
Alanis : - (surprised) What did you mean?
Antoni : - My king, you have to take heart... It already has happened, we surely can not do anything about it not even the gods did not.
Alanis : - What are you all saying?
Hector : - Alexopoulos is dead, your majesty.
Alanis : - You mean Alexopoulos was killed by that Kearyhaz boy?
Hector : - Yes, my king.
Alanis : - (angry) I am surprised, how can a boy like that killed an army chief of this powerful kingdom.
Antoni : - Only the gods know, my king..... I was there it happened so fast.
Alanis : - (angrily ) You were there and did nothing?
Antoni : - You wouldn't have done anything if you were there, your majesty.
Alanis : - (shouted) I will do everything!!! ( coughs) I would have done something, stop the fight or something!!! (couhgs heavily and blood came out his nostrils)
Hector : - Your majesty, take it easy, your health.
Alanis : - Leave my health, non of you is strong enough to gaurd the kingdom..... Now that Alexopoulos is dead.
Hector : - (shouts) My king, i have to examine you.
Alanis : - Get me something for the pain, lord Hector.
Hector : - You have to follow me back to the lab, your majesty.
Alanis : - I believe you did let him die because of your selfish reasons, he was a loyal warlord..... And you let him die anyway.
Antoni : - My king, we can never do that, we all was a good friend to him, why would we do that!
Alanis : - Who knows..... gods!
Frangos : - We are all loyal to you, my king..... My king, this is all happening only because of Kearyhaz, and he's becoming even powerful with a day passing by, he's becoming more dangerous to the kingdom, he has to be stopped before it become too late.
Alanis : - What do you want me do, command the whole army of Massalia against him.
Frangos : - If that is what it takes, so be it!
Alanis : - No, that will never happen, such act will make the kingdom look like a coward.
Hector : - He's right, my king, Alexopoulos is the only one that can stop him, and his dead.
Antoni : - To make it all worse, remember all you promised the winner... Your majesty.
Alanis : - There are people who can stop him..... I just have to change the decision i made long ago.
Frangos : - Please do and let us finish him, my king.
Alanis : - Where is him, Kearyhaz?
Gabris : - I haven't seen him since his last tournament fight with lord Alexopoulos.
Hector : - Your majesty, you have to come with me now!
Alanis : - Frangos, come with me! We have some things to do.
Frangos : - Aye, your majesty
@Frangos chamber.
Gabris : - What is it that the king told you... He said i need to follow you that we will travel together to a village.
Frangos : - Yes, he ban a group of fighters from the capital and some important cities and towns of the kingdom years ago, now he's lifting the ban..... So, we need to go meet those warriors.
Gabris : - They are warriors?
Frangos : - Yes! My lord.
Gabris : - Just two of us?
Frangos : - (chuckles) Just two of us, no, if we go on our own we won't return, gods be good they likely would seize us or kill us probably.
Gabris : - kill? Frangos : - We are taking five hundred men with us, that should be enough to stop them.
Gabris : - gods, we are taking five hundred men with us and it "should" be enough to stop them? Wait, my lord, how many are they? The warriors?
Frangos : - Just two of them!
Gabris : - (laughs) gods!!! Are they that good?
Frangos : - They are powerful, aggressive and skillful, but i have my tricks..... I will talk them in helping us, that's why the king chose to send me.
Gabris : - What about me, why does the king send me?
Frangos : - I asked the king to let you follow me.
Gabris : - But why, my lord? So you can use me as bait for your life when it gets worse?
Frangos : - No, my lord, you are in charge of the tournament, if Kearyhaz should come back before i do, he will threatened you to put an end or continue the tournament, now tell me, my lord.... If you are to continue the tournament, who are you going to draw against him next?
Gabris : - I don't even know.....perhaps i.....
Frangos : - Perhaps what, my lord, there is no perhaps, all we are trying to achieve is to stop him from winning the tournament... Get your things together, my lord, we travel south to Hatiras village early tomorrow.
(he left and immediately come back)
Gabris : - How many days journey, my lord?
Frangos : - We will be back here the day after tomorrow..... No need to pack much wine or food.
