"Calm down, sis it's just me, you don't want to kill your sweet little brother, now do you?" cries Bryant laying upside down.
"Ah, yes, sorry about that but what are you doing here?" asks Leesa drawing her sword back and offering her hand to Bryant to help him stand up.
"I came to talk to you but you seem busy. Should I wait for you to finish your practice and come back?" asks Bryant standing up and removing the leaves of his clothes.
"No, it's fine to talk away," says Leesa sitting on the ground listening as Bryant seemed to be in a mood for a long talk.
"Sis, do I have no option other than being a duke? Since you declined the position, everyone is thinking of making me one," complains Bryant sitting down together with Leesa.
"Who is forcing you?"(Father and mother would not, Weinne couldn't care less and the rest of the party doesn't have the guts)
"A professor of mine who teaches me political history"
"Ok, I will see to it later, now, you said you don't want to be the duke so you must have something else in mind, right?"
"Yes, I want to be a chef"
"I see but Bryant, have you ever tried making anything?"
"No, the chef won't let me. You know I spend most of my free time watching the chef. As a result, I got curious, then I started reading books on gourmet foods and now I want to do it."
(Why do I feel like he is just curious as most teens tend to do and he just doesn't want to be the duke because he was told to. Ah he is in his rebellious phase) "Now look here Bryant, you are only 11 years old don't decide your future just like that, you can learn many new things and try different professions whichever you find suitable. And as for the chef thing, let's talk to father and mother today evening, ok."
"Ok sis, as you say I will try and learn all kinds of things. And speaking of that, my sword teacher praised me today, I will show it to you to pick your sword," says Bryant wanting to get praised by Leesa.
"Sure why not" (so, how much power should I use this time? Oh, wait this might be the first time I noticed this but Bryant's body has started growing muscles but he has at least 50 more years to be on par with me, yes so, 7% should be enough for now.)
[The fight started, of course, Bryant stood no chance against Leesa. The combat went on for a few minutes or so, making Bryant use all his energy to even stand and Leesa acting tired and defeated, both laying onto the ground to regain their energy.]
(Was 7% still more should I go with 5% next time, well) "You are getting good, huh."
"I am trying my best, but I know you are stronger than this sis, don't act tired just to make me feel good," replies Bryant in a low voice trying to breathe more normally.
"Oh, you know, since when?"
"I know you have been practising for a long time and formidably. And there was one time when I and Weinne were spying on you and saw how fiercely you were swinging your weapons. We both were scared and trembling after seeing you like that, so we decided not to tell you what we saw and act normal as ever. But from that point onwards I started to feel safe being around you, I knew if I was with you nothing could happen to me and Weinne probably feels the same."
(Ah, these two started to see me as their bodyguard, didn't they) "Hmm, I see. But I don't want you both to get scared of me."
[That evening Bryant started to explain how he is interested in the culinary profession and wants to try it out, while Leesa was trying to figure out what to do with the professor who is trying to brainwash Bryant. Later that night, Leesa went on to seek his father to accompany her for a walk and talked to him about the professor, the next day the professor was released from his duties to educate the duke's heir.
The next day Leesa and Bryant were in the capital market to search for restaurants and food stalls. As the duke gave his permission for Bryant to learn the culinary ways but on a condition that Bryant should search for his teacher and make them agree to teach him all by himself. And hence, here are Leesa and Bryant thinking about going to every restaurant and food stall they find.]
"Come on, Bryant hurry up we will miss our FOOD EXPEDITION."
"Not a food expedition sis, it's for us to find a culinary teacher for me" cries Bryant trying to match his pace with Leesa who has already found a shop to start with.
"Yeah, yeah finding a teacher for you, so what do you want to eat?"
"Sis, please stop, you are ruining my perfect sister's image," cries Bryant knowing this was coming from the time Leesa said she will accompany him.
[Meanwhile at some distance from the capital market there were people in disguise who were setting a trap on the road to stop the carriage.
"Set it tight or it won't be able to stop any carriage," said a man with a scar on his face.
"Yes, but what were the orders exactly? I forgot" said the one with long hair.
"The royal carriage will pass from here today, we need to stop that and kidnap a big boy with white hair and green eyes but not to hurt him, the ransom will be hefty and do whatever you like with the others." replied another person reading from a letter.
"Hehe, ok boys let's do this, kidnap the boy, kill everyone else and steal whatever seems expensive from the carriage." said the same person with the scar on his face.
There were nine people in total, six people in hiding and three arranging the trap. A few hours passed the royal carriage was finally seen, the attempt to stop it was successful as the carriage crashed because of the rope, the horses ran away the coachman was deadly injured, there were two soldier-like looking men who were on the horse following the royal carriage also stopped, as the carriage crashed the two people who were riding it were slightly injured as well. They were brought out of the carriage with the help of the soldier-like looking men.]
[With Leesa and Bryant in the forest connecting the same road where this was happening.]
"Are you sure we are going to the right place sis?" asks Bryant, tired of walking.
"Yes, the map says so"
"But we are in a forest," says Bryant, focused on some noises he is hearing.
"You know Bryant the more mysterious the place is the more mysterious the food tastes," says Leesa being a proud food critique [self-proclaimed], who is also hearing some noises and following them to see what's happening.
[They saw some unidentified men fighting, the royal carriage and the royal butler]
"Sis, we should go back now, I don't think this is something we should be witnessing" whispers Bryant to Leesa.
(No way I am leaving this free entertainment)"You can go if you want I will stay here."
"I don't know the way back and even if I did I am not leaving you here alone. This is not the time for being a stubborn sister, let's go."
"Bryant stop, this is not looking good I am going out, you stay here," says Leesa pulling out knives from her hidden stash.
"You are planning to go there alone, it's dangerous as it is," says Bryant to convince Leesa but is of no use Leesa already took off.
[Leesa is out, those kidnappers are looking at her confusingly and seeing knives in her hand they start laughing. This was the time for Leesa to test her skills out and of course, she would show no mercy. The three who set the trap ran away and the rest were killed without any mercy. The injured soldiers and the butler were stunned with their mouths open. But the white-haired and green-eyed man was having a storm of questions and thoughts, his brain couldn't keep up and at last, he spoke out "MY EL-E-BOON"]