Chapter 2: explanations

Makin was confused,

That was all he could tell for sure, he didn't understand why the basuleus would let him live? Why did he just spank him? Not that it didn't hurt it hurt like hell but again the former sultan was confused, what was the emperor's plan?

The voice of one guard's cut his rant of " the basuleus want's to talk to you now" the guard said and he felt more scared than ever , was the emperor going to tell him he was to die at last?

Despite his, fear Makin found himself to stand up and follow the guard through the endless corners of the imperial palace. At the end, they arrived to a large door.

"Stay here and don't try anything" the guard warmed the boy, not he was going to try anything; he was afraid too much to try anything. After some time the guard come outside it nod to Makin to come inside and the young boy walked in.

The office was what exactly what he except it to be full of papers and maps of the empire for the various time of her long lifespan and at the center of the desk sat the emperor who looked back to him immediate he felt anxious.

"sit" the monarch said and point a chair rear by, the boy sat and hissed; he was still sore for the previous day fortunately the basuleus did not notice it as he spoken "I suppose you have some questions?" he nodded" well then go ahead ask, but one question at time" and the former sultan ask the question which has been twisting to his time since the emperor left him the previous day "why?"

"Excuse me?" the basuleus asked confused. "Why I'm still alive? Why you left me live? I am your enemy you where suppose too kill me. But you left me live that what I'm asking why you didn't kill me?" he end's and his eyes finally met the emperor's who said "you are just a fourteen year old boy same age as my own son. So I came to realize that you do share the blame of what your people did to me or my subjects that's why"

As the boy was taking all inside the monarch continue "then I take a decision inset of my prisoner you will be my ward." "What?" the young boy asked confused "you will live here in the palace, will have the same education as my own children and when you cause trouble I will be the one to punish you understood?." the emperor asked and Makin nod his head, he still did not understand why the basuleus do this and he was still scare of him but now he knows what fates awaits him.

"When you live from here the guards will take you to your new room, from now on you are no longer a prisoner and you can explore the palace as you like. Later I will send someone to give you your lessons plans dismissed" he said and the boy went outside knowing that his new live has began.

Nearly two weeks has passed since Makin was given a room to the imperial palace as the basuleus ward and the young boy found himself to enjoy his lessons an the company of the emperor's son konstantino who was named after his father and was quite the prankster who also managed to drag Makin to his stands. Like this one who would lead the young prince to some discoveries about his friend.

They were in one of the palace many halls preparing their next prank, which it was, simple one bucket full of flavor and the top of the door and the first poor human who was going to open it would become more white than the snow.

The two boys where laughing, throwing suggestions of who might be their next victim "maybe it will be professor alli" the prince said the name of their astronomy professor, one kind but strict old man from Anatolia who liked stars more than women. "No" Makin said "he never come's out of his tower" Konstantinos thing for a bit and said 'You are right he never come out, when he can't see his loves he looks at their pictures." the boy laughed at this as they heard the door opens and the bucket fall's to the head of the emperor's.

Their smirks disappear when they saw the basuleus angry face. "Well where are our two floor thieves." He started "you are aware that the kitchen stuff thought we were being robed but the flour was here all along in the hand of our two pranksters." the emperor finally say and his son asked him the question that Makin was terrified to ask "are we in trouble.?" the emperor answer him " yes young misters you are in some serious trouble now of you go to my office and wait for me and don't thing of running away or I'll double what's coming" before he managed to end the two boys where going running to his office.

Makin was terrified; the basuleus was going to spank him again, he didn't do it since their conformation at the dungeons and he was scared because it was going to happen again. Is he going to use the strap again he thought and grew more scared and by the minute they arrived at the office he sure looked pale and he could tell form the cold felling at his face.

The prince clearly saw his friend's pale face and asked "Makin are you sick? You look pretty pale." The heir asked and the fallen sultan found no other choice but to tell him the truth about how much his father terrified him let's hope his still what's to be my friend after I tell him that his father is my worst fear. "well.." he began.

And because I am an awful person I'll finish here, but don't worry the next chapter will come out soon. Utile then bye

See you soon giorgosth128.