It had been years since his baptism, and the once baby is now a 15-year-old teenager who is extremely intelligent and influential within the Seven Lakes Fiefdom.
He has a strong leadership spirit and a good oratory, but at that moment he was together with his older brother and little sister, who is just a child, at the cemetery to pay homage to their deceased parents.
So in front of his father's tumult, his older brother gives a speech in front of the crowd of commoners that surrounds them.
- Dear citizens, today I am here to pay homage to one of the great feudal lords this land has ever had, Mr. Gustavo Terceiro, my father, who, together with my mother Olivia, ruled with excellence and bravery, it was they who made the fief giant as it is today, made the fief freer by giving women rights in various areas, For me, there are no words for how much I miss them, but I took up this post even though I knew it would be difficult to continue in the same way as them, I punished their murderers with due punishment, so I ask you all to sing the hymn of the Seven Lakes with me in honor of ten long years without them.
Everyone stood up to sing the hymn of the Feud of the Seven Lakes, the weather was overcast, the three of them including his eldest brother, who were sitting on a stage of the Feudal Lords, and in their fancy wooden chairs, then his eldest brother spoke again.
- My younger brother, Magnus, will sing the hymn, everyone follow him.
So he stands up, in formal clothes, a little nervous, goes to the front and begins to sing.
Seven Lakes, great imperial nation,
Always united no matter the occasion,
Your leader is a national aspiration.
Honor and glory always to us
Magnificent people, honorable people,
Everyone always shouts loudly
Then everyone who was singing along starts shouting twice.
Glory to the Seven Lakes!
Honor to your people!
To be able to live in this majestic place!
Then they began to sing more quietly.
While the others sink into war,
We prosper with peace and joy,
While others destroy themselves with slaughter
We grow with security and peace,
Magnificent people, honorable people,
Everyone always shouts loudly.
Then they raise their voices to shout twice again.
Glory to the Seven Lakes!
Honor to your people!
To be able to live in this majestic place.
As he finished singing, he thought to himself.
"Well, I think I sang it well."
But everyone was silent when he finished, not because he had sung badly, but because he had sung the hymn beautifully, and then everyone applauded him, even his older brother, so he thought.
"I think they liked it, what a relief."
As he sat back down in his chair, his brother commented, looking at him.
- Your singing was beautiful, brother. If you want to sing next year, just let me know.
Then he replies.
- No thanks, it's a lot of pressure to sing that hymn.
Then he says.
- You get used to it, it was like that at first too, but it's essential for a member of the feudal family, just as I have to get used to it, you must also get used to speaking to an audience or crowd.
So his brother stands up and says as he walks to the edge of the stage.
- That was really beautiful, thank you to everyone who came, I appreciate everyone here, and even those who didn't come but wanted to, my sincere thanks, may they not be forgotten and may we all be able to continue their legacies, see you later.
At this, Magno gets up and so does his younger sister, and they go to their brother, in this way they all begin to make the gestures of "see you later", and when everyone has left, the guards soon come to their older brother asking.
- Your Lordship, do you need anything?
He went thoughtfully down the stairs and answered.
- No thanks, were there any terrorists around?
He replies.
- No, sir, there hasn't been anything relevant for you to worry about today.
Relieved at this, he leaves the cemetery together with his brothers and the feudal guards, who have plate armor up to their necks.
- That's good, I really thought something like that would happen today, especially since today is the tenth anniversary of my parents' death, and even with ten years of ruling the fief, I still feel like I have a lot to learn, I feel like I'm not qualified for this, you see I don't even have an heir, even though I've been married to Luiza for three years.
The guard quickly says.
- Everything has its time, sir.
Not far away was his wife, a tall white woman with blonde hair and green eyes, beautiful and very well dressed, but she went up to him and asked, looking into his blue eyes.
- How was it dear, if you need to cry, I'm here, this place has a very heavy aura.
He hugs her, saying.
- Don't worry, I'm fine, I just need to rest and think for a while.
Seeing all this, Magno continues walking, holding his sister's hand and says.
- Let's go Antonia, this place is depressing and I want to show you something too.
Being similar in appearance to her mother, only a child, she speaks a little sadly.
- Why did Dad and Mom die?
When he hears this, he stops at the cemetery gate and replies.
- Antonia, that's something I still don't know, but Charles might know.
Just then a cart arrives, and Magno comments.
- You can get in first.
She replies.
- All right then.
So they both get into the cart, but then Antonia asks him a question.
- Didn't we have to wait for Charles?
Magno replies cheerfully.
- I already warned Charles before we came here, that's why his guards didn't stop us.
She becomes cheerful and says.
- Wow, I didn't even notice.
Then he comments.
- Honestly, I miss them terribly, today was like bringing the whole family together, the only thing we can do for them is to move on, I think that's what they'd say to us.
So the Charioteer turns back and asks them.
- Your Lordships, where would you like to go?
Magno replies.
- To Wiki City, it's not far from the capital.
The charioteer then comments.
- Then let's go, if your lordship wants me to, I'll go there.
So they set off for the city of Wiki, which he himself has been running for three years. In that time, the city has grown from 3,540 inhabitants to 7,780 inhabitants. Leaving the dense capital, full of houses and stores, and protected by four layers of walls, and passing the bridge, which allows them to pass through the focus of its surroundings, they soon begin to pass through vegetation similar to the Pampa Gaucho, on this day now with clear skies.
- Three years ago I was starting to manage this city, one day you'll be able to choose which city you want to manage, that's when you're twelve?
She interrupts him by asking.
- Really, brother?
He smiles.
- Of course, one day you will.
Magno then returns to the subject.
