Chapter 44: Onward
Unable to use my leg it's really hard to go looking for them, so I decide to wait for someone to pass by that could help me. Luckily it was only a short while after, that Cecilia decided to come looking if I woke up already. Or she knew, accounting that she already brought breakfast.
Cia:" So I was right, you were awake. I brought food, so stay here and eat. Maybe that will keep you from talking to yourself"
Ce:" Was I talking out loud that whole time? Can you get the others for me? I don't have to repeat what I want to say that way."
Cia:" As long as you stay here and eat, I'll go fetch them."
Somehow the view of Cecilia's hair calmed me down, but if I pay closer attention - my heart doesn't seem to be calm at all. For gods sake, am I ill? STOP LAUGHING FAIRY KING! If you know something spit it out! "Ah, nothing. I'll leave that mattter for her to solve..."
Screw it, I'll just eat my bread then.
The bread was still warm, I suppose it was freshly made. But it was not morning for sure, training was going on outside already. How was the food warm then? Apparently I started to get sunk in my own thoughts about it, because I didn't notice any of the others enter the tent. Laurin, Servve, Lyght, Rhage, Christian and lastly Cecilia were all gathered around.
L:" So, little ironhead what is it that you wanted to talk about?"
Ironhead? F-K:" It is similar to stubborn in some way, just accept it for now"
Ce:" You all see my leg here. Even if you didn't, you all knew about the plan for it. And there is an unexpected advantage for it."
R:" Unexpected, huh? I don't think you can surprise us more than you already did..."
Cia:" If I remember what he said earlier, it is more surprising than you think."
I cough, I thought she just heard me talking. It never crossed my mind that she could understand what I said aswell. The urge to hit myself for the stupidity grew, but I restrained myself.
Ce:" Indeed, it probably is."
Wait, was it okay to tell them about the way I am able to control my leg? Maybe later, just the bare fact should suffice for now.
Ce:" I discovered that my leg was easier to use than I thought. With a little mental preparation, I am easily able to use my leg. But isn't the strength a bit too much, Laurin?"
L:" Sorry, the engineers got excited..."
Ce:" Well, to get to my main point: Four days. In four days my strength wil be recovered, we will attack that day, please start the neccessary preparations."
S:" Cecil, even though I appreciate battle - aren't you pushing it?"
Lyght:" Judging from his flow of mana his leg is unusable, I suggest waiting aswell."
F-K:" Cecilia probably knows about me in some way, try to convince her and she is able to help you win this argument"
Ce:" Fine. Cecilia, you already saw what happened to the bed due to my experiments, right?"
Cia:" Yes, but that doesn't really show control..."
Ce:" I was testing my limits, you also heard me talking this morning did I sound inconfident?"
Cia:" No..."
Ce:" See? Start preparing for today, I will show you tomorrow. Put some trust in me."
L:" If we start preparing now and stop the preparations midway, it will affect the soldiers moral deeply."
They were hard to convince. I clenched my teeth, thinking about ways to convince them. Quietly Cecilia comes closer and whispers to me:" If you explain me who you talked to earlier I'll help you"
Fairy King, can I.... F-K:" If she is willing to swears not to tell anyone, aswell as accept my guidance aswell. Yes." Wait. I need her help, putting up conditions in my situation is out of my limits!
F-K:" Trust me, she wants to know more than you think."
Everytime I listened to the king the results were positive. Just let me try. I signal her to sit down next to me, then whisper back to her - telling her about the conditions. She answered very fast and determined. "Sure, my part first then. Make sure to keep yours too."
Instead of answering with words I raise a thumb, as she turned to the others again.
Cia:" I didn't intend to tell anyone, but I saw his experiments rather well. He was able to move his leg normally, sideways - upwards, even bend it. The broken bed was just the result of a test of strength, I promise he will be able to fight any of you two tomorrow."
Her confidence in me is nice, but I was not sure if I was able to follow up. I'll just have to try.
R:" Are you sure Cecil? You are our leader, our trust rests on you."
S:" Since when is he our leader?!"
R:" Servve, we will talk about this later. Your answer, Cecil?"
After gulping down the responsibility layed upon me I brought out one word.
Ce:" Go."
Rhage nods, then signals the others to go out with him.
F-K:" You'll grow with the trust they give you. That is what a real king is, good job."
My tightened chest pressed onto my lungs, drowning me in pressure - the weird uncomfortable feeling was growing more and more extreme, until Cecilia ripped me out.
Cia:" So? My explanation now please!"
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