The General's Daughter

Chapter 3

 It was a couple of days before Victor and Kaiden came over again to see Sunda and Nakita. Them being their father's heirs kept them busy a lot, they tended to have a lot of responsibility. The four of them decided to go find other things to do outside of the manor.

Since she didn't know what all they would end up doing Nakita decided to dress as a man, which the three guys were used to. They had seen her this way many times in the past. This was also why they called her Kit most of the time. It was the name she went by when dressed that way.

For a while they wandered the shops that were nearby. None of them were interested in buying things, they just weren't sure what to do yet. It had been about an hour when Victor spotted someone that the three guys knew close by.

As Victor led them over to say hello Nakita told them, "Hey don't let on that I am actually a girl. I would like to keep this disguise a secret." The three guys nodded in agreement.

Victor being the most outgoing and social one of them spoke first. "Hello Prince Zander. How are you doing today?"

Prince Zander nodded at the four guys and said, "Hello. I have been well. How are you all?"

"We have been good," Sunda replied.

Kaiden noticed Prince Zander glance at Nakita. "Oh yeah. This is Kit. He is a friend of ours. He recently came to Terra. Kit, this is Prince Zander, the oldest and bestest. He leads the elite forces that are stationed mainly here in the capital."

Nakita greeted the prince and he greeted Nakita in return. "So what are you four up to today?" Prince Zander had the day off and thought hanging out with them, who were also his friends, sounded like a good idea.

"We didn't really have anything planned. Our main goal was to hang out. Until he got here, we hadn't seen Kit in a while," Kaiden explained.

Prince Zander thought about it for a minute. "What do you guys think about coming to the palace's training area?"

The three guys groaned. They were not in any way interested. They knew how competitive Prince Zander could be. And they didn't want anything to do with training. Nakita, however, enjoyed training and was very competitive. Nakita told Prince Zander, "I love that idea. What did you have in mind?" This was the first time she had met the prince so she didn't know what kind of person he was like the others did.

A devious smile overcame Prince Zanders lips. "I thought we could all have a friendly competition. How about it?" Prince Zander could tell that Victor, Sunda and Kaiden wanted no part of it so he had directed his gaze and question at Kit. It seemed he needed him to convince the others.

Nakita loved the idea. "Let's go. I have been needing to train anyway. Come on you three. I know that you don't want to but knowing you all, you probably need to. You guys are always lazy when it comes to training."

The three guys groaned but agreed. They couldn't bring themselves to say no to Nakita so the five of them all followed the prince to the palace. Prince Zander could tell that the others were preoccupied with their thoughts so he kept quiet as well.

Everyone was quiet on their way there. Victor, Kaiden and Sunda were quiet because they were less than thrilled with what they were going to be doing. On the other hand, Nakita was excited, though she didn't show it. This would be her first time seeing the palace. She wanted to see it all, but she knew that she couldn't.

The gate leading into the palace was entirely white. It looked elegant and imposing. As they made their way through the gates Nakita got her first glimpse of the royal palace. It was mostly white with purple strategically placed. It looked majestic and enchanting. In the front and center there was a giant dome that she figured was where the Emperor handled affairs of the country and held court.