Schemes.

Author POV

Kynburgh Palace

A male in Royal attire stood at one of the many terraces of the Kynburgh's Palace, gazing into the distance as he sipped the tea in his hand.

The wall surrounding the palace was made of the same material as the fortress wall. It also had a protective layer of energy that defended it from airstrikes.

Despite the palace's beauty, one could say it was built to house the leaders of war, while the fortress was built to offer more security to the palace and house their soldiers.

"Greetings, Lord Leopold." A voice came from behind, causing the male to lose focus.

Leopold George Albert, also known as the Prince of Kynburgh, is a man with blonde hair. He is about 177 cm tall, with a charismatic appearance that made people want to follow him.

"What do you have for me, Karan?" Leopold asked, turning to gaze at the distance.

"Rebecca met with the kid," Karan stated with his head bowed.

Leopold kept silent for a few minutes, deliberating on what to say. As a descendant of the current king, he also sought the throne, so Stiles' appearance reduced his already low chances of attaining the throne even more.

"How are my siblings reacting to his appearance?"

"No visible action on their side. I believe they are gauging out the situation." Karan replied.

"Since they are not willing to make a move, I will do it," Leopold uttered.

Leopold turned to look at Karan whose head was still bowed. "Kill him."

It was a simple order, yet held so many repercussions. Karan was just a tool in his master's hand. Even though he found this action erratic, he could not question the order.

"Yes, My Lord." Not saying another word, he exited the way he arrived.

After his departure, only Leopold was left on the terrace. Currently, he had a hideous grin on his face. 'The throne would be mine!'

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Stiles POV

"This is Alexia! She would be your caretaker, maid, or anything you want her to be! She is all yours!"

Twitch

Recalling the things Rebecca said as she introduced Alexia, the blonde female, made my veins twitch. What does she take me for?! Some baby?! Some pervert?!

Forgetting about Rebecca, this Alexia is another psycho; she does exactly as I tell her. How can someone be so perfect?!

"Do you need anything, Your Highness?" She inquired, observing my expression.

"No. Just get me new clothes." I replied.

"I already prepared them for you."

"How will you know the type of clothes I like?"

She went on to prepare clothes for me before time. Now it will all go to waste since I can refuse them using the color as an excuse… I thought, feeling smug.

"I ordered all the colors in existence. I even made sure to order clothes of different sizes and for different types of people." She said with no expression. "Do you like skirts?"

Twitch

Fighting against such an enemy is futile, so I quit here. "Just get me any black clothing."

"Your wish is my command."

"Do you have to use cringe words like that?" I said in a dejected tone.

"Do my words sound displeasing to your ears?"

"Forget it."

"As you wish."

Ahhhhhhhh!

After the little drama, I got dressed in the clothing presented to me by Alexia. I must say, it's cool.

It was a Royal attire, consisting of a tunic, a pant, and hand gloves. Its main color was black, but it had a little bit of gold embroidered on it.

An outfit worthy of me, indeed.

"Are you satisfied with this?" Alexia inquired curiously.

"Yes," I replied with a satisfied smile. "What next?"

According to Rebecca, Alexia would be in charge of my schedule; where I needed to go, how I needed to act, how I ate, and some other stuff I didn't bother to retain in my busy brain.

"I'll be running an orientation program for you," Alexia replied with a smile.

"So an excursion?"

"No."

"A tour?"

"No."

"Then what?!"

Does she have to kill my excitement? "You need knowledge of this fortress to be able to rule effectively.

I'm going to start with common knowledge like history."

I'm a fan of reading, so I don't think this would be much of a hassle. When Mom and Dad left for their 'business', I used drawing and reading to pass time. I got all my knowledge of the world by reading. There is a chance their history might throw some light on my situation.

"Alright. I'm in." I replied with a smile.

From her expression, I could tell she was suspicious of how fast I accepted the outcome.

"Don't give me that look. I'm just interested in your people's history." I shrugged, heading for the door.

Swoosh

The feeling of something swiftly approaching me could not be mistaken. Despite my senses alerting me to the approaching danger, I didn't move a bit.

Klink

Alexia stood before me, her hands stretched out to divert the projectile trajectory.

"We are under attack." She commented, shielding me with her body.

I don't know if she could feel what I felt, see what I saw, or sense what I sensed; because right now, we were cut off from the world by an intangible blanket.

"As rumored… The great Alexia, defender of man." A voice came from the other side of the room, praising Alexia.

"An assassin," Alexia stated in a neutral tone, her legs shifting slightly to the back as she took a defensive stance.

"Hehe, you are a smart girl, Alexia." The voice commented. "Why not let us have the kid… and you live."

It was clear the voice owner did not want to fight Alexia. After all, why have useless battles when you can get what you want peacefully?

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm his protector," Alexia stated with no hint of contemplation.

"Why don't you leave me with him?" I commented. This is what I wanted; for them to come after me.

"I can't."

"I thought you always followed my orders?" I questioned with a smirk.

"This is an emergency, so concentrate."

How boring… dying right now is not bad. Though I want to test the extent of the power I wield; at least with someone of this level.