My Knight in Shining Armor

Queen Taylor's Madness

Brad storms down the hall and into the main room, where Taylor is sitting in her chair barking an order at Sidney Crosby, her handsmaiden. The guard stomps up to her and thrusts Sidney to the side.

"Brad, I was just--" Taylor began to complain.

"Taylor, there's a huge problem!" Brad snarls.

"What is it? Where's the Jester, Jamie?"

"Tyler."

"What of my dear husband?" Taylor asks, folding her arms over her chest.

"He's in love with the Jester. I caught them together."

Taylor's eyes fly open at once and she leaps to her feet. She signals to Sidney to shut the doors and leave her alone with Brad. The young man nods and does as told. He slips out of the grand room with Evgeni and a few other servants and guards.

"I KNEW IT! I knew there was something going on between them! I could feel something wasn't right. So, what's going on with them? Where are they now?" Taylor frowns as she begins to pace before the thrones.

"They were definitely making out and I locked them in Tyler's room. You can go see for yourself. They're madly in love with one another."

"Brad, you are loyal guard to me, but you've got the brain of a dog. You're dumb. They'll be expecting me to come and see them now and, if you are right, they won't be doing anything. No, I'll catch them randomly, when they aren't expecting it. And if you are right - most likely you are - that Jester will go straight to the dungeons to rot with Jonathan and his posse."

Brad dips his head. "You're right m'lady."

"Good, good. Now, why don't you go down and check on Jonny Boy. I'd do it myself, but I need to prepare for the handsome backstabber that is my husband."

"Of course."

"And while you're at it, maybe clean the blood off your face. Seems Jamie did a number on you."

"Yes Queen Taylor, I shall." Brad dips his head again and walks out of the room, heading toward the dungeons.

Taylor sits back down in her chair. She rolls her eyes and sighs. "SIDNEY!" she calls out in a commanding tone.

Sidney opens the giant doors and peers in. "You called, Taylor?"

"Come here Sidney."

Sidney slips in and scurries up to the queen. Taylor smiles sweetly at him and motions for him to sit in Tyler's chair, beside her. He sits down. She spins to him and looks at him with curiosity and frustration.

"Sidney, why won't Tyler love me?"

"Do you want the real answer or fake?" Sidney stammers.

"Real."

"Well, you kidnapped him and then you pretty much destroyed his manhood...and, I did overhear Brad, uh, you did drive Jamie to him..." Sidney breaks up, gulping nervously.

"Thank you Sidney. You're right. If only I hadn't sent the Jester to cheer him up." She turns from him and shakes her head.

"You were only trying to repay him for all the agony you caused him, nothing wrong with that."

Taylor nods. "Yeah." She looks back at Sidney. "I appreciate your brute honesty with me. I'd like to do something for you."

"Like...what?"

"What do you want it to be? It can be anything...no questions asked."

Sidney screws his face up in thought. "I'd like to hang out with Geno more."