@The king's court, Palamikous.
Colistous : I heard somebody calls himself a lord, and takes things from the people of Massalia.
Glakous : gods!..... You this little girl, where are you getting all these from
Colistous : I have ears around father.
Glakous : Massalia is very far from here and you still getting all these things even some times before i could. You should focus on other things... Some other things else.
Colistous : I listen to things from the kingdoms around us, but, Massalia specially because I hate that thing they called king of theirs,,,,,,things he does! He act stupidly.
Glakous : Why would you be listening to the kingdoms around us, for what?
Colistous : I listen to learn so I will become a good ruler.
Glakous : Your brother will be king after me not you, i have always told you that!
@The prison, Massalia.
Hectourrous : (clears throat) Uhmm... You are Gabris!
Gabris : (cough with low voice breaking) Do you bring wine for me?
Hectourrous : What?!
Gabris : (silently) Wine!!!
Hectourrous : I think you should be more worried about your health for now, not wine!
Gabris : (coughs again) Perhaps, you should get me some wine so i can regain my strength!
Hectourrous : I will try to get you some wine, but first, you have to drink this.
Gabris : What!? The king sent you to kill me with that? I'm not going to drink that poison, no!
Hectourrous : No!, no one can stop the king from killing you.... Poisoning you will never ever comes to his mind.
Gabris : Are you sure?
Hectourrous : Please drink, it for your health..... And drinking it will give you strength to enjoy the meal i might bring to you later.
Gabris : Okay, When should i be expecting the meal and wine.
Hectourrous : I do not promise, i said i will try!
Gabris : Thank you in advance for the wine.
Hectourrous : You have to drink the medicine in my presence before i leave.
Gabris : (drank it all) Urrhhh!!!
Hectourrous : Good, you can rest now!
(Hectourrous takes his leave)
Gabris : If that boy really comes back with the wine and food, he might help me get out of here.
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The day after that, Hectourrous went back to the prison. Gabris was sleeping, snoring and changing positions while Hectourrous was waiting for him to wake up. After some times, Hectourrous decided to wake him up.
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Hectourrous : I'm tired of sitting here, since, he has been sleeping for hours, I should wake him up now. Gabris, Gabris........ Gabris wake up i'm here!
Gabris : (with an eye opened and slow voice) Why do you wake me up, Who are you, i was enjoying a beautiful meal and good wine in my dream.
Hectourrous : It's me, wake up.
Gabris : Oh, it's you, you are here... Oh! I have not had a good sleep like that for weeks, why are you here, you brought me another medicine?
Hectourrous : I'm sorry for waking you up, i have been waiting for hours that's why I decided to wake you up.... I am sorry. I brought you some wine!
Gabris : (shouted happily) Wine!!!!!
Hectourrous : Keep it down, i sneaked it in!
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Gabris was about to drink the wine then, Hectourrous shows him a well prepared royal meal he brought for him.
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Gabris : Oh Oh Oh, how can i thank you enough for all these... So so great of you!
Hectourrous : You don't need to thank me..... I will come to you later, Please keep the plates and the bottle when you are through.
Gabris : Please, come with something more of these the next you are coming.... Thanks!, Wait,,,,,,, your name, your name is???
Hectourrous : Hectourrous. (smile and left)
Gabris : I am starting to like that boy called Hemphourous.
@The palace, Massalia.
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King Alani told Elias to gather all the lords for meeting.
In a few moments, all the lords are all sitting on their respective chairs waiting for king Alanis to join them.
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Alanis : My lords, you are here already!......lord Hector how do you climb those stairs easily at this your old age.
Hector : My king, my age might be old but, I'm still as young as years back...all my bones are still strong to serve the kingdom and myself.
Antoni : My lord, do you mean you still have the bones to do the necessary with women?
Hector : I never becomes old when it comes to that!
Alanis : Hmmmm!
Hector : My king!
(they all laughs)
Alanis : Okay! Let us dicuss why we are here, but first, the man in prison.
Frangos : Gabris
Alexopoulos : Self lord
Alanis : Yes!!! Him, whatever name you call him.
Hector : He's feeling better my king, I made sure of that!
Alanis : Yes, i know.... But how can he fool people that much for that long?
Antoni : Perhaps, people think he is one of us.....and they respect you.
Alanis : Where is he from?..... Does any of you know where he comes from ?
Hector : I don't think any of us knows, my king.
