Royalty

Chapter 8: A simple weekend

"Are you sure it is safe?" Sam asked nervously.

"Don't worry, my servants will be quiet," Danny smirked, still holding her hand. "Maybe because they can't talk at all...nevermind."

They were going through the corridors of his castle. Phantom had offered to satisfy his girlfriend's curiosity about how the King lived. He had a lot to show, and they had plenty of time during the weekend. Tucker said that he was busy, so they had to find something to do. Danny did suspect why he was occupied, but tried not to think of it. He tried to enjoy what he was doing at the moment, spending time with his cute girlfriend. Sam was curiously examining the pieces of art placed all around, which were copies, or sometimes stolen and replaced originals. At the moment, she gazed at the picture 'Creation of Adam'.

"It's so beautiful," she commented breathlessly.

"Yes, yes it is," Phantom said, snapping out of his thoughts, shaking his stark haired head. "I always appreciated the art. Sometimes you get to receive a copy from the one who made it. Being the ruler of the dead has its advantages."

Sam snorted and chuckled. Suddenly Danny floated in front of the picture, staying in front of Adam and taking the pose.

"I do fit, am I not?"

The girl couldn't resist bursting into laughter. Her boyfriend never ceased to amuse the ghost girl, and the fact that this same boy was the ruler of the entire dimension added to the impression. In his free time, Danny was the same childish person, despite what he was going through. Sam liked this trait of his, and she didn't want it to disappear.

"So, what do you do during this work?" She asked.

Danny shrugged as he landed on the ground again. "Not much, actually. I've expected more, since the reconstruction of the state is still going. The Council and the Observants deal with some matters I have no knowledge about, jurisprudence and such. I can question their decisions and deny them. However, I trust my friends, they won't advise wrong things. There is what I call 'Unspoken committee'. My close circle of most trusted ghosts, I often consult with them."

"And who are taking part there?"

"Well, there is Frostbite of the FarFrozen. He is also my mentor in combat. Pandora, the queen of Acropolis, she may look scary, but she is nice once you get to know her. Dorathea...well, that's quite a story."

"We have plenty of time," Sam smirked, grabbing his palm. "Besides, you can tell quite well."

Danny blushed slightly as they kept walking, but continued. "Her brother is a rare bastard with a draconian character. I've met Aragon before being crowned, a few days before it, to be exact. He 'asked', namely demanded a small errand. However, the reward was unusual, he gave me his own sister as a servant. Yes, she is still a princess of her realm, but that is why she was the one greeting the guests during the ball. It was awkward when she tried to do maid duties while I was still just a kid with powers. She can leave whenever she wants, but Dora prefers it here rather than there."

"Can't you remove Aragon from his throne?"

"No, not without actual reason. He may be a tyrant, but he doesn't violate the current laws. It is his realm, he is the boss there, free to do whatever he wants, even execute anyone he doesn't like."

"That rules are junk," Sam commented with disgust.

"That's what I am saying. Why should we follow the laws created millenias ago? But that's not so easy. I can't change them until I come of age. Otherwise I would look like the King we all don't like. So, we have to wait for almost two years."