Hector stood with Aria in the throne room along with General Commander Edward Salken, leader of the Tuonku Army and closest friend to Hector Salazan.
And before all three of them in the vast hall were two items.
First was the horn of the 7th Star Great Wyrm and second a shattered rusted short sword, Myaki's original blade that he used to kill the Wyrm.
While Kentola stood watch over Myaki's treatment carried out by Arch Healer Damon, Aria recalled the night Myaki killed the Wyrm.
Even General Salken was surprised as he had seen hundreds of men killed by just a 4th Star Great Wyrm.
But General Salken was more interested in Myaki then the Wyrm.
"My lady, the technique the boy used to kill the Wyrm. You said it was called a Sword Art? Not a Swordsmanship technique?" General Salken asked Aria.
"Yes General Salken, It was called Sword Art, Falling Crescent Moon. In terms of power and control I dare say it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest it could best your own techniques." Aria said to the suprise of both General Salken and Hector.
Like the king, General Salken had aquired many titles. One of which was Tuonku's Strongest Warrior.
And both men knew that Aria was hardly ever wrong thanks to a gift given at birth, the Emerald Eyes of Truth.
Only seven known family members of the Salazan royal lineage were known to have been blessed with its power.
It's powers were a mystery aside from being able to determine someone's power and emotions.
It was why Hector allowed Aria to become an Adventurer in secret.
"The power of the Emerald eyes of truth are never wrong. But could he be a a foreign soldier from the east that was left behind after the war?" Hector said while both he and General Salken pondered the thought.
"I don't believe so General Salken. The last war with the east was nearly 30 years ago but the boy is only an adolescent like myself." Aria said.
"Understood my lady. But to still have achieved the use of aura at such a young age makes me a little jealous of the boy." General Salken said.
Hector knew there were only one of two ways to unlock a warriors Aura. Both of which were almost impossible as even he didn't unlock his aura until the age of 37 at the battle of the Black Sea.
But this lead Hector to ask himself another question in silence.
'If the boy didn't achieve enlightenment then how much pain did he experience to do so.' Hector thought while Aria continued to describe everything she knew about Myaki no matter how small the detail.
Hector and General Salken listened with great interest as Myaki would either be the greatest boon to the Tuonku Kingdom in the last 15 years.
Or a threat to the kingdom should another kingdom seek his power.
But the more Hector and General Salken listened the more they pitted Myaki who was still being healed by Arch Healer Damon.
"General Salken, dispatch the Royal Inquisition to investigate everything about Guild Master Toma. Then summon Master Smith Tyrele to the capital." Hector said.
Both Aria and General Salken's eyes widened as the name Tyrele reached their ears.
Tyrele Gulenken, Master Smith of the 8 kingdoms. She served no crown and served no monarch of any kind.
Her fame and reputation weren't widely known even amongst the royal family's and the cost of her service was always costly.
But the weapons she forged were legendary.
"At once your grace." General Salken said before leaving.
Aria however was still surprised with Hector's command.
"Father, employing the services of Master Tyrele may be too much for the kingdom to handle." Aria said as she knew that 2 of the 8 kingdoms were already in debt to Master Tyrele for making just a single blade.
Hector however grabbed the Wyrm horn from the table and smiled.
"Tyrele might find this boy a bit interesting and may just be worthy of the 17th holy relic." Hector said as he felt Myaki's Aura inside the castle awaken once more.
Myaki however was once again washed over in the warmness of the silk bed that was warm to the touch.
'Why can't I move! What happened before? Why can't I remember anything.' Myaki thought to himself.
He body was still heavily broken with bones bending and bits of skin torn from his body like they were tared off.
Myaki immediately noticed the old man next to him casting healing spell after healing spells while looking mentally exhausted.
"Oh your awake thank the gods. I feared I would be spending a fortnight just healing you. I am Arch Healer Damon and I have been tasked by the king to heal your wounds." Arch Healer Damon said while Kentola walked inside with two maids.
"Why can't I move?! What have you done to me?!" Myaki yelled while Damon consumed another mana potion.
"I've been ordered by his majesty the king to heal your wounds and to prevent you from damaging yourself further I have injected a mild anesthetic potion. But rest assured once either you have recovered or you are summoned by the king I'll shall administer the antidote." Damon said.
Myaki felt like his chances for his survival and freedom had just vanished as he was now at the mercy of another person.
But his thoughts were interrupted after hearing the room door open and saw Kentola accompanied by two maids.
