by Beth Hoyer
away from him appearing to be looking at Jiang he assumed who spoke “Well there’s a side effect to the breathing device that His Majesty is wearing. It involves the shut down of his verbal voice ability making him not able to verbalize his words.”
He looked at Jiang who he saw was appearing to be looking at Trevor which the Highlander spoke “Oh”
He didn’t comment as Jiang looked in his direction and added “Your Majesty when you wish to give out commands to I simply stare at me in the face and I’ll scan your mind and will verbalize them.”
He frowned as he felt the headache of his mind scanned and heard Jiang’s mental voice sounding in his mind “Confirm do you hear me and respond mentally by telling me how you can detect your mind scanned. I prefer to keep this fact quiet. The subject of mind walkers is very well known among the planetary natives of Terrania but its been pinpointed as various species. And that all Highlanders are mind walkers at the moment have yet to admit this due to feelings that it’ll outcast my species from carefully worded questions towards other species who have given out that view in answer to the questions.”
Eric mentally spoke “I hear you Jiang loud and clear. The mind detecting thing I do have is from feeling a certain head pain I dub headache and yes I’ve had this detecting thing for awhile now.”
He eyed Jiang who looked away and heard him speaking “Doctor, I was checking to see about His Majesty’s mental mind abilities to detect his mind scanned along with receiving mental talk and seeing about being able to hear him when he mental chats back to the mind scanner.”
He frowned as he heard from Jiang mentally as the Highlander looked at him “The doctor is aware of the issue of Highlanders being mind walkers and has been coached to give out an excuse towards people when asked about mind walkers so don’t ask him about that please.”
He spoke verbalizing his words “Doctor how’s my descendant doing anyway? It appears he’s not doing well medically.”
He frowned as Trevor spoke “That reminds me I need to go check on him with the scanner I didn’t bring along with me when ordered to his quarters. Excuse me about this while I go check and will tell you the results.”
He watched as Trevor went to the equipment at the foot of the bed and picked up a different arm sized scanner and left the room. He got up without a comment to hear the doors to the room bang open showing a female Highlander walking into the room that paused to stop and appeared to be staring at Jiang.
Eric frowned as he went to Jiang who looked at him and spoke verbalizing his words “A lesson you need to learn, Your Majesty so shake hands with the guard.”
He went to the female and reached out his hand as she grabbed it and gripped it and with a twist he found her behind him with his arm twisted behind on his back in some tight hold along with her arm around his neck.
He spoke while feeling her arm hold not gagging him “Don’t tell me people have been pulling this stunt on people when hand shaking is attempted.”
He heard from Jiang as he was released abruptly “Actually no hand shaking is a policy the first Sun Lord has taken up copying a ruler doing that policy which has been passed down towards males holding the Sun Lord position. The first Sun Lord has given reasons of people would try to do what the guard did when they grab a hold on his hand to immobilize him enough to allow others to take him down. His other reason is he’s given is that people would grab his hand and with their other hand inject poison into him via needle dart into his arm or hand.”
Eric frowned but looked at Jiang who added “Another lesson Your Majesty is to copy what the guard did to you so see if you can do it. It’ll be a handy lesson towards people who are very insistent on shaking your hand.”
He recalled the moves shrugged in response as he looked at the female Highlander having her hand out which he copied her moves getting her arm behind her back and an arm around her neck in a quick move.
He spoke “Now what do I do next besides this?”
He heard from Jiang “Usually that involves gagging the person with the arm and raising their arm up a bit that is behind their back till they scream out in pain and voice out their surrender. You don’t need to do that to the guard Your Majesty. Just remember what I told you so release her.”
He obeyed to see the female Highlander rubbing her arm where it was gripped behind her back which he looked at Jiang which he heard the sound of doors banging open turned to look to see a male Highlander with a frown on his face that appeared to be staring at Jiang from the looks of it. He frown shifting eyes towards the male Highlander and Jiang while noticing the female had left the room.