Antoni : Perhaps, we should call him and ask him some things.
Alanis : Elias!!??
Elias : Yes my king.
Alanis : Bring him here.
Elias : In a moment, my king. (he left)
Alanis : For the time being ....Let us discuss the other issues.
@The prison.
Elias : (the door opens) Gabris , on your feet the king requests to see you but first you have to be cleansed.
Gabris : Has the king called me to a royal feast?
Elias : You will know when you get there.
Gabris : Is there enough wine and women there too? It been long i drink enough wine.
Elias : I never said the king calls you to any royal feast.
Gabris : Perhaps, the king is making it a surprise... The reason you yourself don't know about it.
Elias : You are a prisoner, do you know that?
Gabris : Of course I do.
Elias : Good, now remain silent.
Gabris : I am keeping my mouth shut already.
Elias : Why, because you afraid of me?
Gabris : No no, it's because too much of talks makes me hungry and thirsty.
Elias : (laughs)
Gabris : Hmm! You can laugh all you want, when I meet with the king , i will eat, drink and have women as i want... (speaking arrogantly)
Elias : You don't really seems normal to me.
Gabris : I think the king calls me to a royal feast.
Elias : Aye! I think you deceived yourself.
Gabris : Oh no! It can't be!
@The Palace.
Gabris : (Excited) My king..... I heard you summoned me to a royal feast.
Alanis : And who told you that?
Gabris : My ears and mind, my king!
Hector : Perhaps the king calls you to his judgement.
Antoni : You are called to answer for your crimes... Probably killed.
Alanis : So, tell me, before the gods and men.... All they said about you, is it true?
Gabris : My king, A man must survive!
Alanid : Should a man survive by hurting others?
Gabris : Your majesty, The royal family and the palace all survived by hurting the people of the kingdom.... The royals survived on their sweat. They....
Alanis : Silence, You dare question the orders of the king? You dare question my actions?
Gabris : My king, I - I.......
Alanis : Shut up, Take him away.
Elias : (sharply) Your majesty!
Alanis : I should get him killed by noon tomorrow.
Alexopoulos : He's brave!
Frangos : He's stupid to said that in the presence of the king.
Antoni : His braveness and intelligent would be useful.
Alexopoulos : My king, whatever you want me to do with him.
Hector : Your majesty, killing Gabris or sparing him should not be a worry for you ....You are next to the gods, whatever your decision is, no one will question you. Perhaps we should be discussing our next tournament, it is near!
Alanis : Oh, you are right, that idiot makes me forget one of the reasons i called you here.
Antoni : Hector is right.
Alanis : I do like to increase all the price this time, we had lots of victories in all our battles and wars over the recent years.
Frangos : You mean the battles and wars we shouldn't be fighting, my king.
Alanis : Any village or town that refused to obey my command will always face my rant.
Frangos : We lost thousands of thousands of soldiers.
Alanis : (shouted angrily) So what?
Alexopoulos : (softly) The tournament will commence in some coming moons.
Alanis : Yes!........Let the third price goes for 5,000 kilos worth of gold and 2,000 of silver, the second price, 10,000 of gold and 5,000 of silver and the winner, the winner will be rewarded with one of our conquered castles, 500 horses, 2,000 sheeps, 1,000 goats, 1,000 cows, a 100 slaves of his choice, a lot of royal garments, 20,000 kilos worth of gold, 10,000 worth of silver and a sit as one of the kingdom lords.
Hector : My king, all these will be too much.... Too much!
Frangos : King!!!
Antoni : Your majesty, please think about this.
Elias : Pardon me your grace, i don't think this will be a good idea.
Alexopoulos : These is too much.
Alanis : It is not, you are all just be jealous.
Hector : No my king!
Alanis : You all feared he will be more wealthy and powerful than you do.
Frangos :Your majesty, there has never been blood shed in the tournament..... All these will bring that into it.
Hector : Not just blood shed, it will bring killing, your majesty, people will kill for all these!
Alanis : I have conquered so many villages and communities, towns and cities... My kingdom is more successful and powerful now than ever,,,,,, we have what it takes to do all these. To become the most powerful, you have to do some powerful things. Let them kill.
Hector : My king.
Antoni : gods!!!
Alanis : And for Gabris, I need him in the palace, as one of you now... I am giving him the title Alexopoulos calls him, he's self lord, and he will be the one in charge of the tournament from this day, he will be given one of the chambers,,,,,,, a big one, so, lord Hector?
