Dancing With the Dragons

Castle

The final stop on their sightseeing tour was the city's historic castle. The whole family was quite excited to see the castle and its famous nightingale floors.

"Wow, the floors really are loud!" Yuto said as they walked through the palace. Yuri grinned. "Just imagine living here, trying to get some sleep at night, when suddenly you hear the floors below your room squeaking!"

"Oh, that would be scary!" Yugo said, wide-eyed. Zarc snickered, "I hear you, and raise you one: Imagine trying to get away from an intruder, but they can hear where you are!"

"Nooo!" Yuya wailed, shaking his head. "Nono! No scary stuff! We're supposed to be enjoying our sightseeing, not trying to give each other nightmares for the rest of the tour!" He pouted furiously at his brothers.

Zarc smiled at Yuya and ruffled his tomato fluff. "Sorry, Yuya, I couldn't resist," he apologized. Yuri hugged his younger brother and added, "Yeah, don't worry, we've got security! Nobody will be getting you anytime soon!"

Yuya continued to pout, and Yuto nudged Zarc and Yuri away, pulling Yuya into a comforting hug. "Yeah, we're all going to be safe, don't worry! I promise!"

Yuya hugged Yuto back, eliciting a pout from Yuri. Yusho chuckled as he watched his sons. "You know, part of the reason I put this castle on our sightseeing list was so we could participate in a traditional tea ceremony!"

This caught the attention of all of his sons, and they all looked at him in excitement. "That sounds like fun!" Yuri said. He was the most avid tea-drinker in the family, sometimes even consuming three whole pots in a single day on his own! Yuya was a close second, though he normally would drink closer to a pot and a half per day. Unless it was jasmine tea, which he could drink four pots of without sharing.

"Well, let's go ahead and head to the tea room then!" Zarc said, smiling at his brothers.