Nothing of Your Concern

[Belshazzar]

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[Belshazzar]

"Brother! Surely you can't think to give her to Arik?! Why the hell should he get her?! He'll ruin her for sure! I have never opposed you in anything of serious matter, nor do I intend to, but this is ridiculous!"

The sharp words rang in his head for a moment. Everything else turned into a blur. His siblings took their servants, spoke to them as their own. Heartbeats quickened with nervousness and fear. Words of order were laced with solicitation; words of warning were filled with angst and doubt. It was as if he could smell the fear and anxiety in the room running off of every human. He could hear every separate heartbeat in his head, pulsing in unsteady rhythms, driving him to into madness. He needed to get away, take his maid, tell her what she needed to know, and just spend some time alone before he imploded.

A new set of footsteps entered the room. Claudio turned his head away from Alice, staring at the castle servant standing at the entrance of the room. A focused gaze revealed a small white envelope in his gloved hands. Without a word, he stepped towards the man. He was not sure what was going on behind him, but stepping away from the massive group gave him some comfort. His shoulders, tense with a mix of anger and irritation, had relaxed themselves. His mind began to slow down. He forced it to move even slower as he drew the letter from the servant’s silk gloves, tearing open the red seal and drawing the paper out. Sapphire eyes scanned the longhand calligraphy, sensing an inkling of aggressiveness in the finely written letters.

It was from the Royal Family of Eskye. An invitation, calling him in his father’s place to a dinner and political discourse. They wanted to discuss…something with him. The letter was extremely vague, offering little of the information Claudio was searching for. All he could gather was that they wanted to discuss policies between the two kingdoms, but the letter seemed too artificial, as if they were trying to draw his attention with the promise of sustenance and debate. He wondered briefly how they handled ‘food’ there. Would he have just been given one of their many slaves to please himself? His mind was drawn back to exactly where he was. Alice. Yes, he had to take her and discuss some things with her…and he had to find Bishop soon as well, and let him know that he had no intention of demeaning him with his decision of what maid he received.

He would have to respond to the letter sometime later. Give a more in depth reading. He definitely was not going to start leaving now, not to a place such as Eskye. He did not exactly criticize the way their economy worked,