Chapter 256 - War of Silver and Red (4)

Vivian had returned with a Li'a who carried in a plate of treats. Caramel she could see it in top of the plate, such a delicious thing. Her eyes filled with excitement as she quickly took the small caramel quare cake into her mouth.

When she had realized what she had done she went red with embracement. Vivian and the Li'a both couldn't help but smile at the cute moment of her majesty.

"Your majesty, do you wish to read anymore scriptures?" Vivian said as she saw most of them where pushed to the side.

Gaze was oddly enough a fast reader she could remember anything she read as well. Vivian had study the work for years, well, the research also did as well. Yet, it took Gaze mare seconds to completely remember all of it.

"Yes, you can put all these away except for the scrolls." Gaze said, whole thinking. She needed to take a second look at them, the Scrolls are filled with random lines that had multiple meanings. She really couldn't understand what they where for.

"Vivian?" Gaze called her before she left the room. "Chasan, was the founding city for the empire, why was the capital moved to here? Do you know?"

"No, your majesty. The capital move happened around the beginning years of the Red Empire, that information was not saved."

"….." Gaze inwardly sighed, it was yet another thing unknown to her. "Please continue what are you doing" She said softly, both Vivian and the Li'a who was their walked out of the room with loads of scrolls and papers and books in their hands.

Gaze stood up and walked towards the open balcony that had a beautiful of the Base. Below soldiers both male and female where training, the market was booming and teaming with life and laughter. The Parks showed children playing and having fun.

Grass and all sorts of greenery only grew within the walls of the base, outside was pure desert kissed by the sun several times.

She leaned on the stone railings lost in thought as she stared off into the distance, when she finally moved again, she saw the words carved into the railings that weren't their before.

"Take me back to a place, I know, Changed by time's cruel gift. Destroyed by enemies, heartless actions." She ended up reading out loud, nothing seemed to have happened so Gaze shrugged her shoulders and turned around.

Only to be met with a dark alley and outlooking a busy street filled with people. Gaze froze and panicked she had no idea where she is or what the just happened. But, right at this moment she blamed her stupidity for reading the writings outload.

"Young lady?" said a middle-aged man. Gaze turned around to face him, the guy looked to be a mugger and he held a revolver in his hand. "Red or Silver?" he asked.

"Red" Gaze forze she didn't want to be shoot again.

"…." The Middle-aged old man was quick and observed her for a moment. Making Gaze even more nervous. "Young Lady, please follow me" he said softly, the change in tone made Gaze looked at him twice, and then nodded as she followed him further into the alley.

She was lead to what looked like a tavern underground, she was handed a cup of water by the middle-aged old man. Everyone here was a little rough looking but, Gaze could see the helplessness in their eyes.

"Young lady, where are you from?" said the Middleaged man.

"I'm from Fort Hamon" the moment she said that she was met with dead silence. "Umm, My name is Gaze, could you all please introduce yourselves before we start talking. I feel a bit awkward not knowing your names" Gaze said nervously. It lightened the mood and made the gentlemen around the table smile.

Charlie Taylor, was the middle-aged man who looked about ready to mug her.

Kai Mason, Corey Dixon, Theo Robertson and Jonathan Davies are patrons of the bar.

Luke Stout is the bar's owner.

All of their injuries where caused by work-related issues and abuse by the silvers.

"Young Lady, does Camp Hamon still exist" Said Charlie, in a worried tone.

"Yes, Sir, I do that Lady Vivian has kept operations to rescuers only. To build up forces, I don't know what the outside as heard. But, can I guess that all of you think that Camp Hamon had fallen."

"Yes, since the Silvers had stopped reporting their activities on the radio we thought they had fallen." Said Luke, "But, you say they went quiet to build up forces." Luke was lost in thought.

"Yes, Sir, Camp Hamon…..Fort Hamon, wants to build up forces."

"I understand, Miss Dawn, but it's hard to believe. This is the Capital of the Silver Empire, Embrace. Your two far away."

"…." Gaze looked down for a moment and reached for a little shard of glass. "Perhaps you'll believe me with this" she slightly cut her hand, to prove she is a red blood and touched the wooden table.

The moment she lift up her hand a little pink flower rose and sprang to life. Shocking the entire tavern into standing up.