Consul – The Consulates
This character grew up in Spain as a noble prince, not
knowing much of the world or even their home city. Young life is a sheltered
life. As this character ages into their pre teenage years they become more
curious as to what is beyond the walls of the palace. At night this character
constantly sneaks out to venture in to the darkness revealing what the night
life of the city yields. The palace is nestled by dense foliage on top of a
mountain and the trek down into the city is treacherous in the low light.
Bewildered by the greenery on the mountain and the clearing of nature in the
city this character is more curious as to why this is. He meets a boy, roughly
the same age, which lives alone on the mountain side. They’re weary of each
other first, but then become best of friends. The identity of each boy is made
clear, one a prince, one a homeless orphan. In teenage years they hunt small
game, explore vast caves and adventure further and further in to the unkempt
nature. City life is boring and too crowded for both of the boys- they stay
away. All the meanwhile the palace patrons do not know of the young prince’s
adventures and skirmishes until one day at the age of 21 when the young prince
and his friend venture to the edge of land, to the ocean. They see the beauty
of their great land meeting and even greater mass of water. Mesmerized in awe a
passing ship sees the two; it’s the prince’s father mad in anger that his own
son would involve himself with such a lowly class of people. The father orders
the friend to be captured and sentenced to death. The inevitable comes and the
prince’s friend, all too happy to move to the next plane for the sake of the
prince, calmly takes his last breath and says, “thank you”. The king is blind
in his fury and bans the prince from going outside. He is mentored by the best
politicians to eventually take the kings place. The age of 30 approaches and
the prince still mourns for his best friend, has obeyed his father, to learn
what it takes to become a good successor and politician. A few years later he is allowed to, with
royal escorts, venture into the city. He is saddened to see the unhappiness of
his citizens. The prince vows from that day forth he will rule and succeed his
father, but he will rule by his own virtues, ones that he learned whilst his
best friend was alive.
