Bab 120: Prince Aldric Wants A Break

"Tell, my king, what are you so curious about that you have no choice but to summon me in front of all this audience?" Aldric said, his words dripping with honey. 

The king asked, "The cabinet is worried, when are you returning to the battlefield?" 

Just as he expected, Aldric was amused. These old geezers couldn't even give him a breather. 

"With all due respect, your majesty, I wonder if the cabinet is simply interested in my unexpected stay in the capital or are they worried about my absence in the battleground?" Aldric asked, his knowing gaze raking across the so-called members of the cabinet who couldn't look him in the eyes, guilty as charged. 

"Souls are perishing with every attack from our enemies and your skills are far suited to the battlefield, I'm sure they are wondering why you are still wasting time here," The queen stated like a concerned leader of the nation. As if.