Hou opened his eyes, lifting his head he saw a red carpet. On his head, he felt a heavy weight l, and as he lifted his head upright, he beheld the dream scenario.
Instantly. as Hou woke up into the dream, a flash of information passed through his brain. He was the king if this court, his royal Highness king George.
Hou was say above in a golden throne, rolled down the room a red carpet, on either side were court officials.
In the centre, addressing Hou was an old looking man in a robe.
"Do not disrespect me, take off your shady good, show me your face!" Hou started to talk and it became translated into king George's mannerisms.
The man chuckled and threw off his dusty robe, the man's face morphed and his hair grew longer and changed to gold.
"I get your royal Highness, my name is Augustus al Solus, I am your son from lady Madeline from the fallen house Hellis."
Gasps arose from the sides of the court, murmuring of the rightful crown prince, heir to the throne.
"I am your eldest son, father royal Highness, I was found by court wizard John and brought back, that is why my drive made me look like an old man. This filial son swears that he tells only the truth."
Hou was dumbstruck still, what was a wizard, was it something akin to a cultivator. How could he have a robe that changes appearance on an otherwise normal person!
As Hou, king George, sat still without motion, the court slowly became quiet and anxious. Suddenly, Hou raised his hand in the air,
"Bring the court wizard! All of you leave, I will send word of any decision!"
Hurriedly from the sides of the court, the guard moved forward. Fully covered in shining metal, they were knights with large pole arms.
They stopped in the ground causing a large noise and shouted for everyone to leave, another 2 knights came forward to guard the royal prince. They were not in full armour, but tailored suits and instead of pole arms they wore court swords on their hips.
"Protect the prince candidate, Simon the court magician!" The guard captain, Edward, ordered the guards in accordance to the kings orders.
'I'll follow the scenario for now, I'll figure it what these wizards or magicians are... They seem to have some sort of unnatural abilities. This boy though, something feels off, he may not be who he says. When it was revealed I saw some in the city didn't seem as surprised...'
All the court officials left the room, leaving only high level guards of the king, the supposed prince and the wizard.
"John do explain." Hou talked to the wizard. He was an old man, in a long blue robe holding a tall staff with a gem embedded on top.
"Your royal Highness, I was inspecting the kingdom and sensed the royal bloodline had awakened as it does when they turn 18. I ordered the royal wizards to bring him here, I made sure to disguise his risk hair from outsiders" the old man knelt down not daring to look into the kings face.
"I have lived with my adopted parents, ever since house Hellis fell when I was young."
Hou looked down at them, while also inferring this world. He had been given some basic memories but he could not recall the world.
'it seems that there are more wizards than this man, and they are under me. The world is a lot more developed than mine, I should wrap this up and research about this world'
"I want you to take care of his highness, I shall leave his position after he acclimates to life here, come to me at night John."
Hou gestured with a sceptre in his hand, pointing at the guards and outward. The guards took the order and moved the wizard and Prince out of the court.
"Edward, I will retire today, this is all a shock, bring me to the library." Hou asked for information and after being passed to king George's mannerisms it became asking to go to the library.
Edward bowed and ordered the maids and butlers to enter. A swarm of people entered the court, there helped king George up and held his cape up behind him.
Hou walked through the castle with an entourage of people around him. There were guards and butlers making sure king George was as safe and comfortable as possible.
The castle was big and decorated in marble and gold, intricate designs everywhere.
Once Hou was in the library he ordered everyone to leave, Edward refused however,
"I cannot leave you alone, allow me to stay in the room, to ensure your safety"
"I will permit it"
Hou came into the library, opening the doors he was greeted with a large stained glass window. A visage of a golden haired king raising up a pair of scales.
"Stay here Edward, do not disturb me"
Edward bowed and nodded, standing straight up at the door, with his sword in his hand.
Hou moved to an alcove in the library, away from direct line if sight with Edward. He was shocked at the development, there was thousands of books all bound in luxurious leather.
Hou took a look at one and could read the unknown language. He grabbed the book and opened it up, inside was beautiful calligraphy and illuminated illustrations.
Hou read the title if the book,
"The history of the kingdom vol 1"
Beside it were another 11 volumes with corresponding titles.
Hou put back the book and glanced at the rest. What caught Hou's eye was a section labelled,
"Magic"
'magic, like magicians, this should explain what I wanted to know. After this, I'll learn more about what this scenario might need'
Hou looked at the book titles and was especially drawn to one specifically.
"The basics of magic in theory and practice"
'Maybe I can not only gain the ability in the spirit dream realm, maybe I can also gain this 'magic'!'