Kingsman Return novel Chapter 8

Arran was not overly worried. One reason was that he possessed something that they wanted and another being that he was currently a mystery to them, and everyone like to solve a good mystery.

It did not take long for someone to come for him.

Three days after he woke up, he received a visit from a bespectacled man in a tight-fitting tracksuit that looked so clean that It gave an impression that he always took a lot of time to make sure to remove the creases on his clothes. His eyes were also sharp, so much so that Arran felt that he wore those glasses not because he had a problem with his eyes, but because it was to prevent people from being intimidated by his intense gaze.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time while trying to see who would break eye contact first.

Arran was feeling a lot of pressure from their minor contest and he felt like at any time now the man was going to remove his glasses, and as for whatever was going to happen after that, he did not want to find out because it would not be pleasant.

Hurriedly breaking eye contact, Arran coughed awkwardly.

He was a little pissed because he had entered a disadvantage from the very start and stealing a glimpse at the man, he found out that there was not even a change in expression from him and it further served to frustrate him more.

After that brief episode, the man finally spoke.

"I hear you are able to understand our language?"

On the side, he asked, "are there any problems with him?"

The lead doctor hurried to reply by shaking his head to signal a negative.

Seeing his reply, the spectacled man's frown grew more prominent and he asked in a low tone of voice.

"If that is the case, then why is he still in the amniotic fluid?"

Trembling a little from the invisible pressure that the man exuded, the lead doctor scrambled franticly to remove Arran from the bubble he had been in till now.

On the side, Arran was watching all this as he felt amused for some reason.

It could have been because of seeing all the staff who had been attending to him without so much as a verbal interaction between them, jumping about like monkeys on a stick.

But Arran had to admit that the man was very strict with probably everyone he came in contact with. The more amusing thing was that he looked very young. On earth, he could still be considered a fresh college graduate.

Finally, Arran was lowered from the air and was place on a bed that was raised from the floor.

After been suspended in liquid for the better part of his time here Arran was finally glad for a solid surface right now but he did not have the time to enjoy himself before he felt the gaze of the man return to him.

He started by saying, "my name is Rommel and you will call me commander. Am I clear?"

Finding it to his immediate wellbeing for him to agree with this fellow, Arran solemnly nodded. Seeing this Rommel continued.

"First, you will introduce yourself with a rough introduction of your life in the lower realms and how you came to be with the bracer on your arm."

Thinking for a moment Arran decided to be as honest as possible, "my name is Arran. And I'm 19 years old this year. My life is complicated and it would take a while to explain everything to you."

After a short pause, he continued, "as for this thing on my arm, it is an heirloom that my parents passed on to me."

"And your parents? Where are they?"

Arran answered, "they have been missing for two years now."

Without any change in expression, Rommel continued, "so you are saying that it has been with you for two years now? But why has it not shown any reaction all this time and why is it only now that it did?" "what changed that made it to do so now?"

Firing off question after question, Rommel did not give Arran any time to respond until he was finished. Arran finally had time to respond to his questions.

"You're wrong."

Seeing Rommel frowning, he continued.

"It's was not until the day the incident happened that I had just received it. Before that, it had always been in the custody of the police who were using it to locate my parents."

Rommel started nodding as he was contemplating.

Not giving him any time to ask any more questions and Arran instead said,

"let's be honest here, all this you should have already known. I refuse that with all the power you all have displayed so far; you would not have found out about all this. If not it would have been a waste to wait all this while before questioning me, am I right?"