Dear King Yugo,

Chapter 17

'Dear King Yugo,' Yugo read as he gazed over the letter 'Phaeris understands that you did not wish to leave your kingdom, but Phaeris and The Eliatrope People care for your well being. Please remember that, we all sent you away, for your own protection.  -Phaeris'

Yugo sighed and grabbed a pen. He reached for some paper and began to write a reply to Phaeris, and of course, to his people. 'Dear Phaeris and Eliatrope People,' He began to write 'I understand that you all wish me to be unharmed, and safe, but I urge you to remember what happened back in the Hidden Dimension. We came together, and stopped Qilby. I refuse to stay away from my kingdom forever. I will return once my arm has healed. In other news, it seems even moving me to another kingdom won't keep Qilby away. He attacked me again on Maysial 16. I am mostly unharmed, don't worry, I only received a minor cut on the side of my left leg, not even half an inch deep. -Yugo' Yugo wrote, as he sat at the desk. A pile of letters sitting just inches away. He sighed and grabbed multiple sheets of paper. He began to write replies to the most worrisome of his people. All of his people, of course, loved him, and feared for his life when Qilby first returned, though there were those few who, worried just a bit more then others.

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After hours of writing, there was a knock on Yugo's bedroom door. "Yugo?" Amalia's voice rang out "Are you in there?"

"Yeah." Yugo replied as he stood and walked to the door "Do you need something Amalia?" He asked as he opened the door

"I was wondering if you'd like to have a picnic lunch in the gardens with me?" Amalia asked, as she held in her hand a picnic basket

"I'd love to. Just let me mail these letters and I'll meet you in the gardens." Yugo smiled in reply, as he gestured to the small stack of letter that sat on his desk

"I'll be next to the rose bushes." Amalia grinned as she ran off towards the castle gardens

Yugo walked back over to his desk and grabbed the stack of letters. 'Now if I just knew where I could mail these...' He thought as he walked out into the hall. Yugo walked around in search of a maid or someone who could take the letters to a messenger. "Excuse me?" Yugo said as he walked over to a maid

"Oh King Yugo," The maid replied as she bowed "How can I help you?"

"I was wondering if you could take these to a messenger for me? Or find someone to take them to one?" Yugo asked "As long as it's no trouble of course."

"Of course it's no trouble your majesty, I'll get these to a messenger." The maid said kindly as she took the letters

"Thank you." Yugo smiled

"Oh, You're welcome your majesty." The maid said as she rushed off to find a messenger

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"Yugo! There you are! I was starting to think you weren't coming." Amalia smiled as Yugo walked over to the rose bush Amalia sat next to

"Why wouldn't I come?" Yugo grinned in reply as he sat next to Amalia on the soft green grass

"It was silly of me to think you wouldn't."

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"Goodnight Amalia." Yugo said from his bedroom door as Amalia bid him goodnight

"See you in the morning Yugo." Amalia yawned as she walked down the hall to her bedroom

Yugo shut his bedroom door and walked over to his bed. The Young King sat on his bed,  only to jump back up as a portal opened and Qilby stepped out. "Qilby." Yugo angrily said as he backed away slightly from the knife-welding Eliatrope. Qilby stepped closer to Yugo. The crazed Eliatrope twirled the knife in his hand as he took another step towards Yugo, Qilby continued to step closer to Yugo, resulting in Yugo backing into the wall. "Don't come any closer." Yugo glared, the ears on his hat folding down

"Yugo, Yugo, Yugo," Qilby began as he stopped twirling the knife "You need to know by now that, simply trying to tell me what to do, is useless." Qilby seized Yugo's throat, and lifted the younger Eliatrope off the ground

"Let.... Let go!" Yugo choked as he tried to escape Qilby's grip. Qilby raised the knife, prepared to stab the Eliatrope King. Yugo's eyes widened in fear 'I need to get someone's attention. Even Armond would help a little right now.' Yugo thought as he kicked the wall behind him. The loud echoing noise that erupted from his room, startled two guards that stood just outside the door. The two gaurds stepped into the room and saw Qilby "Help." Yugo gasped for air as Qilby tightened his grip on the younger Eliatrope's throat

"Shut up." Qilby glared at the young King as he opened a portal and tossed Yugo in, throwing the knife in, and jumping into the portal himself.