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Previously on Arabian Knights:

With one last thought, the swordsman fell asleep, clinging onto the albino.


Allen awoke to a strange sensation, he felt warm and safe, even though he knew he was in the middle of a desert. Turning slightly, the prince gazed at the strange man who'd been so kind to him, despite his gruff exterior. His mind reeled at the amount of information he learned the previous night, it was almost too much. Djinns and strange magic were not something he had thought were possible, let alone in his life.

"Oi, Moyashi, you're thinking too hard. We're not leaving for a few more hours so go back to sleep." came the gruff voice of the man who was more than what he seemed. Allen sighed and closed his eyes, sleep coming to him faster than he thought it would.


When Allen awoke for the second time, Kanda was gone but his vest was laying on top of him. The albino smiled softly and picked the fabric up, reveling in the soft texture of the cloth. He looked around the tent to make sure no one was there to witness his next move before he pulled the vest to his face and smelled.

"Ok, we're leaving whenever you decide to stop smelling my clothes. Really, Moyashi, if you wanted to do that so badly all you had to do was ask." Kanda smirked as he leaned on the tent opening, loving the flush of crimson that engulfed the foreign princes' face. Allen swiftly put the vest down and got up, quickly packing his few items and heading straight out of the tent without looking at the swordsman, his embarrassment too much to take.

When he got out of the tent he took in the group of camels and both Tyki and Lavi sitting on two of said camels. They were chatting away, thought if the blush on Lavi's face was anything to go by, the conversation was something Allen didn't want to know about.

"Alright, now that 'princess' over here is ready to go, we're heading out. The Black Oasis is only half a day's ride from here but make sure you've filled your water-skins, we're not taking any breaks." Kanda announced as he swung himself onto another camel, motioning for Allen to join him on the same beast. Allen, still embarrassed by the earlier events lifted his head up in defiance and got on to his own camel, smirking when the swordsman's face fell into a frown.


The travel was uneventful, the sun glaring down on the group made for a quiet day and Allen was all too relieved to see a bush in the distance. He jolted out of his thoughts when Kanda came back from the front and began to ride next to him.

"That's the Black Oasis. We can get whatever you need in order to take back Lyrapol." was the only thing the swordsman said, he just continued to ride beside Allen in silence, making the prince squirm in his seat.

"Look, I'm sorry. It's just been very stressful for me. One day I'm the prince and the next I've been exiled by my own father, even if it was mind control, and now I'm going to some strange place to beg for help. It's hard." Allen said after a few minutes of silence had passed. Kanda smirked and reached over and brushed his hand on Allen's thigh, smirking even harder when the albino blushed.

"Stop talking sprout, we're here."

Allen looked up and saw a large expanse of palm trees and mud buildings lavishly decorated, all surrounding a huge body of water, probably the biggest he'd ever seen. People were appearing out of the houses, all wearing similar clothing, some in white, some in black, and a few in varying colors. It was almost like a whole new world had appeared in the middle of the desert.

"Welcome to the Black Oasis." the swordsman said before urging his camel forward towards the center of the city. Women and small children were cheering and waving their hands at the caravan while men and other women helped begin to unpack some of the unoccupied camels.

"Kanda-kun! You're back! What took you so long!" A woman with green tinted black hair wearing a green skirt and black top exclaimed.

"Lenalee. Sorry to be back later than expected, we ran into some trouble. Come we must meet with the council." Kanda said as he dismounted his camel and walked next to the woman towards the biggest building covered in vines. Noticing Allen wasn't coming along, the swordsman beckoned him with a nod of his head, smirking as the albino rushed to get off the camel.

"Lenalee, this is Prince Allen Walker of Lyrapol. In my quest to take back our lamp this one got caught and I had to save his sorry ass."

"Next thing we knew we were being ushered into the palace and being ordered by the Sultan to be this one's new bodyguards." Lavi interjected, his grin full of mischief. Tyki chuckled and wrapped an arm around his bunny. Allen pouted and gave Lavi the stink-eye.

"It's nice to meet you Prince Allen, welcome to the Black Oasis. How is it you came to be led here? Kanda-kun and Lavi-kun don't typically let strangers in. If you don't mind my asking." the woman said, waiting in her steps for Allen to catch up.

"My father's advisor Neah was doing some...unsavory things to me and Kanda witnessed it. Next thing I know I'm being exiled by my father who was apparently being mind-controlled by the advisor." Allen explained. Lenalee froze at the name Neah and looked at Kanda for clarification but only received a shrug in response.

"That sounds terrible! Is there anything we can do to help?" Allen smiled softly and was about to answer her when Kanda appeared out of nowhere and put his hand over the albino's mouth.

"That's why we need to meet with the council. Let's go Moyashi." The rest of the walk was in silence until they appearing at an opening with a red cloth covering the top half. Kanda led the group into the room and they came in to see cushions placed in a circle around a fire pit. Kanda took one by a window and gestured for Allen to sit to his left. Lavi, Tyki, and Lenalee joined in as well and waited as a few more people came in. One wore a strange hat and bared some resemblance to Lenalee while another with strangely pale hair came in as well, both wearing white. Another man with even paler hair tied into a loose braid came in as well and seemed to look at Allen with a strange sense of curiosity. And lastly an older man with grey eyes came.

"Councilmen, I have some unfortunate news. Our enemy-"

"Neah has returned." Kanda seemed shock at the paler haired man's outburst.

"How did you know?" Kanda asked, scooting closer to Allen in a subconscious need to protect the man.

"We're sorry to not have told you Kanda, but after Alma we didn't want to hurt you any further. We felt the resurgence of power and knew that Neah had returned. Young Princeling, tell us how you got here, and don't leave any details." the older man said, his eyes never leaving his lap. Allen looked at Kanda but only received a nod.

"Well, I think it began long ago. I think I was roughly five years of age when it happened. I had been playing the garden when a strange man appeared in front of me. I asked who he was and all he said was he had finally found me. I took him to my father and he became my father's advisor. When I turned 15 he began to touch me, but my father never seemed to listen. About a week ago I snuck out to the city and met Kanda and Lavi who helped me from getting beaten by a merchant. I took them to my father to reward them but he made them guards. Next thing I know Neah had done something and my father was exiling me for not letting Neah touch me and letting other men touch me. Kanda took me here." Allen explained, realization dawning on him.

"Neah must think you are his destined prince. This is ill news. We must assemble the Noah clan and our own forces to take him down." The strange hat wearing man said.

"I have already been to the Noah clan, they have agreed to help and are gathering their forces as we speak. We only need to wait for your forces before we can take down that monster." Kanda interjected. With that, the swordsman stood up and pulled Allen up with him, walking out of the room and towards another building.

"Let's get you cleaned up, you need some time to relax after all of this." was the only thing Kanda said as they made their way over to the building.