Did you ever care about what I said
Did it ever matter
But then, you think about it again
And it changes in the end
Did you ever hear what I said
Does it even matter
And if we were all the same
Would your dreams be shattered
Violent delight. Shattered.
Balder had stayed in the tavern for almost another hour after Alulan had left. Alulan had said that it would be best no to be seen together by any of the dragoons, after all suspicions of him were high. They might also be suspicious of himself and Raizel...
He moved up the steps of the castle, with any luck he might be able to speak with Raizel before she drifted off to sleep tonight.
"Hello Sir." One of the knights greeted as he enter the castle.
"Good evening." He responded before going through the main doorway, and then up the carpeted steps. Off to the left was where most of the guest rooms were. Including those of the Dragoons. Fourth door down on the right was Raizel's if he remembered. It was oak and nicely carved, he knocked twice, lightly in cases she was asleep.
"Yes?" Came the slippery light voice of Raizel.
"It's Balder... Can I talk with you for a little bit?" he asked.
The door parted a little way. "What about?"
"Our memory.... It's hard to explain out here..." he was half afraid that she'd go running off and yell at Shana about him trying to get into her room.
"Did you see the tactician King Albert had?" She asked as if understanding what he was thinking.
"I did, spoke with him too... I think we've discovered some things."
He could see her thinking.... And then, "If you try anything I swear I'll put your head on a platter."
And so he began to explain to her, what exactly he had discovered.
"Balder... I do have something to confess to you. And please don't take this the wrong way..." She rolled her eyes like a young girl would. "When I first saw you I felt something, kind of like how... Well I'm fairly sure I had an emotional attachment to you." She stated simply.
"Yeah... I think I felt something too. But how will we ever know?" He asked.
"We could ask Shana! She'll let anything slip! You'd be amazed at some of the things I found out. Like this stuff about someone hunting us, she did it in a way to warn me, but I saw right through that! One of the dragoons must really hate us three, so we should watch our back."
"Dart really gave Alulan a dirty look," Balder stated.
"Miranda glared at me half the dinner, she's the Light Dragoon... So you know it could be the opposite thing, but me and Shana get along."
"The Giganto is the last of his kind, it might have something to do with that!" Balder announced suddenly realizing they were getting off the topic. "What about Shana?"
"Oh... I'll ask her tomorrow at luncheon."
"Alright, well I'll see you later then," He said with a slight wave before heading out of the room.
Raizel greeted Shana as usual that day, talking a little bit about the petty things, yet feeling a sort of freeing high purpose.
"So Shana..." She said as they sat down in the warmly lit garden behind the castle. "Can I ask you something?"
"I don't know why not." Shana spoke munching lightly into her sandwich.
"I.. Well I was thinking... Balder you know, he's kind of familiar to me, in a weird sort of way." She rolled her hand around as if she was nervous. "Is there any chance that, I was with him?"
Shana looked over at her as if completely surprised. "Well... you did... You were kinda together but it was a really long time ago, I don't think he really, or anything like that. I'm sorry but I really shouldn't be telling you this." Shana shook her head. "Dart wouldn't like it if I told you this, but yeah... Your right... So don't ask me anything else!" Shana scolded before returning to her lunch.
Miranda was on alert, she felt like she was in some sort of strange paradoxical world where everything was turning upside down and running out of control. She came around a corner to see Alulan talking lightly with two guards, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Correct Sir!" One of the guards said to the other.
"Hm... I should speak to King Albert about this...." Alulan said to them.
"About what?!" Miranda snapped.
"Lady Miranda!" The captain said turn and looking at her. "We were just speaking to Sir Alulan here about a strange figure we spotted."
"Johan can you go tell the King about this... Or even Kaiser, we'll explain this to the Lady." Alulan pronounced, while the younger Knight in blue nodded and hurried off. "Some of the maids reported to Captain Bryan here that saw a strange maid running about, however when they asked about her they found out that we haven't higher anyone new for two months."
"So this person is posing as a maid? What do they look like?"
Captain Bryan stepped forward, "I asked the maids myself, madam. They told me she was blue eyed, about 5' 4", she had a long blond braid hanging over her left shoulder and longer bangs which covered most of her eyes. She wore a normal maids outfit so I had them ask if any have gone missing. They also noticed that she was wearing a rather expensive looking ring, apparently far to clunky for a maid."
Miranda gave a hard look at Alulan. "Have either of you seen a maid which looked like this?" She asked carefully, if it was who she suspected the girl must have gone right for him....
"I thought I did a while back however this person was missing some for the distinct figures, like the ring." Alulan responded.
"I haven't seen anyone Madam." The captain replied.
"Hm... Do you know where Albert is?"
"He should be in his room, that is where I last saw him." Alulan told her, giving her a distinct feeling that he was stalking Albert.
"I see, tell them to keep an eye out for this girl but let them know that she's not a real threat, and shouldn't be harmed." Miranda stated, then as an after thought. "This is Dragoon business." And with that she stalked off unable to keep her eye from twitching.
"I tell you Alulan, some of these Dragoon types really hate you. If I were you I'd watch my back... Might want to keep it down that I support you however, might get stoned for something like that alright." Captain Bryan said with a wink.
"What do you mean Bryan?" Alulan asked his eyes narrowing.
"Sorry man I'm under an oath." He spread his hands and shrugged before walking off. "I'll tell the rest of the guys about his girl, so relax."
Miranda stalked up the stairs to her own room that night, she stopped however when she heard Albert speaking to someone about the strange who appeared. Wondering if any new developments had come about she leaned up against the corner and listened in.
"I don't know Albert, no one has seen this person since this morning... All I can tell you is that I highly doubt that it's Him..." Kaiser said from around the side of the wall.
"I want you to keep guards all night at the doors to Alulan's, Raizel's and Balder's rooms. Just incase." Albert replied firmly.
"I was thinking that myself. I'll be off then to tell them that." Kaiser gave Albert a slight salute, and Miranda slipped off to her own room wondering about the complex issues at hand.
A/N: Not much to say, I'll be off for thanksgiving so I wont really see any of you then! ^.^ Review that's all I'll ever ask!
Alulan: EVERYONE HATES ME!!! *SOB*
Sors: Now now... It's okay, better days are ahead!
Alulan: Really?
Sors: ^.^ Like hell no! This fic is angsty!!