- The Prouds 42
The words of the experienced veteran commander
pleased the king and made him feel safe for having the
commander’s support.
It was time for the next meeting of the guardianship
council. The king headed there.
The meeting started and the guardians began
talking.
The dull waterfall sound started emerging, but the
king interrupted it. “I have decided to invade nearby
kingdoms and tribes.”
The guardians were shocked into silence and looked
at each other.
After a moment, Albert spoke, “My Lord, refraining
from invasion was the approach your father adopted all his
life, and we cannot change it.”
The king replied, “I want to invade in order to have
the money to spend on soldiers and state employees and
reduce the taxes imposed on my population.”
Immediately, with a sharp harsh voice, Irwin said,
“We will not invade. This is the way we have always been
and the way we shall always be.”
As always, the king looked into Irwin’s scary grey
eyes, and had mixed feelings of fear and extreme rage.
Again, their words, fell like catapult rocks destroying the
walls of a castle.