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Chapter 88

 

 

My mates stopped feeding as Easton's heart slowed, and as I felt it stop, I also felt his body relaxing from the seizure. I pulled back to look down into his face and saw a peaceful smile. I put my wrist to a fang, then put my bleeding wrist to his lips. A tear fell from my eye as I leaned down and whispered into his ear.

 

"It's your choice munchkin. Feed and come back as my son, or stay in the peace you've found in death."

 

Bea gently brushed his hair from his eyes, then kissed his forehead. I heard her say "You're my pup now, and my pups choose their own path. Time for you to choose."

 

Behind me, I heard Tyler sobbing as Chris held her, trying to reassure her. Anthony was clinging to his mother's waist, but Nathan had come closer to watch us drain his brother, and now he took Easton's hand in his.

"Hey little brother. Please come back? I know it might not be forever, but come back for now?"

 

I felt Easton's tongue probing, then he tasted the blood. His eyes shot open and he eagerly fed. Nathan's smile threatened to rip his face apart, then he turned his face in to Bea's shoulder and cried. From the sobs behind me, I knew that Tyler and Chris understood what was happening as well.

 

I carried my feeding pup to a lounge chair and settled in, holding him in my lap as he continued to feed. Billy curled up beside me and, after an hour, opened his wrist and replaced mine at Easton's mouth. I moved the feeding boy into his lap, and wasn't surprised when Nathan crawled into my lap to caress his brother's face.

 

When I felt Nathan's breathing become deep and steady, I stood and, after Bea sat beside Billy, I placed the sleeping boy in my wife's lap. I turned to Tyler and Chris and said "I will return before his change is completed. I need to go, and Tyler, I hate to do this at this time, but we need those suits."

Tyler wiped away her tears and smiled, saying "Of course, Your Majesty. I have the four you requested in my workroom. I'll go get them."

I told her to stay with her family. As I left the room, I found a footman and sent him to get the suits. Joshua and Niko would join me now, with Billy joining us after he fed Easton, so I called Joshua through our bond. He and Niko joined me in my bedroom and soon after they arrived, the footman brought our suits. Joshua smiled when he noticed I had Tyler add the crest of the House of Drăculești above the breast pocket.

 

I looked at Niko and said "I don't mean to embarrass you, but from what I don't smell, you're still dry?"

His face lit up as he said "I am, Dad! And more important, I've gone to pee. I'm going to wear a diaper a few days to be sure, but I think I'm good."

I leaned down and kissed his forehead as I said "You're good regardless of your bladder control, pup, but I knew what you meant. Now, to business. Today we have a short meeting with Alex and Leonard. Then we meet with Mike, David, Lucas, Matt, and all the dukes. Your job is to sit silently, and fetch things we need. Over time, you'll learn to anticipate my needs, but today, you're my Golden Retriever."

Niko laughed and barked playfully when I said the last part. Joshua was dressed before I was, so he helped Niko with his pants and shoes, then the three of us headed to my office.

 

Alex and Leonard were waiting outside the office, as well as Lucas, who was early. I made a quick decision, and asked Lucas to join us. As we entered, I saw Niko say something to Alex, who nodded and looked at me "If you'll excuse me, Sire. I will only be a moment?" I nodded, and Alex ran down the hall. When he returned, he handed Niko a laptop and a tablet. Niko said something to Alex and pointed at his wheelchair. Alex's smile and nod seemed to end the exchange.

 

I looked at Alex and said "I see you've started already. Update me on what you have planned."

"I haven't started, Sire. Niko just asked me for a way to take notes during your meetings. My plan is to have cameras and microphones in every room in the castle. Many of them will be for recording only, and those records only available in case of emergencies, but I want every square meter of the castle covered. I will be working with Colonel McNeil to have many of them constantly monitored. Aside from video, I will be working with Leonard to limit access to every part of the castle. Tommy said he wants the ability to control everyone's movement within the castle, at all times, so there will be fingerprint readers at many places and we will work up lists of who has access to what rooms."

 

Leonard interrupted with "Not to speak ill of the work done in the past, but the layout and features show old school thinking. I plan to redo the entire interior of the castle. Fortunately, things were built with remodeling and redesigning in mind. The only permanent walls are the exterior walls, and the floors and ceilings are all false, with space above and below to accommodate plumbing, HVAC, wiring, and such. I can do almost anything you desire with the floor plans, Sire."

I nodded and said "Scott and Bea will be giving you our needs for the residence. As to these offices, Joshua, Billy and I will need to work that out. We need to sort out our government before I can tell you how many offices, and where." I turned back to Alex and said "We'll need a secure cell phone system, or a system that is integrated somehow. For example, I've just had a thought, and want to include someone in the next meeting, how do I let him know quickly? Cell phone, castle phone system, or do I sent Niko rolling down the halls, shouting?"

"Understood, Sire. I've already talked to Vodafone, and Cosmote. Cosmote already has two towers on Kasos and several on Karpathos. I'm hoping to get them to add two towers on the southwest part of the island. One for general use, and one exclusively for the castle."

 

"You are free to tell them that the Crown will pay the cost of installing both towers, as well as maintaining them. That should get the job done. Are they aware of the changes that are coming?"

Alex nodded, saying "They are, Sire. When I called from the castle, they immediately put me through to their main office. They're aware and are anxious to hear what taxes and limitations you plan for Dracul."

