I Got Isekai’d, Well Shyt!

Meanwhile in the capital city of Tairal. A messenger made their way towards the Maldura Royal Palace. It was noon by the time she arrived.

The messengers were sent by Baron Zellin Coldforge on behalf of the Prince a couple of weeks after the Battle of the Roses. They were ordered to try and avoid anyone who was allied with Duke Alaric Revelia. This message was meant for King Cyndre Meredydd only.

This messenger was a female dwarf named Jana. She was a veteran of the dwarven army. She was loyal to the prince and worshipped the saintess. She wasn’t going to let anyone get in her way and had strict orders to avoid contact with anyone other than the king himself. If she was discovered with the message, then she would have to fight them off.  But luckily she never encountered any of Alaric’s men.

After walking through the calm streets of Tairal, Jana finally made it to the palace.

”What brings you to the palace, Dwarf?”

Jana was questioned by the Royal Guards. It always annoyed her when the humans outside of Ironside called her by her race. She didn’t like the cold stares they gave her.

”I’ve come here on behalf of the Baron of Ironside,” Jana responded in a gruff voice.

”Well, you can give the message to me and we’ll send it to the king. Or you can go back to Ironside,” the guard said as he blocked her path.

”No, I want to hand deliver my message directly to the king!” Jana told him.

”Not without getting approval from the captain of the royal guards first,” the guard replied.

”You’re going to need to let me pass,” Jana told the guard.

”And why should I do that?” The guard asked as he stared down at her.

She sighed and pulled out Prince Quinus’s royal ring. ”Because this is the royal ring of the Prince of Fiafyr. You don’t want to anger the future King, now do you?”

The Guards looked at each other not knowing what to do.

At the time Lord Brice and a few of his men were coming back from lunch and noticed the dwarf standing at the gate.

They stopped in their tracks as they saw the royal ring.

”That’s the Meredydd ring!” Mr. Mitchell yelled.

A look of realization washed over both the guards when the royal councilmen pointed out the ring.

”She must have news about the monster stampede. We can’t let her go in there alone. Let us go with her,” Lord Brice said as he walked right past the guards and approached Jana.

”What’s your name, dwarf?”

”Jana.”

”I’m Lord Brice. I’m the King’s head of council. Do you bring good news?”

”Yes! I was sent here to deliver a message from the Baron of Ironside,” Jana said as she handed the ring to him.

Lord Brice looked at the ring for a second before nodding. ”It’s the prince’s... Come. We need to bring her to the king immediately.”

The guards looked reluctant to step aside at first, but once Jana made eye contact with them they quickly moved aside.

”Let us go,” Lord Brice told the guards.

 ***

Once inside the palace, they headed straight to the audience chamber where the king and queen were waiting along with the royal council.

King Cyndre looked like he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in over a month. Rianna wasn’t that much better as she was worried about her son. They’ve been waiting for over a month to get any news from the West.

He stood up when he saw Jana come through the door which caught the attention of everyone else in the room.

”Is she from Ironside? What does she have to say?”

Jana took a deep breath as this was her first time seeing the King this close. She summoned her nerves before stepping forward.

”I was sent here by Baron Ironside to deliver a message from Prince Quinus himself,” she said while pulling out a letter sealed with the prince’s own seal. Brice also showed Quinus’ ring to the King and Queen.

”If it’s a message from the prince, then we should hear it,” the king said.

”Here you go, my liege.”

Cyndre opened the letter and began to read it to himself.

Mother, Father,

I am writing to you now to inform you of the events that have taken place recently. I know that it took me longer than usual to contact you, but there were extenuating circumstances. I am safe and well, although I fear that I may not be able to return home until my fiancee has finished learning all the necessary skills so that she can defend herself.

Cyndre’s face went from joy to shock in the blink of an eye.

’He’s engaged!? H-How am I going to explain this to Duval...’ Cyndre thought to himself as he tried to comprehend the fact that his son was now betrothed to a different woman.