Chapter:20- Fernando goes to capital letter part 2
Fernando and Felícia arrived home, as soon as they arrived, Fernando took a shower and headed to the new city with Ceto, he wanted to leave everything up to date for his trip, he didn't want to worry about how the territory worked.
Fernando spent the rest of the day in meetings in Novo Redondo, when he returned home it was already dark. Since Felícia returned home with Fernando, she spent the rest of the day irritated, people didn't want to be around her, Catarina was overjoyed with Felícia's pitiful appearance.
John didn't know his aunt very well then, he couldn't say why his aunt who always seemed happy and mischievous, would be in that state, he thought it must be something related to his parents, he wanted to ask, but refrained, poking an angry woman wasn't a good idea, anyway it had nothing to do with him.
Dinner was served, the family was having a family moment as usual at dinner time, however Felícia's pale complexion created a strange atmosphere, as if she was mourning someone dead in the family.
Lately John noticed that the quality of his meals has been low, but as the weather is bad, Felicia regretted her money while Catarina contained her joy and laughter, Fernando seemed worried about something, John was the only one who seemed normal at the table.
After eating, Fernando said.
— As I already know, in two days, I will be going to the capital.
John looked at his father in surprise, he only knew that Fernando would go to the capital at some point, but he didn't know it would be so soon, he asked.
— Dad , did something happen? Why did you leave the capital all of a sudden?
Fernando replied.
— Well, actually I already had plans to go to the capital, now that I've been summoned it's also a good opportunity to resolve some pending matters.
— han , I see, father, how long will you stay?
Fernando smiled and said.
— Not long, don't worry, I'll only stay for two years.
— Two years? Is that a little slow?
John was surprised, for him who came from earth, even 6 months was a long time for a father to be away from his family, what to speak of two years?
— Hahaha , you can't stand being away from your father , right ?
— It's not that, I was just surprised.
— Junior , you are surprised by very little, even 10 years is considered short to me, let alone 2 months. Don't worry, Junior , when you evolve and go to the institute you will change your conception of time, look at your aunt, she was away for a decade and no one even noticed her absence.
Felicia and Catarina nodded their heads. For a primitive being, years are seen differently than for evolved beings. With evolution, the body's cells are restructured and strengthened, which delays the period of decay. That's why the body of an evolved being has its old age delayed, so they can live longer. For an evolved being, they count decades to tell the difference between ages. For those born in the same decade, they are all the same age.
— Father, and how does the territory work?
When John spoke, Fernando smiled and took out three medals that flew towards the three , John, Catarina and Felícia, John had never seen this before, the medal was made of a rare metal, it was golden in color, and had a symbol similar to the letter v in the current language, the three took their medals respectively.
When John felt the heat radiating from the medal he felt very comfortable, he looked at Fernando confused and asked.
— What is it, father?
Catarina was quick to respond.
— It is a command medal, when you possess it you will have the political and administrative powers of the one who conferred it, using the command medal, you can represent your father as well as use your power in the territory, except for delicate matters you can do whatever you want with this medal.
John was surprised. The government system of this world was interesting. In the governments of countries on Earth, it didn't work like that. He didn't know much about monarchical governments, but he believed that this didn't exist on Earth. The powers granted to someone cannot be used just by having a medal. That would be chaotic and not at all democratic. He imagined himself wearing a command medal representing the President of the United States. That would be good.
Fernando complemented Catarina's words.
— Your mother is right, these three medals represent my will, you need the approval of your mother or your aunt for your decision to be approved, the same goes for them, in short, two coins are needed to make a decision.
John thought his father was smart after all, so there would be no conflict of orders , at the same time it would prevent someone from taking all the power for themselves, John continued to ask questions.
— To what extent do the medals represent your will?
Fernando spoke without even thinking about it.
— Everything, all the infrastructure of the Venhorst territory , my entire government, but to use military power you will need the three medals and Ceto's approval, other than that you can do whatever you want.
John was even more curious and excited , it's like suddenly becoming a third of a president, the Venhorst territory was vast, it was compared to the small countries on earth.
— Dad, why are you giving this to me? Aren't you afraid I'll make a complete mess of the territory?
Fernando and Catarina rolled their eyes at the same time, Felícia had the same questions, she didn't understand why Fernando gave the power of a lord to John who was only 7 years old, even though it was only a third of the power of a lord, but that was also good, that way it would be easier for her to stay in control of the territory later.
— You can see this as my birthday present for the two years I'll be gone, okay?
John had to admit that this would be the best gift he would receive in years, Felicia had a sparkling glow in her eyes, she was planning to attract John to her side in order to control the other's power, John also had the same glow in his eyes, he was pondering who he should attract to his side in order to gain more power.
A beautiful and delicate voice sounded and took the two out of their thoughts.
— Dear, why don't you give the third medal to Ceto? I believe he would be more suitable than a certain sister-in-law of mine, who is greedy and irresponsible.
Boom
Felicia 's head , Catarina's words were like a bucket of cold water on Felicia's burning plans, she looked at Catarina, the two stared at each other, their eyes seemed to spark electricity.
