The Tales of Draconic Warlock

Chapter 8: My Fiance

Did he go senile in his old age? No that was not possible for an awakened. Only if they were cursed or lost their power would that be possible. He looks fine to me.

"What are you talking about father? What fiance? Moreover, that\'s not what I asked you?" I said to him, correcting him.

"I know what you asked me about. It is all connected. Let me finish and you will understand everything", he replied.

What does he mean?

Do I have a fiance?

Wait, did someone fancy her and it was causing me trouble?

"Okay father", I said, looking forward to knowing who\'s behind my troubles. Only by knowing can I rectify the issues.

"This happened when you were just an infant. You see we are land aristocrats, which means we were given ownership over a certain part of the land in a kingdom or empire to rule and protect it, but that wasn\'t a simple matter. To do so we need many resources".

"Those resources are not always available in the territory. So you would make trades with neighbor territories and even ally with them to help you in time of need. One such ally, my friend Thomas Siren, Viscount of Siren province, needed my help".

"Monsters have attacked in large numbers and their people were in danger. As one of their neighbors, and being my friend, he asked for my help and we did. We were able to save the territory and in exchange, he decided to marry his daughter, Sophia to you. You both were of the same age and so I agreed".

"It may have ended well for others when they see it but a battle means, there would be loss of soldiers. Among those who died were the sons of the 1st Elder and 9th Elder. 1st Elder who used to side with me stood against me from that moment. 9th Elder though was not on my side from the beginning but he was considered neutral, and that battle ended his neutrality".

"They both lost their sons who are their only children. Luckily for them, they have grandchildren, so their line didn\'t end. This was the only reason why they didn\'t go all out on me. If their lines had ended, I would have faced their wrath", he said in an unhappy tone.

He wasn\'t pleased by the elders but I can understand them. They lost their children and gained nothing for that in return, whereas my father got a daughter-in-law in return. They were pissed and wanted to get back at my father and especially me.

Even if I had nothing to do with it, the sins of father would haunt their children. I don\'t like it but...wait he only said about those two, what about the others?

"Father, what about the other elders? If those two were the only ones against you among the nine, it shouldn\'t have been a problem?" I asked him.

Hearing my question, he sneered, "You are right. Some of them are neutral like the 9th elder used to be but still, there are some greedy and pesky ones from the beginning. The most dangerous one is the 3rd Elder. He along with 6th, and 8th were against me since the beginning".

"5th and 7th Elders were neutral and they wouldn\'t side with one faction, they always balance things. So you don\'t need to worry about them. The remaining are lackeys of the 3rd Elder. I should have informed you sooner but I felt that it was too young for you to be involved in the politics of the family".

"This was something that you shouldn\'t worry about at this age. You should be concentrated on enjoying your life and training but I suppose they sabotaged your training, so it inadvertently involved you now", he sighed.

Yes, they should have kept their politics among themselves. they have involved me and so I should also retaliate against them but with my status and strength, I can\'t do anything against them for the foreseeable future.

They have children or grandchildren who are around my age. I can beat the shit out of them but that wasn\'t possible either for now. Except for me at the moment, I don\'t think there is anyone who has awakened in the past six months.

The others have a good six months of training. They can easily beat the shit out of me if I challenge them now. I should be clever about this matter. If not I would be the one on the losing side.

There is still time. Revenge is served best Cold.

Moreover, there is something picking my brain. My father has arranged a marriage too early. In almost all novels, such marriages don\'t end well. Either the girl would be a genius or there would be too many suitors who would challenge the boy, causing endless troubles for the boy.

This or some idiot hero, who thinks that the world revolves around him and things should be done his way, would try to interfere in the marriage for the girl. he would spout some stupid sentences saying that he was protecting a girl from the injustices.

In either case, it would only mean trouble for me. I should have known that being noble not only means pleasure but also trouble.

I should prepare for those or my future would be bleak.

Heh, all I want is a pleasant life.