Gabris : - That was not why i asked!!!
Frangos : - (chuckles) You?, my lord, that was not why you asked?
Gabris : - It is perhaps!
(he left angrily)
Frangos : - gods!!! Gabris wine, food and women (shook his head in pity).
@the road of Hatiras village.
Gabris : - It's been a while i last travel, i am getting tired so quick.
Frangos : - Even though you are on horse back, my lord?
Gabris : - Yes, i need to take a rest please!
Frangos : - No, my lord, we are almost there, the village is right behind that hill, at the other side of the hill, my lord.
Gabris : - No, no, i can't continue!
Frangos : - You are climbing down from the horse already?
Gabris : - I really need to rest.
Frangos : - gods!!! (he also climb down)
Gabris : - Oh gods! (he brought out a small jar of wine and drink)
Frangos : - You could have told me you need a moment to drink wine instead, my lord!.... (being curious) Perhaps, you should stay here, we will be back soon.
Gabris : - No, wait a moment... You can't leave me here.
Frangos : - We don't have time to wait, my lord. Four soldiers will stay here with you.
Gabris : - Please try to consider me, i really need to rest please... (silently) I don't trust the soldiers, you also have to stay here with me, please!
Frangos : - You know my lord, words could get to those warriors that we are coming for them, by the spies words, their house is the first when entering the village and the village is right after the hill.
Gabris : - Then send soldiers to secure the house so they won't escape.... It's only a moment. (lays himself on the ground) .
Frangos : - (faced a spy) You and three others should stay here with us. ( faced another spy) Take the rest of the soldiers to the house, secure it and make sure no one get out, no engagement, you heard me right?
Spy : - Yes, my lord.
Frangos : - No engagement.
@ the village of Hatiras, amidst Massalia kingdom.
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Hellas peep out the window and saw some soldiers approaching, from afar he can tell they are Massalian soldiers because of their uniforms, he quickly called his twin brother Nellas to wake up.
They went outside with weapons and ready to fight.
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Hellas : - Be prepared, there are some approaching soldiers coming this way.
Nellas : - This way, you mean.
Hellas : - Aye!
Nellas : - Soldiers? or some fighting shits who want to steal?
Hellas : - Soldiers, Nellas! soldiers.
Nellas : - How many are they?
Hellas : - They are....they are,,, many, many, but i am sure we will take them down.
Nellas : - Can you count them from where you are standing.
Hellas : - What the fuck are you doing..... (turned, facing him) ..... You are not listening to me. (disappointed) You are still lying on that bed.
Nellas : - (still on the bed, feeling clumsy) I am surely listening to you, and i asked you can you count them from where you are standing?
Hellas : - No, they are so many! But they are Massalian soldiers.
Nellas : - Can we take them all down?
Hellas : - The last time we both went to a battle together we defeated seven hundred men with your sword and my axe... Yes, we will take them down.
Nellas : - I am feeling like not fighting today, the work we did on that farm yesterday you know. Regardless, pick your axe and let's go give them what they want and send their corpses back to their stupid king in the capital.
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When they got out, the soldiers asked them not to move, they refused, the keeping moving towards the soldiers, the soldiers keeps telling them to stop, they never listen and so does fight begins, Hellas and Nellas killed about fifty soldiers before Frangos and Gabris came.
When Frangos came and saw that the soldiers have already begun fighting, he was so disappointed and blame Gabris for it, he managed to calm things down and talk to Hellas and Nellas.
They comply with him and accepted to follow them back to the capital immediately, because of the love they still have for the kingdom and also trying to do something good to convince the king to lift their ban so they can be back to the capital.
They only take their weapons and leave immediately for the capital in a rush, leaving some soldiers back to burry the corpses of the ones they killed already before Gabris and Frangos arrival.
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@the capital of a kingdom, not too far from Massalia.
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A young boy with excessive stealing skills plays with the minds of the guards unseen to steal two horses from the stable of the king.
He stole the two horses, though, the guards were aware of the stealing, but they never set their eyes on the one stealing.... And they were afraid it could be a demon.