Hector : Yes, my king?
Alanis : Tell your boy to show him around, the tournament will also be to the coronation of his lordship.
(Alanis stand up, and the meeting dismissed)
@The prison.
Hectourrous : Hey! Wake up,..... Gabris wake up!
Gabris : The king said i should be heavily guarded now,,, how do you comes in, do you kill the guards to set me free?
Hectourrous : No!
Gabris : No? So how do you get in, perhaps you bring me some wine!
Hectourrous : No!
Gabris : Food?...... If not, then get out, i will soon die anyway.
Hectourrous : Me get out? Do you really want me to get out..... Perhaps, i should get you some wine and not deliver the message i am sent to deliver.
Gabris : Message? Huh! What message can you bring that is more superior to my wine.
Hectourrous : The king decided not to kill you and chose you for a purpose.. That's why i am here!
Gabris : Are you certain?
Hectourrous : The king is making you one of his lords.... And your title is "Self Lord "..... I am taking you to your chamber now.
Gabris : (surprised) Somebody should please wake me from my dreams.
Hectourrous : Come my lord, let's go quickly.
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Getting out of the prison, the soldiers greeted him bending down and saying "My lord ".
Gabris is more confident now and happy with excitements.
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Gabris : gods!!!! This is all true?
Hectourrous : It is my lord! From now on, you will eat royal feast, dresses like Lord and all that!
Gabris : gods! I still don't really believe this.... I will need some wine to refresh my brains.
Hectourrous : You will get as much as you want now, you are a lord.
Gabris : Yes, i am a lord,,,, and i will be needing the royal one.
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Gabris has now been well dressed in beautiful garments like a lord that he's now is.
The friendship between Gabris and Hector grandson Hectourrous continue to grow tighter.
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Hectourrous : Let us take a walk in the royal castle my lord, i have a lot of historical things to show you.
Gabris : Oh! That will be nice.
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As they were discussing somewhere near the king's court, a beautiful noble lady approaches and greets them with smile.
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Agnes : (smiled) "Self lord " Bless you my lord.
Gabris : Bless you, young beautiful, adorable, amiable, majestically pretty woman. .....It's a pleasure for the most iconic man of this kingdom to meet such beauty like you.
Agnes : (fumes) Hect?!
Hectourrous : (nods his head) My lady.
Agnes : I need to leave now, people are waiting for me.
Hectourrous : Yes my lady..... Be careful!
Gabris : And who is she?
Hectourrous : My lord, that is lady Agnes..... The king's only child and heir to the throne. Dream wife for all the men in the kingdom and beyond, her beauty has caught much attention through the whole kingdom, but, her generosity has caught more.
Gabris : That is the princess?
Hectourrous : Yes!
Gabris : Where is she going, she said some people have been waiting for her?
Hectourrous : Yes! She's going to places, i mean villages and communities starting from some areas in the capital.
Gabris : Why is she going,,,, I mean to do what?
Hectourrous : I told you she's more known for her generosity...... So, she's going to give people goods of many kind, especially the poor ones, (silently) people likes her ....They always wish she's the one in charge of the kingdom, not her father.
Gabris : The king,........is he stubborn, like people don't like him?
Hectourrous : People don't like the king for a reason, he never listen to advices, he never show love to his people, his harsh, too harsh, his commandment get the queen killed.
Gabris : gods!.... I see, The crime i committed that made the king made me lord, in some other kingdoms i will be dead by now. That is why i ran from kingdom to kingdom to avoid being caught.
Hectourrous : So, My lord, let me show to the Arena.
Gabris : Arena? Which arena?
Hectourrous : Oh! Pardon me, my lord, the king said you will be in charge of the traditional tournament from now on.
Gabris : How!!!???
Hectourrous : You will be the one to monitor the tournament my lord, we can go now, i will tell you more.
Gabris : I think we have had enough for today..... Can we leave the rest for tomorrow?
Hectourrous : We are almost there my lord, walk fast.
Gabris : Wait Hemphourous!
Hectourrous : I am not Hemphourous! It is Hectourrous!!
Gabris : I hope there will be enough wine there to cool myself down... Hemphouro,,,,,Hectourrous!
Hectourrous : The Arena is a fighting place.... Not a cooling place, my lord.
Gabris : Are we going there to fight?
Hectourrous : I already told you..... You are in charge. You their symbols, you make the draws and all that.