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The car rattled along the bumpy road. Gripping the side of the cars dark leather seats nausea resided in Allaysa's gut. The driver was quiet, she came early, unlike her brother, her parents sent her early, they knew she would try everything in her power to evade her duties. Slowly, the car slowed to a stop, taking in the scenery she slowly stepped from the car into the blazing sun letting it heat itself on her bare shoulders, illuminating her slightly tanned skin. "Hello, Princess Allaysa I presume." The men held the doors open for her letting the cool air from inside the palace race across her skin that was becoming wet with nervous sweat. Allaysa nodded keeping her chin up as if she was balancing an ball on it, trying to keep it from falling. Another man stepped from the left side inside the palace, his pale skin radiating in the golden sun.
"Princess, I shall escort you to the dining hall, as you are the first to arrive you might be alone for a short period of time-" Allaysa cut him off abruptly.
"Just take me there," Her voice was almost a growl as a disappointing grimace spread over her face. She was of few words, in accordance he walked ahead of her a few steps down the halls. The floors were covered with white marble and on the walls hung pictures of previous rulers from different kingdoms, she shuttered at the last one, which was a vampire. The butler took her into the dining hall, the clear table sitting in the middle was long, spreading the length of the room, she took a seat in the squeaky chair in the far corner. 'I hate being the first to arrive,' Allaysa molten eyes darted around the room, studying each individual feature of the arch ways and the curve of the vaulted ceiling. 'It's nothing like home...' Her fingers rapidly tapped on the long glass table, she did not know how long she could wait before leaving the room through the shadows and exploring the rest of Rysdan. The leather chair stuck her indigo dress to her clammy skin and her breaths began shortening when she heard the voices outside of the room. Leaning forward pushing her hair waterfall of hair into her eyes and sliding the chair to the corner of the room, away from the light that poured into the window overlooking the vast green landscape of cascading waterfalls and lush rolling hills. The shadowy corner offered her some protection from the new intruders, she could escape if she had to. The small wooden stake pendant hung around her neck pressing into her skin, the thought of vampires sickened her. The least these people who chose her spouse could do was save her from being hitched to a foul beast that constantly wanted to sink his sharp pearly teeth into her pristine neck. She pulled her chin back up and pushed the chair back to the table, her posture erect and controlling, no one, not even a vampire, could scare her now.


"I'll just get out here." Zeke nodded and smiled as the driver pulled to a stop. "Have a safe ride home Darrell." The driver, Darrell, smiled back as he stepped out holding the door open for the prince.
"We shall miss you Prince, you are truly a joy. We hope all goes accordingly." With a curt appropriate smile he stood to the side, allowing Zelekos to step out into the broad daylight.
"So! This is home." He filled his lungs with the clean air sending an exhilarating rush through his body. 'Now.. to do what I came here to do..' The cobblestones crunched under his feet as the palace doors came into sight, their height alone was exciting, the men to the side opened the doors; a smile escaped his lips. "Good day my gentlemen."
"Prince Zelekos. It is a pleasure." Both men said in unison, their monotone voices drifted in the lingering breeze.
"Where am I off to?" The man behind the door stepped into sight as Zeke followed him down the long hallways, towards the dining hall, towards his new fate.