After this rich man and his friend group arrived at the royal guard post, they soon became the center of attention. The group was fooling around and dared each other to annoy the royal guard standing watch. Eventually, that was exactly what the rich man did, but he didn’t expect what would happen…
Large crowd
It all seemed like any other regular day at the royal guard post. A large crowd of tourists had already formed and were taking pictures of the motionless guards. While watching, the tourist made sure not to cross the line chalked on the ground, respecting the guard’s duty.
Because a sudden commotion broke the pleasant and calm mood of the crowd. It started off small with some yells, but soon it caught traction, and multiple screams could be heard.
They could see the crowd stepping aside and making room for something or someone, and then a group of four men appeared. They were pushing their way through the crowd while fooling around with each other, not paying any attention to their surroundings.
One of them walked in front of the other three. His chest was puffed up, and his arms were wide. His eyes hid behind dark sunglasses, but the man radiated confidence and obviously thought he was the most important person there.
The man in front was called Dwayne, and he and his friends had seen the royal guards from a distance and instantly knew what to do. They had been mocking and daring each other to annoy the royal guard on their way here.
Dwayne stepped over the line the crowd had stood behind and confidently approached the royal guard. At first, he posed beside him so his friends could take a picture, but after that, the obnoxious behavior started.
It didn’t stop by making weird faces and trying to get the guard to laugh. Dwayne’s friends yelled and cheered him on as his behavior worsened. He moved around the guard, stepping closer and almost touching him, backing off at the last moment.
When Dwayne turned back to face the guard, a voice roared over the crowd’s murmurs. “Stand back for the king’s guard!” the guard shouted. The sudden noise from the otherwise silent and motionless guard startled Dwayne, causing him to take a few steps back, but he recovered in a split second.
Dwayne realized this was the only thing the guard could do, as long as he didn’t over-exaggerate his behavior. The fact that the guard used this warning meant Dwayne’s behavior annoyed him, which was everything Dwayne needed to know.
Dwayne even dared to go one step further. He approached the guard again and put his fists up, moving rapidly and throwing some feint punches while imitating the sounds of the blows landing. He turned around with his hands up as if he were victorious. His friends cheered and laughed, but the crowd booed him.
His friends stood by him with yells and tried to silence the rest of the crowd before cheering Dwayne on again. The negativity from the crowd only worked against them. He initially had enough of annoying the guard, but now he had to continue. But as he faced the guard again, something unexpected happened.
Like before, Dwayne got close to the royal guard to annoy him as much as possible. The background noises were drowned out as she focused on himself and the guard, but because of his focus, he heard something that made the hairs on his neck stand up.
Dwayne’s body was tensed up from the moment, and he shook his arms and legs to regain control. After that, he stepped closer to the guard again. His friends cheered him on, and the crowd booed, still thinking he was mocking the guard.
The Royal Guard had whispered he wasn’t allowed to move or show any sign of emotion. They also weren’t allowed to speak, yet this red-uniformed man decided to break this rule and started speaking to Dwayne.
Any sign of confidence was gone, as his face had turned pale, and he expressed fear. Dwayne ensured he remained with his back toward the crowd so they wouldn’t see his reaction. Meanwhile, his mind was racing, processing what he had just heard from the guard and trying to figure out what to do.
His friends also noticed the shift in Dwayne’s behavior. Just moments ago, he had been laughing and putting on a show. Now, he was stiff and unmoving.
The approaching bystanders hesitated for a moment. They had expected Dwayne to ignore them since he stood there like a statue, but instead, he had ordered his friends to intervene.
The bystanders weren’t giving up so easily. More people joined in, trying to push past the human barricade. Hands reached out, shoving and grabbing at Dwayne’s friends. But they stood their ground, refusing to let anyone through.
The shouts, the pushing, the anger—it didn’t matter. Their job was to keep the crowd back. And their job was about to get even more important because, amidst the crowd, something was happening, something only Dwayne and the guard knew about.
The crowd finally seemed satisfied and were talking among themselves. Dwayne nodded to his security guards and told them to handle the situation. He turned toward the guard and walked toward him to discuss the situation.
Dwayne pushed the royal guard off him to get up and see what happened. But as he looked in the direction of his security guards, his heart skipped a beat. Then he suddenly realized the guard tackled him because he saw the danger. Dwayne went to thank the guard up, but…
The guard was groaning heavily and held his shoulder in a tight grip. “What is it?” Dwayne asked as he helped the guard upright. The man screamed, and Dwayne could see that the guard was bleeding heavily from his shoulder.
While they waited for the ambulance to arrive, Dwayne did his best to stop the bleeding. When the ambulance finally arrived, the guard was taken to the hospital immediately. As Dwayne was cleaning his hands, a wave of emotions hit him.
Dwayne instructed his guards to get the culprit to the police and got in his car. He drove as fast as he could, trying to catch up to the ambulance while praying the guard would be fine.
