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Prompto woke up with a scream as the blaring sound echoing through his room pierced his dream. His mind filled with panic, he looked around him frantically. Alone, not home, NOT SAFE. The unknown place increased his fears as he slipped out of the bed and towards the glimmer of light underneath what he assumed was the door. He had barely taken 2 steps when the door opened and his mother ran in, '' Prompto are you ok?'' She dropped down in front of him, taking the scared boy into her arms gently. Prompto clutched back as the sight of his mother and his father leaning on the door frame quick started his mind past the initial fright and brought back the last few days to the front of his mind.
Prompto nodded, not trusting his voice at the moment and forcing himself to breathe deeply as he tried to bring his panic under some kind of control. Sylva combed her fingers gently through his blond hair, keeping him close until she felt him relax into a calmer state. Lance stood for a few moments initialy by the door to his son's room but left to talk with the guards that he remembered had been left last evening in front of their guest suite.
The 2 guards were at their place just as he remembered, one of them turned to look at him as he opened the door. '' Sir, please get back inside.'' They said firmly, raising a hand to stop Lance from leaving the room itself. Lance paused and nodded, '' I simply want to know whats going on. What can you tell me?'' The guards exchanged a quick glance before the same guard as before replied, '' The alarm is to indicate an intruder, Sir. You and your family are under our protection so please do as we say and wait in the main room. Keep away from the windows and we shall keep you informed of anything you need to know.''
Lance thanked them and retreated to the where his son and Sylva were still holding each other. He waited a bit, drinking in the sight of his loved ones together even if the situation wasn't ideal, he took the few steps separating them and knelt beside Prompto. '' Are you ok son?'' Lance asked quietly. Prompto shifted his gaze to his father and nodded again, taking a few deep breath before speaking, his voice still trembling a bit, '' Y.. Ya. I thinkā¦so..'' He took a step back away from his mother but still holding on to her sleeve to face his father.
Lance nodded and offered Prompto a smile, '' I talked with the guards, they told me that the alarm means that there is an intruder in the Citadel. They don't think we have to worry about anything but it might be best to move away from the windows just in case.'' Lance waited a few seconds before getting back to his feet and motioning for everyone to move to the main room of their suite and toward the sofas there.
The small family sat down on the sofa, Lance on the side closest to the door with Sylva on the other side and their son firmly, safely, tucked in between them. Prompto curled up in a ball as soon as he sat down, leaning into the comforting touch of his parents on either side of him. The alarm was very loud and seemed overwhelming to the boy. As the minutes ticked by with no end to the alarm, Prompto started to shiver. He was still only dressed in his pj and the Citadel was an old and cold place to be sitting still with little clothes.
Sylva noticed this immediately but as she leaned over to check on her son, there was a knock on their door, barely heard over the alarm. A voice called out, '' Its me, the guard you talked to earlier. May I come in?'' Lance had tensed at the knock but relaxed when the voice called out. He got up as he replied, '' Come in.'' The door opened and in came the guard from earlier accompanied by someone else, another guard in crownsguard outfit. They closed the door behind them but not before Lance caught a look outside and saw several other guards talking outside.
Both guards kept a hand on their weapons as they approached Lance and his family, '' We apologies for the intrusion, several other guards have arrived and we will be leaving Enar in here with you until we have confirmed the safety of the guest wing.'' The new guard nodded as they moved towards the window to stand looking outside from its edge. Lance sat back down, '' Any news on the situation?'' The first guard replied, '' I'm afraid not at the moment. I would ask that you be ready to move if it becomes necessary and that you follow Enar's orders should they give any.'' With those words, the guard left.
Sylva tugged Prompto closer, feeling how cold he was and his increased shivering. '' It might be a good idea for you to go put some warmer clothes on. Us as well.'' She motioned to Lance on the last part. Enar glance over, '' As long as you stay away from the windows you should be ok. Shout if you need anything.''
Prompto shuffled off the sofa, and paused, somewhat hesitant to find himself all alone but before his mother could say anything he nodded firmly to himself and headed into the room he had claimed as his the previous evening. It was going to be ok, there was a guard right there if anything happened after all. And why would intruders be around here? If there really were intruders then they would be after the royal family right? Prompto thought to himself, trying to convince himself of it being the truth.
But the thought that someone could try and harm the raven haired prince Prompto had meet a few months ago simply increased his panic. Lost in his own thoughts, he moved mechanically to the bag holding his clothes, got dressed and then approached the window. Staring blankly outside, it took a few seconds before his mind noticed what he was seeing. On the rooftop not too far away from his room, he could see a young boy dressed in black moving slowly away from where Prompto stood. There was no mistaking that silhouette, the Prince!
Prompto watched in shock as the prince disappeared out of his view, as he started to turn away from the window to alert the guard, he noticed another figure following the Prince. He was barely aware of his own actions as he opened the window and got up on the edge of it to get a better look. He couldn't make much of the second form but his stomach turned as he realized he might be seeing the intruder that had started the alarm in the first place.
He opened his mouth to shout but thought better of it since it might alert the intruder and make things worst for the prince. His eyes darted around trying to figure out what to do when it landed on some sturdy vines that lead all the way above his room to a small overarch that lead to the very rooftop the prince had passed by what seemed like moments ago. Prompto didn't allow himself to second guess himself as he started the climb. Thankfully, Prompto was in better shape than during his first meeting with the lonely prince and while he found himself panting as he climbed on the overarch, he was able to keep going. The shapes of the Prince and the Intruder barely visibly against the night sky as Prompto started to pursue the duo as silently as he could.
