Prosper woke early the next morning. Everyone was still asleep. Bo was breathing very softly, which meant he would soon wake up.
Prosper didn't want to wake his little brother, but he wanted to rise before everyone else so he didn't have to take anyone along with him and Bo. Prop crawled over to Bo's bed and gently shook him awake. His little brother's blue eyes opened and looked back at him groggily.
Prosper made a sign for Bo to follow, stood up, and walked out of the room.
Prosper walked down the red velvet carpet with his hands in his pockets. He hadn't slept well-he only thought about the second Thief Lord. Prosper sat in one of the seats at the end of the walkway to wait for Bo.
In a few minutes, his little brother came wandering out of the room, rubbing his eyes. He walked toward Prosper and met him at his seat.
"Prop, where are we going?"
"To the Town Square," Prosper replied, standing up.
"Why?"
Prosper pulled out twenty euros and showed it to his brother, whose eyes went wide.
"Where'd you get that?" Bo asked.
"A little something of Scipio's might be worth a bit."
"Prosper!" Bo hissed. "You stole some of Scipio's treasures!"
"It was a small gold nugget, Bo. He won't notice unless you tell him. You wouldn't do that, would you?"
Bo folded his arms across his chest. The look on his face stated, try me.
Prosper kneeled down beside his brother. "What if I told you we could spend it on sweets for all of us and a nice breakfast?"
The look disappeared from Bo's face.
"Let's go!" Bo whispered, running in the direction of the door.
Prosper followed, a grin spreading across his face.