Chapter 5. The Plan for Prince Vincent’s Fight

*Prince Vincent*

"Good morning your majesty!" A young servant is waiting outside my room after I get ready for the big meeting with my father and Maleficus. Alex and Caleb are also coming, it is to plan the fight with the army of rogues in the city.

"Good morning." I replied and step out of my bedroom, i had a quick shower after the run with my two friends. It was a good meal, we fill ourselves with a healthy deer and a big boar for the three of us. We had fun chasing our prey and relinquished our strength through devouring our prey's fresh meat.

"Is my father already in the library?"

"Yes your majesty, together with the wizard of the Palace."

 We continued walking through the huge hall which took us after a few minutes into the door of the library. The young servant pushed the door open and then took a step aside to let me in.

Tall shelves full of books and a long wooden table in the middle of the room with five seats that is occupied, is the scene which greeted me as soon as I took a step inside the room. I can feel the pressure boiling in the air when my eyes look around and i meet the eyes of my father.

"Oh! Here he is! Good morning Prince Vincent! I thought you would arrive earlier than me. However, you came later than the five of us."

His voice oozing with dominance and pride so full of energy and power. The great Alpha King, as expected from my very own father. He is making a fuss because i came later than everyone. My two friends, Caleb and Alex lowered both of their heads unable to meet my gaze. I looked past the old man and meet the sight of the big individual sitting at the right hand of my father. His Beta, Derek. He too, is looking at me with those eyes that's quite similar to my father.

"Oh! Is that how you welcome me home father? After many years of sending me away and now the first thing you noticed about me is my late arrival to this meeting at this very morning."

I followed his gaze and did not move a tiny muscle surrounding my eyes when I walk closer to sit at the empty chair across him in the table. I'm in for the challenge but he never responded for a couple of seconds so Maleficus starts to discuss the plan on the table. He is good with pretending that nothing happened.

"Gentlemen of the Royal pack, we have known that the wolves who hurt the people in the City is non other than the wolves who refuse to recognize the Alpha King and the Moon Goddess. They call themselves the army of the rogues.

My father cleared his throat and Maleficus stopped talking. "I have decided to put an end to the cruelty of this rogues who terrorizes the City. Both wolves and human that lives peacefully in the place are being hurt. The Mayor who leads the humans have communicated with me. But the other day an incident have almost made that agreement lost."

Beta Derek stiffened his shoulders when my father continued talking. "A task is to be taken by Prince Vincent as what is seen by Maleficus in his vision. This is the first in many fights that my son will handle in order to become the leader of the Langston warriors. The pack needs a great leader after Beta Derek who is under my command."

My son, my father just said the two important words which he rarely mentions. My position in his life is finally clear out loud. It feels like someone have rang a bell beside my ear. I almost couldn't hear the next words that came out of his mouth and our little argument a few minutes ago is completely forgotten. Now everybody is focused on the task and the planned strategy that we are going to take.

"Father, does that make me a delta if i win the fight with the rogues?"

It was an honest question which is rising inside my chest, I leaned my back in the soft leather seat and look intensely at the face of my father. Maleficus chuckled and answered my question.

"That will be possible after you have won the fight your majesty, and you will have another task after the fight with the rogues which will involve maintaining the peace across the entire City."

My dark brows furrowed in a frown, what other task is next after the big fight in City. "Let me spill it out myself after the fight is over with the rogues in the City Maleficus."

My father spoke once again and stood up from his chair like everybody in the room only moves whenever he says so. "My Beta will continue discussing the plan everyone so please listen to him and follow accordingly like his words are mine. Have a great day!"

Wow, and just like that my father is leaving.There was no other sound in the room until his presence is completely out. The first sound we heard after that is Beta Derek clearing his throat and looking at me. It's as if he wanted me to listen to him carefully, I remember the little incident I had with him a few years back. He was used to always turn me down whenever I ask him for a sparring except for that one day that i guessed I got lucky.

Our "spar" lasted for almost an entire day but I refused to accept my defeat and did what shocked almost all the warriors of the pack. With broken ribs and a broken leg, I won the man to man fight with one of the strongest warrior of the pack. Maleficus considered it amusing but I know it was an embarrassing incident for my father's Beta. I am not even sure if he heard of it because after three days I traveled back to Europe in order to continue my studies. That memory brought a smile to my lips.

"Prince Vincent, I plan to be in the front during the fight in the City with few of my best chosen warrior. You can stay behind and then wait for my signal along with the two of your best buddies."

My smile turned out into a surprised laugh that came out of my throat in a loud noise. "That is a brilliant plan Beta Derek, except that we need to switch places."

Like hell I would agree to stay behind and wait for his signal. That is not happening without a fight.

"I am not in favor of that your majesty please."

Maleficus tap his palm in the table to cause enough noise that took away my attention from Beta Derek and turned it out into him. "Why don't we consider voting for that plan in this very room, shall i start by raising my hand and saying I am in favor of Beta Derek's plan."

My lips twisted in the other corner while staring at Maleficus. Caleb and Alex raise both of their hands together. "We will go with the plan of Prince Vincent!"

I grinned widely and shrugged my shoulders, I never doubted my friends loyalty, except when my father is inside the room. "No offense Beta Derek but I think I won this little voting system fair and square."

He sighed and nodded. "Alright. We will do it according to your what you suggest Prince Vincent but I will have to stay beside you and one of your buddies is going to stay behind and lead the second squad."

Caleb groaned and so is Alex. "Does it mean Caleb and I get to have a little competition in order to determine who's going to stay behind, your majesty?"

I scratch the back of my head. This two is not going to agree without a fight either. "Alright, you two can arm wrestle to make the winner be with me and Beta Derek in the front squad. While someone stay behind. If the battle finishes before you guys arrive then there's no need for a second squad."

Both of them groaned in protest, I know that they wanted to have their experience in fighting the enemies beside me but they cannot argue with Beta Derek. He is somehow more superior than everybody inside the room.