At the Blaze family house, Brandon and Sylvester are preparing for their journey to the Imperial Capital.

  Sylvester was planning on taking Brandon to the Imperial Capital, mainly to show him the ropes of how the nobility of this world works and because he had never been there before.

  Brandon was nervous about going to the Imperial Capitol. The thought of meeting other high-ranking Nobles and some lower-ranking ones was overwhelming for him.

  He paced around his room, trying to calm down from the anxiety of suddenly being thrust into a role he had been waiting for.

  'Ugh, what am I going to do now? What if the other Nobles don't like me? Or what if I somehow ruin the Blaze family reputation?' (Brandon)

  'I can't simply be calm now, knowing that I will eventually take over from my father. I simply can't afford to mess up this opportunity and the family's reputation...'

  He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't notice his fiance entering the room. She slowly creep up behind him and hugged him from behind.

  "Good morning, darling! I can see that you're stressed out right now. What could be the reason why my darling fiance is worried about?!" She smiled warmly after she asked her question. Her body connecting to his.

  "Oh, morning, Lady Eloise Rosslyn. You've returned so fast."

  "Awww, why are you so sulky this morning, darling?! You never called me by my full name before..."

  Brandon paused for a little while before he answered her.

  ".....I dunno. It's just that my father is planning on taking me with him to one of his meetings at the Imperial Capital..." Brandon answered her in a low tone.

  Eloise Rosslyn is a charming young lady from the Rosslyn House. She has long silky brown hair and lovely pale skin, with lovely brown eyes. She is well-known for her brilliance and magic potential.

  She still had on her pyjamas and hadn't showered yet.

  So Eloise started to comfort her fiance and calm him down.

  "Everything will be alright... you don't have to worry about it."

  They shared a kiss before Brandon got ready for his trip.

  Meanwhile, Sylvester sat in his office gazing intensely at a pile of papers stacked on his desk, his mind racing, trying to prepare himself for the upcoming trip to the Imperial Capital; he had a troubled look on his face.

  "Hmmm..."

  'Brandon will soon take over after me in the council, but is he ready? Things may become interesting...'

  They were scheduled to leave for the Imperial Capital in the next couple of hours by plane, mainly because going by car or any other way would take a substantial amount of time.

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  No one would risk bandit attacks or monsters to get to the Imperial Capital. Besides, safety is important.

  Sometime later, Sylvester and Brandon had already gotten ready to go to the Imperial Capital. There were lots of expensive-looking cars and SUVs parked in the compound, with some local police cars escorting them to the airport.

  "Be careful, honey. And please find a way to contact me once you arrive at the Imperial Capital." Sarah hugged Sylvester and wished him a safe travel.

  "Dad, bye-bye!"

  Sylvester picked up Emily, his youngest daughter and hugged her and his wife tightly.

  "I'll see you guys later... and Emily, I will buy you something nice!"

  Seeing the scene unfolding in front of them, Brandon and his fiance hugged, and she gave him a kiss on the cheeks.

  Brandon and Sylvester said goodbye to their family and got into one of the cars parked in the yard. Leaving Sarah, Emily and Eloise standing there.

  "Please come back to me safe..."

  "Bye-bye, Daddy!"

  The girls waved to Brandon and Sylvester as they drove off. They were feeling a mixture of both happiness and sadness of the fact that they won't be seeing the people they loved.

  Emily eventually went back to her usual cheerful self, playing in the garden with the other children from the neighbourhood. And Sarah and Eloise continued with the rest of their day, occasionally thinking about their lovers.

  When they arrived at the airport, escorted by their bodyguards and police officers of course. The police cars escorted them to Sylvester's private jet waiting for them to take off.

  A lot of news people were at the airport waiting to take pictures of the father-son duo.

  "Grand Duke Sylvester will be arriving soon. "

  "We have to take lots of pictures of Sylvester!"

  "But I heard that he's also bringing along his eldest son Brandon. "

  "Really?! I've never heard that before!"

  The reporters from the same channel were talking among themselves about Sylvester and Brandon.

  "The Blaze family is impressive, aren't they?!"

  When they arrived at the jet, Sylvester's convoy were surrounded by many people with cameras. They couldn't get out of their vehicles...

  The police officers and other airport staffs had to get things under control.

  "Please step away from the convoy!"

  "Make way for Grand Duke Sylvester Blaze!"

  So Brandon and Sylvester boarded the plane, with Brandon feeling nervous about the news people. But Sylvester acted like a natural.

  "Good afternoon, lords Sylvester and Brandon. Please follow us!" A flight attendant greeted them.

  And thus, the plane was ready to take off. With permission from the tower people, their flight took off successfully.

  'I'm going to the Imperial Capital... hopefully everything works out for the best for both me and my family....'

  'Leon and Sophie must be studying hard right now. ' (Brandon)

  It will take about 7 hours for them to arrive at the Imperial Capital, which by any other means of transportation would take a substantial amount of time. It would do a great good if they had their rest.

  "Father... how long will we be staying in the Imperial Capital?" Brandon asked his father. Feeling unsure about his decision.

  "It depends on what kind of meeting. On a normal occasion, it usually lasts for a whole week give or take. " Sylvester answered in the calmest way possible.

  "But don't worry, I already booked a hotel ahead of time. So we have a place to stay!" He patted his son on his back.

  '....everything will be just fine, son. One day you'll have to take up your responsibility as the next head of the Blaze family....' (Sylvester)

  Sylvester thought to himself as he gazed at the beautiful sunset and clouds.

  'Father is counting on me...I can't afford to mess this up...!' (Brandon)

  The Imperial Capital.... a stunning bustling city situated in the centre of the Empire, with small rivers and canals connecting to the sea and other coastal cities like veins carrying blood to the heart.

  The reason why the Imperial Capital is at the centre of the Holy Light Empire is that when it's wartime, the enemy won't be able to easily take the city, without going through hostile enemy cities.

  The Imperial Capital had a medieval European city like Amsterdam or Copenhagen, to be precise, the capital city of Denmark and the Netherlands.

  After a while, the plane landed in the airport and they exited the plane and were escorted to their hotel by the police department in the Imperial Capital...

  Brandon and his father Sylvester were so exhausted from the flight, that they instantly fell asleep upon them touching their beds.