Chapter 200: Waging War Part 1
Aleksander frowned the moment he realized the person knocking wasn’t the one he wanted to see. The door opened even before the young king could even deny entry. Elys turned her head to see who it was, and a brow arched upwards.
"Marquis Lanz, now is not the right time," Aleksander scowled at the vampire. "How dare you intrude when I haven’t even called for you?"
The Marquis bowed his head several times, rubbing his hands as if it could actually appease the young king. His efforts were entirely useless – Aleksander was actually even more annoyed, if not insulted.
"Forgive my intrusion, your majesty," he apologized, "but there has been something that Sir Wiriam had informed us about."
"Sir Wiriam?" Elys and Aleksander said in unison.
"What did he say?" the young king asked. "Be quick, Marquis Lanz, for I have other important things to do."
His trusted secretary rummaged through his coat’s inner pockets. His hands shook as he procured a half-crumpled scroll. Marquis Lanz’s eyes raised from his bowed head, and caught Aleksander’s uninterested expression.
"Speak up, Marquis Lanz," Elys prodded the vampire.
"Aherm, yes, about the information," Marquis Lanz cleared his throat. "Sir Wiriam has informed us there has been suspicious activity on the Eastern side of the kingdom. There seemed to have been a huge accumulation of wild animals and monsters in the nearby forest."
"Is this supposed to be something urgent, Marquis Lanz?" Aleksander waved a bored hand, "If this is just a report of a wild zoo, then I don’t have the time for this. Get out of my office and tend to some other issues that needs more attention – such suppressing the oppositions to my queen’s recent decree for her human subjects."
Elys raised an indignant chin and seconded Aleksander’s opinion, "Yes, Marquis Lanz. As what I have heard from your report, Sir Wiriam’s information doesn’t seem to be that urgent."