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Woman : - We can't go right now, we leave at dawn.
Boy : - No mother, we leave now! I have seen the new Spar kingdom, it is so beautiful mother, and it is peaceful, we leave now, we get a good house to stay in.
Woman : - We will still get a good house when we go tomorrow, it is too risky to travel by night walking in the forests.
Boy : - Risky? Is it as risky as the punishment of the horses i stole from the king's stable, mother?
Woman : - What? Again?
Boy : - I don't do it as perfect as i used to, mother, and i fear they are already following me..... so we have to go now, or you watch me being burnt at noon tomorrow.
Woman : - gods!!!
Boy : - Besides, a lot of people are migrating to the new kingdom, we have to go before they stop letting people in, mother.
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The town Spar has grown so much in such a small time, the people that are migrating in are giving their best to make sure the projects are being completed in time.
All these are happening due to the chosen king ( ser Tamos) decided to collect very low tax compared to other kingdoms and the peaceful environments of Spar is lovely, beautiful and welcoming.
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@the town Spar. (Training arena for the soldiers)
Janus : - My lords!!! Welcome
Dennis : - My lord!
Zailas : - My lord, i haven't had the time since you were crowned lord commander of Spar army to congratulate you.... Congratulations, my lord.
Janus : - I am so grateful, my lords!!! I should be thanking you, you two manage to talk the king into it, and i will serve this our new kingdom with all that i have to not disappoint you, my lords!
Dennis : - You are a good man, a loyal friend, strong, you have a leadership character and very good with the sword.... Who else can do the job better than you?
Zailas : - Aye, no one.
Janus : - My lords, i am proud to announce to you that we are progressing.... We, we have the numbers now, we have now fifteen thousand well trained soldiers.
Dennis : - Fifteen? The king himself have eighteen thousand men..... What, w-what happened to the rest three thousand.
Zailas : - We should be getting more numbers, it should be adding up, not going less! ...Lord commander.
Janus : - Aye, my lord. The king himself have eighteen thousand men, we managed to get fifteen more.... The fifteen are well trained, while others are still in training, by the time we finished all the trainings we should have forty five to fifty thousand well trained soldiers.
Dennis : - Oh! i don't know that's it.
Zailas : - gods! I can't believe my ears, we are really progressing in such a short time.
Dennis : - Keep the good work going, lord commander. (they shook hands) We have other places to go check.
Janus : - (nods head in agreement and bids them good bye one after the other ) My lord, my lord.
@a town amidst Massalia kingdom.
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A man getting ready to go to the farm to cultivate and pay his taxes, he grabbed some things and about to leave, but first, he went inside the room kisses his wife on the forehead to say goodbye.
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Ariadue : - Where are you off to?
Galous : - Where else could it be? I am going to the farm, the tax collectors will soon come for the taxes.... I need to get ready.
Ariadue : - But we already talked about this, why in the name of the gods should you waste your strength working to pay tax, when you should use the energy to prepare for the long journey.
Galous : - I don't believe in this fantasy kingdom everyone is talking about..... Even if it is real, the king might have known and stop people from going their.
Ariadue : - Hmm, it a secret amidst only the poor.
Galous : - gods!!! Only the gods knows the truth.
Ariadue : - My husband, please be fast! i don't want the soldiers to beat you up or punish you on their next coming, please.
Galous : - I still have to go to the farm, because we will eat when we get to Spar, my love, remember no food is waiting for us their.
Ariadue : - I heard the new kingdom is welcoming and one do get everything needed easily....
Galous : - We should not depend on rumours.
Ariadue : - You still have some money with you, we will buy foods we want, we could work for the development of the kingdom and get money, food and house, I have the feelings everything will be fine when we get there.
Galous : - You know i am only going there because i have always trusted your feelings..... Nevertheless we have to also prepare ourselves for whatever good or bad thing we encounter over there.
Ariadue : - You are right, my husband..... I am just afraid of the soldiers when they come, i don't want them to touch you (being angry) or i will fight back.
Galous : - What?! Don't ever think of that!
Ariadue : - (scoffs)
Galous : - (softly) Please!!! (he rubs her back) Come on love smile.