 

Lucas spoke up, saying "With respect, Your Majesty, to recover the cost of the new towers, we might use the taxes on cell service in Dracul."

 

"That is something we can look into, Lucas. I would like to hear what David has to say on this, also. It brings to mind another issue we need to address, Alex, and that is 911 service, or whatever number is used here."

"Sire, in Greece, as well as most of Europe, 112 is the universal emergency number. Police, ambulance, fire, and many others, have their own 3-digit number, but 112 will get you any of those. As a sovereign nation, we will need to set up our own call center to dispatch, and also provide police, fire, and medical assistance to our citizens on the islands of Dracul." Joshua groaned but Alex went on "It's not as bad as it seems, Your Highness, most of the infrastructure is already in place. We just need to negotiate with Greece to pay them for their investment, then evaluate things, and upgrade as needed."

I thought for a moment, then stood and said "Alex and Lucas, stick around for my next meeting, please. Leonard, come with me. I want to go check on my newest pup and you can talk with Scott and Bea." I took a few steps, then turned and said "Niko, get online and find a chair or two that you want. Electric for days you want to be lazy, something good for travel, something for around the island. No limits, do what you want."

Joshua and Leonard followed me up and out to the patio where we found Scott feeding Easton. I asked about Billy and was told he was getting dressed to join us in the office. I leaned down and gave the still sleeping Nathan a kiss on the forehead, then took Easton from Scott's arms and, opening my wrist, offered him more of my blood. He licked at my wrist but didn't latch on.

 

"Not hungry, pup?"

He shook his head, and behind me Anthony asked "Why are you calling him a pup?"

I turned, smiling, and said "I have to get back to some meetings, buddy. Would it be ok if Scott and Bea show you around the castle and answer your questions?"

Anthony nodded as a timid voice said "Where do I go, Your-Your-Your Majesty?"

 

I looked down to the sweet boy in my arms and said "My pups call me Dad, and you, my newest pup, should go with Mom, Pop, Tyler, Chris, and your brothers. I will see you at dinner."

 

I gave Easton another kiss on the forehead, then kissed my mates, and returned to my office. When I arrived, I looked at the size of the group, turned, and headed for the conference room. On the way, I told the footman to arrange for lunch, and drinks for everyone.

 

I walked into the conference room and immediately saw changes I wanted made. Like a traditional business, the leader's chair was at the head of the table, putting some advisors closer to the leader, and others far down the table. I had always liked the pictures of the US Cabinet meeting room, where the President's chair was in the center of one side, allowing him to hear all of his advisors. I grabbed the chair that had the Crest of Dracul and pulled it to the center of the side that faced the windows, and sat. I then indicated that Billy and Joshua should sit on either side of me, and allowed everyone else to arrange themselves as they saw fit.

 

As he sat, George said "Your Majesty, while waiting, the dukes had a conversation and we would like to suggest some changes to things that have been discussed." I nodded, so he went on "First, in order to prevent us, or any future duke, from being tempted by greed, we would like to surrender all our property to the Crown, rather than simply the items we discussed on the plane. The Crown would provide housing and transportation, as you have already planned."

"I see no problem with doing this. Is there anything else?"

Opa spoke up with "Yes, Sire. While George and I appreciate the consideration and honor of the title, a duke should be responsible for the needs of people. In most societies, a duke was the regional leader of a territory. Unless we've misunderstood, George is in a national position, rather than a regional one, and I am simply a counselor. We don't feel our positions rise to the title of duke. Of course, the final word is yours, Sire, but as we build the Dracul government, we're building traditions, and they need to make sense."

 

I nodded and said "I am floundering around, making mistakes as I try to solve mistakes I have made. I put it to you, my counselors, to sort this out and advise me on titles. I stand by my statement, my mates, my children, and those of the Crown Prince, are the only ones to bear the titles Prince or Princess. Beyond that, come up with a system that works."

Hearing them all agreeing, I went on "We have many things we need to sort out, and I think it best we start here, on our islands. I did some research while feeding my new sons. Currently, Dracul depends on 4 ancient diesel generators and a very small wind farm. I would like to see the Nation of Dracul become a regional leader in renewable energy. Two dozen Siemens 170-meter towers on Kasos and four dozen on Karpathos will generate almost 40 megawatts, at peak generation. If we combine these with three or four pumped storage hydro-generators, we can supply the electrical needs of Dracul, and have power to sell to Rhodes and Crete."

Joshua said "If we are to be self-sufficient, we could also aim to have only electric vehicles. Buying all electric for the castle will be easy, and we can provide financial incentives to help citizens replace existing vehicles."

Hasim said "Sire, the old council has paid for most improvements to these islands since they were promised to us. We built the airport, the electric utility, the phone system, and paved most of the roads that are paved. And while we should continue to improve the lives of those on the islands of Dracul, we should also be aware of where our tax income comes from, and make provisions for those who live elsewhere in the world as well."

Matt added "Sire, you said that education is a priority, we should be looking into how to make it a reality."

Reinhardt followed with "Majesty, we also need to consider the microscope Dracul will be under in the near future. With your coronation, all eyes will be on us, regardless of how we try to deflect them. Many questions will be asked, and we need to be prepared to answer them."

 

Mike said "And the first thing they ask will be why are we putting a murderer on the throne?"