As the water rained down on the prince, he closed his eyes and became lost in thought.........a position he stayed in for nearly fifteen minutes, before finally grabbing his wash cloth, and a bar of soap.
Ten minutes later the water had been shut off, and Kaiyle was making his way down the second floor hall, with his damp hair out, and nothing more on than a towel around his waist.......as he carelessly left his clothing behind for a maid to pick up, or not.
He looked over the grand railing several feet away from him, and noticed Jaraette reading a book, and Hanzel daying dreaming while staring up at the roof. "It's a wonder how much use they'd be if intruders actually were to enter this place...." he thought to himself.......knowing in his heart of hearts that the two weren't as useless as they currently appeared to be.
The sound of a door opening in front him however, turned Kaiyles attention away from the two guards "Oh, your highness, good morning! Were you coming in here??" asked a maid who looked only vaguely familiar to the prince. He nodded his head slightly, before walking past her and into the dressing room she had just walked out of. "Y-you'll see, not a thing was moved out of place.......i just thought i'd clean the-" uninterested, Kaiyle cut her off with a quick wave of the hand, and then the soft slamming of the door.
The room was titled as a dressing room, but in all truths the luxurious room, with locked floor to ceiling armoires, and a row of equally tall windows, was plenty big enough for a couple, if not a few, small families to reside in, and have their own spaces respectfully.
Kaiyle hit the top of a small antique radio, and an acoustic track began to play....as he unlocked one of the bottom doors of a nearby armour with one of the keys he wore around his neck, and dropped his towel.
First come, first serve, was about as much thought as the young man put into his selection of a pair of white slacks, and a white dress shirt.....which he left un-tucked, with the first pair of buttons undone.......his feet remained bare out of comfort.
After locking the door back again, he kicked his towel into a corner and then slowly made his way over to a couch, and sat down - legs crossed, as his head turned a bit for him to stare outside the large set of windows and into one of the many gardens.
"If you leave here, you'll just be proving yourself the bum i've thought you to be these past years! Your skills are needed here, can't you see that!?"
His brothers voice rang out in his head.........the conversation they had before he left not going well at all. As usual Tenner wanted him to stay in the city longer, with his family..........take up arms, and join him on the battlefield.
"Fool....." Kaiyle whispered to himself. "Why he acts so bewildered each time i declined him is beyond me. However, he did seem more........anxious this time...."
The young prince then laid back and stared up to the ceiling. "....as if something was about to go down perhaps?"
It wasn't long before his thoughts drifted from his brother, to the sounds coming from the radio...........and within minutes, he was asleep........far more exhausted then he would of ever cared to admit.
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"Kaiyle!! Sir!!! Please respond, the guards are making their way through the front gate.........and they have a giant box of sorts in tow!!" Hanzels voice rang out through the dressing room for the third time.
Three times being the charm however, Kaiyle shot up, and picked up the phone receiver on the same small desk where the radio resided - quickly pressing the intercom button so that Hanzels voice would transfer from the speaker in the corner of the room, to the phone receiver
"Ring the phone line perhaps next time? Instead of yelling into the intercom system...." Kaiyle said flatly "I tried that though, you didn't pick-" Kaiyle cut the guard off before he could complete his sentence "Now what's this about a......box? Are you sure it's not simply the prison transport vehicle Hanzel?"
"No! I mean, it looks similar to one, but the back is flat, with a large......box, on top! Quite the restraints for a lowly prisoner, right?"
Kaiyle ran his hand through his hair, and rolled his eyes slightly at Hanzels obvious excitement. But the prince would be a liar if he didn't admit his interest was peaked. So without the need for anymore convincing he hung up the receiver, turned off the radio, and then made his way back down stairs.
The front doors were open already, as Kaiyle made his way towards them. Hanzel, Jaraette, a couple more guards and a small group of maids all whispered among themselves, until the young prince cleared his throat - sending the guards backs straight, and the maids a few feet back, so that he could make his way out the door and down the long portico stairs......just in time to meet the royal guardsman from Juno, as they stepped out of the recently halted, and peculiarly different, prison vehicle.
