Mad Hatter || Sleepy Bois Inc. Fantasy Royal AU

Chapter Five - The Parade

Once the kingdom announced the engagement of Prince Wilbur and Princess Evangeline, per tradition they had to go to all parts of the empire, before making their way to Londbergh, where they would begin wedding preparations. The families had decided that the wedding would take place in six months, but as they had already announced the engaement to the public it was solidified in stone. Therefore Londbergh fulfilled their end of the bargain and gave the empire the antidote. A week after the engagement tour was announced, the tour was about to begin.

"Why cant i go with you?" Tommy complained as he trailed his older brother.

"Because, if we took majority of the succession to the throne, we create bigger targets on our back. Don't forget Tommy, this tour is also a disguise for us to smoke out the ones wishing to do us harm. Queen Lysanna agreed to send her elite soldiers to trail us throughout this journey to ensure out safety. You, Tommy, need to stay here with Tubbo. Can you do that?" Techno asked while slinging his sword into the sheath.  Tommy pursed his lips in annoyance, crossing his arms. He muttered, "Fine," under his breath, and looked away. Techno just sighed, pulling Tommy into a hug, resting his head on the youngers head.

"It's only for a few months Tommy, it'll be fine," Techno assured his younger sibling. Tommy hesitated for a second, before hugging his brother back. He knew he would never forgive himself if Techno didn't come back, and Tommy rejected his hug. But how could that happen? He was the Blood God. When Tommy backed up, he grinned at his brother, "Bring me back somthing cool!"

Techno smirked, a light breath passing through his lips to signify he found the statement funny, "Alright Tommy."

He mounted his horse, Carl, and turned back to Tommy, "Tell Toby and dad I said bye, will you?"

Tommy nodded, "Okay!"

Techno's lips curled upwards the slightest but  it dissapeared as he turned away and galloped off to start guard preparations ahead of Wilbur and Princess Evangeline. Tommy's grin faded as Techno dissapeared, like it always did. Techno was powerful, but he was human, and everytime he left, Tommy pleaded for him to come back. Specifically, to come back alive. This time was no different. Tommy pulled his fur cloack closer, turning around and heading into the castle. He was met with the bustling of servants in the halls. It was two weeks after the massive royal meeting, and it was a week since every monarch, spare Princess Evangeline and some of her guard had left. Queen Lysanna arrived back after checking on her kingdom, starting to map out a plan with King Phil, and Prince Techno.

Queen Lysanna had left a good impression on the family. She was strong willed and hard headed, but when speaking with Toby for the first time, she was kind, and gentle, expressing her happiness he was getting better. Tommy was in the room when that had happened, and he remembered Tubbo's bright grin. She promised to bring her nephew, who was around Tommy and Tubbo's age, the next time she went back to Lysann and came back to the Antarctic Empire. Queen Lysanna passed Tommy in the halls, trailing behind Wilbur and Princess Evangeline, her black and gold armor clinking with each step. The servants and royal family in the palace had only seen Queen Lysanna without her armor twice. Once when she was sparring with Techno, and another time when she came back from a recon mission where she played as a civilian. Now, her armor clanked as she chased the two royals, her long braid, so blonde it looked white, flew behind her as she shouted after them.

"Oi! You guys have two hours before you gave to go, come here!"

Wilbur and Princess Evangeline became quick friends, and the inhabitants of the castle quickly found out that they made wicked trouble when together. Once on the morning patrol at 4am, the entire castle had awoke because a guard tripped on a tripwire, his iron armor clanging on the hard ground. The entire palce went into attack mode, and that poor guard had to explain the entire situation, until Phil noticed the two giggling in the back of the group.