Chapter Six: Enter Princess Adel, the Royal Pain in the Ass
The two young lads made their way to the King's chamber to inform him immediately what had just happened. The braziers on the wall had been allowed to fall to a dim glow at night. Their fires cast a simple, pale glow on the stone walkway ahead. The two walked in silence; Link leading the way and Rook following. Link was irritated at his partner for acting so brashly. What on earth prompted him to do such a thing? Link thought. Now the alleged killers knew that they were on to them and now the plot that they overheard would be probably changed stealing away Link's upper hand.
"Wha' are we goin' to do now?" Rook asked quietly, somewhat humiliated in front of Link after his attempts to be valiant blew up in his face. Link sighed.
"Well, we have to go and tell the king about this," he said. "The Advisor's Ball is tomorrow night."
Rook was quiet for a moment as they walked up the stone staircase.
"Link, I…I'm sorrae' for the way I acted. I should ha' listen to ye," he said finally. Link kept on climbing the stairs.
"It's OK Rook," he replied simply.
They past a door off to the left at the top of the stairs. There was light shinning beneath it and a commotion coming from inside. The two looked at each other, and then at the door as Link reached out to put his hand on the handle. The door flung open and standing there in her nightgown was the sourest young woman Link had ever seen. She was likewise just as surprised to see them standing there. Her dark brown hair was twisted into two round braids that curled around her pointed ears, the rest hung down her back. The nightgown she wore was the softest shade of pink, and the bright light from behind her illuminated her slender body faintly through the material. She stared at them with wide eyes and they stared back at her.
"Who? Who are you?!" She demanded. The two lads were taken back by the supremacy in her voice. They looked at each other as if to mentally agree what to say. "Answer me you peasants before I call the guards!" She ordered again. Link smiled inwardly.
"Princess Adel," he said. Her face dropped.
"How do you know my name? I've never met you before," she looks at Rook, "or your homely looking friend either. Now tell me, who are you?!"
"Whadaya mean homely…" Rook growled under his breath and took a small step forward. Link held his arm out in front of Rook just in case.
"My name is Link, this is Rook. We're sorry to disturb you your majesty, but we'll just be on our way now…"Link said with a non intentional air of mockery in his voice which surprised him a bit. But what could he say? Princess Adel did not strike him as the sweetest thing either. Princess Adel raised an eyebrow and turned her pointed nose upward.
"I demand to know where you are going. Tell me now servant," her demand carried a supreme air of egotistical persona. Rook and Link stared at one another for a moment.
"We're goin' ta' see the King, yer highness," Rook blurted out with a slight smirk on his face. Good ol' Princess Adel, just the way I left ye eh? My you've grown up to be a beaut', but what man in his right mind could stand a sour face like that, no matter how lovely. Shame… "We'll just be getting out of yer way now."
Rook nodded to Link and the two continued down the hall. Seeing them turn to leave, Princess Adel wrestled with her thoughts for a moment whether to go after them or not. After all, she had not dismissed them yet nor was she done giving them a proper scolding for disturbing her. But it was highly improper for a woman of her caliber to leave the confines of her chamber in her nightgown no less.
"You two! Get back here!" She yelled, her voice high and shrill. "I have not finished with you! I demand you come here at once!" Link and Rook winced at her piercing voice. They didn't have time for this, Link thought.
"Rook," Link whispered out of the corner of his mouth, not turning all the way to face him but still looking straight ahead. "Rook, when we turn this corner, run." Rook didn't say anything in return but as soon as the wall turned in they both made a break for it, with the Princesses voice still calling from her doorway.
The two young lads made their way to the King's chamber to inform him immediately what had just happened. The braziers on the wall had been allowed to fall to a dim glow at night. Their fires cast a simple, pale glow on the stone walkway ahead. The two walked in silence; Link leading the way and Rook following. Link was irritated at his partner for acting so brashly. What on earth prompted him to do such a thing? Link thought. Now the alleged killers knew that they were on to them and now the plot that they overheard would be probably changed stealing away Link's upper hand.
"Wha' are we goin' to do now?" Rook asked quietly, somewhat humiliated in front of Link after his attempts to be valiant blew up in his face. Link sighed.
"Well, we have to go and tell the king about this," he said. "The Advisor's Ball is tomorrow night."
Rook was quiet for a moment as they walked up the stone staircase.
"Link, I…I'm sorrae' for the way I acted. I should ha' listen to ye," he said finally. Link kept on climbing the stairs.
"It's OK Rook," he replied simply.
They past a door off to the left at the top of the stairs. There was light shinning beneath it and a commotion coming from inside. The two looked at each other, and then at the door as Link reached out to put his hand on the handle. The door flung open and standing there in her nightgown was the sourest young woman Link had ever seen. She was likewise just as surprised to see them standing there. Her dark brown hair was twisted into two round braids that curled around her pointed ears, the rest hung down her back. The nightgown she wore was the softest shade of pink, and the bright light from behind her illuminated her slender body faintly through the material. She stared at them with wide eyes and they stared back at her.
"Who? Who are you?!" She demanded. The two lads were taken back by the supremacy in her voice. They looked at each other as if to mentally agree what to say. "Answer me you peasants before I call the guards!" She ordered again. Link smiled inwardly.
"Princess Adel," he said. Her face dropped.
"How do you know my name? I've never met you before," she looks at Rook, "or your homely looking friend either. Now tell me, who are you?!"
"Whadaya mean homely…" Rook growled under his breath and took a small step forward. Link held his arm out in front of Rook just in case.
"My name is Link, this is Rook. We're sorry to disturb you your majesty, but we'll just be on our way now…"Link said with a non intentional air of mockery in his voice which surprised him a bit. But what could he say? Princess Adel did not strike him as the sweetest thing either. Princess Adel raised an eyebrow and turned her pointed nose upward.
"I demand to know where you are going. Tell me now servant," her demand carried a supreme air of egotistical persona. Rook and Link stared at one another for a moment.
"We're goin' ta' see the King, yer highness," Rook blurted out with a slight smirk on his face. Good ol' Princess Adel, just the way I left ye eh? My you've grown up to be a beaut', but what man in his right mind could stand a sour face like that, no matter how lovely. Shame… "We'll just be getting out of yer way now."
Rook nodded to Link and the two continued down the hall. Seeing them turn to leave, Princess Adel wrestled with her thoughts for a moment whether to go after them or not. After all, she had not dismissed them yet nor was she done giving them a proper scolding for disturbing her. But it was highly improper for a woman of her caliber to leave the confines of her chamber in her nightgown no less.
"You two! Get back here!" She yelled, her voice high and shrill. "I have not finished with you! I demand you come here at once!" Link and Rook winced at her piercing voice. They didn't have time for this, Link thought.
"Rook," Link whispered out of the corner of his mouth, not turning all the way to face him but still looking straight ahead. "Rook, when we turn this corner, run." Rook didn't say anything in return but as soon as the wall turned in they both made a break for it, with the Princesses voice still calling from her doorway.