It had been hours since the princess was thrown into the dungeon, and Kaiyle had entered his room to try and sleep. However, all the prince was able to do was toss and turn........as Emas words echoed in his head: ".....she's a young woman, you'd really let her stay the night in such lowly conditions?".........
His mind couldn't help but wander to his sister..........is this how he'd want her to be treated if ever captured? How would HIS sister feel, to be locked in a cold and damp basement-cage, with no suitable lighting, and no soft place to lay her head??
Ema had successfully made him feel something he didn't like nor understand well.............guilt.
"Damn it all to hell!!!" he spat, before sitting up on his mattress, slipping into a pair of black dress shoes, and then heading out from his third-floor bedroom.
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Kaiyle was dressed in only a pair of black pants.....but had thrown on a white dress shirt before leaving his room, which now remained open as he made his way down in the elevator, and then through the dungeon hallway.
As he reached the cage, one guard stood at its entrance.......and he told the man to step back, before grabbing the keys off the wall and opening up the large heavy door.
"What am i doing?!" he thought to himself, as he walked into the cage and stared down at the sleep princess.
He wanted to just turn around and leave..........but Kaiyle wanted to sleep as well, and this girl sitting in this cage was preventing that! So with a sigh, he bent down, picked the girl up, and cradled her in his arms.
As the prince then made his way out of the cage and towards the elevator, he gave a nod to the guard to close the door, and then follow behind him.......and so the guard did.
It was the most uncomfortable feeling in the world for him.........standing in the elevator, with a young sleeping woman in his arms.
He wanted to force her to wake-up so that he no longer would have to carry her. But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, the doors opened, and they were back in the main lobby.
The two men then made their way towards the door in the kitchen, which lead out to the gardens........but after they opened the door, large gusts of wind and rain violently flew into the palace.
"CLOSE THE DOOR!!" Kaiyle yelled to the guard, as he turned his back to the door to shield himself, and by default the girl, from any possible debris.
"So sorry sir! I didn't know it was so bad out, are you okay?" said the guard, after shutting the door.
Kaiyle shrugged him off, while cursing under his breath. It was late........he was tired.........and stuck with this girl he much rather drop. But before his annoyance clouded his judgment, he thought of the first floor guest room.
"It'll have to do........" he whispered, before turning around and demanding the guard follow behind him.
Within minutes the two had arrived inside a guest room a few steps away from the first floors main living room.
Kaiyle sighed again, as he dropped the girl on a full size mattress.........he wasn't the most gentle man, but he at least tried this time, to drop her with some level of softness..........before turning around and walking out of the room.
"Leave the door open, and guard it until she wakes...." Kaiyle said to the guard, as he ran his hand through his long hair, which was out in full. "When the storm passes, she'll go back to her room in the tower"
And with that the Prince finally made his way back to the third floor, into his room, and beneath his covers.
It was 2:02am......and by 2:05am, he was sound asleep.
He might not be willing to admit it, or even be capable of seeing it.........but Emas words had forced him into a caring deed, that did his heart good for the night.
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By 7:08am Ema had breakfast cooked for the entire staff and all the prisoners. She had already trekked through the damp soil to reach the watch tower, and was now on her way down to the dungeon.
Much to her surprise though, when she arrived, the guard on duty explained that the princess had been moved.
"Moved?" she whispered out loud, to which the guard answered "Yes".......and then explained where the girl had been moved to, and by who.
The entire way back up the elevator, and across the tile floor to the guest room, Ema had a satisfied smile on her face.
"Good job Kaiyle.......good job!" she thought, seconds before approaching the guard and asking him to step out of the way so that she could enter and wake the girl for breakfast.
Emas smile was quickly wiped off her face as she approached the bed...............the girl was tossing in her sleep..........red in the face, with sweat dripping down the sides of her face.
