Jacob squinted as he struggled to open his eyes, the shaking of the cart from the cobblestones interrupting his slumber as Crow sat at the front, leading them to their destination as he drove the horses.
Sarah sat on the left of Jacob, her head covered by her hat as the Brickleback horn was tied to the back of the cart. The younger male groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose as he rubbed his face in pain, the hangover taking over.
He ran his hand down his face, looking over at Sarah as she slept her own hangover off, Jacob soon looked in the direction they were heading in as he spotted the golden conical roofs of the royals. The castle itself took up a vast majority of land, and its size surely asserted its dominance.
Crow rode the cart through the entrance, crossing a bridge as the people looked at the cart in awe. Children ran by, playing pretend as the Red Bluster before the hunters crossed under an archway, one that the royal's crest was plastered upon.
Golden ornate designs surrounded the crest, almost flaunting the power of the symbol at its centre.
They had finally arrived.
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The doors were soon opened for the hunters as servants bowed, the three greeted by the skeleton of a sea beast that had been taken down years ago dangling above them. Three thrones stood before them, two out of the three occupied as the third remained bare.
Polished floors were soon walked across as Crow led the others through the hall, two of the King's and Queen's servants wheeling the results of the crew's hunt beside them. A large table filled with food lay not too far from them as the King hummed at the sight of the Captain.
"Well," The King smiled. "If it isn't Captain Crow and his loyal mates."
"Your Grace," Crow replied. "As you can see, the oceans have offered abundant prey."
Crow took his hat off in respect as Jacob beelined towards the banquet table, looking around through a bowl of fruit before pulling an apple out, looking at the fruit before nodding at it in satisfaction.
"And I see you've taken a full-grown Brickleback," The Queen smiled, her husband turning to look at her.
"A specimen like that garners quite a bounty," She said, looking at her servants lift the horn out of its vehicle, its teal surface shining.
