“Why are you standing on the elf. Get ready to attack him Amelia.”, Alderan stood on guard and unsheathed a weapon. Liu Feng waved at him like he was swatting a fly. “Don’t kid yourself. You know what the outcome is.”

He took a seat on the table. Alderan and Ameila clenched their jaws, and went to stand beside their father. The attendant was knocked out unconscious.

“Terribly sorry for the behaviour of the attendant, prince of Aegon. I have spoken to the King of Aegon just now and he explained to me how you came across the chant.”

“He did? Wait, it hasn’t been long since I even revealed that I know it. How did you arrive and how did you speak to the King in such a small time?”

“Behind you!”, Pyrus suddenly said, and Liu Feng jumped to the side. The chair that Liu Feng sat on broke.

“Does this mean war, Elvan?”, Liu Feng spat on the ground.

The king was surprised, and shouted, “Stand down! What is wrong with you? I was talking to him!.”. A strong gust blew the attendant who had just awoken and attacked Liu Feng out of the room. He gestured Liu Feng to sit. Liu Feng closed his eyes for a minute to sense how many people were outside the room. He counted five, and opened his eyes again. He sat opposite to the King this time.

Liu Feng repeated, “Now, how did you speak with the king?”

The king of Elvan raised a black stone with a few magical circles inscribed on. “I didn’t know that the prince of Aegon was raised without communication stones. It seems that Aegon has a scarcity of them. Well, Elvan has a few good magic circle inscribers, so we are fortunate to have a surplus, and my children have a few to contact me in the case of an emergency. Your father told me that you were in fact the prince, and that you read some ancient book and might have learnt the chant.”

Liu Feng replied, “You have a surplus right? Give one to me, I wish to talk to my father then.”

The King’s smile faltered, and slowly shrunk.

“Guess you wouldn’t expect someone to call your bluff. You need to be careful.”, Liu Feng taunted the king. He smiled again, and threw a stone at Liu Feng.

“I really want to see how a country bumpkin will activate this on their first time. I am curious, is Aegon full of idiots like you? Do you know that your markets are all dependent on our magic devices?”

“And did you know that if this chant goes public, then your already miserable army will get decimated, and we will get quite a handsome reward. You see, spoils of war can be treated however we want. Your daughter is quite the beauty. I wonder how she will fare when she gets in the hands of tired and vacationless armies?”

The King’s face darkened, and Liu Feng could feel a gust on his face. He chanted quickly, and the wind separated, going to his side, but not confronting head-on.

“Don’t worry, King of Elvan. You see, I am indebted to the spirits. How could I possibly say that to the contractor of the Queen of the air spirits? But I am sure that if Amelia asks the Queen for advice, she will tell you to stop messing with me. I am a contract holder of a king myself, and I am confident that I can demolish your pitiful display in a matter of minutes. And as for this communication stone, thanks for the gift. Expect to see a few replicas in the market soon. You have grown complacent without any real competition.”