Fantasia raised her eyebrow as the queen walked up to the group of men and three woman in front of her. The queen wore a pink dress with a tight bodice that puffed out at her knees.
She wore a diamond studded necklace with a queen's crown hanging from it with pink crystals and gold.
"What are you doing here and what do you want with the princess?" She questioned coldly. The captain pirate stepped forward and halted when Midnight pointed a sharp, silver blade at her neck.
Fantasia stood from her throne chair.
"What my friend was going to say," The knight said," We are traveling the seas only for adventure. And we want nothing from the princess. Your majesty," The knight bowed making Fantasia smile as she curtsied in return.
"The only thing we want from the princess is a long lasting friendship. We don't plan of staying here long. Seeing the light of the land of legends and sailing to find our next adventure, we mean no harm to the princess and Melodia at all."
"What are you?"
"I," Babylonia said," Am captain Honey of the Butterfly. A pirate with a crew of 12 other men." The queen's eyes darted over to the knight, waiting for a response as Midnight, slowly lowered her blade. "I am a knight," She said," The Golden Knight."
"Very well then," Mariah remarked," Welcome to Melodia."
"A fine land thrives under a wise hand." The Golden Knight said with smirk, looking at Fantasia.
As as the knight walked out the doors whistling a tune, Fantasia ran up to her and said," Here." She handed the shorter brunette a piece a paper with golden writing. It read,
You and your small party of friends are invited to the Paw Treaty Ball. The ball with commence at 7: 30 tonight.
Fantasia also gave her a small blue, crystalized ring that would fit on the knight's ring finger.
"I want you to be my special guest at the ball. Just show them your hand." As she began to walk away, Vanessa said," But I still didn't get your name."
"You'll find out soon..." Fantasia replied. Giving the knight a side glance with a closed mouth smile.
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Fantasia sat a table in the queen's personal study as she wrote a song with a black fountain pen on a peace of paper.
I wanna be your babydoll
Wrap me up nice & tight, love me all through the night
The queen was picking out a dress for tonight in her closet. Midnight flipped through Fantasia's journal as she paced around the room and Hera stood by the door on watch as usual.
"You should be warry of them princess," Midnight said, stopping at her blueprint of a subway train. Fantasia looked up from her paper and said," Why is that Midnight?"
"I had a word from a scout of the Furton Empire tell me something very unsettling earlier today while you were in council."
"Well don't rabble on about such worry, do tell what you heard advisor." Fantasia said. She sighed and added," King Mateus has sent three soldier ships from the Imperial City. They are coming here in search of Honey and her crew. She is wanted alive for execution on her return to the Imperial City. 30,500 pounds of silver as a reward. The knight you seek is also wanted as well, dead or alive for 50, 000 pounds of gold. Plus, the ships will be here in the next three days."
Before the queen could yell to hand them over, Fantasia stood from her seat and said," Let me be the voice of reason. We know not what they did to upset King Mateus, I would be wrong to hand them over for crimes they have done."
"Fantasia, we do not keep criminals within our borders."
"But we welcome new comers of Melodia with open arms and show them our world of fantasy." She added," It would be a waste of energy to hand them over when the ships arrive. They didn't violate any laws of Melodia so we have no reason to hold them in your cells. Especially when I gave them an invitation to the ball and made one of them my special guest."
"She's right..." Midnight grumbled, rolling her dark gray eyes," Are you sure we can't negotiate—"
"I'm not going to argue with you Midnight," Fantasia calmly stated," That is my word and I will not change it."
"As you wish your Majesty."