here i come again. I think you don't have like my last chapter but you must consider the fact that Teela and Adam are really angry and when we are in that sort of angrier mood we say or act differently than we act in a normal situation, we don't think properly. Now i let them calm down and deal with the consequences of their act. By the way i have choose to let Adam tell the truth to Teela instead of the classic way, i don't want plagiarize the other autors idea and nobody had write about this before. Now i let you enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 9 : Randor's discover
The trip to return to the palace is one of the most silencious Teela and Adam have experienced. They are both lost in their thought and they don't dare to speak to the other. Adam take a glance at Teela but her face is so unreadable that he wonder what to do. he don't want upset her but he don't know if the fact that he stay silent will not bothered her more.
" What can i do ? How can i have shown my secret to Teela like this ?" think a troubled prince. "She must will kill me when she had recovered from her anger to the sorceress ! It's not the way i will choose to let her discover the truth. Why can't i have find a way to distract her ? I think i really be destined to die at young age."
" What can i do ? The sorceress is my mother and Adam is He-man ! It's too much for me ! How can have my mother hide her identity to me for so long ? Why my father had tell me that she is dead ? And why have i not seen before that Adam is He-man ? What a burden for him ! But i think that, in spite of his word, he must hate me. Surely the love i have shown in He-man's face must have hurt him deeply, especially after the yell and critiscism i give him as Adam. I was horrible ! He hate me ! No doubt about it."
Soon before they landed to the palace, Adam and Teela remembered at the same time that they had forget Cringer and Orko at castel Grayskull. and the same thought cross their mind.
" Great ! Not only i'm a mess but i also forget my friend. This si really a perfect day ! There is no way to her/him to forgive me."
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In the same time that Adam discovered the secret of the sorceress, King Randor had become one more time "Randy the carpenter". It is a character he had play for the long time. He had become Randy for the first time when he was only eighteen and since then he had occasionally play it again to find secrets or just to know what the people think of the war against Keldor's force. But since he had become the king he don't have the use of Randy. Only today is not an ordinary day and Randor think that Randy can find the answer that King Randor would not have.
He entered to the most popular bar of the city of Eternos "the crown and the dragon". Randor had always wonder why the owner had name his establishment like this but he never had found a satisfactory answer. He think the bet who is placed upon the discovering of the meanning of this name is for the most part the reason why this bar is so popular. And it's exactly what he want : a place where all people come to discut of everything. Randy sit at a free table and wait to the waiter to come.
- What will you drink sir ? Ask the waiter. I see that you are not from Eternos. Excuse me but your clothes are really old-fashioned.
- Yes, indeed, said a smiling Randy.
He is really happy to have find such a waiter. The man seems eager to speak with him and Randor will not lost his chance to learn more about the feeling the citizen have for him and Adam.
- I have travelled a lot and i don't have much money to buy a new one. I'm a carpenter. Is there a work to me here, by all chance ?
- I don't know. The king had his own carpenter and the city is really calm. Skeletor hadn't attacked us since at last eight month.
- You are lucky then, because i have work in a numbered place that Skeletor had destruct.
- Yes we are. The masters and He-man are always here to protect us. It's not that they don't want to protect the other city but they live in the palace and they can come in immediatly when they are needed.
- It's a good thing for you. But if you don't have a good king in the head of the government, all of this will be for nothing.
- You're right stranger, say a muscled man. We are really lucky to have King Randor to rule us.
A numberous cheer are heard after this and the King smile at this.
- But, say Randy, i don't think you are so lucky to have Prince Adam for future king. I have heard that he's just a lazy coward.
A dead silent fell upon the entire room. Randor look around him and found a hunder of angry eyes on him. He swallowed hard and think that he must have say this with more diplomacy.
- You better not speak like this stranger, said the same man. All of us here are really proud to have him for prince and future king.
- I just say what i have heard. I don't know him so i have assume that what i have heard is the truth.
- Your right stranger, you don't know our prince. Let us tell you a few story about the"lazy coward prince" like you call him. But i want to know how you are before i tell you anything.
- Sure. I'm Randy the carpenter. I travel all around the light emispher to find job and i love a good story.
- I'm Linkan. I'm the smith of this city and it's only grace at the coward prince that i'm still alive now.
- What ?
- You are surprised ? It had happen two years ago when Skeletor had attacked the city one more time. I have work all the day and my house was blasted and collapse upon me. I was trapped and nobody can heard me. i have think that i will die here, but i have heard the prince to order to search for the survivor. An other prince will have go home and let the others make the search. There is no way, at this time, to know if Skeletor will not come again to finish the destruction of the city when the masters are return to the palace. But the prince had join the search party and it's him who had find me. He had stay with me all the night since they can free me. I don't think a coward will have stay in danger when he can avoid it and a lazy man will not have spend all the night at talking to me to not let me alone.
