An Unlikely Pair

Chapter XIII

Prince Andrew

"I'm going to go to Duke Kaelde and tell him off," Gray said, marching to the doorway.

"No, you can't do that. Gray, you wouldn't want to get fired," Cole said.

"But she can't just disrespect him like that. They both need a wake up call," Gray said.

"Yes, I agree," Cole said, "I agree that they should be told about the truth and what happened to Prince Andrew just a few minutes ago, but..."

He stopped suddenly and turned around, then he said, "But, he should be confronted,"

"Maybe, but he's a guest of Duchess Sonia. It would be inappropriate for a castle guard to yell at a duke," Cole said.

"Andrew, what do you think?" Gray asked me.

"Don't ask him that!" Cole chastised, "He's not in the right state of mind to answer a question like that!" Cole had put her hands on her hips and leaned forward a bit.

I breathed in and out and slowly began to rise to my feet. "We shouldn't do anything to that no-good, pillock, snolly..." I started to say.

"Andrew." Cole scolded me.

"Anyway, we shouldn't do anything to him. Like Cole said, he's a guest here and Princess Margaret seems to be very close to him," I said, then I muttered, "Maybe a little too much," Cole stomped over to me and slapped the back of my head. I looked at her face. Her eyes widened and her brows raised. "Sorry. Must've slipped out," I said, rubbing the back of my head.

"Don't let it happen again," Cole said. I nodded, then one of our stomachs growled loudly.

"Let's get out of here. I'm starving," Gray said.

"Yes, we should probably get some food in our bellies," Cole said.

"How long have we been down here?" I asked, expecting it to be around thirty to forty minutes.

Cole used her magic to conjure a little clock made out of blue light and said, "We came down here at around nine and it's now eleven,"

"We've been down here for two hours!" I exclaimed.

"Yes," Cole said, "You talked and we comforted for a long while," The clock evaporated in the air as it disappeared from view. We made our way back to the trapdoor and climbed out to the palace's throne room. I looked at my throne and I saw the memory of Princess Margaret curled up and crying. Gray helped me out of the hole. Cole came out next to me. Gray and Cole quietly closed the trapdoor and put the rug back. We walked to the dining hall. When we passed the hallway that led to Sharah's room, I heard laughter. I looked down the hallway and I saw Sharah and Princess Margaret walking towards us. They were laughing. It looks like they were having a fun time. I thought. "Look at that. Looks like Princess Margaret doesn't need me as a girl friend," Cole said, quietly.

"Yeah. I'm also glad Sharah has someone other than me to talk to," I said. Princess Margaret noticed me staring at her. Her brows raised slightly. It seemed like she was frightened or nervous. "Princess Margaret. Are you going to eat lunch too?" I asked when they got close.

"Yes, we are. Want to join us?" Sharah asked, but Princess Margaret still looked nervous.

"I'd love to join you two," I said, then I walked beside Princess Margaret.

"So Andrew, where have you been all this time?" Sharah asked.

"I was in the secret cavern under the palace with Cole and Gray," I answered.