(she smile a bit, he continue rubbing her all over, they romance and got horny, they pull each other on the bed, had some kisses and fucked)
@the palace, Massalia...The throne room.
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When Kearyhaz got to the capital, he went to Hectors's chamber to kill him, he couldn't find him and later learnt the king is not sick anymore..... He immediately scattered his plan to kill him as to not save the king.
He then went to the palace to confirm if the king is really not sick anymore.
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Hellas and Nellas : - My king.
Alanis : - Arise... Where are the three others that left with you?
Hellas : - They were killed, my king.
Hector : - killed???? As mighty as you are? when?..... H-How? What happened?
Hellas : - Some years ago, my lord...We went to our farm, we were going back home with some farm items carried on our shoulders, then a pack of wolves attacked us, we had no weapon, two died immediately, while the other one passed away through fatal injury, only two of us survived.
Nellas : - We never hesitate to carry our weapons whenever we are going somewhere, ever since.
Antoni : - You got those people killed, two of you!
Hellas : - No, i am sorry to say this, not to be rude, but the king did get them killed.
Alanis : - Me??? How, i didn't send pack of wolves to attack you!
Hellas : - Yes, you don't, but you sent us there.
Alanis : - I sent you away because you were killing people.
Hellas : - Killing people, no, perhaps you should have listened to us back then, my king. Those people hates how you are ruling the kingdom, they were planning to rape the princess...(Hect on hearing this, his eyes were opened widely, shocked and scared).....They also planning to burn down the capital and kill the king slowly.
Antoni : - Why should we believe you were saying the truth and even if it is indeed truth, why don't you arrest them instead, at least you had the authority then.... Or, what do you all say, my lords, my king?
Hector : - Hmm, you are right, my lord! They could have arrested them instead.
Hellas : - I swear in the name of the gods, i am telling you the truth, King Saphatous of Gatominus invited us to his nameday tournament.
Nellas : - We didn't travel fast, we stopped at a house for the night to continue our journey the next morning, as we moved closer , we overhead those people.
Hellas : - We tried to arrest them, they broke the arm of the boy that was following us, i rushed to rescue him, one of them drovehis sword into my arm, then we had no choice but to fight back, and it all went wrong in a moment.
Frangos : - I think they speaks the truth, my king.
Hector : - They both speaks at the same time, and they spoke the same words, my king.
Alanis : - Oh! I am sorry for that, I should have listened to Elias then, he said you were good people, he's the only one of my lords who speaks for you.... (the lords look each others in the eyes shamefully).
Hellas : - We are still good men, my king and we heard what that boy Kearyhaz is doing to the throne...We are ready to fight for this kingdom, my king.
Nellas : - We are at your service... my king.
(Kearyhaz enters into the throne room)
Kearyhaz : - You are not worthy to be a king.... Alanis!
(the guards all brought their swords out facing and pointing it to Kearyhaz)
Antoni : - How dare you?
Kearyhaz : - You and your lies, One more fight and i am done!
Hellas : - You idiot, you don't talk to the king like that, you are lucky we are in the throne room where blood must not be shed, i should have given your soul to the gods by now.
Kearyhaz : - Do yourself a favor, fight for your king and shed my blood in the arena if you can.
Nellas : - Oh yes! My brother and i will fight you in the next round of the tournament.
Kearyhaz : - It will be glad killing you, i am on my way to the arena meet me there.
Hellas : - We will join you immediately.
Fangos : - No, you can't, you have to wait until tomorrow, next tomorrow perhaps, we just arrived from a day journey.
Hellas : - This tiny thing cannot be any problem for me with a swing of my axe, not to mention my brother and i!!!
Kearyhaz : - Hurry, my sword can't wait to taste your blood.
Hector : - (smile) It is so stupid of you to think of facing them, boy, you don't know how mighty they are!!! perhaps you could surrender now to save your life.
Kearyhaz : - Mind your tongue old man, and join me right now at the arena you fools!
Antoni : - Guards, seize this idiot!!!
Alanis : - No, leave him, let him go.