Adding Shadows

Castle On The Hill

It was three forty two PM when Roman showed up in detention. He was late because he had to tell the director of the school play he couldn't come to rehearsal.

Virgil was already seated, in the back even though no one else was there, and staring out the window. Roman grinned and basically skipped over.

"Hello there, my knight!" He announced happily. Virgil looked up at him and smiled weekly, but Roman wasn't worried about it, Virgil most likely didn't smile much, and he probably hated it when people fussed over him and constantly asked him what was wrong.

"Hey, Princey." Virgil responded and Roman grinned brightly at the nickname.

"Have you spotted a feathered dragon?"

Virgil guessed he meant a bird and nodded

"A couple." He admitted, Roman nodded.

"It is a relief that we decided to take cover, even I am not match for multiple dragons on an empty stomach!"

Virgil rolled his eyes "You are an interesting 'prince', Roman." He bit back a laugh as Roman unsheathed his sword

"I shall take that as a kindly given compliment!"

"Good." Virgil agreed, tracing his eyes to the window once again "That's what it was."

Roman smiled, watching birds fly around outside. He poked Virgil slightly.

"Hey. Hey, Verge." Virgil looked at him in confusion "Do you wanna play a game?"

"In detention?" Virgil gasped "I mean.. sure."

Roman clapped his hands together and held a hand out to Virgil "Do you trust me?"

Virgil sighed "Yeah, Aladdin, I guess." He held back a laugh as he took Roman's hand.

"Only for you, Jasmine!" Roman responded sarcastically, he laughed and dragged Virgil to the teachers desk. He opened the drawer of things the teachers confiscate, and dug through before holding up a princess doll triumphantly.

"Perfect!" Roman exclaimed and pulled Virgil to the center desk and propped her up "We need a cage."

Virgil was confused but was slowly growing more interested.

"I saw something over here!" Virgil said excitedly, walking to the corner of the room, a small empty prize bin was there. The teacher had stopped giving away prizes, so it just sat there emptily.

Roman's eyes seemed to shine with happiness, when Virgil asked if it work he nodded "It's exactly what we need."

They placed it carefully over the doll. Roman grinned at Virgil who smiled back.

"Now we build the kingdom, help me move these 'buildings'." Roman told the other child, referring to the many desks. They shifted them around, five circled the desk with the doll, most of the others were set up around the room in various places, and then the remaining five were set up in the back corner by the window to make a fort.

Roman shifted automatically into prince mode, because he was always prince mode, and turned to Virgil as they stood in their fortress,

"Sir Virgil! The princess has been captured by the dark kingdom!" he looked genuinely panicked, which helped Virgil get into character. Besides, if there was anything Virgil knew it was panic.

"What is the plan, your highness?" Virgil tried to sound serious, and could tell Roman was too, but the moment Virgil called him this they both cracked into huge grins, they managed to calm themselves.

Roman thought, scanning the landscape "We shall stealthily move through the Acela forest and go around to the back of the tower. Take their warriors my surprise!"