Princess of AMBER

Chapter 17

Hey! Here is a bit longer, special (but maybe not so special) chapter, before my days of 'real' work. Hopefully I will find some time to write the next one, between my work hours, to compensate for painful cliffhanger. Will see?! Enjoy the chapter!

SBany

AmberSol.

     I finally found it. Property and many generation running company of Elkwood family. This is where William spends most of his time. The whole complex of buildings are not as tall as the rest of the city, but it makes up it in size. The area it covers is huge, taking the quarter of space in Amber. The front buildings are little bit ancient looking. A tall brick wall is separating it from the rest of the city, on top of it - a fence with a force field, making it impossible to climb over or invade in some other way. The bricks itself are in rusty brown color, mixed with some darker or lighter patches. The main entrance is guarded by robot security guards. A see trough fence shields the entrance part from outside world. Behind it, is  a hedge of green bushes, trimmed perfectly. Farther down, two separate three stories high buildings connect with a glass bridge. The walls of these buildings are covered in solar panels, working as a decoration and as  a power generating source, their glass panes shine in different colors. Behind - everything else is located, factories, power plant, warehouses, office buildings and loads of mechanical equipment, moved by robots and human employees. The company radiates the power and wealth. Now I see, where everything Kyra and her father owns, comes from.

      She must be somewhere here. The security seems to be impenetrable, the robots and powered fence guarding everything, what's inside. I have never come across to so secure property. The robot factories visited before, where, I will say, 'unguarded', compared to the 'AmberSol'. That's why William always stressed about their provided security and safeness of the products made. His standards were high, higher than anyone else's in Amber. He never seemed to be pleased with the service of others.

    How am I will be able to enter these facilities, without anyone noticing me? It will be a tough challenge. I have to think of a plan. I know, Kyra is here, somewhere. With this tight security system, this might be the only safe place for her.

     I stood in front of the gates, staring down the security guards. They looked tough. More like me, than the smaller and more agile police androids. They turned towards me, as they noticed my suspicious presence. I did not move. As long as I am not invading, they will not touch me. The guns they were holding, definitely made everyone near back off immediately. I left them and 'AmberSol'. Time to get back 'home'. I need some time to think of the way to get a hold of my owner.

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     For next couple of days I returned to 'AmberSol' to assess the security and maybe find a way in, other than the main entrance, but with no luck, I was always faced with dead ends. One part of the building interested me the most. It looked like an office structure, with wide glass windows, but I was never able to see through them, the shading hiding, whatever was inside, or whoever. I had a feeling it is a place, were Kyra could be.

William POV.

       I was walking through my own robot making facility. They are not as advanced as the androids in other companies, but they are perfect for security job. Previously, I would have given one of them for my daughter, but as she was so afraid of them, I decided to purchase her more human like machine - that is Bryce. She seemed to overcome her fear and I was glad to see her behaving normally around him. But that damn Chalfer could not keep his product clean and gave us an infected specimen. Though, a really good one I will say. I grew to like him too. And for some reason I still do. I am a stupid man for still having such feelings for Bryce. He is a murderer, a maniac. I should have reported him to police, after he threatened me, but no. For some stupid reason, I let him go. He desperately wants to see my Kyra, but I am unsure, of what he is planning to do to her. He have always protected her in every situation, but after the last incident, I start to doubt myself. Still, I want to believe, he has no ill intentions towards her.