"Myaki! Your awake! Thank the gods you didn't damage your nervous systems from expending your Aura to much." Kentola said.
For a moment Kentola looked like a young sister seeing her beloved brother in for the first time in years. But the maid next to her lightly nudged her.
"Lady Kentola, allow us to tend to the boy. It would be better to inform his majesty that the boy has woken up." Said the maid as she grabbed a bowl of water with a rag while Kentola left.
Myaki wanted nothing more then to jump out the window even if it resulted in his death but he still couldn't move a finger.
Which allowed the maids to scrub Myaki clean of any dirt while Damon kept healing Myaki.
Only after the dirt was cleaned off and the torn clothes were replaced with a fine tailored shirt with black pants did they realize Myaki was quite handsome despite the scar down his cheek.
Even the maid who dressed him and cleaned his body blushed a little before the other maid smacked her on the head.
"Master Myaki, are you hungry? The king has given us to attend to your needs. Should you require anything at all then all you need to do is ask." The maid said before Myaki turned to look at Damon.
"Give me the antidote, now." Myaki said.
His voice was cold and full of bloodlust that didn't match his age. But Damon was now worried as he only knew in terms of power he was outclassed by Myaki despite being a 5th circle mage which was the equivalent to an A-Rank adventurer.
Should he refuse to administer the antidote then he might face the wrath of the royal family as none of them would have allowed such methods to be used.
But if he did administer the antidote then there was no way of knowing if Myaki would immediately kill them all.
"So this is what all the fuss is about. To make the king take action and use his aura must mean he is quite powerful. But I would expect nothing less from the one who saved my sister and killed a great Wyrm." Said a voice.
Damon felt the life drain from his face as he stepped away from Myaki's bed.
Both he and the maids instantly recognized the voice but Myaki was unfamiliar with the man who stood at the foot of his bed.
His clothes were covered in dirt and his clothes were slightly charred at the edges.
But Myaki could feel something familiar about his golden hair that resembled Aria's.
"Who are you? One of the prince's?" Myaki said.
Myaki hardly cared to remember the faces or the names of those he didn't care for so Myaki couldn't put a name to the face in front of him.
"Oh? I guess my reputation is still lacking compared to my older brothers and sister. I am prince Dotcanu Salazan, but for someone strong enough to force my father to use his aura you may call me by my first name." Dotcanu said.
Both Damon and the maids knew the prince's name well enough to know that even through he may not be the Heir to the Tuonku Throne, he wasn't someone to be reckoned with.
Even a 5th Circle Mage like Damon who carried 11 Healing totems as a symbol of his service envied Dotcanu.
Dotcanu Salazan, the first to ever achieve the title of 7th Circle Magician. His inventions revolutionized the kingdoms technical knowledge and skills by decades.
Unlike most royal family's who organized their future heirs by age the Salazan's did theirs by merit or by choice of a unanimous vote by all members of the royal family.
But despite his vast achievements for betterment of all the people of Tuonku he refused the crown.
All he wanted was to invent more gadgets for the benefit of all.
Myaki however didn't care who he was or what he has done. All he wanted was to be able to move again.
"Arch Healer Damon, I do believe this is an honored guest of the king yet you dare keep him locked in his own body? Give him the antidote or you shall be sentenced to life in the dungeon." Dotcanu said while Damon kept staring in shock.
First he saved the princess then woke up in her home and threatened her at the edge of a blade. Now he was laying on a bed inside the King's castle meeting with one of the three crown princes.
And all of these once in a lifetime events happened to a single commoner who was simply at the wrong place at the right time.
But Myaki drank the small vial as it would either kill him or allow him to move.
"My apologies your grace, but given his condition and violent tendencies I thought it would be necessary so he doesn't injure himself further. Even the slightest overuse of aura in his current state may cripple him for life." Damon said.
Damon who although sometimes could be a mad scientist was a renowned healer and had invented a great number of medicines and vaccines. So while Myaki didn't know if it was true or not Dotcanu knew it was the truth.
But it still was a capital offense to hold a guest of the royal family against their will voluntarily.
"Since the only one effected by this action is our guest I will give him the choice of either punishment or forgiveness." Dotcanu said as he and the two maids stepped away.
Meanwhile Damon's life flashed before his eyes while Myaki clenched his fist.
He could understand why a Healer would take such precautions but it still didn't resolve all of his anger.
