The Mechanical Era

The sound of the door being knocked on could be heard. Samuel let the knights in to search their house. They moved him aside and searched the entire house for anything suspicious. They did not trash anything, as Silvester did not permit such actions.

He came inside to meet the twins. Though they have met before, he looked intimidating to the twins and they were genuinely scared. The knights searched every room, in every corner of their workplace and home. After a few minutes, the knights came down, informing Silvester that they had returned empty-handed.

"Alright then. I want to talk to the Petersons in private. You all understand right?"

"Yes sir."

"Good. Now leave the premises and wait outside."

The knights all went out one by one through the front door. The Petersons tried to speak first, but Silvester put his finger in his mouth, signaling them to stop. He takes out a piece of paper and gives it over to the twins.

"On the day of the Prince's arrival, I will be standing by his side to keep him secure. If there are any attempts to put his life in danger, I will make sure you will stand trial for judgment and execution. Are there any questions?"

pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ "Yes, Knight..."

"Knight Silvester Silverstone."

"Yes, Knight Silvester. I have one question."

"Go ahead."

"Last time sire Kant had come over to visit us about the project, he did not accompany any bodyguards inside the workshop last time. Why is it that the palace changed its mind?"

"The palace had decided that we choose to put his safety above all else. If you come to disagree with this, I will have to bring you over for questioning."

"No no no! It is fine Knight Silvester. We humbly accept this change of circumstances."

"Good. The prince will arrive at 9'o clock in the morning. Be prepared with the project that he has commissioned."

With that Silvester left the building and jumped back on his horse. They rode back to the knight hall where he would go on to inform Kant that the search was done, and tell him nothing noteworthy was found.

...

In Peterson's workshop, the two were talking about the note that Silvester had given them. What it read was information about a signal he would make, to communicate if the knight would be listening or not. The notice told them to prepare for either two way of communicating with the prince.

They had gone upstairs and decided to lower their voices. They did not want anyone to hear of their plan. Together, they read the note that was left to them. It detailed their mission. It was to get Kant to quickly relay the organization's mission and get Cora to verify it.

"He is planning to use Cora?" Samuel says.

"It makes sense."

"What do you mean?"

"Silvester told me about the connection between him and Cora. The two have a mother-son-like relationship. We will be informing the Prince we have ties to Salvator Humat. If we have a chance of living after that, we need Cora to back up our claims."

"But what if that is not enough?"

"It will be. The prince will know that Silvester is a magic user, no questions asked over the validity of that, but even if he could think it would be an anomaly, having two magic users decreases the chance he would doubt us. If Cora vouches for us, then it is almost guaranteed that he will cooperate with us."

"I just hope that Silverstone can get Cora the message. Alright, we should find a way to communicate the info to the prince."

...

Silverstone entered the room where Cora and Katy were resting. The two were a bit spooked by his appearance. Katy and Cora both kneeled to pay respects.

"Knight Silverstone, what brings you here?" Cora asked.

"Cut the act. Nobody is listening." With that, they both stood up.

"Silvester! Why are you here at this hour? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

"I will get to the point then. Come closer." Cora gave her ear for him to speak to. Silvester lay down what was going to happen. A flabbergasted Cora questioned it.

"Did he approve of this?"

"From what I know, you are perfect for validifying all our claims. He trusts you, and that is why you are important."

Silvester then left and went up to Kant's office, where he would usually work on settling disputes among the masses. He entered the room, but not before knocking on the door and gaining permission.

"Knight Silvester. Was the search really necessary?"

"It is to protect your highness, that is all."

"Alright then. But won't it be effective for the knights to search their homes tomorrow, when I will come over to have my discussion? What have they done to warrant such a search?"

"My priorities are to keep his highness safe for the week. That is my job and I would not like for my head to be beheaded by his majesty because I failed to protect the Prince."

"I see. Alright then. You are dismissed." he said. Silvester then left the room. Kant suspected that Cora was behind it, but he could not fathom why she would suspect who she called friends. It was best if he called her to his office. He did come up with some hypothesis as to why, but he needed confirmation.

He ordered Cora to make herself present. She arrived after a few minutes.

"Cora I would like to ask you a question if that is alright with you? "

"Yes, sire. What is it that sire wants to know?"

"It is about the Petersons. Your friend Silvester Silverstone authorized a search of their homes. You had recommended both of them to me." Kant asked.

"Silverstone himself is a cautious man. It was why I recommended him. I was worried that some harm could be done to you. Though I admit, both of us might have overreacted."

"Well alright then. I will let it slide for now. But just this once. We should better apologize to them both."

"Before I go sire, the suit you tailored had finally arrived. Are you planning on wearing it tomorrow?"

"...I think I will, yes."