Royal Realities

Nico di Angelo

"Reyna..!" I call.

She enters quickly, closes the door and is at my bedside in the span of 5 seconds.

"You called?" She asked, her left eyebrow high.

"I don't wanna wake up.. tell me my schedule?"

"You have a meeting with your father about your love life at eleven A.M. this morning. Lunch is to be served at noon, and you have training from four to seven P.M. Dinner is at eight-thirty. It is on the wall, per usual. It is currently seven-twenty-three A.M. Would you like to go to breakfast, or shall it be served here?"

"Served here, please, I wish to speak to you." I called for my maid, Tammy. I asked if Reyna was hungry. She said she was not. I sent for my food.

A minute later, Tammy came with a silver tray and left, quietly closing the door.

"What did you wish to speak to me about?"

"I.. I had a dream."

Her eyes widened by a bit. "Go on.."

"It was weird. Freaky. There was a guy." She instantly raised an eyebrow. "He had black hair and sea green eyes. He looked strong."

"Who was this boy? It sounds quite familiar.."

"I don't know, but it felt right. I felt comfort just by looking at him. He told me to remember.. to remember something. Him. I didn't understand very well. I remember all that I need to, don't I?" This boy was confusing. Was I actually forgetting something? Probably not; I have what some might call 'a mind of obsidian' here, meaning not much can slip my mind.

"Yes, I'm sure of it. You're perfectly fine, Nico. No worries. It was merely a dream."

I solely nodded, choosing to believe her. Reyna was my only true friend, other than Hazel.

Then a knock sounded on my door.
I nodded to Reyna and she opened the door, briskly scanning the person as soon as they reached her sights. It was Lucy, Hazel's handmaiden.

"Hazel wishes to have you Highness join her in her bedroom." Lucy stated quietly. Hazel was behind her, I noticed. She likes to spend time with the maids, but loves to spend time with her guard, Frank. Whom was also beside her.

"She may join me in mine. It would be preferred." I told her.

"Of course, may she come in?"

"Gladly. She may bring her guard, as well." By now, I was finished eating. I once again called for my maiden to bring it to the kitchen for cleaning.

When Hazel and Frank entered, the former seemed paranoid, the latter seeming tense. Not a good match-up.

"Is something the matter?" I ask. I give her the 'spill' face and she starts talking- very quickly.

"Okay, so I had a dream about you with a sword and it burned me and you left but came back and you were hurt and I left and I visited and we got hurt!"

".. What?" That didn't make any sense. Jeez, woman.

Frank steps in for her, "Princess Hazel has had a very explicit dream about you and felt the need to share."

"Reyna?" I ask.

"From what I understood, in her dream you had a sword that burned her. Then you left, came back hurt and she left. When she visited, both of you were injured in some way. Am I correct, Miss?" She explained slowly.

"Yes." She replied anxiously.

"I had a dream last night, too." I told her, "There was a guy who was telling me to remember something."

"What did he look like?" Questioned Frank.

"Black hair, sea green eyes. Tan and strong-looking."

His eyebrows raised high. His eyes widened. He knew something.
"That sounds a lot like Princess Annabeth's guard, from Avesta. Perseus Jackson."

"Of course! How could I forget...? He was from the gala a month ago."

Okay. So I saw a guard from another kingdom tell me to remember something in a dream. Huh. Alright.

I looked at the clock on the wall. 9:18. I best get ready for my meeting with father. I tell Hazel of my plans for the day, and she leaves, Frank in a beeline behind her. Wow.