The illustrious affairs(old)

chapter 45

I flinched awake feeling something warm and slightly wet hit me over my eyes, I rolled onto my stomach "five more minutes Clay.." I muttered curling up, hugging the pillow, getting comfortable and falling asleep again. “Huh..what? Why…” i asked confused keeping my eyes closed still tired i puffed my cheeks some “i don’t wanna” i huffed out putting my face back into the pillow and pulled the blanket over me i whined looking up slightly only having one eye open “geez for someone who’s is or was planning on marrying a prince you have no manners” i looked up at Alex “which one?” i looked over for my glasses and grabbed them ad placing them onto my face, i sat up yawning and rubbing my eyes “for your information Alex i don’t care if i don’t have manners right now i’m tired” i said then flopped onto my back taking my pillow back and pulling the blanket back over me “George..” I muttered laying on my back with my eyes closed. 

"Wait when did we get here? I thought we were on a horse" I said confused as I pushed myself up to look at alex, I was so confused "okay so you know what nevermind I'm going back to bed" I said flopping onto the bed and rolling onto my stomach one of my hands dangling off the bed falling asleep.

^Schlatt Pov:

"Calm down Clay, I know how stressed you are but yelling isn't going to be any helpful" I said looking at him, I followed him then vaguely heard something running I looked forward and held my hand out as a horse came into view it ran to me rubbing his nose against my hand "hey buddy, what are you doing out here?" i asked rubbing his face in between his eyes, I walked over crouching down to look at the symbols "it's Alex.." I said quietly "we should be able to reactivate but if we are we need to do it soon.." I said standing back up, and gently took my horses saddle walking over to him.

"You want it back on?" I asked holding it up to him he walked over and I reattached it "one of you take this back to queen Caroline's castle" I said to group of other people and one of them came over, I walked back over next to Clay "just remember we don’t know where this leads to..could be a trap" I set my hand on my nephew's shoulder "we'll find them just try to stay calm" I went quiet “Besides why are you even looking with us, don't you have a child that ran away to find now that you're free of kingly duties” I could feel a glare "After all not everyone takes the cowardly way out of their rule" his ear flicked. I grabbed him by the shirt and brought him over "don't even. Not everyone wants the position they have...your friend is one of them, he doesn't want to be king and he is." I said glaring back at him "also I know where my son is and I know he is safe" I said gently pushing him away.

I looked over to Punz watching him quietly then looked up towards the sky feeling drops of water land on my face "looks like the rain is clearing up so that's a good thing" "Do you actually know where your son is?! Or are you just saying that to make yourself feel better! You could have very well ran away or had not taken the position if you didn't want it!" i didn’t say anything, i just walked over to Punz, i grabbed onto the cuff of his sleeve “i’m ready to go..” i tried not to say or do anything rash ‘Cara..your son is a handful’ I thought to myself. I stumbled taking a step forward to keep my balance. I looked around the forest "Sorry.. this is as far as I can go…"

I crouched down picking Punz up “well..what direction do we take?” i asked i groaned following him.

^George Pov:

I was walking around wondering the area not to interested where i go, i looked seeing mushrooms grow next to my feet i looked back seeing the trail of mushrooms and my tail “hm i guess i can’t hide it here” i said quietly. I said “hey Alex, what's up?” i reached my arm out “here i’ll take the bucket and go fill it, relax your hurt still” "Nah it's empty so I'm fine just was walking to fast that's all.." he said i just reached and took it “i got it go away” i said walking ahead holding the empty bucket i ignored him keeping a tight grip on the handle “stop running go and sit under a tree or something you are still healing and i will manage filling a single bucket with water” i said looking back at him “you need time to think about what has happened recently, so shut up and go”