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Alvaro watched Lewis, eyebrows slowly knitting into worry. "You're not speaking. Is something the matter?"

"Let me pin your pins on you as well, Prime Minister." Henry said, opening a second box and taking them out.

Elliot nodded, kissing the other's ring before the pads of his fingers. "Nothing can change it and it never shall change." and placed a kiss on his lover's, no, his fiancee's lips. "It is my protection for you as well, remember that. Even if the ring is gone I'll do my best to protect you." and kissed him again before letting go of Leo's hand. "Now we should dress."

Alvaro laughed. "All right, tonight we snuggle, then. Bentiens be damned we'll snuggle. Henry want to snuggle with us?"

"Not in the slightest." he deadpanned, finishing the last of the pins on Lewis's outfit. "I'll be in the main room with Megan if either of you need me. Please remain formal when around company. I dislike them as much as either of you but Lewis, smile." and gave a smile as an example before closing the door.

"Ignore him, he hates everything in his old age, though right now with good reason."

The prince chuckled, looking down at the Falian. "It'll be hard to feel at home in this room, even with the decorations." And Istavia might send someone to make Leo feel better or torture him or might even come personally to see the sick boy. "The party is tomorrow, then we may leave afterwards. But if you'd like to play the sick card, Leonard, I can see how well it will settle with the others."

"I like to think we weren't so bad." Alvaro said, hugging the Prime Minister in return. "But he did take the loss of his wife rather hard. Poor man. He mourned for so long." And no blood children of his own either, that man had been depressed for so long"He's better now, even if it's a little bit."

Megan heard footsteps and glanced over, brown eyes suddenly turning hard with a glare. Another pair of footsteps signaled that Henry had arrived.

"Me--King Istavia." He greeted, giving a respectful bow to the man. "Yes, quite a lot of comfort."

A sideways glance from Henry made her stand up and curtsey "King Istavia." She said clearly and with a bit of force that might possibly imply his presence wasn't welcomed. But she was such a polite woman, it must have been a trick of the ears. "By orders of his royal highness King Alvaro my abilities my abilities were to never be spoken or used." She explained, a rule that, while it wasn't quite true, was what she lived by. Once she entered the castle for the first time she stopped using them and stopped taking in life from humans. It was certainly easier to kill animals with her ability because it was peaceful but she no longer worked in the kitchen. Her hair was no doubt gray because of it. "I am merely the head maid of his royal estate in charge of decoration and cleaning." And stood tall, her glare hardly leaving. "I Am the Prime Minister and the King's trusted friend as well, the king met us both days apart of each other." and that was all she was saying, it was already too much.

Kashi had heard the voice too, and it was a voice that put fear into his heart. He sat up and nodded. "Go to them right now I need time to dress." He said softly, "I'll be there within the next five minutes I promise. Go to them right now."

"Then let us get dressed like I suggested, hm?" he asked with a smile before his ears raised. Istavia. He gave a low growl, hand over Leo's as the Falian gripped his shirt. "Do not worry, I shall remain between you and the door. Let us get dressed." There were no clothes out, Ipo must have still been asleep. Elliot had half the urge to let him rest but the prince wanted none of his companions out of his sight for fear they might be kidnapped. "We shall take our time while dressing. He did not announce himself so he is merely early. Come." and led him to the travel sized wardrobe.

Alvaro held the other closer, looking down at him and listening. "I remember when you told me, yes." he murmured with a nod, continuing to listen and was quite shocked to hear the outcome. "I... would have never imagined. This is... interesting." be shook his head. "For now, we shall remember that information later. He must go out to meet our host. Prepare yourself." and led him to the door, giving him a moment to compose himself before walking out, seeing Istavia with Megan who was looking ready to make any sort of skin contact. "Istavia! What a pleasant surprise visit!" he greeted.

"This place certainly smells foul, your majesty." Megan spat.

"Megan!" Henry hissed.

The woman grit her teeth, listening as the man speak, clenching her fists as she worked hard to remember her place. it was only aided when the King and the Prime Minister walked out, greeting the man.

Kashi dressed in record time, finding the suit he'd worn yesterday and put that on, making sure his hair was tied back before slipping on the shoes and exiting. He had to turn his head to so much as glance at the people in the larger common room, spotting the King easily. "Excuse me." He murmured to Tsume, entering the Prince's room. "I-I'm sorry for over-sleeping, Prince Elliot, Prince Leo." he said, pausing realizing they were both fully dressed.

"It is no worry, Kashi. You deserve your rest, especially for driving us for so long." Elliot explained, putting on the last of his own clothes, but Istavia's words came next and Elliot turned back to Leo. "Don't worry, Leo. Everything will be fine. We'll find your father."

