PRESENT....
"What are you day dreaming about?"
Cyrus asked in a merry tone...
Darius back was facing him so he failed to see the tears that tears that soaked his eyes that he quickly wiped away....
"you seem to be good at bugging people."
"Of course not. I just taught you might like a stroll. Many people are interested in seeing what the new king looks like. What do you think?"
"Cyrus was prepared to hear him say no. He was even racking his brain thinking of things he should say in case he refused but surprisingly he agreed.
"This easy?"
"You were expecting me to say no?"
"No. I mean yeah..."
"I have nothing to do anyway it won't hurt"
"Is it me or are you changing?"
"Perhaps the forced eternal sleep was what I needed."
And so the tour ride began. At first people would stare from afar but they gradually came to him intiatied small talks
Soon they realised the tyrant part of their king was just a rumor....
....a baseless one...
They were all satisfied with their new king. But some were not. Those that were older than the newer generation know him very well and feared him and this made Darius glad at least not everyone had forgotten him... Like he taught. He glanced at them and returned to the palace
"They all like you"
Little sos they know that it was due to his prowess some part of his powers that even he could not activate. The question was what did he need ot for