When John saw this scene, his heart jumped with joy, he almost stood up and started humming, in his analysis, it would be one less thing in the fight for power, somehow his mother had a certain hostility towards his aunt, he didn't know if it was something from the past or because he had come back almost dead the other day.
What really mattered was that with this hostility, Felicia was out of the race, he would not join her to share power, he preferred to take advantage of the hostility between the two to pull Catarina to his side and use part of his power, he did not care about the military power that required the three medals, with two he would already be the interim lord for two years.
Felicia knew she couldn't count on her narrow-minded sister-in-law, the only way to get the economic power she wanted so much, she could only count on John's medal, she was already coming up with a plan to deceive her nephew who was only 7 years old, it wouldn't be difficult to deceive a child, with just one promise she would have John's medal in her hands.
Felicia was drooling as she looked at John, on the other side John was also drooling as he looked at his mother, they both had the same goal of achieving power, they would manipulate to achieve their products.
When Fernando saw this, he could vaguely imagine the plans of the two, he thought that he would work well tonight in bed and convince Catarina not to take sides, so John would run after Catarina and Felicia would run after John, no one would take the place of acting lord, he thought that he was truly a very cunning man.
— Well, that's it then.
Fernando spoke and everyone woke up from their fantasies, everyone kept their respective medals, in particular John and Felícia treated their respective medals as if they were their new right-hand man.
— Junior , you will be the man of the house now, it is your responsibility to make sure everything is in order, you must watch over your aunt and mother, as well as your people, do not embarrass me in these two years that I will be away, I do not want to hear reports of misconduct on your part. Your aunt, you must be careful.
Fernando winked at John, he meant that Felicia would try to win her medal, so John had to be careful.
— Felicia , while I'm gone you must continue the warrior training for John, Alex and that little wolf girl .
— Isa, Dad, her name is Isa, not a wolf girl.
— Okay, you must teach all three.
Her eyes still shining, Felicia answered without thinking.
— Okay, I'll train them well, you can go rest assured.
Fernando looked at Catarina and said.
— Honey, continue with your theoretical magic training.
Catarina nodded, Fernando looked at John and said with a serious look on his face.
— Junior , you have one year to make a decision, wizard or warrior, ask your mother or Ceto to send you a letter with the answer within a year, the following year will be your evolution ritual, the path is only chosen once in a lifetime, so it's better not to be influenced by anyone.
— In fact, you are already very lucky, your starting point allows you to have choices, many people are not so lucky, look at the case of the wolf family, they were hunted their entire lives and to survive, the father and mother had to cling to a path that caused the death of one and the other is sick.
— For you, both being a mage and a warrior are equally good choices for you, so you don't need to worry, your physical training and theoretical magic are already at the peak in our race, your body and spirit are already strong enough.
— If you were already 10 years old, we would have already performed your evolution ritual, but that's also good.
John looked at his father and said.
— Father, you don't need to worry, I will make my decision soon.
Fernando nodded and thought for a moment before speaking in a solemn voice.
— Junior , since your birth you have been bathed in the comfort of the castle, this worries me, living this way, prevents you from knowing the cruel reality of the world.
— The world is a dirty, unfair and cruel place, people like the bastard who almost got you killed, are like grass on the road, even if you cut some, others will grow in their place, you must be ready, there will be times when neither your mother nor I will be there for you, see what you heard last time, if you were strong enough to protect yourself none of what happened would have happened.
— Junior , in this world strength is all that really matters, while weakness is a sin that will take the life of the one you love, I hope you find the motivation to pursue power.
— In the future, learn to retreat when you are not able to advance, waiting is good, but sometimes evil is necessary, we must know how to make good judgment.
— Ben , I think I've said enough.
John thought seriously about Fernando's words and said.
— Father, thank you very much for your words, I will always carry them with me in my heart.
Fernando nodded and said, it's already late, tomorrow is another day we will have to face.
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Fernando had even more conversation with Catarina in the room, they discussed subjects that were not to be discussed in front of John, a conversation that lasted almost the whole night.
After a long conversation, they consumed their love, with many moans echoing throughout the room, the room became a mess with the madness of the two, perhaps because Fernando was leaving for the capital and would be away for a while, Catarina was quite active, they committed all kinds of madness, they tasted all kinds of flavors of each other, they did not know that sometimes they reached climax, it was very strange that the bed did not have each other that night.
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The next day, Fernando spent the whole day enjoying his family, it was a day full of laughter, joy and stories, Catarina even expressed goodwill towards Felicia , the beautiful day came to an end and night fell, dyeing the sky black, revealing a sea of sparkling stars , illuminating the night.
The night also came to an end and gave way to a beautiful morning, today would be the day that Fernando would leave for the capital.
Fernando was next to his flying ark, Catarina, Felicia , Ceto, Alex, Isa and of course John were saying goodbye.
— Darling, have a good trip.
— Brother, have a good trip.
— Lord Fernando, have a good trip.
— My lord, have a good trip.
— Dad, have a good trip.
Fernando jumped and entered the flying ark.
Amidst everyone's farewells, the flying ark announced its flight, and departed towards the east at a surprising speed, heading towards the capital. Now the battle for the command coins would finally have its debut. With Fernando's departure, who would come out on top was unknown.
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