"I-I'll wait outside... then." Kashi murmured, exiting the room and standing beside Tsume, good eye on the proper side to see the common room from his peripheral.

"Oh it's no problem at all. We are guests in your home after all, Istavia and we missed your dear face as well." he explained, listening and nodding, "A Bazaar sounds like a wonderful idea since we did indeed have no plans for today." and smiled at Lewis, "Always so thoughtful, yes the entertainment was more than generous."

Elliot shook his head at the other, "There is no such thing as asking for far too much, Leo. This is a very reasonable request. We will not leave this country until we have your father with us, I promise" and placed a small kiss on his lips. "We need to leave, we've bided our time long enough." and held Leo's hand before knocking the the door lightly and exiting. Both Tsume and Kashi in front of their door, everyone else was over there. "King Istavia, I bid you a good morning. I pray you slept well."

Kashi moved when the door was knocked upon and followed after him, fixing his cuff links as quickly as possible before moving around and standing beside Megan. She seemed a little tense, the hare picking up on this an Henry frowning down at her every so often. Had something happened?

Elliot gave a blank smile to the king. "Hardly so, he wears me out." he sat down at the table as the food was brought, kissing Leo's hand where the ring was, making sure he sat close by as well. What the prince noticed, was one of them limping. Had they been limping last night? He couldn't be sure. "Thank you, King Istavia." he murmured before feeling the hand tighten around his own. When the man left Leo then turned into Elliot, the lynx responding my placing a hand on his head , kissing the top of it. "It will be all right." he murmured in promise. They'd be out of this country soon enough with Leo's father in tow.

Alvaro allowed Lewis to sit down first before sitting down as well, looking sadly as the bentiens served them. "You three are welcomed to dine with us. This is more food then we can consume."

"I just want to wrap my fingers around his neck and drain the life out of him." Megan finally spat, sitting down beside Lewis so angrily and hard her dresses poofed up somewhat before settling back down again."

"Megan you were incredibly rude towards the king!" Henry snapped, sitting beside Elliot. "You do not insult the man who has graciously allowed us to stay when we arrived early! I would not be surprised if he kicked you out onto the streets."

"Let him do his worst. I do not fear the Devil nor do I fear Death." and bit into a fig.

"Oh, let me take that so you do not stretch over." Kashi said, sitting next to a bentien and taking the plate before placing it on its spot on the table. "There we go. That looks lovely doesn't it." and smiled at the other boy before filling a plate and serving them before Elliot.

Not that Elliot seemed to mind he was busy comforting Leo and making sure Leo ate first.

"Every time you have said you are okay you have not been, Leo." Elliot responded, making sure the Falian got the vegetables he needed to return color to his face. "We do not need to go to the bazaar if you are not feeling up to it."

Alvaro looked at Lewis before nodding. "We won't harm you whatsoever or even look at you in a mean manner. If Elliot does it's because his face is stuck that way." and laughed as Elliot was about to turn to glare but stopped and forced himself not too. "It's stuck."

Kashi looked at the bentien sitting nearest to him, wanting to ask questions but unsure which ones would be good to ask or not. he didn't want to trigger the poor boy, unsure if they would act like the prime minister or Leo even. The hare just sat there, awkwardly nibbling on the vegetables while trying to think of a good question.

"I just do not want you to get sick." he said, fearing the worst for this bazaar already. What if they came across a spot where they sold only bentiens? Elliot wouldn't doubt its existence he just didn't want to come across it. "If you think you are up to it we can go, but only if you're up to it."

"I'm sure you'll do wonderfully." Alvaro said with a smile, continuing to eat his breakfast. "And no one has limited knowledge, everyone just has different aspects of knowledge. For instance I know absolutely nothing about plants but Lewis could fill a book with his knowledge. And Tsume could name fifty ways to tell how a person is a threat and I wouldn't know unless they'd put a sword through me. Example, My second wife, everyone else hated her but I still loved her up until the point I was on my deathbed." he chuckled. "Luckily I was saved by a very talented healer." and glanced at Leo before continuing to eat.

"The king is just humble." Kashi explained. "I think fi he can manage a country like Nalaenir and have such allies he must be very intelligent." And smiled at the bentiens. "But he's still a very nice man. You three can relax. I slept in an didn't perform my duties and I haven't been punished." And looks happy about this. "I really take my job seriously so it hurts that I slept in." he admitted finally after Elliot stared at him for a good minute.

"You're still forgiven. Leo and I weren't up early in the morning."