I made my way back home, saddened by my kingdom's conditions, and went to see my brother - after wearing my usual clothing and crown again -, the King.
In the throne room, I found myself with the King and the Two Princes, Mikey and Donnie.
Along with them, there was other people, ones whom I didn't recognize at all. So, Leo seemed to realize I was there.
"Sister! We were just talking about you. Come here." He ordered, and I obeyed. "These are the Infant and Duchess of Arzallum, Aaron and Elizabeth." Both bowed before me, as I returned the gesture.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." I said. Lying, of course; I sat down at my throne.
"Your majesty, we came here to clarify the reason of the last attack and offer you something you might approve." The Infant said.
"Hm." Leo said.
"We found rumors that many other kimgdoms have been accusing yours of stealing their properties. So, as an act of mercy, we, the kingdom of Arzallum, decided to attack your kingdom to make the other ones believe you have been completely destroyed. But do not worry, your majesty, because, although we did cause panic and destruction to your land, none of your citizens have been harmed. We can assure you." The Infant continued.
"But how, Aaron, should we say your 'act of mercy' had truly been an beneficial gesture to my kingdom at all?" Leo asked.
"Because, King, our attack had spared all of your citizens, all of your Red people, every single worker in your kigdom. Can you ever imagine how much chaos would the other kingdoms do to yours if we haven't done this before any of them could?" The Infant said.
"... I'm still not happy with this." Leo said.
"And neither do I." I said.
"Y-yes, but... Maybe you'd like our offer... Listen, our King, Oroku Saki, wanted to propose an alliance between Stallia and Arzallum. After all, your kingdom is blessed with the best resources of which no other kingdom have. If you accept, Arzallum will send their best troops to help you guard your kigdom." He said.
Leo stared at them.
"I will think about this." Leo said.
"Of course, your majesty." They said together, bowing and leaving.
"You're not thinking about accepting this, are you?" I asked.
"I... Don't know. As I said, I'll think about this." He answered.
"But Leo! You know they might be lying!" Mikey said.
"Mikey's right, brother. We don't know what are their true intentions." Donnie continues.
We stayed silent.
"... What if I found a way to bring their King here?" I suggested.
"What?"
"That way you can read his true intentions."
"..." He seemed thoughtful. "Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked.
"Yes." I said.
"... Very well. I will order you a 'trip' to Arzallum. I'll say that you will be going because you want to know the place of which you may make an alliance with."
"Alright." I said.
Soon, I was already in the deck, almost inside that enormous ship.
Behind me, my brothers stared at the ship just as admired as me.
"It's time." Leo said. "Good luck, my sister." He hugged me, and I hug him back.
"Be back soon, okay, sis'?" Mikey said, hugging me, as I hugged him back.
"Be okay, Raph." Donnie told me, as we hugged each other.
"... I'll see you guys in a week." I said, getting ready to enter the ship. "Bye!" I entered.
Already inside it, I waved goodbye to them.
When they are already gone of my line of vision, I sigh.
"... For Stallia." I thought.