"Your highness....we have a prisoner for you." said a senior guardsman by the name of Onal Drells, as about six others came from a second vehicle and made their way to what was now obviously a large wooden cage.
"That i can see, what i don't get however is why there are seven of you for one prisoner......and why exactly so much effort was put into securing them......." Kaiyle said, as he moved to the back of the vehicle while the guards unlocked the last of several latches and pulled open the doors. "What has Tenner sent me? A dragons egg? or perhaps an Orge??" joked the Prince, as a small smirk formed on his face. But much to not only his, but the small group of his palace guards now behind him's surprise, out they pulled a young woman, dressed in such a way that instantly wreaked of nobility.
"Who is that!?" and "What a beautiful woman?!" could be heard from the group of Kaiyles guards, as the prince himself looked a bit stunned. But his expression quickly changed back to it's normal emotionless/uninterested self. "Who is this?" he asked......
"Sakura-Hayashi Ra-" Kaiyles eyes widen ever so slightly, as he finished the guards statement "-kujochigusa. Is she....."
"Kenjio's daughter? Yes......and on direct orders of Tenner, she is now under your guard."
The man moved away from Kaiyle and then directed the men to the watch tower on the side of the palace. "On what floor sir?" Drells asked.......but Kaiyle was lost in thought.
"The princess!? What in gods name possessed Tenner to send her here?? I don't need to be burden with this level of stress, when the palace in Juno would of sufficed! This is just him punishing me, like a simple-minded child!!" His train of thought was interrupted however, as the guard from earlier approached him once again. "Sir?"
"What!" Kaiyle snapped, before taking a deep breath and repeating himself in a much more calmer tone. "What is it Drells?"
"Which floor would you like to house the princess on?........preferably the most secure." asked the guard.
"The.....top floor. You'll need this to open the elevator doors however." Kaiyle responded, as he pulled out a long thin silver chain around his neck, from underneath his shirt........revealing a set of keys, with one nearly three-inches long - the biggest of the batch. "I'll have to come with you.....seeing as how there isn't currently a guard in the tower with the keys"
Drells nodded, before the group made their way through the front and side gardens, and inside of the watch tower, where Kreggan was found - conversing with Ringo - much to Kaiyles shock, who was outside of his room and inside the watch towers main floor lobby. The prince never expected his driver to actually follow his advice, but he simply shrugged his shoulders and made his way to towards a thick stone door.
"Kaiyle! The prince has return for his dearest of slaves......whatever of service may i tell you today my lord!?" the old man joked Sarcastically from a seat several yards away, but Kaiyle paid him no mind.
After unlocking a set of locks on the stone door with the three inch key, Kaiyle pulled back the heavy door, to reveal a golden elevator gate.........which he swiftly unlocked with a much smaller key, and pulled back, before stepping to the side....so that the two guards carrying the princess by her arms, could step inside of the roomy enclosure.
The rest of the guards were told to wait on the ground level, as the ones holding the princess, and Drells, made their way up to the top floor with Kaiyle.
Surprisingly, within only thirty seconds or so, the elevator cam to a stop and Kaiyle pulled back the gate.........where he was once again faced with a set locks.....which he unlocked with ease, before pushing open another heavy thick stone door..........revealing a large circular room. One that in any other situation might be nice to stay in......seeing as how it was scarcely, but nicely, furnished with a pair of armoires, a large bed, a bookcase., and small bathroom........with views nobles from Juno and abroad would pay great money to have. However the stone walls, stone floor, and thick stone door would quickly remind anyone that it was a room in a prison tower.
"Put her on the bed." directed Drells, as the group stepped into the large room. "Your highness, would you like the shackles on her legs to remain?"
