Chapter 6

"Ding"

"Oh hi, Aiden how are you?"

"Good grandma, I came to pick you up as usual"

"Always, groceries for the princess

"Good, I'll bring you right away"

Then I took my purse and paid for it, but just as I was about to leave the manager asked me.

"Says the war is inevitable?"

"Yes, unfortunately"

"Okay, but why is her majesty sending children, she only sends them to their deaths will she have lost her mind?!"

Thinking about this, I could only smile bitterly, because a month ago, the border of Cintra was attacked and out of 10,000 men only 1,000 came out alive from this catastrophe and the news that brought was the worst, because a big army of black soldiers went to invade Cintra and above all, they were very numerous and very well equipped.

Faced with this, the queen decided to ask for help from the other northern kings when she saw an emissary asking for troops, but the response of the kings made the queen angry because the kings despised the queen for becoming old and too weak to face just a few soldiers and this added fuel to the already burning fire and the Foltest king sent an army of 1000 men who were not equipped and above all peasants who had not asked for anything.

But hope was not lost when Ard Skellig agreed to help Cintra when he saw the men and women fighting, but as if fate was spitting on Cintra, a terrible storm hit the ships and of the 20,000 soldiers sent only 500 survived.

In the face of this misfortune and the pressure of the southern army, the Queen chose to make a call to arms to all men between the ages of 14 and 18, but this decision was not unanimous, on the contrary, the great majority tried to ask the Queen to change her decision, but due to her many years of reign, she remained cold and decided that if the child was not sent, then the family would be all done.

Faced with the reality that more than 10,000 soldiers were recruited, but all younger and untrained to go and fight trained soldiers that's why this decision was not well accepted because everyone knew it was just a suicide

Remembering this, I could only smile with sadness because in just a few months the situation of Cintra, which was once one of the most beautiful countries in the world, had turned into this, especially as images of the memories of the party appeared in my head.

"Grandma was trying to understand her majesty, I'm sure that was her last resort, and would probably never use it."

"Maybe, but now she'll have a child's blood on her hands."

As I finished this discussion, I left the shop and headed towards the castle, but on the way, I could only see that the atmosphere that had been present at the feast had changed everything, for families were crying, the crops were getting scarcer and scarcer, and this was causing disease and famine.

Then I heard a woman crying and trying to stop the soldiers from taking her son

"PLEASE, HE'S ONLY 14 YEARS OLD."

"Mum, I'm scared"

"We are sorry, Madam, but we have to."

Faced with this scene, the soldiers were ashamed of themselves, but there was nothing they could do but forcefully separate them.

"NO, GIVE ME BACK MY SON."

"MUM, HELP."

Then the child moved further and further away from his mother until we just heard the mother's desperate cries.

"My husband, then my son, I am cursed."

I could see in her eyes that she had given up all desire to live and seeing this I can only clench my hands until they bleed, but I continued on my way until I reached the castle and the princess's room.

But I hear people talking or rather shouting.

"YOU SEND CHILDREN TO BATTLES AND NOW THE ONLY ONE IN WHICH I AM CLOSE YOU SEND TO WAR" Ciri cried tearfully.

But as always the impassive queen replied calmly

"It's his duty and he's of age, he'll have to.

But Ciri, not wanting to hear anymore, shouted.

"GET OUT NOW",

"I HATE YOU".

Then seeing that the discussion would go no further, the queen left the room until she saw me

But silence reigned until the queen decided to cut it off.

"Do you hate me?"

"No, you've given me a new life and a chance to use everything I have to protect the one I need to protect so no."

"I see."

"Aiden this is a request from a grandmother and not the queen"

"Yes?"

"Please, if something bad happens, protect Ciri and run from Cintra."

"Corn..."

"Please, can you accept it?"

"Yes, I swear it."

"Well now I don't have to worry"

"I'll leave you, you both need to talk because afterward, it will be difficult to talk again"

Then the queen started to walk away until she was no longer visible and I decided to go to the princess' room.

(1 more chapter and after the war, this war will be important for Aiden's evolution and I hope some people can guess the power in the war chapter).