Bambi and the Duke Chapter 16

Published at 4th of April 2019 11:50:35 PM Chapter 16

Taking a seat next to his mother, he was served with delicious food that was brought in by a maid .

"We will be having a gathering here tomorrow, Leo . There will be many important guests coming home," Mrs Carmichael stated cutting her knife through the meat on her plate to a thin slice .

"Important?" asked Leonard .

"Yes, darling . Few of the councilmen, the Lord himself and few of our . . . relatives," at that, Leonard turned to his mother, "When I say, relatives, I mean our cousins, your cousins . "

"Will grandpa and grandma be joining us?" he asked her .

"No, they won't be . Both grandpa and grandma have to visit Uncle Patrick who lives in Valeria but they did tell to drop by on their way back home . Leo when I said about cousins, I believe you understand what I mean . . . "

"It is not I who starts the fight," the boy turned back to his food, keeping his eyes down while continuing to eat .

"I know that but fights can be avoided . You cannot go hitting and fighting people who annoy or irritate you . You need to learn to not to let anyone get under your skin," his mother ruffled his hair gently with less movement in her wrist, "If you behave well tomorrow, I promise to send you to Mythweald once Winter passes," Leonard nodded his head .

"Okay," he answered .

"Okay . . . " Mrs Carmichael smiled looking at her boy .

Leo wasn't actually difficult to handle as he was always compliant with most of the things she asked him for . At least the ones she knew he followed . She hoped that he would keep his promise as tomorrow was an important day for them, for him . As her husband was a Duke, he worked for the Lord directly, looking after part of the land . In the land of the four empires- Bonelake, Valeria, Woville and Mythweald, each land had one Lord and three Dukes and in the hierarchy, the Duke came right after the Lord .

The next day, people from the theatre were called to play music in the Carmichael's mansion and the best food from their kitchen was served to the guests . Candles were lit everywhere with the maids making sure the guests had their glasses filled with their specific requests . Nicholas who was the deceased lord son had taken the position of lordship immediately . His hair had turned brown from black, with a hint of bronze in it, his movements smooth, and character gentle and soft as he conversed with his subjects . He appeared wise, his intelligent eyes looking at people and not missing anything . All these things, Leonard noticed standing on his father's side . When the Lord met his eyes, he was quick to look away knowing it was rude to stare at someone .

Moving his gaze around the room, he caught sight of his second cousin Christopher who was joking about something to a person of his age . Leonard had followed his mother's word, to avoid unnecessary dispute in the hall today . Going to Mythweald to spend time with Julliard was important compared to fighting with the boy tonight . On instances, they had come face to face and as clear as the day could be in another land, Leo had ignored the remarks of the bigger boy .

With toasts being made by the Lord, the Dukes who had come along with the head council, the soiree continued . Vivian who was a servant was asked to stay in the kitchen and not go to the hall where the elite of the elite people had come to the mansion . With nothing to do, she stayed trying put in one place before she went to the shed to play with Billy, the lamb .

Christopher who had only finished attending the bathroom was walking across the corridors when he caught sight of the girl whom he went to the local fair with Leonard . Stopping by the open window he looked at her pet the animal . Thinking about something, he smiled, twisting his lips at how easy it was to pull his cousin down from his horse . Clicking his tongue, he turned around to walk .

Leonard had excused himself to go to the kitchen . With weeks and months that came by, the boy had grown accustomed to the little girl who was always there during the most time of his hours . Walking through the wide passage he bowed at the guests when he came across them, being polite he dropped to the kitchen with a quick glance to find Vivian but she wasn't there . When he finally did find her, she had tears streaming down her eyes as if there was no tomorrow .

"Bambi?" he called for her to turn and wail .

"L-Leo," she cried, "T-they took him . "

Chapter end

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