A Sad Message to Royalty
Luca wakes up to the sound of rustling paper, and got out of bed. He went downstairs and found Oakley, the royal family courier. Luca, shaking his head humoured, asks Oakley," What in the name of the Divines are you doing here in the middle of the night? And how did you find Subterra?!" Oakley, clearly tired from the trip, replied," Letter...Rowan...throne...you!" Luca tells Oakley to sit down and catch his breath. Once Luca gets them both a cup of water, Oakley opens his mouth,"It has happened again." Luca, pondering what could have happened a second time, asks what happened. Oakley gives a desperate look,"Luca, I know that you know." Luca's glass breaks under his grip. His body has gone ridgid, his expression blank. Oakley gets up to get a cloth and bandage, and wraps Luca's hand. Luca has fallen apart, the tears flowing down his face like Drogma's famous river, Salinos. He can't understand why they had to strike again. Hadn't they gotten enough enjoyment out of killing his father? He tries to calm down, and gets to a stage where he can talk to Oakley," Did...did they find the killer this time?" " No, I'm sorry. Your brother was a great man, Luca. Nobody like that deserves to die. Now, with Rowan's death, you know what must be done." Luca nods, and goes upstairs to pack his things; his royal robes, his father's bow, and his father's biography. He sits down and writes a quick letter to the inhanitants of Subterra about what is happening, and lets Oakley know he's ready to go. They climb the long ladder to the surface, and dissapears into the forest, off to Drogma to become King.
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