Celestial Discord

Chapter‌ ‌16-‌ ‌Support‌ ‌

Everyone turned their attention to me.

Sigh. So this is his plan. Have me win over everyone for him. It's whatever, I'll play along.

Mr. Reginald gave me a stern look. "Is this true Arthur?"

"Yeah, what's up Arthur?" Tucker said. "You don't want to go meet some people in the wilderness, do ya?"

Time to play devil's advocate I guess. As much as I don't want to.

"I'm actually fine with the plan. As long as Mary and Mr. Reginald come with us, I think it should work out fine. Mary is fast and Mr. Reginald is really strong so it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Plus Tucker can defend himself fairly well."

"But what about you?" Sophia asked.

"Huh?"

"As one of the two heirs, you matter too." And you can't defend yourself, can you?" You'll be around at least one hundred Amazon warriors that know the jungle very well. To say that you'll be outnumbered will be an understatement. With Mary and Reginald's hands full, what will you do if they go after you?"

"That probably won't happen, though. During the possessed incident a few days ago, Mary herself took all of them herself."

"But from what I've been told," Miss Cecilia interjected, "the possessed stopped focusing on you and just targeted Mary. Not to mention, do you want to put all that stress on Mary?"

I looked over at Mary, who in turn was looking at me. And as usual, she didn't say anything.

I suddenly felt guilty. I didn't even take Tucker, Mary, or Mr. Reginald's feelings into account. I didn't mind getting thrown into this situation, but they might not feel the same way. It is dangerous and we could die. Sadly, for my own sake, I had to make sure his argument was a success...or I could just throw it back at him.

"I understand the risks that may come along with it, but as Veronica said, my father is known for planning things out and making sure everything is safe. I do not know all the details of this trip, but I have faith in my father and hope that he doesn't lead me, his son, into anything dangerous."

Sophia seemed to relax a bit. "I can understand having faith in your parents. I thought you were for it but clearly you were just coaxed into it."

All eyes returned to my father. He gave me quick glare with probably enough venom to kill an elephant before looking over everyone else. "As you see, Arthur isn't against it and I know this will be a success."

"How so?" Mr. Reginald inquired.

"If I'm being blunt, business intuition. As much as I like to be meticulous and be sure every little detail is taken care of, I'm aware that sometimes you have to follow your heart. And my heart tells me that this can only be a success."

Miss Cecilia sighed. "As much as I'd like to argue, I can tell that your mind's made up."

My father nodded.

"However, I feel it's only fair to get Mr. Reginald, Mary, and Tucker's opinion on it, since they are the ones being affected by it.

Mr. Reginald stood up and put his arm over his chest. "I still don't agree, but if it is my duty, I'll go."

"I'll go to protect Arthur," Mary said.

"Wait, what about me!?" Tucker yelled.

She looked at him with dismay. "You can look after yourself."

Upset, Tucker folded his arms. "Fine, I'll go. For adventure."

I smiled. It eased my heart seeing them willing to go. It would've left a bad taste in my mouth if they were forced to go.