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~Still in Yugi's cabin~
"What do I have to do?" Lani
repeated when Yami wouldn't answer. Yami seemed to be lost in his thoughts. "Yami!"
Lani called, finally getting his attention. "What do I have to do?"
"Well, in order for the prince and
myself to communicate we have to have a go-between, which is you. You have to
bring messages from me to the prince and vice versa. May I remind you though
that this is very dangerous business and you could get killed?"
"I don't care about being killed but
how do I do it?" Lani asked. "I mean, I must need some type of disguise or
something. And how do I get in a room by myself with him? Wouldn't someone
suspect something?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure
out right now," Yami said, harshly. Lani let him think for some time and then
said, "Why don't I pose as a servant of the princess of Canaan that I heard was going to be
married to the prince? That way, I would be in the palace, and I would be able
to be alone in a room with the princess and prince."
"It seems like a good enough plan,"
Yami agreed. "The only problem is the princess."
"How would she be a problem?" Lani
asked. "Being his fiancée, don't you think she would keep his secrets?"
"Maybe, maybe not," Yami said. "And
maybe we shouldn't risk it."
"Well, if not that, then I could
keep her distracted with something else while the prince and I talk."
Yami thought for a moment. Should I risk this? Lani seems so sure that
this would be the best plan. Is there anything else I could do? Yami knew
the answer to the last question he asked himself. There was no other plan that
he could think of. "I guess we'll just have to take a risk with the princess,"
Yami said slowly.
Lani grinned. Her plan was certainly
working out. Once the nobleman in Menfe sent for her, all she would have to do
would be to turn Yami in and she would get her money reward and be able to
return to her family.
Lani got up then and said, "Can I go
now since I know exactly what I have to do now."
Yami looked at her, amused. "You may
go," he said, "But first I must give you something. You need some new clothes
so that you look like a servant and not a guttersnipe so ~"
"Guttersnipe!" Lani cried,
interrupting Yami.
"Yes, guttersnipe," Yami said
mockingly. "I shall give you something so that you can pay for some real
clothes and not look like a pretty little guttersnipe."
"Hmph," Lani grumbled. She thought
of the money she had left from what the nobleman in Menfe had given her and
figured it was for this exact reason. At that point she started to wonder who
Ryou Bakura was. The cold nobleman had
said that he would meet her there and introduce her to the princess. When
and where exactly will he meet me though? She wondered. "I really don't need your money, Yami," she
then said.
Yami looked at her and gave her a
gold ring with a few jewels engraved in it. "Use it for the payment."
"I dont need it," Lani said
stubbornly.
Yugi finally spoke up after quite
some time of being quiet. "Well, if you honestly don't need it, then give it
back to Yami."
Lani thought for a moment. It's a beautiful ring, she thought as
she looked more closely at it. Maybe I
could just keep it for good luck or something like that. "No, that's alright. I do need it," Lani said.
"Okay," Yami said, amused because of
Lani's stubbornness, "Now you may go, Lani."
Lani left the captain's cabin and
went out on deck. Yugi waited until she left and said, "Do you really trust
her?"
"I don't trust her a single bit,"
Yami replied. "But she's the only person I could find willing enough to do
this."
"You know she could be the death of
you, Yami," Yugi said.
"Yes, I know that too. This is just
a risk that I have to take." Yami then headed out of the cabin and onto the
ship's deck. He looked out to the peaceful sea and watched it for a while.
Lani saw the peaceful figure of Yami
out on the deck from where she was. She wondered how he could be so menacing at
times and then so peaceful and kind at some other times. Is that really the person that I'm going to lead to his death? She
tried getting the thought out of her mind but then couldn't help but wonder, Do I want to lead him to his death?
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