Triple Nightmare /Bakudekutodo

Chapter 80: The King and his Castle!

Midoriya POV:
It didn't take long for the doors to open again. This time the small man was followed by six other normal sized Persons wearing knight like uniforms. "Our dear majesty has authorised a hearing. Please follow me this way." And so Najwa, the guys carrying Shoto and Kacchan plus me followed the small man inside the castle. The rest waited outside. for his size the man was quite fast. Contrary to its blueish city the castle followed more of a red and gold theme. everything here seemed uncannily expensive and I felt bad just walking over the perfectly clean red carpet with my dirty shoes.

After a long walk through the main corridor we finally made it to a huge room with paintings of different generations decorating a ballroom like hall. In between each painting was a big window with red curtains and golden accents at the bottom. In the centre of the far back wall was a big throne stood on a pedestal. Next to it was a slightly smaller one and one level lower but still higher than the rest of the floor were another four thrones. Those were the smallest but still just as expensively decorated. On the biggest throne sat a middle aged man with a black beard and shoulder long curly hair. He wore a golden extravagant crown and a red cloak over his white and golden clothes. On his left sat a slightly younger woman with long, blond and braided hair. She wore a white long dress with golden accents and golden jewellery including a less in your face diadem with tiny details and jewels.

On the thrones a level lower sat three young women and a young man, looking like they had different but close to each other ages. All four of them wore similar outfits to the ones the king and queen wore but slightly less extreme. The only differences were that none of them wore crowns and the man wore a sword around his waist. One of the women had long, blond and curly hair. She sat straight and on the left closest to the king. She seemed to be the oldest and paid the most attention. On her right sat the second princess slightly younger with brown shorter hair tied into a half up half down bun. She seemed to be annoyed and rested her head on her arm, placed on the armrest. On the other side of the king and queen sat the prince with a straight expression and light brown gelled back hair and the youngest of them next to him. She was a few years younger than us I quested about 13 or 14 and had nearly black slightly wavy hair, braided and carefully placed onto her shoulder. She wore a bright smile.

"Here they are your highness" The small man said and led us to the thrones. He bowed before him and we followed his lead. "Raise your heads." The king said and stood up from his throne. "Who are you and what do you whish for?" The King asked with his chin up in the air. Najwa took a step forward and bowed once more before speaking. "Dear King I am Najwa one of the Soldiers looking over the lost lands and its inhabitants. On our patrol not far from your bubble we came across these three young men. They are new here and lost. All of them require urgent medical assistance as well as food and water. Two of them are already unconscious and the third barely stands. We beg you to lend us your hand in getting them back on their feet. Please use your recourses to help them as well as give them beds for only a few days. We dearly apologise for these troubles and this greedy request." She kept her head bowed as she asked for his help. The king took another look at us three. "What type of talents do these bring and will they benefit me and by bubble in any way?" The King asked. Najwa looked at me. I hesitantly took a step forward.

"Your Highness we don't bring much. Us three are just simple travellers trying to see as much of the world as we can. We do bring a certain set of story's and tales from past adventures as well as the experiences we gained over the past few months. Thats all we can offer as a thanks." The King seemed displeased but intrigued at the same time. "What about your ability to fight?" He asked. "We know simple combat, the self defence kind." I answered. Another moment of silence and the King scanning us. "Do any of you have wife's back home?" "Excuse me?" That question caught me off guard. "Are there maidens awaiting your return?" The King repeated. "N-No your majesty." I stuttered. "What about family's?" I was hesitant. His questions gave me an uneasy feeling. I looked at Najwa for help. But she just shrug, her expression just as lost as mine. I slowly turned back towards the king. "We do have family's, yes-." "And where might I ask." The King followed up. "In our home town Silverbrook, your majesty." I answered. "That's quite far from here isn't it?"

"I am unbelievably sorry your highness," Najwa suddenly said. "but the sun will be rising soon. Unless you are willing to help we will have to continue our travels soon. Otherwise we might get into some troubles on the way." The King cleared his throat. "I understand, but no rush. We will help out. You and your soldiers can rest along side my own in the quarters until the next night setts in. Just leave these young men to me and my servants we'll get them back on their feet soon enough." Najwa bowed once more "I cannot express enough gratitude for your generosity!" I bowed along side here. "Butler." The King said in a harsh and undermining tone. "Yes your majesty" the small man answered. "Show Najwa and her soldiers to the quarters will you? And get me some maids to take care of these young men." "Of course, your highness!" The Butler bowed and the king sat back down. I took a last unsure look towards Najwa before we were separated.

To be continued ...