Randor remember this day too. The next morning he had been very hard on Adam to not have showing in the evening's dinner and Adam had apologize. But never he had tell him the truth. Randor don't know why and the idea make him sick.
- The prince had also help my familly, say a beautifull young woman. I'm Neerinia and i have worked to palace before i married. My father is a jeweller but at this time he had lost everything in the fire who had destroy our home. I was really sad and one day i have cross the prince way. He was so nice to me. He had heard me, confort me and give me money to help my father to work again. He had never will that i refund him, but when i have insist to pay him back, he had give work to my father so he had give my father the money to refund him.
- That's strange, say Randy. Why will he not to be refund ? He must have a lot of money to spend.
- That's not true ! I have heard his father yell at him for having lost so much money. The king had accuse his son to have waste his money for fun and not for a serious matter. And the prince had said nothing. He had let his father yell at him and had just said that he was sorry. It's a shame that the king don't know what a fantastic son he has and how he is lucky to have him.
A numberous of people tell stories like this to Randor and the king is very stunned. There is love in the voice of the people when they talk about Adam. There is no misunderstanding in this. They respect king Randor but they love prince Adam. After a couple of hours the king don't know what to say. He make his excuse and go to the enter when a child hand keep him in the room.
- I want to tell you my story too, say a young child of seven years old. I love prince adam too and for me he is a great hero. I'm Ludy and prince Adam had save the life of Sylvestre.
- Sylvestre ?
- It's my best friend and if the prince had not help him he can have been burn in the fire. Sylvestre was too afraid that he had hide inside of my burning house and prince Adam had come in to save him. He had go out the house just before it collapse.
- That's very couragous indeed." and very stupid" think the king. But why anybody had come to save your friend before ?
- It was too dangerous and nobody was ready to risk their life to save a dog.
- A DOG !!
- A very intelligent dog. After that sylvestre had always be happy to see the prince and go to lick him on the face and hand. What is strange is that he don't lick anyone except prince Adam and He-man.
- He-man ? You had see him ? You are lucky then.
- Yes and he know the name of sylvestre. Maybe that's why my friend is so happy to see him.
- Thanks to have share your story with me. Now i must go. I wish you all a good day and i swear you that i never will call prince Adam such a name.
With this he left the bar but not before he had seen the smile returning in all the face. All the stories make him think about his son but the last had given an idea to him. It's the most funniest idea he had ever have but the more he think of it, the more it seems the truth. He return to the palace with no other idea than to speak with his son immediatly.
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Soon after they had landed a guard had come and tell Adam that the king will see him immediatly. Adam had lowered his head and had follow the guard with a downcast expression. Teela had feel a great sadness for him. She know that just a month ago she had make fun of him for being so passive but now she is just sick of herself. She know she is right. Adam had not say her goodbye before following the guard and it's the first time he don't have. Tears come to her eyes when she think of him hating her. She is so lost in her sad thought that she almost miss her father call.
- Teela ? Are you in the palace ?
- Yes father. What happen ?
- Nothing important but i want to speak to you when i landed to the palace. By the way, Cringer and Orko are with me, so don't worry about them.
-Thanks father, but i can't talk to you just now. Can we speak of everything tomorrow morning ? Please i'm really exausted and i wand to calm down a little before i talk to you.
- Like you wish Teela. But there is one thing that i want you to know : i love you with all my heart and i will support all your choice.
- Thanks father and i love you too. See you tomorrow. Goodnight.
After that Teela go to her chamber, but she can't found the sleep. After two hours she had take a decision. Silently she make her way to the hangar and take a wind raider. She must talk to the sorceress alone. There is some thing that she can't say if Adam is with her and she think that all the truth will hurt him too deeply. The time of the play is finish, now the time of truth had come.
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In his office, King Randor is waiting for his son's arrival. When the door oppen the king take a real glance at his son for the first time since almost ten years and he is sadened by what he see. His son looks like he is ready to be yelled. This is not the prince the citizen knows but an alone and sad young man.
- Adam, say the king, i know all the truth.
To be continued.
i want to thanks my dog sylvestre to let me use his name. He is my first supporter and when i don't know what to write he come and lick my hand and i continue to write. I don't post another chapter before i have at last one review. Critiscisme are welcome but don't flame me or else i send my dog to you (lol). stephanie.
