After everyone returned back to the castle, you told them all to clean themselves up and rest. You too, would go back to your chamber and clean yourself but on your way, you spotted a few servants. There was a young male who as soon as he saw your state, his eyes widened. "Hey, tell the maids to cook something. The Princes are back and they will have to eat something to replenish their energy back. Once that is done, please make sure to let them know. Is that clear?" He merely nodded. "Good, thank you." With that, you went back to your chamber.
As you arrived there, you hadn't realized how exhausted you were. Running your hands through your hair, you sighed in exhaustion. You opened the door to the chamber and entered, when you looked at the bed, you noticed the group you were certainly not expecting to see. "W-" You opened your mouth to say something but from surprise, you weren't able to do so.
"Good to see you, yo'" The voice of the redheaded male was what interrupted the silence. He was the first to greet you with a hug, a tight one at that. "I'm sorry for earlier, we were too selfish to realize that you were doing everything to prevent any trouble coming our way."
After he pulled away, Balthier followed smiling widely. "I apologize for snapping at you." And so the apologies began, each of them greeting you with a hug. Lightning and Leon excluded of course.
A smile played across your features, happy to see them here. "How did you-" You began but Gippal interrupted you mid-sentence.
"Funny thing is, he of all people convinced us of how wrong we were. He even offered to bring us here unfortunately we had to hide here since no-one knows us and will probably mistake us for thieves." funny thing is, you had been thieves all your lives...
"Why are you all bloody?" Finally Leon asked eyeing your current state.
Looking down, you frowned. You were covered almost completely by the blood, which was dried by now. Balthier frowned and doing what Prompto and Zack did; inspect for any wounds. Rolling your eyes, you slapped their hands. "I'm fine...it's not my blood."
Lightning raised and eyebrow. "Then whose is it?" That seemed the be the same question they all had.
"It's...the Princes left early this morning so a few hours or so, they sent a messenger telling us that they had been ambushed. They needed our help and since Roxas was around, he was kind enough as to lend us his powers. We were able to get there early so we had to fight." Heading to your bed, you sat on it sighing. "I was hoping that by being able to lead this Kindom, I would prevent any wars but that is not the case. This Kingdom has allies and it seems that we are loosing them. One of our allies betrayed us, and I fear that we will be facing a war." Now you looked at Leon and Lightning with a serious face. " I still stand on what I said, I will make sure that the taxes are lowered and the such, but please give me some time."
They said nothing just watched. "It's alright, I am sure that with time things will be resolved." Snow responded adding a smile.
Gippal nodded. "And expect our help, if you need it." You didn't even need to be told by Balthier or Reno since you already knew that they would be helping you but the eager nod they gave you confirmed your thoughts.
Paine added resting against the wall." Count me in, I have nothing else anyway." But at the end, they all offered their assistance at whatever you needed which you really appreciated.
