Prince August left for Swendway half an hour ago. Arthur and Emilia are supposed to arrive within five minutes.
"Please step back, your highnesses," says a palace guard.
We do, and I can see the outline of a plane in the sky, still relatively far away. When it lands, the royal family walks out in rank order. First the King and Queen, then Arthur, then Emilia.
After the "proper" diplomatic greeting, we can all be our normal selves. Arthur and Emilia run over to us, and the King and Queen, King Ferdinand and Queen Nicoletta embrace our parents.
Arthur starts to tackle hug me, but stops when I almost punch him in the face. Stupid reflexes.
"Sorry!"
"It's okay," Arthur replies.
"So what do you want to do?" Emilia asks.
"Wait, where'd Eadlyn, Ahren, and Osten go?" Kaden wonders.
"Ahren's probably with Camille and Eady's probably kissing KILE," I joke.
"So true!" Kaden laughs.
"What are we missing here..." Emilia asks.
"Uh, basically, we have a theory that Eady's going to pick Kile because we keep walking in on them kissing or being ROMANTIC, something Eady swore she wouldn't do in the Selection," I answer.
"Ooh, Eady's in--"Arthur starts before Emilia clamps her hand over his mouth.
"Shush! We don't want the entire palace to know! Eadlyn would kill us! Besides, our parents are looking this way!" she says.
"Anyways, let's go inside," Kaden suggests.
Arthur makes a fish face that is so funny I double over in laughter, and so do Kaden and Emilia.
"Arthur, for a seventeen year old, you are NOT very mature!" I exclaim in between fits of laughter.
"Why, thank you," Arthur replies, mock-seriously.
Author's Note
Arthur and Emilia are here!
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