Queen Knight Semlina

The Foundation

(A/N: Hello, I know its been a while since I have posted I wanted to make sure everything was good before I posted. This chapter will be a bit longer. Some of the older chapters will be getting updates to fix inconsistencies but other than that! Enjoy!!

"How long will he be out?" Junso, Bridget, and Sem all stared at Alistair who was lying in his bed. "I'm not sure." Sem stood up and paced a bit back and forth. "From what I read...that spell should've cleared the blood and he should be back to normal." Sem raised her hand to her mouth and began biting at her nails. "Semmie, please don't do that." Bridget looked at Sem and shook her head. Sem rolled her eyes and sat back down. "Just nervous." She mumbled. "I know you are, but we have to be patient." Junso looked at Bridget and motioned to her.  "Junso and I are going to step out and get some water for him so that when he wakes, he'll have something to drink." Sem kept her eyes on Alistair and just nodded. They both stood up and walked out of Alistair's room. They waited until they were a bit further away and began talking. "At least she doesn't know the full story." Junso began. "Only about Alistair and how weird he was acting." Bridget nodded. "I was so nervous, I thought she had found out about the advisors." Junso crossed his arms. "For some reason I thought Ethan was going to say something...but then again you never know." He shrugged. "All she needs to focus on is Alistair..." Bridget said. "She doesn't need to know the rest." They both nodded in agreement and then walked into the kitchen.

The King and Tanner stood with their backs to each other and let silence hang between for a bit. "For a second I thought you were going to tell her everything" Tanner said. The King turned around and looked at his friend's back. "No, she was only concerned about Alistair. I could tell...that she was looking at him more than usual...and not in a loving way." Tanner turned to look at the King now. "You could tell?" He asked curiously. "Yes," He said with a tiny smile. "When she looks at him lovingly...her eyes light up...but when she's observing...her eyes become...a bit cold...and as if she's staring into the soul of whatever it is she is watching...like a hawk watching its prey." Tanner looked him surprised and then composed himself. "Since she knows of the envoy mission...do you think she will still go?" The King sighed loudly. "She said that she'd only go after her month of leisure." He said while crossing his arms. "I don't know if they would try something in between..." Tanner's eye lit up and smiled at the King. "What if we sent her off to the place, we know that only the royal family knows of." The King looked at his smiling friend. "You mean to?" Tanner nodded. "We only go there during the spring cleaning..." Tanner nodded. "Exactly! It's the one place that only, I, the Head Knight and two of other knights know of. One of them being Bridget." "That is true...I just don't know if she would be keen to the idea." Tanner nodded. "True, but we would have to convince her somehow..." Tanner said while tapping the desk. A knock came at the door. "Come in" Jav commanded. The door opened and Junso appeared holding a glass of water with Bridget in the back looking out for something behind them. "Your Highness, Head Knight." Junso bowed to them both. "I was thinking of something and thought I should bring it up to you before I head back to Sem and Alistair." The King nodded. "Sem obviously needs to get away and be hidden somewhere I know her month of leisure is coming after this is over...so maybe if you could have her and Alistair go somewhere together so that she can watch over him? Of course, Bridget and I will be there as well." Tanner and Jav both looked at Junso with slack jawed looks. "Brilliant Junso." Tanner announced. Junso looked at them puzzled. "Uh, I enjoy compliments just as much as another person but may I ask?" Tanner walked over and pulled both Junso and Bridget in and closed the door. "The King and I were just talking about her month of leisure and was talking about sending her off somewhere...but couldn't think of where to send her without it being suspicious, and you sir have come up with a brilliant idea." Junso connected the dots. "Ah, what I suggested!" Tanner nodded and smiled. "It is something that needs to be done." The King chimed in. "Please know that where you will be going only few know of Junso...none of the Advisors besides you now will know where they will be going." Junso nodded.