Notes: Hello! Finally had another idea for a Septimus fanfic, I'm not very keen on it at the moment but I thought you guys should decide for me! I know Septimus seems a little off character but this is sort of leading to how he becomes how he is, so we're have nasty sep soon! lol
The dark prince had been questioning the soothsayer at the edge of the coast as they seemed to be way off course to find the stone of Stormhold in which he need to become king of the lands and so the youngest prince thought of a way to see where his loyalty had been the whole time as he now asked "Is my favourite colour blue?"
The soothsayer rattled the runes into the pile of formed ice as the marking appeared to be facing them as he nodded and then mumbled "Yes"
"Has excessive begging or pleading ever persuaded me to spare the life of a traitor?" he coldly asked this time as the old man threw the runes back into the air as they both watched them tumble to onto the ice as they watched them keep rattling around as they would not stop moving as the prince questioned "What does this mean?"
"The runes cannot decide" he informed as this made the prince had an encounter with his pass which he longed to forget.
The palace of Stormhold was filled in pitch black of the evening sky as the rain pattered smoothly onto the large windows as the dim candle light lit the halls as the youngest prince slipped quietly through the shadows.
Little did he know, he was being followed.
The shadow of this other gracefully followed behind his steps as he made his way through the known short cuts to avoid the guards catching him. The last thing he wanted to do was to awaken his father from his sleep, a mistake in which he would never make again.
The king's rest was always most important to him as he thought that the length of time he would be asleep would make his reign on the throne longer and this enforced another rule that the members of the royal family would have to remain in their chambers until his rest was over and if caught, they would be punished.
A campaign that none of them agreed with (though they would never tell him that) but only the youngest prince seemed the only one brave enough to disobey his father ridiculous orders as he done once again upon this evening, like most others.
He quickly drew to a corner, the last one that would be before he made his way to chambers as the shadow that had been silently following him, confronted him as he felt a firm grip on his shoulder as the voice exclaimed "Septimus!"
He tensed up immediately as he held a grip on his dagger as the turned to the voice. He noticed straight away, the person's light hair in the darkness as the eyes sparkled from the light of the moon as he felt as ease once again as he sighed "Briony, what are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same thing" she raised her eyebrow.
"Just out and about" he mumbled, looking away.
"If they caught you..." warned Briony
"Which is why we should not argue in a guarded corridor" Septimus pointed out as he motioned her quickly into his chambers before anyone noticed.
"So, what are you doing up at these late hours?" he questioned this time.
"I was just on my way to my chambers" she answered him
"I don't believe that is what I asked" muttered Septimus
"Maybe it is not your business, I do not meddle in your affairs" remarked Briony as they exchanged a long glare at each other until she finally gave in as they both broke into a smile for a moment until Briony used her serious tone once again as she asked "Septimus, what were you really doing out?"
The prince gave a sigh as he started to explain darkly "Rumours were flowing around that one of my brothers would try and kill me tonight"
"So you thought you would get him first?" remarked Briony
"Forward planning, that is all" smirked Septimus, thinking that she should be impressed by this but she looked at him coldly as she shook her head and mumbled "Sometimes, I cannot believe that we are friends"
"Come not Briony, you know I only kill my brothers when they become a threat. I do not do it for my own pleasure" he explained and then could not help but add "If not, they would all be dead by now"
"Maybe you should remind yourself that is not pleasure once in a while before you're heart turns completely black" she raised her eyebrow, unimpressed by his jokes as she headed for the door and added "Goodnight Septimus"
Briony did not give him time to answer as she left the youngest prince alone in his room as she slid back into the dark corridor as she had an early start tomorrow as even though she was the prince's only friend, she still had work to do in the palace though it was not difficult. She kept the gardens which she found most refreshing and easily finished as she had her own hidden agenda to keep in the palace walls.
A secret that she was not permitted to tell anyone, not even her dear friend despite how much she wanted to let him know.