"It's beautiful" she said......and Kaiyle couldn't of agreed more. Any second of any day, he rather be here, with the beauty of the ocean. "Yes, it is......" he whispered.
His eyes would eventually travel from the falls to the woman standing beside him.....she too seem to be lost in the view. But unlike him, she appeared to have a certain lostness in her eyes that a child would have, after seeing something marvelous for the very first time. So without thinking much, Kaiyle began to question her.
"The ocean.......it exist in Apan as well, so this can't be your first time viewing it.......correct?"
His tone wasn't as sharp as it usually was....and his normally expressionless face showed a slight bit of befuddlement. He told himself that was the only reason he was staring at her, befuddlement........and that her current appearance had nothing to do with it, and he believed himself wholeheartedly.......no matter how wrong he was.
"Never mind, you don't have to answer, it isn't important" he said softly, even though it was a lie.
Kaiyle then turned his head back towards the falls.....and took note of the storm clouds moving in. By the time an addition five minutes had passed, the sun would be nearly engulfed by them, and the calm breeze would suddenly have turned into strong gusts of wind.
"A storm? Again?? Great...." he muttered, just as Hanzel popped his head out the door behind him.
"Your high-, i mean, Sir....word has come from city, there's a great storm on it's way here. It spent nearly four days in the city, causing quite a bit of destruction......we've been told to batten down the hatches, so you might wish to come inside soon."
"Damage? Is the palace in tact?"
"Yes, the palace is fine.....it was mostly smaller buildings & houses that weren't well-built, that were destroyed. Your father is handling it, no worries. But you should="
"-i'll be in soon enough. Have the dungeons been cleaned?"
"Um yes, yes they have."
"Move the prisoners there then.....if this storm is as bad as you say, the watchtower windows could be damaged, yes?"
"I suppose they could...."
"Then move them to the dungeon area.......except Ringo, his room* should be ready."
"Yes sir, we'll get right on it."
And with that the guard was gone.......leaving the prince and princess alone together again.
"Your name........what is it?" Kaiyle would ask randomly, as a large gust of window whipped by them.
He figured the girl was likely unsettled by the mentioning of dungeons, but wasn't quite sure how to ease her fears other than changing the subject random.
Why he wanted to ease her fears anyways though, was a complete mystery to him.
He'd wait for her response, before suggesting they go inside.....no strangers to tough stores, Kaiyle knew the next few days were going to be a bit rough, and that they should begin preparing now.
"Take your last glimpses, we must go back inside soon......" Kaiyle would walk back to the door and wait for her to take it all in one last time, and once she was finished, he'd lead her back to her room.
The Prince thought about informing her that she'd be staying there for the following days, and that she didn't have to worry about going to the dungeons.......but he couldn't find it in himself to converse on such a friendly way......it was just, too odd for him. So he instead said nothing, and let her stew in her own thoughts, as they walked back down the hall and eventually landed up at the door to the guestroom.
"Here...." he said softly, as he shoved his hands into his pants pocket. There was more he felt should be said for some reason, perhaps a promise to revisit the ocean, or an explanation of what was about to happen......but he didn't. And instead he turned the princess over to the two guards by her door, and then made his way back up to the second floor.
His eyes would eventually travel from the falls to the woman standing beside him.....she too seem to be lost in the view. But unlike him, she appeared to have a certain lostness in her eyes that a child would have, after seeing something marvelous for the very first time. So without thinking much, Kaiyle began to question her.
"The ocean.......it exist in Apan as well, so this can't be your first time viewing it.......correct?"
His tone wasn't as sharp as it usually was....and his normally expressionless face showed a slight bit of befuddlement. He told himself that was the only reason he was staring at her, befuddlement........and that her current appearance had nothing to do with it, and he believed himself wholeheartedly.......no matter how wrong he was.
"Never mind, you don't have to answer, it isn't important" he said softly, even though it was a lie.
Kaiyle then turned his head back towards the falls.....and took note of the storm clouds moving in. By the time an addition five minutes had passed, the sun would be nearly engulfed by them, and the calm breeze would suddenly have turned into strong gusts of wind.
"A storm? Again?? Great...." he muttered, just as Hanzel popped his head out the door behind him.
"Your high-, i mean, Sir....word has come from city, there's a great storm on it's way here. It spent nearly four days in the city, causing quite a bit of destruction......we've been told to batten down the hatches, so you might wish to come inside soon."
"Damage? Is the palace in tact?"
"Yes, the palace is fine.....it was mostly smaller buildings & houses that weren't well-built, that were destroyed. Your father is handling it, no worries. But you should="
"-i'll be in soon enough. Have the dungeons been cleaned?"
"Um yes, yes they have."
"Move the prisoners there then.....if this storm is as bad as you say, the watchtower windows could be damaged, yes?"
"I suppose they could...."
"Then move them to the dungeon area.......except Ringo, his room* should be ready."
"Yes sir, we'll get right on it."
And with that the guard was gone.......leaving the prince and princess alone together again.
"Your name........what is it?" Kaiyle would ask randomly, as a large gust of window whipped by them.
He figured the girl was likely unsettled by the mentioning of dungeons, but wasn't quite sure how to ease her fears other than changing the subject random.
Why he wanted to ease her fears anyways though, was a complete mystery to him.
He'd wait for her response, before suggesting they go inside.....no strangers to tough stores, Kaiyle knew the next few days were going to be a bit rough, and that they should begin preparing now.
"Take your last glimpses, we must go back inside soon......" Kaiyle would walk back to the door and wait for her to take it all in one last time, and once she was finished, he'd lead her back to her room.
The Prince thought about informing her that she'd be staying there for the following days, and that she didn't have to worry about going to the dungeons.......but he couldn't find it in himself to converse on such a friendly way......it was just, too odd for him. So he instead said nothing, and let her stew in her own thoughts, as they walked back down the hall and eventually landed up at the door to the guestroom.
"Here...." he said softly, as he shoved his hands into his pants pocket. There was more he felt should be said for some reason, perhaps a promise to revisit the ocean, or an explanation of what was about to happen......but he didn't. And instead he turned the princess over to the two guards by her door, and then made his way back up to the second floor.
* I figured Ringo would be put in a room next to Sakuras!