“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.”
— Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International
Chapter 5: Duke Avaleon
I have little knowledge about the duke... And worst it came from the gossips in the town.
Rumors says he eats kids... I mean he's a monster, countless nobles feared him even the king himself.
Why? Because the said duke is the hero of mankind, a monster in the battlefield, he killed thousands of people and showered in blood.
He has too many connection and little appearance in public.
Terrifying and merciless, he's called the monster of Avaleon.
And he's in front of me.
I stared in his pink eyes and he stared right back to mine... We stayed like this for 2 minutes until someone walks in.
"Ah... Greetings your grace the duke of anemos, hero of mankind" mother fate immediately greeted and curtsied.
The bow she made is what normally people in the church does when greeting a noble or the king.
When closing the feet the foot must tap on the right foot like a soldier, Right hand on the chest where the heart lies and the left hand rotating ones and stop in front showing the palm upward, and bows not too low nor to short... Not too fast and not slow, gracefully and fully of confidence. That's how people in this world's church bows.
The duke didn't answer and just wave his hands, mother fate accepted it as a return on her greeting and fixes her posture.
"Ezu go on greet the duke" mother fate gently said and i complied, with utmost confidence and determination i hop of the chair and did what mother fate did.
"Greetings your grace the duke of anemos, hero of man kind. I am Suzue Reed Proclaimed as the Child of the church, it's my honour to meet the man respected by the king himself"
After greeting i immediately fixes my posture and beamed.
I never felt accomplish in my entire life. And i would not forget about this .
"En... It's nice to meet you too" i felt him patted my head making me giggle.
I never thought the duke that everyone calls a monster can be gentle.
I guess.. Rumors cannot be trust right?
"Would you want to join me for a tea Duke?" I ask eagerly and he just stared at me and eventually nodded i cheered internally and sat on the chair.
I watch him gracefully walks on the opposite seat and sat down with grace.
I never thought that someone could be this graceful effortlessly, now i have the sudden urge to become like him.. I wonder how would the world react?
"Here you go Ezu, Your grace"
I stared and memorizes the movements mother fate makes when preparing tea, but then got distracted when i notice her hands slightly shaking.
"May i prepare the tea instead mother fate?" She stared at me and smiled before agreeing.
Because the table is too wide and high, i stood on the chair and i heard mother fate gasp in shock and was about to stop me when the duke waves his hand, a sign for her to stop.
"Careful young lady" the duke said but i ignored him and reaches for the teapot and gentle pours tea in the cup, i'm shaking not because of nervousness but because of the heaviness of the cup .
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