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"My lords! Thank Ra you're ok!" A flustered official exclaimed as he ran up to Yami, Seto and the others that were with them.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Yami frowned; looking the official in the eye and making him quail under the stare.

"J... j... just, you just vanished, then we had those bandits in here again, and, and..."

"What do you mean, bandits in here again?! They shouldn't be in here again! They shouldn't be in here in the first place! You call yourself head of security and you can't keep a few rats out! You're pathetic! I ought to have you dealt with right here and now! I..."

"Set. Let it go. Beheading my guards isn't about to solve the situation. We need to know how they got in, how they got out, and why they were here. How much of that can you find out?" Yami said calmly the anger gone from him. He never seemed to get angry when he heard of these 'rats' breaking into his palace again, no, he left that to Set. His high priest got angry enough for he both of them.

"Sir! I have the report!" Another guard shouted as he ran up to them, bowing to Yami before turning to the other guard.

"Go ahead."

"Nothing of material value was taken sir, but a guest of the almighty pharaoh Yamasis was taken. That is all sirs."

"A guest? Which one?" Yami muttered to no one in particular.

"The little white haired one."

"Ryou?"

The guard shrugged.

"Ok, you may go. I want to know as soon as possible how they got in and out, and then we can start to think about catching them next time."

The guards nodded and left.

"Yami, you go way too easy on them! You're never gonna catch these vagabonds like this!" Set exclaimed as soon as the guards were round there corner and out of earshot. Even though he was high priest, calling the Pharaoh 'Yami' could still get him in serious trouble.

"Set, calm yourself. I will catch them in my own way and time. Now, go do whatever it is you do with your spare time. Oh, and one more thing Set, your new priestess messed up. You need to go to the shrine dedicated to the worship of Anubis. You're new priestess left the fruit to rot in the sun, and, with the resent passing of my father, I would appreciate it if Anubis were not angry with us. Next time she does something like this, tell her, the consequences will be severe. That is all."

"Yes my lord." Set said; bowing slightly before turning to leave, this new girl was proving nothing but trouble. Téa, was the name Set remembered her giving, why could she not remember anything?! She was going to get him in some serious trouble, and herself, didn't she understand that?! She hadn't even been in the palace a week! And she was under supervision, oh why did he trust her?! Why did he let her finish that one time?!

"Why am I surrounded by morons?" Set glared as he stalked out into the baking sun which was currently high in the sky, marking the time at about 2pm.

"Surely we're not all morons."

Set recognised that voice instantly. She had some nerve!

"Look, whatever your name is, I don't care right now, the pharaoh just told me fruit, and other offerings were left to rot in the temple of Anubis again. I know it was you, you tended that shrine last! And another thing, Yami told me to tell you that if you mess up again you're gonna have major problems on your hands! Now go sort it!"

"Why should I? When I know your secret?" Téa said, frowning. This guy really had such a big ego and no brains.

"Oh crap." Set muttered, realising what he'd just said.

"Now now Set, that's not very becoming of a priest, or of the pharaoh's lover for that matter. Now Set, I know pet names are great in private and in the bedroom, but you really shouldn't use them just anywhere where anyo..."

Set clamped his hands over the girl's mouth. Holy shit, this was not his day. The young priest groaned as several guards and counsel members came over, having heard everything, including his little slip. Set also recognised these Counsel members as ones that thought Yami would bring the two lands to ruin, and so wanted him and Set dead. The brunette didn't know particularly why he was a target, but he assumed it was to do with the fact he was next in line to take the throne and because of his extraordinary Shadow Powers. Either way....

"What's going on here?! I just told you to go search the city! Why are you stood around here bugging my priests?! Get a move on before I make you!" Yami ordered as he stormed up to the group. The young pharaoh had no idea what had just happened, no he'd been down in the torture chambers. He knew full well it wasn't usual for pharaohs to punish their captives themselves, but he did sometimes, so right now he had a whip clasped idly in one hand. And right before that he'd been to the armoury; they'd told him they'd developed a new weapon especially for him. Two short curved swords with disc shaped hand-guards that had one bar through the middle for the user to hold. They fitted his fighting style nicely, and he was planning to try them out with Set right after going to the dungeons, so they were in their holders on opposite hips. He was also in his usual light armour, making him eye-catching to everyone there, only for different reasons.

Set couldn't deny it now. Seeing Yami in his battle gear - a leather, knee length 'skirt' and knee high boots, along with a leather top that met the skirt coupled with the leather gloves that reached just above his elbows, all of which was made from the finest, toughest and most flexible leather available, all allowing fluent movement, all the russet brown that the leather was. Set couldn't deny how good Yami looked then, the whip clasped in his left hand as he leant to one side, idly tapping his left foot; the only thing that spoilt it was the glare on his beautiful face as he looked over the guards and counsel members before him.

"We were just leaving the city to search when we heard an argument. We only came over to check, my pharaoh." One of the counsel members simpered, but Set could see it made no impression on Yami.

"My pharaoh! This priest...!" Téa exclaimed, finally wrenching Set's hand away from her mouth and glaring at him

"Is my finest priest, closest friend and advisor and I can tell you now he's done nothing wrong. Now the lot of you get lost, get out of my sight!" Yami shouted, finishing Téa's sentence for her and watching them all out of sight before turning back to Set, who had a small smirk dancing on his face.

"I saved you for a reason that I will - at least for now - keep to myself, Set. Now, let's go down to the training area, I could use a worthy opponent to help me try these out." The young pharaoh said firmly, but friendly, giving a small smile as he gestured to his new daggers. He always loved fighting Set. The priest was almost like an elder brother to him, Yami felt he could tell his friend anything, they would fight together, and it would eventually result in a friendly braw before a trip to the small oasis at the edge of the palace grounds. That was Yami's special place, even though, by the guide lines set by his father's father, he wasn't allowed there. Well, it was outside palace grounds, but Yami had claimed it as his own, and loved it there. There were palm trees surrounding the area, a cool pool in the middle, with a small beach-like area.

"It would be my pleasure, my pharaoh." Set muttered, nodding to Yami to lead the way. It was true they both had deep feelings for each other, but neither had confessed those feelings to the other.