- You'll be able to administer any city except the capital, you'll also be able to have your own army, basically it's like an almost independent city.
She's very happy.
- Wow, that's great! I can't wait!
So they chatted along the way and passed through the vast countryside, and after three hours of travel, they finally arrived in the city and at the entrance, he spoke cheerfully to her.
- Welcome to Wiki, the city of progress and freedom.
She was surprised to see architecture she had never seen before, farms with huge houses and wooden lampposts.
- What's all this? - Antonia asks in an extremely curious way.
- That's a structure that carries electricity to houses, stores and other places.
She is confused and asks again.
- But what is this electricity used for?
- It's to run equipment in these places, both for local lighting and for other things.
Then she sees a light bulb on an incandescent lamppost and quickly asks again.
- What's that hanging from that structure you just explained?
He looks out and sees that it's just a light bulb, so as he answers he looks at her with confidence.
- This is just a device to illuminate, basically, it is superior to candles in its ability to illuminate.
She marvels at what she sees.
- But is this everywhere here?
Magno, hearing this, becomes even more confident.
- Of course, it's easy to produce, so why not make it public?
After a few minutes, they finish crossing the countryside, and on the way, Antonia sees a bridge which gives access to the other side of a large stream.
- Wow, that bridge is very similar to the one near our castle in the capital. - She comments, impressed by the structure.
Then she looks at Magno.
- This is incredible!
Seeing all this joy, he thinks as he smiles.
"And she hasn't even seen anything, this is my chance to make her stay by my side and not with the subnobles, who seem to be plotting something against me and my brother, he only allowed me to bring her here for this reason, and besides, I have to keep a closer eye on those subnobles, their movements are getting more suspicious every day."
When she arrives in the city, she is amazed at what she sees, cars, carts and carriages similar to those of the 1910s passing through the streets, lampposts on every corner, the architecture is also similar to that of the 1910s, as is the fashion of its citizens, but horsemen soon stop the carriage.
- Sir, your guards have arrived. - says the charioteer when he sees them.
- Thank you very much for your service. - Magno comments, getting out of the cart.
Antonia does the same, confused by the sudden stop.
- Is the tour over?
He replies as he pays the carriage driver with two gold coins.
- Antonia, the place we're going to doesn't need a carriage, and it's also a bit of a secret, so don't tell anyone, okay?
The carriage driver, on the other hand, goes away thanking me.
- My lord, thank you very much and truly, what a wonderful city I'm seeing, have a nice day.
- And you too. - Magno replies to the carriage driver.
Then one of the riders gets off his horse, dressed in the uniforms of the German cavalry of the First World War, but in white, with strong blue details, and with steel armor on his chest, arms and legs.
- My lord, you're ready, and the Feudal Intelligence Commander wants to talk to you.
In this form he notices Magno's sister.
- A thousand pardons, how rude, but which girl would that be next to you, my lord?
- That's my sister Antonia. She came here today to show you the city.
The knight says.
- That's good, because that work you asked for last year has finally been finished and tomorrow you'll be able to inaugurate it, you and the lady can see it first if you like.
However, the surrounding people soon realized that Magno had returned to the city, so a large mass of people began to surround them.
- I think our privacy is over.
The knight quickly shouts to the other knights.
- Protect Lord Magnus!
So the knights made a protective circle with the intention of separating him from his people, who were shouting thanks for his work and some women asking him to marry them.
Despite having such prestige in his town and being first in line to the fief, he doesn't spend his time flirting or partying, but rather working hard, so even at the age of 15 he still hasn't made a commitment to anyone, and he doesn't show much interest in it now either, even though he could marry any woman.
- Well, Antonia, we'll have to walk.
She in turn replies in surprise.
- Brother, this is magnificent, the population honoring us, back in the capital I hardly ever leave the castle, and when I do, the people run away from me, and when I manage to get close to them, the servants always push me away saying that a noblewoman like me can't interact with the people like that, it makes me angry.
Hearing that, he gave a small smile.
- That's right, I felt the same way, that's why I like staying here, there's no such thing here, it's only happening now because we have to go there now, but then you can talk to the people, but there must be two security guards to ensure safety, okay?
- Yes.
So they walked along escorted by the knights and she admired the crowd following them, until they arrived at the place where she was going to administer, which was a small palace, by no means luxurious, but there were city guards to protect the place.
Once there, the gates are opened by the guards, who are dressed just like the knights, but the only difference is the city crest on the armor.
- Your Ladyship, welcome to the Administrative Palace of Lord Magnus. - The knight says to Antonia.
- So this is where Brother Magno works? How nice! Can you show me around? - He asks cheerfully.
- That's fine with me, but your brother will have to go along.
- Okay, my brother should be able to explain every corner of this place better.
- But I'll only do that if you promise to pay attention to what I say? It might help you manage your town when you grow up.
And so they pass through the front courtyard of the palace, but first the knight turns to the other knights and shouts.
- Reinforce the front guard!
They immediately head for the palace gates where the crowd is now dwindling in size.
- Let's get going then, Miss, Mr. Magnus.
Arriving at the front door, which was 3 meters high, it was opened by other guards, and they proceeded inside, Magno passing the guards and asking one of them.
- Anything relevant today?
- No, sir!
- Well, I'll see you later.
This is how they entered the modest palace, which appeared to be a palace from the outside, but turned out to be a place with lots of offices and secretaries, who looked after the administration, people with terms walked around and carried paperwork all the time, the administration office was on the top floor, more specifically on the third floor.
When she reaches the center of the second floor, Magno stands still and turns to look at her.
- Welcome to the administrative heart of Wiki City, the Wiki Palace!