"GUARD! Go get a cold towel!!" she yelled, before shaking the girl softly. "Come on dear, wake up!" Ema said sweetly, but in a loud stern tone. "You've gotta tell me what's wrong, so we can help you!"
His mind couldn't help but wander to his sister..........is this how he'd want her to be treated if ever captured? How would HIS sister feel, to be locked in a cold and damp basement-cage, with no suitable lighting, and no soft place to lay her head??
Ema had successfully made him feel something he didn't like nor understand well.............guilt.
"Damn it all to hell!!!" he spat, before sitting up on his mattress, slipping into a pair of black dress shoes, and then heading out from his third-floor bedroom.
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Kaiyle was dressed in only a pair of black pants.....but had thrown on a white dress shirt before leaving his room, which now remained open as he made his way down in the elevator, and then through the dungeon hallway.
As he reached the cage, one guard stood at its entrance.......and he told the man to step back, before grabbing the keys off the wall and opening up the large heavy door.
"What am i doing?!" he thought to himself, as he walked into the cage and stared down at the sleep princess.
He wanted to just turn around and leave..........but Kaiyle wanted to sleep as well, and this girl sitting in this cage was preventing that! So with a sigh, he bent down, picked the girl up, and cradled her in his arms.
As the prince then made his way out of the cage and towards the elevator, he gave a nod to the guard to close the door, and then follow behind him.......and so the guard did.
It was the most uncomfortable feeling in the world for him.........standing in the elevator, with a young sleeping woman in his arms.
He wanted to force her to wake-up so that he no longer would have to carry her. But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, the doors opened, and they were back in the main lobby.
The two men then made their way towards the door in the kitchen, which lead out to the gardens........but after they opened the door, large gusts of wind and rain violently flew into the palace.
"CLOSE THE DOOR!!" Kaiyle yelled to the guard, as he turned his back to the door to shield himself, and by default the girl, from any possible debris.
"So sorry sir! I didn't know it was so bad out, are you okay?" said the guard, after shutting the door.
Kaiyle shrugged him off, while cursing under his breath. It was late........he was tired.........and stuck with this girl he much rather drop. But before his annoyance clouded his judgment, he thought of the first floor guest room.
"It'll have to do........" he whispered, before turning around and demanding the guard follow behind him.
Within minutes the two had arrived inside a guest room a few steps away from the first floors main living room.
Kaiyle sighed again, as he dropped the girl on a full size mattress.........he wasn't the most gentle man, but he at least tried this time, to drop her with some level of softness..........before turning around and walking out of the room.
"Leave the door open, and guard it until she wakes...." Kaiyle said to the guard, as he ran his hand through his long hair, which was out in full. "When the storm passes, she'll go back to her room in the tower"
And with that the Prince finally made his way back to the third floor, into his room, and beneath his covers.
It was 2:02am......and by 2:05am, he was sound asleep.
He might not be willing to admit it, or even be capable of seeing it.........but Emas words had forced him into a caring deed, that did his heart good for the night.
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By 7:08am Ema had breakfast cooked for the entire staff and all the prisoners. She had already trekked through the damp soil to reach the watch tower, and was now on her way down to the dungeon.
Much to her surprise though, when she arrived, the guard on duty explained that the princess had been moved.
"Moved?" she whispered out loud, to which the guard answered "Yes".......and then explained where the girl had been moved to, and by who.
The entire way back up the elevator, and across the tile floor to the guest room, Ema had a satisfied smile on her face.
"Good job Kaiyle.......good job!" she thought, seconds before approaching the guard and asking him to step out of the way so that she could enter and wake the girl for breakfast.
Emas smile was quickly wiped off her face as she approached the bed...............the girl was tossing in her sleep..........red in the face, with sweat dripping down the sides of her face.
"GUARD! Go get a cold towel!!" she yelled, before shaking the girl softly. "Come on dear, wake up!" Ema said sweetly, but in a loud stern tone. "You've gotta tell me what's wrong, so we can help you!"