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Although the Court was beautiful, Kaye was gradually losing interest as they trailed through a chain of rooms. Her mind, unoccupied returned to worry and fear of Janet, who was going to kill them all.
How strange it sounded putting the words Janet and fear together! The sick irony was almost enough to make Kaye laugh. Almost. Glancing over at Corny and Luis, she could see by their glazed expressions how bored they were; only Losopaspien continued to look enraptured by the wonders before them.
Then again, it was his home, so he was entitled to a little gushing over it.
She hoped Roiben was almost done, she wanted more than anything to know what had been said at the council. They were deciding her fate, and she was not attending? It seemed ridiculous, but so much had lately.
As she walked by more ornate furniture, she was really looking at the solid walls that looked so protective. They would not be able to protect them when Janet came for them. Suddenly, she was desperate to be doing something anything else, rather than admire rooms as if she had nothing better to do with her time.
"Guys, have you seen enough?"
"Definitely,"
"Losopaspien?"
"Yes?"
"Can you take us back now please?"
"Lady Kay, the king was most insistent that you did not attend the meeting,"
"Whatever, you can all blame me,"
"Very well,"
But she could see the blue knight was not happy.
As they neared the chamber, raised voices alerted her, and unaware of the others, she ran to the doors, and threw them open. Nobody even noticed the movement; they were all too busy yelling at one another.
"The lives of many rest upon this decision!" A bearded Satyr was shouting, his large eyes rolling and flecks of spit flying with every word, "And yet, you still believe we can afford to put this off?"
"No," Tristan stood, his voice quiet and yet commanding authority, "We cannot rush this, it is to important a fight."
"And yet, my lord," The satyr said mockingly, "As you yourself said earlier, time is one thing we do not have!"
With one hoof, he emphasised the last four words with sharp raps upon the table. Kaye saw him glance worriedly at the small dents.
The room fell completely silent as Roiben stood, and Kaye felt an involuntary rush of pride for him.
"This matter needs yet more debate I believe," He said firmly, "And I am tired and hungry. May I leave you all you continue without me?"
A muted "Yes My Lord," Greeted his words, and so with visible relief he turned for the door.
"Thank you," He murmured to Kaye as he hugged her.
"What for?"
"Providing me with an excuse to escape."
"No problem."
He smiled at her, kissing her quickly before turning to Luis, Corny and his knight.
"Well, I should have known that would not achieve anything. They'll argue until kingdom come, and still not have solved the issue at hand. No, we will have to do this ourselves,"
A quick stab of fear ran through Kaye, but she ignored it and instead grabbed his cold hand.
"We will be OK," she said to herself quietly, "We will be absolutely fine."