sbi royalty

introduction

In a certain breakaway nation, we have a (somewhat) stable monarchy, and its head is King Philza.
Philza had three sons (in order of age) Prince Wilbur, shortly followed by Prince Techno, then lastly, Prince Tommy.

They mostly lived in a large castle - some might even call it a palace - atop a large hill, in the centre of the capital. It had incredibly vast yet ornate walls surrounding it, guards constantly patrolling along, with Prince Techno watching over them.

It was clear from a very young age that Techno would be the greatest military commander of all the sons - and being 2nd in line meant Wilbur would take up the throne eventually, so Techno was in perfect position for this future.
He was currently rather bored. Without any wars, Techno had been left mostly to supervise training and also security - and with no threats and his soldiers progressing well enough, he had little to do.

He kept one eye open as the soldiers gathered in the parade square to practice drills, and thought to himself,  'God, this is so pointless. All I do is sit here and look pretty...Just a theatre production on loop....' . His thought was cut short as he heard the pounding of soldiers footstep approaching him and he snapped upright, facing them. After saluting each other, one soldier spoke up:

"They are waiting for you Your Highness."

"I will be right there." He tried to sound authoritative yet positive, however he was fairly certain he sounded more defeated and exhausted.

'It's going to be a long day isn't it...'

Techno strode towards the soldiers, his royal red cape flowing behind him; he glanced to his right seeing a few nervous faces in the ranks.

After taking his place in the front and centre, the soldiers came to attention and the monthly inspection began.

This was Techno's least favourite duty - long winded and extremely dull, not to mention repetitive too. As he began, he noticed as small blond figure peering out over one of the large balconies that overlooks the square. After spotting Techno's gaze he retreats back, 'Oh Tommy, you really didn't try to sneak out again did you?' Techno made a mental note to go speak to his rambunctious younger brother later and returned to the inspection.

Soon he deemed that the soldiers were fit for purpose and presented smartly enough, Techno went back into the castle, he had plenty more work to do, that at least didn't require standing up and speaking in front of people.

However, on his way back he just remembered in time, he had meant to go speak to Prince Tommy! He immediately swivelled around almost bashing into the guards who were acting as his escort. They hopped back into the walls in surprise and began to follow closely behind him ever, slightly more confused than usual.

A short walk later and he had reached Tommy's quarters, after knocking and receiving back a faint "Come in..." the guards opened the double doors to Tommy's rather spacious and lavishly decourated quarters, though Techno could definitely see it being somewhat restrictive if you were confined inside.

Tommy emerged from around a corner quite gingerly, an odd thing for the usually obnoxious and loud Prince. He immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief as he realised it was Techno, the corners of his mouth raising slightly. Tommy was expecting Techno but a small part of him worried it would be Wilbur, to say he'd done something wrong, meaning he'd be confined to his chambers for longer.

"So what did you do this time?"

"I snuck out to go see Tubbo..." Tommy replies.

"You seem enjoy spending time with him." Techno comments, curious as to how Tommy found friendship in some lowly junior guard who clearly wasn't up to the job.

So far Techno had not thrown Tubbo out, pretty much out of pity, he seemed like a sweet boy, so he kept Tubbo doing more menial duties. However, if Tommy kept getting caught with him he might not be able to protect him forever....

"Yeah, I do, considering there's currently no one my age I can actually talk to..."

Techno ponders this for a moment, Techno himself got used to it, that was his normal; acting 'grown up' became quite natural to him after a while, although he did concede it wasn't that fun, 'Tommy is a lot more sociable than me, I suppose for him this isn't a very poggers situation.'

"Alright, look. I'll see what I can do, since I'm always here, and King Phil is away surveying the kingdom, we have a bit of freedom. Wilbur is technically in charge, but he's pretty busy studying and writing music, not to mention deputising."

"Maybe we should try to help Will out with some of the work, then maybe he'll let out into the grounds?"

Techno thought for a moment, then said,"I suppose that could work, I'm fairly busy, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. "

"Yeah and I don't really have anything to do other than study, though I don't know how much Wilbur would trust me to do."

"We'll sort that out later Tommy, how about we go for a walk outside? Or you maybe want a sword lesson? Wilbur is probably preoccupied." Techno asked, he'd make sure he took the blame if Wilbur found out anyways.

"YES! Please I mean, uh, yeah that would be nice...". Tommy's face immediately lit up, and he disappeared, for a brief moment to grab his regal red jacket to go over his white tunic. Meanwhile, Techno quickly adjusted his cape in a nearby mirror, before exiting the room closely followed by Tommy.

Soon enough they had reached an outside door, exposing a large, walled enclosure mostly featuring giant oak trees.

As they walked, Techno suddenly realised he'd have to engage in small talk, causing him to immediately regret his choice of activity. So, he picked up the pace, and looked back at a slightly bewildered Tommy who quickly came into step just behind him.

They marched into the small woods, following a well worn track that eventually leads to the centre, however, before they reached it, Tommy posed a question to fill the currently conversation-starved air.

"Who's you're favourite woman?"

Techno stopped dead and stared daggers at Tommy, not saying a word.

"Fine! Fine, you don't have to answer, I was just curious....okay, you are actually going to give me a sword lesson?"

"Sure. Training the soldiers gets boring after a while anyways. It's no trouble."

They continued to walk along a small gravel path to the centre of the cluster of trees where a small clearing emerged.

Eager to get going, Tommy dashed forwards taking his position - throwing his coat aside (good use of your coat there). He quickly whipped out his iron sword and held it confidently aiming straight for Techno.

Techno soon brandished his own, diamond, sword, and carefully removed his crown and whipped off his cape, handing them to a nearby guard. Tommy's face turned to worry immediately. However, Techno made no move adopt a stance and instead walked towards Tommy and offered it to him.

"You sure?" His face lit up at the sight of the sea blue blade.

"It only makes sense, you'll need to practice with one soon enough anyways."

And so, they exchanged swords, Tommy seemed to struggling slightly due to the weight of it, but the doggedly determined look on his face said otherwise.

"Alright." Techno finally said, "Be careful, that sword is dangerous. Just try to block my attacks for now."

"Sounds good to me."

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hmmm ahhhh next time i suppose,, also  the beginning is bad but hey ho