Chapter 9
When they finally reached the entrance to the halls though Talayne was not to be seen. She had probably gone invisible to easier disguise herself. They waited a scant few minutes before slipping down the hallway, carefully taking on one room at a time, and dealing with any guards in that particular enclosure before moving on to the next. They were almost one third from the throne room when the alarm sounded that announced they were no longer imprisoned.
With surprise no longer on their side they charged the throne room with five while Allen and Robert, another of the Caeli knights broke off as soon as they realized the king and Princess were not in those rooms.
The entire thing was over fairly fast. The Zaibach soldiers were not as talented with the sword as the Caeli knights, and as soon as they were freed other knights helped turn the odds. The King and Princess were found safe in her room, hidden behind her overturned bed. Celena was quickly given another room to stay in but the story Princess Millerna related back to them proved Talayne's skills when it came to sneaking.
"We were sitting in the servant's quarters tied to the chairs when the door opened silently and this cloaked person came in. The guard hadn't noticed and Father and I were smart enough not to give the person away so they managed to creep up and place a sword to the guard's throat. She, because the voice was clearly that of a woman had us untied fairly quick and we locked them all in there, she braced a chair against the door from behind in a manner I've never seen used before. She then led us along the corridors and had us hide there." Millerna recited thoughtfully.
Celena nodded. That was Talayne alright. Where she had gotten the hood she had no idea but where was her friend now? She had never been. substantial before. Had she gone back? Or was she still here, she hadn't seemed too pleased when it came down to it. But where else had her friend to go?
"Celena, this is a friend of yours?" Millerna inquired.
"Yes, your majesty." She replied politely.
"She is a most daring lady, I should like to meet her immediately." The princess declared.
She stammered slightly, she didn't know when her friend would choose to turn up, or even if she would appreciate being introduced to the Asturian Royal family. Which although was a great honor was not always with the best consequences. "I'm truly sorry, your majesty but I don't know where she is right now."
"Don't know where she is?" that was her brother. "How could you not if the two of you are friends, don't you know where she lives?"
"That's not the case exactly." she strained out.
Her brother's forehead creased in thought. "Why not? And while on the subject how is it that you've made a friend without my knowing of it?"
"We rather met spontaneously."
"So where does she live, I wish to bestow my thanks upon her as well, and to meet her. I should enjoy knowing what sort of friend she is, that of my sisters."
"It's really not for me to say?"
"Why are you hiding her so from us?" Millerna demanded. "Is there some secret that she is hiding? For doing the crown such a favor she need not worry all debts will be cancelled for such a favor." She soothed.
Celena turned away from them towards the window. "No that's not it.not it at all."
"Celena." Her brother turned her chin back towards him, so she had to look him in the face. So she couldn't lie. So she'd have to tell. "Celena, where does your friend live?"
She could feel tears start to fill the recess behind her eyelids. "The Mystic Moon."
A gasp was heard from Millerna. "The mystic moon..is it another like Hitomi?" She demanded.
Celena sent her a glare, angry for having to give up information. "I have never met Hitomi remember?" She snapped.
Millerna's eagerness fell along with her smile. "Oh, Celena I'm sorry but it is important."
Allen who had been silent since hearing her confession talked at last. "It is important. Celena is she the one who told you about the Zaibach troops?"
Her head shot up, he had remembered. "Yes."
"Where is she now?"
"I don't know."
A couple more weeks passed, during which all the allied kings were summoned and Talayne didn't appear at all. Celena became quite depressed at the notion that Talayne had finally left just as Hitomi had once she had finished a task set out for her. Then the messenger arrived announcing that in the place of the King of Peleny they were sending a Representative of Peleny.
When they finally reached the entrance to the halls though Talayne was not to be seen. She had probably gone invisible to easier disguise herself. They waited a scant few minutes before slipping down the hallway, carefully taking on one room at a time, and dealing with any guards in that particular enclosure before moving on to the next. They were almost one third from the throne room when the alarm sounded that announced they were no longer imprisoned.
With surprise no longer on their side they charged the throne room with five while Allen and Robert, another of the Caeli knights broke off as soon as they realized the king and Princess were not in those rooms.
The entire thing was over fairly fast. The Zaibach soldiers were not as talented with the sword as the Caeli knights, and as soon as they were freed other knights helped turn the odds. The King and Princess were found safe in her room, hidden behind her overturned bed. Celena was quickly given another room to stay in but the story Princess Millerna related back to them proved Talayne's skills when it came to sneaking.
"We were sitting in the servant's quarters tied to the chairs when the door opened silently and this cloaked person came in. The guard hadn't noticed and Father and I were smart enough not to give the person away so they managed to creep up and place a sword to the guard's throat. She, because the voice was clearly that of a woman had us untied fairly quick and we locked them all in there, she braced a chair against the door from behind in a manner I've never seen used before. She then led us along the corridors and had us hide there." Millerna recited thoughtfully.
Celena nodded. That was Talayne alright. Where she had gotten the hood she had no idea but where was her friend now? She had never been. substantial before. Had she gone back? Or was she still here, she hadn't seemed too pleased when it came down to it. But where else had her friend to go?
"Celena, this is a friend of yours?" Millerna inquired.
"Yes, your majesty." She replied politely.
"She is a most daring lady, I should like to meet her immediately." The princess declared.
She stammered slightly, she didn't know when her friend would choose to turn up, or even if she would appreciate being introduced to the Asturian Royal family. Which although was a great honor was not always with the best consequences. "I'm truly sorry, your majesty but I don't know where she is right now."
"Don't know where she is?" that was her brother. "How could you not if the two of you are friends, don't you know where she lives?"
"That's not the case exactly." she strained out.
Her brother's forehead creased in thought. "Why not? And while on the subject how is it that you've made a friend without my knowing of it?"
"We rather met spontaneously."
"So where does she live, I wish to bestow my thanks upon her as well, and to meet her. I should enjoy knowing what sort of friend she is, that of my sisters."
"It's really not for me to say?"
"Why are you hiding her so from us?" Millerna demanded. "Is there some secret that she is hiding? For doing the crown such a favor she need not worry all debts will be cancelled for such a favor." She soothed.
Celena turned away from them towards the window. "No that's not it.not it at all."
"Celena." Her brother turned her chin back towards him, so she had to look him in the face. So she couldn't lie. So she'd have to tell. "Celena, where does your friend live?"
She could feel tears start to fill the recess behind her eyelids. "The Mystic Moon."
A gasp was heard from Millerna. "The mystic moon..is it another like Hitomi?" She demanded.
Celena sent her a glare, angry for having to give up information. "I have never met Hitomi remember?" She snapped.
Millerna's eagerness fell along with her smile. "Oh, Celena I'm sorry but it is important."
Allen who had been silent since hearing her confession talked at last. "It is important. Celena is she the one who told you about the Zaibach troops?"
Her head shot up, he had remembered. "Yes."
"Where is she now?"
"I don't know."
A couple more weeks passed, during which all the allied kings were summoned and Talayne didn't appear at all. Celena became quite depressed at the notion that Talayne had finally left just as Hitomi had once she had finished a task set out for her. Then the messenger arrived announcing that in the place of the King of Peleny they were sending a Representative of Peleny.