Chapter 21

"Let's go, I'm confident". Damon said and stood back and let the man lead the way. "Brandon I need to speak with father, stall time a little". "That's Kent himself right". Brandon asked with a smirk. "It is quite nice to know that you are worthy of being the palace master, now stall me a little time". "Uhm sorry but can I speak to you a bit I want to be sure my friend here is making the right decision". Brandon said and pulled the man to a side not giving him time to refuse "Father". Damon said as soon as Brandon and the man had moved forward. "Aren't you a little too into the act". Julius said and turned to look at him, Damon never calls him father, unless of course he had gotten into some kind of trouble with him. "Aren't you a little too forgetful of your identity you're my father you know Guardian of the agents". Damon replied with the same voice. "What's the deal" . "We're you going to let me enter there and play gamble before you let me know that is Kent, fathers look after their children before anything else". Damon said staring at Julius as if to say, you're a bad father. "You should know before I'm your father I'm your mentor and trainer, Guardian of the agents, when did you find out?" "Well, an ordinary man at the loser's booth couldn't possibly be able to gain entry or even audience to the guards of Kent not to talk of Kent himself". Damon said with a proud expression. "You have five hours of punishment when we get back so you're not returning home tonight we're going to the family house". "Why am I getting a punishment, I passed the test alright". "It took Brandon the first five minutes you got here to know who he is and it took you the last five". "So I am getting punished cause Brandon did better, Brandon is the palace master and an elder, are you joking". "Nope, I'm serious so get back there we don't want him suspecting till you have the gun to his head". "How and where do you want it". "If my guess is right Kent hides the amount won at his table hidden that's why he had to handle things himself, so the room would have only us and him". "I won't be surprised if Brandon is left outside though, I mean if Kent has any sense at a he needs one of us outside with his men as a possible hostage and bargain fee". "It's nice to know you now wish Brandon dead cause he was wiser". "I'm off". Damon strides over to where Brandon and Kent was standing having a discussion only God knows about. "What have you both being talking about Brandon let's hurry this up I'm beginning to loose morale". "Your dear friend here was only looking out for you boy and I must say you have a very intelligent friend that loves you". "Well thanks but can you take us to kent's table now I'm yawning already". Damon said and faked a yawn. "It's afternoon don't be lazy, you're a young man and a lot of responsibilities awaits you". The man said jokingly. "Well, you're indeed right an having so much responsibilities my time is precious, so shall we get today over with". Damon said impatiently now The trio gets to the ghost house and is surprised to see it have such a beautiful entrance, the front of it was decorated with colour splashes and rose petals littered the door. "Are they trying to enchant people into this place why the extravagant beauty". Aurora asked with a laugh. "If that's the plan, well I'm afraid they succeeded I'm enchanted such beauty it's competing with my pretty face". Arianna said with puppy eyes "I never knew you had a pretty face that withstood roses". Paul joked. "Now you know, you might want to take a better look at it ". Arianna retorted. "In case I've been blind all this time right". "Well, not exactly you could have been long sighted and I've been close to you all this while, do you understand now?". "Little girl can you stop daydreaming, so we can move forward with what we came here to do". "Well since you have refused to open your eyes to the beauty before you, I won't press you further, let's go inside". They move to enter into the ghost house but is stopped by the guards at the entrance. "Your tags". One of the men demanded. "Tags? We had no idea there were requirements for tags I'm so sorry, where can we go get them". Paul said taking the position of the spokesperson. "You didn't pay attention there's a board with direction arrows the last board bears a stall there you get the ticket and you're given a tag". "Okay sir, thank you and we're sorry we had no idea, totally". "It's fine, you can go get it and come back". "Let's go girls". The trio turned back to go to the stall that had been described. "Funny that Aurora would go back to get the tags, I expected you to say oh no need we'll be back someday". "Well the exterior must have been made like that so that we will come back for more". "And it's working I guess, they humbled our mighty woman of valor Aurora". Arianna joked. "You won't stop getting a kick out of that would you". Aurora laughed and rolled her eyes. "It's big news, I totally expected to see you turn while the man was describing the way back and be like no bothers, we don't care anymore". Arianna said mimicking Aurora's nonchalant voice. "There, the stall". Paul said pointing at a wooden box shop that bore ghost house on it. "Go get the tickets, we'll be waiting for you here". Arianna said and pulled Aurora back. THE VEIL ON THE DARK