Game of Royals

20 Again With the Rockets

 "I don't know if it's just my illusion or is plane also a hydro jet?" I said.

"You seem to know a lot. A beauty isn't it?" Louis answered.

"The takeoff and landing is what I wouldn't call a pleasant experience."

"You been on one before? Forgive me I asked a foolish question."

"You have it, that's if you need it at all."

"I need it dearly."

"Well time isn't stopping for us, so we better hurry." I said getting onto the death machine. Its inward structure was the same as the Acott plane, except with a few more decorations.

"Excuse me, signor." Came a familiar foxy voice. I turned around and see Vanethya, still in the same dress, but with dark sunglasses and a purple little hat.

"Sorry." I moved out of the way and sat on the couch on my right side. And she sat across from me.

"Signor and signora if you need anything just ask my servant, Aldo. I will be in my lounge, since I can't stand flights awake." He disappeared behind a door ahead.

"It should only take about 2 hours, from here to Japan with this jet," I said.

"I know, I been on this jet many times."

"But I have a feeling this is going to be a long flight."

"Maybe."

"Maybe not." I leaned forward.

She waited for me to finish the sentence.

"I apologize if I invaded your privacy back there."

"No, I was the one being immature, monsieur."

"I realized you don't sound Italian. Now you confirmed my suspicion that you are French."

"Bingo."

I smiled, she smiled back. A moment later I felt the plane accelerating forward, there was a button under the desk, and I quickly pressed it. A moment a great force pushed me forward and a violent force pushed me backward as the plane began to tilt. A couple minutes later the plane straightened itself again.

"I never got use to that." She said.

"Me less likely."

The Silence pressed upon us for a few minutes.

"I am getting a cocktail, what drink do you want?" I asked.

"Cocktail please." She said crossing her legs.

I got up and walked over to the mini bar and asked for a 2 cocktails. A minute later, Aldo brought 2 drinks forward and set them on the counter. As stealthy as a cat Silk got into the seat right next to me.

"Cheers, for this dammed clue hunt."

"Cheers." I took a sip out of mine then caught a glance of Silk emptying her drink in a single gulp and asking for another one.

"You're a greater drinker then I am."

"That depends on what kind of drink..." she flashed me one of those seductive smiles and I looked away.

"A curious question, when you referred Louis as a Magnanimo I heard a lot of irony from it. Why that?"

"Ah. About that...well, you're not an outsider of this subject when you got business to do with the Medici."