Kaiyles eyes drifted down past the womans attire and towards her ankles.........he then stared at the fatigued womans face for a brief moment, noting she was likely coming out of some drugged-state, before answering. "There is no need....the stone doors are sealed and can only be unlocked from the outside......plus with the bars, and at this height, there is no means of escape by the windows."
Drells nodded, and instructed the guards to release the shackles from around the womans ankles.......before turning to face Kaiyle.
"It's obvious you don't mind if some of these people are out from their deserved cells...."
Kaiyle eyes stayed locked on the shackles, as the guards began removing them "Whatever do you mean Drells...." he responded nonchalantly.
"I know it's not unheard of for prisoners to be let out with supervision....especially on the grounds of palace so high up, where the only possible means of escape are the falls in the back, or cliff side on the side and in the front.....but Ringo, he was out from his cell, talking with one of your people of all things!! Why the hell would you let any of these men out-" the prince suddenly turned to face Drells directly, their bodies only a few inches apart, as he stared intensely into the mans eyes.
"You speak with such little respect Oral.......do you wish to lose your position so early in your life?" he said sharply, causing Drells to step back and apologize, while bowing.
"I apologize your Highness........it's just......your safety seems at risk, i was simply worried, that's all." Drells stood straight once again. "And as an order, from your father though......this woman must stay under lock and key. Her capture is of vital importance, it could turn the war even more in our favor! She cannot escape.......Sir."
Kaiyle didn't respond, and instead turned his direction towards the two guards now approaching him - shackles in hand.
"Where would you like these your highness?" one of the guards asked......to which the prince answered by grabbing the restraints and throwing them in the elevator. "Lets go.....and leave the woman awake fully" said the Prince, before stepping back into the elevator.
Within minutes, the stone door was again locked, and the group made their way down to the main level again.
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It was now nearly an hour from the womans arrival, the guards from the capital were gone, and Kaiyle found himself in the kitchen with his cook - Ema......a sweet seventy year old woman, who the prisoners often enjoyed visits from...........and was one of only a few, who could not only stand Kaiyles uninterested demeanor and sharp tongue, but could match it if need be.....
"This Princess........how old is she?" asked Ema....Kaiyle simply shrugged. "If you must know her specifics, feel free to read the scroll Drells left.." he said, as he leaned against the counter next to the stove and began to tie his hair into its usual ponytail.
"Don't you get all snappy with me young man, now go fetch that scroll and tell me the womans age so i know what to make her!" Ema snapped back at him.
"Just bring her food......you act as if age determines what type of food one must eat!" Kaiyle whispered under his breath, causing the cook to pick up a rolling pin and hit the prince in the shoulder.........something none of the others on the small staff inside the massive palace would even THINK to do, which made a nearby guard snicker, until Kaiyle shot him a stern look.
"She's nineteen......" the Prince muttered under his breath, without moving a muscle.......causing Ema to smile. "So you did read the scroll, hm!? Well, the poor thing is young......she needs calcium, and a hardy-" Kaiyle tuned Ema out, and only began to pay her real mind again, when she had the food and drink on a tray, and was ready to leave "And off i go! What room is the girl in?"
He didn't respond to Ema, and instead opened the kitchen door and walked out into the garden, and began to make his way towards the tower, several hundred feet away.
Ema quickly followed him out. "Coming with me for some reason??" she yelled out towards him.......but Kaiyle wouldn't respond until the pair walked past Ringo and Kreggan, who were sitting on a bench outside near the tower door with a guard, and into structure. - where another guard was now posted by the stone elevator door.
"She is on the top floor......i didn't know the guard with the key was going to be here already, so i was going to let you in.." he said, as he quickly unlocked the stone door, and then the elevator gate. "Well i think i understand.....but why the top floor though dear?" Ema asked, as the two walked into the elevator and made their way up to the top floor.
"According to my father, the girl is to be kept under lock and key........and not allowed out on the grounds with Ringo and the others, even with guard supervision" Kaiyle said flatly, before opening the gate and stone door on the top floor and directing Ema inside.
As soon as Ema would step out though, Kaiyle would close the gate and return down to the main floor.........completely uninterested in being within the tower any longer.
