Chapter 12: Compulsion of state.
It took a while for Sylus to get ready for breakfast.
To his surprise, Zani had picked out a well-thought-out choice of clothes for him, which made him wonder if it was the maid who did it instead.
Fully dressed and bathed, Sylus stepped out of the room with Zani, leaving the bird behind.
A butler was waiting outside just to greet him.
"Good morning, Young Prince. Your father awaits you in the dining room."
The butler in question was the king’s Mystero, Alfred Limberg.
He was old and yet more physically fit than most younger people. His white hair flowed down his back, and his eyes radiated years of experience, earned from serving the king for years.
While the king is away, he is usually the one looking after everything that goes on in the castle. Without him, the entire place would probably be a mess.
Sylus paused, a nervous look playing on his face, before looking the butler’s way.
"Is my father upset? I know I’m attending to him late."
Alfred smiled, the kind of smile an old man would give a child.