The Corrupted Sentinel

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                                                                        ~~~Anjui's POV~~~  

Getting up from the Table Anjui had left the young Lord Mylas to his meal. Of course not really watching or caring if anyone saw him at this point the people around him would be apart of his kingdom and he would live in a public eye if he could help it. Everything he did would be to better their lives and his own. If that meant burning down entire houses to the ground their lands included he would do so. If that meant killing families down to even a child he would, because if he did not they would one day grow to the age they could contest his power and even kill him if he was not mindful.

Stepping into the hallway from the dinning hall Anjui was greeted only by a single sentinel elf whom bowed to him. "Lord Anjui there are several groups of people outside the gate saying they are here to speak to you and Lord Aelori." nodding Anjui waved his hand 

"Please Lead them into the War hall." nodding the Sentinel disappeared right before even Anjui's own eyes. Her armor allowed the elf to blend in with the environment with ease even while moving.

Finding himself another person running around the young king had the servant lead him to the War room himself; as he had yet to find the room itself, and even more so had not officially needed the use of it. In all of the Grander of house Aelori it seemed its war Hall was not a single room at all, but one giant building itself. Set off from the rest of the buildings that made up Shyr Tadorar it was the only one that would not blend in, but instead looked like a building had been overtaken by nature itself.

Stepping inside one could see it was well maintained and that it was intentional the look outside. Inside was a marvel all on its own. The room was round with twelve pillars placed like hour marks on a clock to hold up the ceiling which seemed to be made entirely of glass and allowed the natural sunlight to shine down inside without worry of the weather raging outside. In each little cubby between the pillars stood statues of elven figures each holding out their right arm at full length. in their left hand the statues held onto shields, in their right where a blade would be hung a brazier that could be lite if a meeting was called at night or the weather outside was grayed over or dark.

In the middle of the room sat a round table each seat exactly placed in front of pillars. Anjui stepped up to one of these chairs and inspected them with great detail. Each chair was made of a single piece of stone imbedded was veins of gold, silver, and coppers in designs meant to be the house symbol of the Original elven house of Sia Eilol, True Ancient. The house of nobles that had ruled as the first king of the lands, and the house that had seen the elven civilization into its downfall for producing the Corrupted king. smiling Anjui took a seat in the chair placed across from the door. He wanted to see exactly who it was that had answered his messages he had sent out before he had departed for the land of Aelori.

The first to enter the room was Lord Aelori himself who seemed both confused and flustered at the same time. He had dressed himself quickly it seemed. Nodding to him Anjui had a blank face as he looked back to the door and waited. Of course lord Aelori would be confused as to what was going on he had not been informed of what Anjui had done before hand and even more wasn't told that Anjui had told them to come here instead of Masol Thysaer. It was also to be expected his dress was more commoner then of his current position of his power. He had after all likely been training with the soldiers in preparation of the war season to come.

Seeing a few of the sentinels that held the Aelori symbol step to the door they bowed and put their hand out like they were leading people to the hall itself. Standing both Aelori and Anjui greeted their guests. First to arrive to the meeting was House Maser, House stardust was across the waters of Olael Mi, The Ocean Sea was a massive waterway that had cut the crescent isle into the shape it was.

Lord Maser was clad in his houses armor of gold with trim of red. He was Anjui's uncle and older sibling to Anjui's mother. While they now held rank one, they had not been that way when Tasia Felwood had been married off to her husband and house Felwood. It was years following Seilaes's succession to the throne that they would see an increase of their power and a few more to their rise of rank to one. His golden hair flowed freely behind him the crown of Silver sat upon his forehead. His bright blue eyes peered at the two standing in front of him.

"Lord Aelori, Lord Masjhol. I have come on Behest of this message." Holding up the letter Anjui had sent his uncle. It seemed the attention was drawn to the young king as a smile played on his face. Anjui had seen the confusion from both of them and only said a few words. 

"I will explain the letter once everyone is here. We have a few more guests to yet arrive." Just as he finished his words another set of guards stepped up to the door and waved in their guests.

Anjui had seen the banner and received it with a smile, His father's sister had also been married off, only she had been married off to a long line of failure trade kings causing them to drop way low on their rank. It was house Kyli, House Gold Sea, they had lost much, but his father's sister still retained their little island fortress and capital of Molaes pys, The city of Silver docks was only accessible by ships as it was surrounded fully by water. Of course she had also retained the crown. 

"Greetings nephew. Lord Aelori, Lord Maser."

The process had repeated itself only one more time. Anjui's aunt had also asked about the letter, only to get the same answer from the young boy as before. The confusion on the three faces set determination into Anjui's own. Keeping a blank face his golden eyes returned once again to the door and watched as one more pair of guards appeared at the doorway. 

"Our final guest arrives just in time."

Everyone's eyes appeared on the banner of course no one but Anjui could tell who it was as they were a small house in in comparison to Kyli. The lady stepped into the room looking at everyone else. Of course looking at everyone. 

"This must be a Grand meeting if houses from all over the Isle are meeting under the same roof. Lord Masjhol, care to explain this?" pulling the same letter out she placed it on the table. It was at this point Anjui had the same blank face as before. 

"Welcome Lady Pandrylyli, House Dragonstone is the last house I needed to join us for the meeting to begin."

Allowing the rest of the group to sit down Anjui had stayed standing, putting another letter in front of Lord Aelori, who of course didn't even get the chance to read the letter. Aelori grabbed the letter and scanned over it quickly he knew the words already as it was the last letter he had received before seeing the boy in front of him in person. 

"I am claiming the lands that your houses now sit upon."

Before protests from the ground could shot up Anjui held up his hand to keep the group silent. 

"Lord Aelori has already agreed to this conceding of his crown to me, however I will not give any of you the same process I had with him. My terms are simple you will hand over your crowns before the full moon's time. If not then I will invoke my right to rule by challenge. Which I can enforce by blood right. You see besides Lord Aelori here you are all related to me in some way."

Pointing first to Aelae Kyli. 

"You are my aunt, my brother's younger sister and so I could challenge you by invoking his name and right of challenge for your crown as he no longer holds one. Being his younger sister you could not contest his right to your crown." Next he pointed to Shel Pandrylyli 

"You are my oldest brother's wife, and with his name I could challenge you for the right to rule your lands. That and your lands are within bounds of my own, so by that right I can challenge you for right to rule them and consider you a lesser noble house."

Pointing last to his uncle Seilaes Maser 

"And uncle you are my mother's older brother. Like Kyli I could invoker her name for a right to challenge you to rule as she does not rule one." the group seemed stunned at first, but still no words spilled as Anjui returned his hand to his side he quickly placed in front of each one a treaty outlining details of the agreement all they had to do was sign them.

"Instead of killing you, or destroying your families that yet live with you I will give you these terms in my treaties. You will be considered nobility still only High nobility of House Masjhol. All banners will be switched to the house of Masjhol, this includes the armor upon the soldiers and the sails on ships. And you will all accept that I bring into Masol Thysaer a child of yours of my choosing." Taking on an even more stunned looked the three of them looked to Aelori only to look back at the paper in front of them. Shaking they couldn't refuse, but Anjui went on.

"From house Kyli we will be taking Lord Voli Kyli. From house Maser we will be taking Lady Jhadia Maser. From house Pandrylyli, we will be taking Byrdi Pandrylyli. And each of you will be given one of my family members as well. To Kyli I will return my father, Systar Thaelyr. To Maser I return my Mother, Tasia Thaelyr. To Pandrylyli you have my oldest brother, so you will be given Toria Thaelyr."