The whole point of him coming here was to escape his royal duties, be alone with himself, and relax.....yet for the last few hours he's done nothing but involve himself in "royal duties", and surround himself with the few staff members that actually stay on the grounds with him.
"Go up and meet Ema.......wait until she's done, make sure the top door is locked, return down to this level, and then lock the gate.........leave the stone door on the first floor open until darkness falls......then close it and return inside for the night. You'll rotate your shift every two days, understood?" Kaiyle said to the guard on the main floor when he stepped off the elevator. The guard nodded his head, and then quicklly headed up to meet Ema.
Kaiyle waited until the guard was gone, and then turned and made his way outside of the tower............he didn't get far however, before Ringo grabbed his arm and began rambling about overhearing something from Drells and the others. Kaiyle attempted to get out of the old mans grasp as the guard by the bench where Ringo previously sat, ran over and began to try and pull the old man off of Kaiyle....something a bit harder than most would think.......for despite the mans age, his grip was rather strong.
The guard went to hit the old man, but Kaiyle stopped him........and direct him to go back to bench with Kreggan. "But your highness!"
"GO!" yelled the prince, and that the guard did.
Kaiyle knew if he didn't deal with Ringos rantings about Drells now, the man would bug him silly until he did...........so the prince pointed out another bench, several yards from where the guard and Kreggan sat, besides a bed of flowers, and directed the old man to it.
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"How rude of him, to just leave so abruptly!" Ema spat with a pout, before sighing and walking towards the young woman.
She placed the tray of food on top of the bookcase beside the bed, then made her way directly to the bedside, and took a look at the woman. "My my.....don't you just look drained! Here, drink this!" said Ema, as she walked back towards the book shelf, and then returned to the bedside with a glass of Orange Juice.
"Here, take it! It's just juice." Ema said in a comforting voice, as she held out the glass towards the woman......
It was obvious to anyone that Ema was a bit sympathetic to the girl. "What would the king capture this poor girl?" she couldn't help but wonder, as she stared at the princess.
Ten minutes later the water had been shut off, and Kaiyle was making his way down the second floor hall, with his damp hair out, and nothing more on than a towel around his waist.......as he carelessly left his clothing behind for a maid to pick up, or not.
He looked over the grand railing several feet away from him, and noticed Jaraette reading a book, and Hanzel daying dreaming while staring up at the roof. "It's a wonder how much use they'd be if intruders actually were to enter this place...." he thought to himself.......knowing in his heart of hearts that the two weren't as useless as they currently appeared to be.
The sound of a door opening in front him however, turned Kaiyles attention away from the two guards "Oh, your highness, good morning! Were you coming in here??" asked a maid who looked only vaguely familiar to the prince. He nodded his head slightly, before walking past her and into the dressing room she had just walked out of. "Y-you'll see, not a thing was moved out of place.......i just thought i'd clean the-" uninterested, Kaiyle cut her off with a quick wave of the hand, and then the soft slamming of the door.
The room was titled as a dressing room, but in all truths the luxurious room, with locked floor to ceiling armoires, and a row of equally tall windows, was plenty big enough for a couple, if not a few, small families to reside in, and have their own spaces respectfully.
Kaiyle hit the top of a small antique radio, and an acoustic track began to play....as he unlocked one of the bottom doors of a nearby armour with one of the keys he wore around his neck, and dropped his towel.
First come, first serve, was about as much thought as the young man put into his selection of a pair of white slacks, and a white dress shirt.....which he left un-tucked, with the first pair of buttons undone.......his feet remained bare out of comfort.
After locking the door back again, he kicked his towel into a corner and then slowly made his way over to a couch, and sat down - legs crossed, as his head turned a bit for him to stare outside the large set of windows and into one of the many gardens.
"If you leave here, you'll just be proving yourself the bum i've thought you to be these past years! Your skills are needed here, can't you see that!?"