*BAM!*
"Ahh!" Damon fell to his knees in pain as Myaki's fist met his chest.
Even the maids and Prince Dotcanu heard a few ribs break while Myaki stood over Damon who was gasping for air.
"Consider your punishment served now get out."Myaki said.
His voice was neither filled with anger or bloodlust but with authority and a chilling cold to it.
Soon only Dotcanu and Myaki remained in the room but Myaki wasn't on guard against Dotcanu as even in his current state he knew he could beat Dotcanu with ease.
And with being in the King's castle Myaki knew any hope of escaping would be impossible if he started an altercation.
"What are your plans for me? Beheading? Burned at the stake? Starvation?" Myaki said as he still didn't trust nobles of any kind.
Dotcanu however was stunned at Myaki's question as being an honored guest of the Salazan family meant you were under their protection.
"I would believe a royal family meeting would be in order to properly reward you for saving the princess. You must have had a horrible encounter with a noble family for such a hatred for nobility." Dotcanu said in hopes Myaki might slip and give another clue as to his identity.
But Myaki was quick to avoid the trap set by Dotcanu with a question of his own.
"If I were to request a horse and safe passage out of the city as my reward would that be acceptable to the royal family? By now rumors would have reached every ear in the city of how the king and princess personally abducted a well hated commoner." Myaki said as Dotcanu's face shifted from calm to suprised.
Royals hardly interact with the common folk unless it's to give a royal order but even then it was voiced by an royal messenger.
So with the king and princess's public appearance to restrain then abduct a well known and very hated commoner would obviously be like throwing oil into a flame.
But Dotcanu was now worried of what a horrible situation Myaki and the royal family was in all because of his father the king.
'Damm you father! Why couldn't you have just sent one of them to stop the boy instead of involving yourself directly.' Dotcanu thought to himself with a straight face.
Now not only were their chances of Myaki leaving the kingdom high in order to avoid backlash from both jealous nobles but foolish and arrogant adventurers.
"I believe we can deal with this minor inconvenience. I shall let you rest and inform the king. We Salazan's always repay a debt and we are in your debt." Dotcanu said before leaving.
But his calm face instantly vanished for fury with his father the king, a face both Damon and the maids knew well enough to know who it was meant for.
"Have some soup and freshly baked bread brought for the boy. I need to punish my father for his carelessness, again." Dotcanu said.
The maids bowed before leaving for the kitchen without a moment to waste while Damon who still could feel his broken ribs accompanied Prince Dotcanu.
"My prince before you inform the king of my actions may I ask to see the great archives?" Damon asked.
Dotcanu knew even the king would not let his actions go unpunished but Damon was as loyal as they come.
He had visited to oldest library in Tuonku many times before as the Arch Healer of the royal family.
So Dotcanu was perplexed on why Damon had asked to enter a place he could go to freely.
"And what is it that you would look for in the great archives? Even I doubt the book keeper will defend your actions." Dotcanu said.
In the great archives it was a place of vast knowledge but also great danger because of the book keeper who even the king feared.
But somehow the book keeper favored Damon to where even the king might have suspected a secret relationship formed.
But that was impossible since Damon voluntarily became a eunuch before even entering into servitude to the royal family.
"No your grace, I will accept any punishment given to me by the royal family. Inside the great archives is a book listing all S-Rank techniques and spells. I would like to see if this so called sword art is written inside of its pages." Damon said.
Every S-Rank powerhouse had their name wrote down in memory, to both the common folk and Royals.
But every one of their techniques were transcribed by past kings and queens.
So if there was another technique called a Sword Art then it may be able to provide more information about Myaki.
"Very well you may go to the great archive before the royal family meeting begins." Dotcanu said before seeing Damon bow and then leave.
But Dotcanu was still not completely alone in the otherwise empty corridor.
"Should I place a Crow to watch the boy prince Dotcanu?" Said a voice coming from the prince's own shadow.
Dotcanu however knew Myaki wouldn't do anything rash so long as he was in the castle so he was hardly the threat.
"No, investigate how a 7th Star beast was able to enter the black forest." Dotcanu said as something still didn't seem right with how this all started.
"Yes my prince, it shall be done." Said the voice in Dotcanu's shadow before disappearing.
For a 7th Star beast to just suddenly appear without warning was very suspicious and even more so when it happened the exact day Aria chose to go out and hunt.
But those were questions for another day as the more pressing issue was to learn as much as he could about the boy only a few rooms over from where he stood.