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A Habit of Kings
Morgiana stayed quiet as she followed Masrur out to the small clearing where they trained. Masrur too remained quiet, as if letting her work through her thoughts before they reached their sparring area. A frown creased her face. She wished he would elaborate on the odd situation that had just occurred.
"It's not that uncommon." Morgiana stopped and squinted her eyes to lessen the glare of light coming from Masrur's gold plated armor. Masrur seemed to have sensed her discomfort.
"What?" She asked as her frown deepened.
Masrur gestured vaguely towards the palace. "That. He does it every morning."
Morgiana nodded although she was still somewhat unsure of what to make of what had just happened. "Mr. Jafar usually wakes him up much earlier correct?" Masrur gave a confirming hum before coming to a stop in the forest clearing. This place had become one of her favorite spots in Sindria since she had started training with Masrur. It was quiet except for the vibrant sounds of wildlife in the jungle and the gurgle of the stream that flowed just out of sight into the woods. It made a glaring contrast to the near screech of hundreds of people going about their duties in the palace. She often came here even when she was not sparring with Masrur so that she could be alone to ponder her new situation. Her life had changed so drastically in such a short period of time that she was still slightly overwhelmed. This morning was just another of the many odd mornings that she had endured since Aladdin and Alibaba had freed her from her slavery.
"I should have told you to come out here before I went down there. I apologize." Masrur had turned to face her and was watching her face closely.
Morgiana shook her head vigorously. "No. It wasn't your fault. I should have waited for you down the corridor." She sighed. Then a thought occurred to her. The only two people that she had seen in such a state were Alibaba and Sinbad. "Masrur?"
"Yes?"
"Is that a habit of kings?" She was surprised when a muscle in Masrur's right cheek twitched. Had she said something wrong?
"I don't think it is just a habit of kings. Lots of people do that. Most people are just polite enough not to do it when people come in their rooms though." Morgiana nodded absently. "Ready to spar then?" Another nod from Morgiana and they began their morning battle routine while she thought back on what had just occurred.
The morning had started out the same as it had since they had arrived in Sindria. Morgiana had awoken before sunrise and gone through her stretching routine before sauntering down to Aladdin's room to rouse him to break their fast together. A short time after they had arrived to eat, Masrur had joined them and told her that they needed to go rouse the King before they went to the jungle clearing to spar. Normally it was Jafar's duty to rouse Sinbad, but he had departed the night before to take care of business that Sinbad had assigned to him. Before leaving, Jafar had left clear instructions on who was to take care the different duties that he performed every day, and it had fallen to Masrur to make sure that Sinbad woke up in a timely fashion every day and made it to his engagements.
Since the King's chambers had not been very far out of their way to the jungle clearing, Masrur had told Morgiana to simply come with him and wait while he woke Sinbad for the day. Morgiana had waited outside the open door while Masrur went in to wake Sinbad. Shortly after Masrur had went into the sleeping quarters of the King's room, Morgiana had heard someone walk into the living space of the room. She assumed that it was Masrur and turned to ask if he was ready to go spar now. The sight that greeted her made her stop and completely forget what she had been about to say. There, standing in the middle of the room with absolutely no clothes on, was Sinbad the king of Sindria. Too late, Masrur had come out of the sleeping quarters to warn Sinbad that the door was open, but Sinbad seemed unconcerned and was going through a trunk searching for… something. Hopefully he had been searching for some item of clothing. Morgiana had not stayed to find out. With a red face she had turned back around and hurried down the corridor towards the stairs that would eventually come out into an exit to the rear of the the palace. Masrur had joined her a short time later, but had remained quiet until they had drawn near to the jungle clearing.
A jarring landing on the ground where Masrur had thrown her shocked her forcefully out of her thoughts. "Why did you ask if that was a habit of kings?" When Morgiana just furrowed her brow he asked again. "Why did you ask if it was a king's habit to be undressed when someone else was in their room?" There was a curious look in his eyes.
Morgiana scrambled to her feet and shook her head before replying, "The only other person who has been undressed when I came into their room was Alibaba."
Again, a muscle in Masrur's right cheek twitched. Morgiana wondered if that meant he was angry or amused. "Perhaps it is a habit of kings then." Morgiana made a steadfast resolution to stop entering or looking into a king's room unless it was absolutely necessary.
Author's note: Well, this is my first story that I have published on . I forgot to put the disclaimer on here so I edited this chapter and added another chapter. I hope you all enjoy it! Special thanks to LittleUmbreonXx for favoriting! This story takes place sometime between when Sinbad returns to Sindria from the Kou empire and before Hakuryuu shows up. Please comment or review. Constructive criticism is welcomed but no flames please!