His brothers voice rang out in his head.........the conversation they had before he left not going well at all. As usual Tenner wanted him to stay in the city longer, with his family..........take up arms, and join him on the battlefield.
"Fool....." Kaiyle whispered to himself. "Why he acts so bewildered each time i declined him is beyond me. However, he did seem more........anxious this time...."
The young prince then laid back and stared up to the ceiling. "....as if something was about to go down perhaps?"
It wasn't long before his thoughts drifted from his brother, to the sounds coming from the radio...........and within minutes, he was asleep........far more exhausted then he would of ever cared to admit.
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"Kaiyle!! Sir!!! Please respond, the guards are making their way through the front gate.........and they have a giant box of sorts in tow!!" Hanzels voice rang out through the dressing room for the third time.
Three times being the charm however, Kaiyle shot up, and picked up the phone receiver on the same small desk where the radio resided - quickly pressing the intercom button so that Hanzels voice would transfer from the speaker in the corner of the room, to the phone receiver
"Ring the phone line perhaps next time? Instead of yelling into the intercom system...." Kaiyle said flatly "I tried that though, you didn't pick-" Kaiyle cut the guard off before he could complete his sentence "Now what's this about a......box? Are you sure it's not simply the prison transport vehicle Hanzel?"
"No! I mean, it looks similar to one, but the back is flat, with a large......box, on top! Quite the restraints for a lowly prisoner, right?"
Kaiyle ran his hand through his hair, and rolled his eyes slightly at Hanzels obvious excitement. But the prince would be a liar if he didn't admit his interest was peaked. So without the need for anymore convincing he hung up the receiver, turned off the radio, and then made his way back down stairs.
The front doors were open already, as Kaiyle made his way towards them. Hanzel, Jaraette, a couple more guards and a small group of maids all whispered among themselves, until the young prince cleared his throat - sending the guards backs straight, and the maids a few feet back, so that he could make his way out the door and down the long portico stairs......just in time to meet the royal guardsman from Juno, as they stepped out of the recently halted, and peculiarly different, prison vehicle.
"Your highness....we have a prisoner for you." said a senior guardsman by the name of Onal Drells, as about six others came from a second vehicle and made their way to what was now obviously a large wooden cage.
"That i can see, what i don't get however is why there are seven of you for one prisoner......and why exactly so much effort was put into securing them......." Kaiyle said, as he moved to the back of the vehicle while the guards unlocked the last of several latches and pulled open the doors. "What has Tenner sent me? A dragons egg? or perhaps an Orge??" joked the Prince, as a small smirk formed on his face. But much to not only his, but the small group of his palace guards now behind him's surprise, out they pulled a young woman, dressed in such a way that instantly wreaked of nobility.
"Who is that!?" and "What a beautiful woman?!" could be heard from the group of Kaiyles guards, as the prince himself looked a bit stunned. But his expression quickly changed back to it's normal emotionless/uninterested self. "Who is this?" he asked......
"Sakura-Hayashi Ra-" Kaiyles eyes widen ever so slightly, as he finished the guards statement "-kujochigusa. Is she....."
"Kenjio's daughter? Yes......and on direct orders of Tenner, she is now under your guard."
The man moved away from Kaiyle and then directed the men to the watch tower on the side of the palace. "On what floor sir?" Drells asked.......but Kaiyle was lost in thought.
"The princess!? What in gods name possessed Tenner to send her here?? I don't need to be burden with this level of stress, when the palace in Juno would of sufficed! This is just him punishing me, like a simple-minded child!!" His train of thought was interrupted however, as the guard from earlier approached him once again. "Sir?"
"What!" Kaiyle snapped, before taking a deep breath and repeating himself in a much more calmer tone. "What is it Drells?"
"Which floor would you like to house the princess on?........preferably the most secure." asked the guard.