Eric heard from Jiang as he looked at him “Argh the doctor says that your descendant will die from scans of him and requests your presence to be there for the passing if you don’t mind.”
He spoke recalling Brianna’s passing fully in his mind and didn’t feel any mental hurt from the thoughts “I don’t mind. I’ll be there so take me to there please.”
He heard from Jiang “Ah Your Majesty the use of the word please when giving out orders is unnecessary. We guards are ordered to just do your orders without question whether we agree with them or not for we’ll do it period.”
He spoke “Oh well just take me to my descendant.”
He heard from Jiang “Follow me.”
Eric obeyed following Jiang out of medical to the familiar hallway and found himself led to the elevator with the doors open holding three Highlanders inside which he went inside following the Highlander. He grimaced inwardly from the confines of the elevator as he felt it go up. He willed himself to get used to being in the elevator figuring out it was his mode of travel around in the Sun Lord’s headquarters and figured that the guards would put him off his order of using the stairs. He felt the elevator stopped and followed Jiang out to a familiar hallway that led him to a door where there was a Highlander guard standing in front of it that opened the door seeing him and Jiang.
Eric went inside following Jiang who stopped and spoke pointing a finger at a bedroom door “He’s inside with the doctor as indicated by the guard telling me.”
He didn’t comment a response went to the bedroom door knocking on it.
He heard a faint “Come in.”
Eric opened the door and went inside shutting it behind him to spot the Sun Lord lying on the bed with eyes shut and Trevor standing nearby off the male’s left side while waving a scanner device in his hand towards the man. He stood in the bedroom staring at the Sun Lord lying asleep breathing becoming slower from the sounds of him. He saw Trevor standing next to the bed with a grim look on his face and figured that the Sun Lord was slowly giving up his life to death. Eric turned his attention back to the Sun Lord and went to the bed sitting next to him while taking one of the male’s hands in a handheld grip.
He heard Trevor speak “I’m sorry to say but it won’t be long now before he slips away surrendering to death.”
Eric nodded his head and listened as the Sun Lord’s breathing became slower followed by the familiar rasping sound along with his breathing cut off. He turned his attention to Trevor who pulled out a small hand held device from his pocket and waved it over the Sun Lord.
He exhaled air as Trevor spoke “He has surrendered to death. I’ll see that his body is cremated and ashes scattered like he wanted.”
Eric released his hold on the Sun Lord’s hand and he got up from the bed and left the room to face Jiang standing there looking at him.
He exhaled air as he heard Trevor’s voice from behind him “The Sun Lord has passed. Please get the coroner to attend to the body for cremating and ashes scattered like he wanted.”
He saw Jiang nod his head and watched as the Highlander turned his head towards another Highlander standing in front of the door to the quarters that nodded his head and left the apartment.
Eric frowned as Trevor added “There’s nothing much you can do here Your Majesty so I recommended that you go to your quarters and get some sleep for I
suspect that you need the rest.”
He frowned further to hear from Jiang “Follow me Your Majesty. I know where your quarters are for you’re to stay in for holding the position.”
He hesitated only to hear from Trevor “Eric its common practice here in Americania when people pass away to have their bodies cremated and ashes scattered over a selected nature setting. There’s select few who have issued their bodies to be preserved for medical reasons. There’s others who once held important positions in Americania to have their bodies intact when their deposed sometimes for medical reasons when their deaths call for that and sometimes for memorials of honoring them for them doing things historic for Americania. I thought I would let you know of it.”
He didn’t comment in response eyed Trevor which he gave a head bob then looked towards Jiang who spoke “Follow me.”
He obeyed following Jiang out of the quarters to the elevator and once inside frowned feeling himself not sad from the Sun Lord’s passing away status in front of him as the thing moved to its destination. He felt the elevator stop and followed Jiang down a hallway to a door having two male Highlanders in front of it which one opened the door seeing the both of them arriving. He went inside following Jiang and heard the door shut behind him.
Eric frowned as Jiang turned to look at him followed by speaking “One of my
