The Kingdom Game

3 - Inside the Castle Walls

"To begin, all of you are now sitting in the Royal Court. This is where the Queen and King of each Kingdom will meet, and discuss possible Spies. They are allowed to jail, or execute, whomever they please. Of course, it is put to majority votes after the accusations."

A girl, with long, black hair, long arms, and pale skin raised her hand. She questioned the voice, "Are the King and Queen allowed to accuse another King or Queen?" "Ah, a fine question! The answer, m'lady, is yes." The voice replied.

"Now, I must ask the Royal Families to rise, and walk upstairs. Please, follow the green arrows." The voice explained. All of us complied, although reluctantly. After the voice threatened to execute us, we then scurried, and followed the arrows into a room that resembled a cafeteria.

"This is the Royal Hall. During, or after a Royal Visit or a Royal Court Meeting, this is where the other Kingdoms must meet. Here, you are allowed to discuss alliances, enemies, Spies, et cetera, et cetera. This is also where lunch will be eaten." He explained.

A boy, tan, tall, and muscular, raised his hand, "What the hell is a Royal Visit?" He asked. "I," The voice answered, "Was getting to that. Please, proceed following the green arrows." He exclaimed. We all hiked after the arrows again, and found a blue colored door.

"This is where Royal Visits take place. Here, only two Kingdoms will be selected to enter. Anyone else who enters is considered a Prisoner of War, and is placed on Trial. They are automatically considered Accused, and will receive punishment depending on what punishment is handed to the other Accused at the Royal Court Meeting." He explained. I rose my hand, and asked, "What takes place at a Royal Visit?" The voice replied, "During a Royal Visit, a Kingdom is allowed to sign a Peace Treaty, or a War Treaty. Should they sign a Peace Treaty, they are allied for that day. Should they sign a War Treaty, at least one member of one of the Kingdoms must die before both Kingdoms are allowed to leave." He explained. I shook my head in disbelief. "Follow the other green arrows, please." A different row of arrows appeared, leading us into a dark room, with a jail cell and lantern.

"This, children, is the Jail. Here, the Accused that are deemed Jailed will be held until evidence proves otherwise, or the Royal Families decide to free them." A different girl raised her hand, she wore glasses, a suit and tie, and had pigtails. She asked, "Are Jailed people allowed to escape or crap like that? What do we do if they do escape?" The voice laughed, "Another fine question! Yes, they are free to escape. One might be a Spy, planning to kill one of you. I suggest having a Knight guard the jail at night." He answered. The girl nodded. "Please, follow the red arrows this time." A row of red arrows appeared, and we all followed them, as if in a trance. We came across a hallway, and color coded doors sat along the walls.

"These rooms are the Royal Bedrooms, and, obviously, this is where you will sleep. Since it is currently 10:37 PM, I suggest you all rest. Please, find the door corresponding to the color your Kingdom." I searched the hallway, and found the door pretty quickly. I saw a boy, very muscular, and wearing a tank-top with jeans enter the room next to mine. He must be the Golden Knight, I thought. I entered my room, to find the girl with pigtails already there. "Oi, get outta here, perv! I'm changing!" She screamed, and threw her shoe at the door, which I slammed quickly.

Luckily, I was able to enter the room on the left. But suddenly, the voice clicked on again. "Also, if you please check under your pillow, and if there is an envelope there, you are a Spy." The intercom clicked off, as I checked under my pillow. I felt nothing. I'm not a Spy... Phew, I thought, as I drifted slowly to an unwelcoming sleep.