"The.....top floor. You'll need this to open the elevator doors however." Kaiyle responded, as he pulled out a long thin silver chain around his neck, from underneath his shirt........revealing a set of keys, with one nearly three-inches long - the biggest of the batch. "I'll have to come with you.....seeing as how there isn't currently a guard in the tower with the keys"
Drells nodded, before the group made their way through the front and side gardens, and inside of the watch tower, where Kreggan was found - conversing with Ringo - much to Kaiyles shock, who was outside of his room and inside the watch towers main floor lobby. The prince never expected his driver to actually follow his advice, but he simply shrugged his shoulders and made his way to towards a thick stone door.
"Kaiyle! The prince has return for his dearest of slaves......whatever of service may i tell you today my lord!?" the old man joked Sarcastically from a seat several yards away, but Kaiyle paid him no mind.
After unlocking a set of locks on the stone door with the three inch key, Kaiyle pulled back the heavy door, to reveal a golden elevator gate.........which he swiftly unlocked with a much smaller key, and pulled back, before stepping to the side....so that the two guards carrying the princess by her arms, could step inside of the roomy enclosure.
The rest of the guards were told to wait on the ground level, as the ones holding the princess, and Drells, made their way up to the top floor with Kaiyle.
Surprisingly, within only thirty seconds or so, the elevator cam to a stop and Kaiyle pulled back the gate.........where he was once again faced with a set locks.....which he unlocked with ease, before pushing open another heavy thick stone door..........revealing a large circular room. One that in any other situation might be nice to stay in......seeing as how it was scarcely, but nicely, furnished with a pair of armoires, a large bed, a bookcase., and small bathroom........with views nobles from Juno and abroad would pay great money to have. However the stone walls, stone floor, and thick stone door would quickly remind anyone that it was a room in a prison tower.
"Put her on the bed." directed Drells, as the group stepped into the large room. "Your highness, would you like the shackles on her legs to remain?"
Kaiyles eyes drifted down past the womans attire and towards her ankles.........he then stared at the fatigued womans face for a brief moment, noting she was likely coming out of some drugged-state, before answering. "There is no need....the stone doors are sealed and can only be unlocked from the outside......plus with the bars, and at this height, there is no means of escape by the windows."
Drells nodded, and instructed the guards to release the shackles from around the womans ankles.......before turning to face Kaiyle.
"It's obvious you don't mind if some of these people are out from their deserved cells...."
Kaiyle eyes stayed locked on the shackles, as the guards began removing them "Whatever do you mean Drells...." he responded nonchalantly.
"I know it's not unheard of for prisoners to be let out with supervision....especially on the grounds of palace so high up, where the only possible means of escape are the falls in the back, or cliff side on the side and in the front.....but Ringo, he was out from his cell, talking with one of your people of all things!! Why the hell would you let any of these men out-" the prince suddenly turned to face Drells directly, their bodies only a few inches apart, as he stared intensely into the mans eyes.
"You speak with such little respect Oral.......do you wish to lose your position so early in your life?" he said sharply, causing Drells to step back and apologize, while bowing.
"I apologize your Highness........it's just......your safety seems at risk, i was simply worried, that's all." Drells stood straight once again. "And as an order, from your father though......this woman must stay under lock and key. Her capture is of vital importance, it could turn the war even more in our favor! She cannot escape.......Sir."
Kaiyle didn't respond, and instead turned his direction towards the two guards now approaching him - shackles in hand.
"Where would you like these your highness?" one of the guards asked......to which the prince answered by grabbing the restraints and throwing them in the elevator. "Lets go.....and leave the woman awake fully" said the Prince, before stepping back into the elevator.
Within minutes, the stone door was again locked, and the group made their way down to the main level again.
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It was now nearly an hour from the womans arrival, the guards from the capital were gone, and Kaiyle found himself in the kitchen with his cook - Ema......a sweet seventy year old woman, who the prisoners often enjoyed visits from...........and was one of only a few, who could not only stand Kaiyles uninterested demeanor and sharp tongue, but could match it if need be.....
"This Princess........how old is she?" asked Ema....Kaiyle simply shrugged. "If you must know her specifics, feel free to read the scroll Drells left.." he said, as he leaned against the counter next to the stove and began to tie his hair into its usual ponytail.
"Don't you get all snappy with me young man, now go fetch that scroll and tell me the womans age so i know what to make her!" Ema snapped back at him.
"Just bring her food......you act as if age determines what type of food one must eat!" Kaiyle whispered under his breath, causing the cook to pick up a rolling pin and hit the prince in the shoulder.........something none of the others on the small staff inside the massive palace would even THINK to do, which made a nearby guard snicker, until Kaiyle shot him a stern look.
"She's nineteen......" the Prince muttered under his breath, without moving a muscle.......causing Ema to smile. "So you did read the scroll, hm!? Well, the poor thing is young......she needs calcium, and a hardy-" Kaiyle tuned Ema out, and only began to pay her real mind again, when she had the food and drink on a tray, and was ready to leave "And off i go! What room is the girl in?"
He didn't respond to Ema, and instead opened the kitchen door and walked out into the garden, and began to make his way towards the tower, several hundred feet away.
Ema quickly followed him out. "Coming with me for some reason??" she yelled out towards him.......but Kaiyle wouldn't respond until the pair walked past Ringo and Kreggan, who were sitting on a bench outside near the tower door with a guard, and into structure. - where another guard was now posted by the stone elevator door.
"She is on the top floor......i didn't know the guard with the key was going to be here already, so i was going to let you in.." he said, as he quickly unlocked the stone door, and then the elevator gate. "Well i think i understand.....but why the top floor though dear?" Ema asked, as the two walked into the elevator and made their way up to the top floor.
"According to my father, the girl is to be kept under lock and key........and not allowed out on the grounds with Ringo and the others, even with guard supervision" Kaiyle said flatly, before opening the gate and stone door on the top floor and directing Ema inside.
As soon as Ema would step out though, Kaiyle would close the gate and return down to the main floor.........completely uninterested in being within the tower any longer.
The whole point of him coming here was to escape his royal duties, be alone with himself, and relax.....yet for the last few hours he's done nothing but involve himself in "royal duties", and surround himself with the few staff members that actually stay on the grounds with him.
"Go up and meet Ema.......wait until she's done, make sure the top door is locked, return down to this level, and then lock the gate.........leave the stone door on the first floor open until darkness falls......then close it and return inside for the night. You'll rotate your shift every two days, understood?" Kaiyle said to the guard on the main floor when he stepped off the elevator. The guard nodded his head, and then quicklly headed up to meet Ema.
Kaiyle waited until the guard was gone, and then turned and made his way outside of the tower............he didn't get far however, before Ringo grabbed his arm and began rambling about overhearing something from Drells and the others. Kaiyle attempted to get out of the old mans grasp as the guard by the bench where Ringo previously sat, ran over and began to try and pull the old man off of Kaiyle....something a bit harder than most would think.......for despite the mans age, his grip was rather strong.
The guard went to hit the old man, but Kaiyle stopped him........and direct him to go back to bench with Kreggan. "But your highness!"
"GO!" yelled the prince, and that the guard did.
Kaiyle knew if he didn't deal with Ringos rantings about Drells now, the man would bug him silly until he did...........so the prince pointed out another bench, several yards from where the guard and Kreggan sat, besides a bed of flowers, and directed the old man to it.
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"How rude of him, to just leave so abruptly!" Ema spat with a pout, before sighing and walking towards the young woman.
She placed the tray of food on top of the bookcase beside the bed, then made her way directly to the bedside, and took a look at the woman. "My my.....don't you just look drained! Here, drink this!" said Ema, as she walked back towards the book shelf, and then returned to the bedside with a glass of Orange Juice.
"Here, take it! It's just juice." Ema said in a comforting voice, as she held out the glass towards the woman......
It was obvious to anyone that Ema was a bit sympathetic to the girl. "What would the king capture this poor girl?" she couldn't help but wonder, as she stared at the princess.