(Here's the next chapter! Enjoy! Reviews are appreciated!)

"Thank you…for everything. I dropped off some fish at the Royal Kitchens for you. How's the infirmary life?" Karl asked.

"Tube-y." Idunn replied, to which Karl laughed. "Say, do you like chess?"

"Why yes, yes I do." Karl replied.

"Ohhhh, you be careful Karl! She's good. She's really good. I'd watch your back!" Arianna laughed.

"Excellent. Fancy a game?" Idunn asked Karl.

"I don't see why not. You'll be playing against the medal man!"

Idunn set up the board and moved her white pawn forward. Karl moved his knight forward.

"Say, have you ever heard of the four-move check mate?" Idunn asked randomly, moving another pawn forward.

"Nope. Why?" Karl replied, moving his pawn forward.

"Oh, nothing!" Idunn replied, moving a bishop towards the middle of the board. Karl moved his other knight.

Idunn grabbed her queen and moved it closer to Karl's pieces

"Wow, you bring out your queen early." Karl muttered.

"I'm the queen. Technically I can bring myself out whenever I like." Idunn chuckled. "Your turn."

Karl stared down at his pieces and scanned the board, for he soon realised he was in checkmate. He counted Idunn's final moves. Four. "Hey! You used the trick on me! I should have seen that coming! Your sister was right. Good game."

"Good game." Idunn replied. "I played a lot of chess back in the day with Arianna to pass the time."

"Well it most certainly paid off! Well done." Karl replied. He looked at his pocket watch. "I should go, it's already 5pm. Thank you for allowing me to come-"

"Nonsense! You shall have tea with us! We've already cooked the salmon, and it's only appropriate that you taste it with us." Arianna said.

Karl smiled. "Of course, Your Majesty. How could I refuse an offer of tea with the king and…..queens?" He sat back down in the visitor's chair next to Idunn's bed.

The kitchen staff brought out plates of fresh seasoned pink salmon, with a side dish of fried rice. Harold sat down to join them. A maid brought Harold his usual cup of tea. The staff set the plates onto Idunn's patient meal table and set the others on another table for the king and queen, and another one for Harold and Karl. Idunn pulled her mask off. Arianna immediately stood up and began to cut up Idunn's salmon for her. She blew on a piece and looked at it closely to check for any bones.

Idunn slunk down in the sheets, slightly embarrassed. "Arianna, please, I'm forty-five." Idunn tried to lift up the large knife but she was still exhausted from the walk, and dropped it quickly.

"I take it back…." Idunn replied.

Arianna said nothing. She simply fed the piece of steaming salmon to her sister. "I understand completely. I couldn't stand for you to choke on a bone."

"Actually, Your Majesty, the bones have already been removed." Karl replied.

Arianna's eyes widened. "Heh…I knew that. Thank you K-"

SLLLLUUUURRRPPPPPP

"MMMM! Delicious! It's incredible! I love the flavours and everything! Thank you, Karl!" Idunn said.

SLLLLLUUUURRRPPPP

Arianna turned to her left, where the source of the noise was coming from.

SLLLLLLLUUUUURRRPPPPP!

Harold licked his lips. Cranberry tea was simply perfect after a long day.

SLUUUUUURRRRP!

Harold put the cup down to be met with a towering Arianna over him. Her face was creased into a frown and she was furious.

"Could you slurp any louder, Doctor?" Arianna asked, clearly irritated. "Did you not listen in any of the compulsory royal protocol classes you had to take?"

Harold blushed and giggled nervously. "Well…about those classes…." He began.

"Yes?! Please do go on, enlighten us with your 'wisdom!'" Arianna replied.

"I…I only went to two of those classes. The rest of the time I was playing with the new stethoscope I got when I was promoted to Royal Physician….heh. It's really neat…great sound quality and-"

"I don't care about that blasted stethoscope! I can't hear myself think over your slurping!" Arianna yelled.

Idunn sniggered quietly.

Arianna turned to Idunn, trying to desperately remain serious, but Idunn's sniggering was making that very extremely difficult.

"You…you played with your new equipment instead of going to royal protocol classes?" Idunn said between giggles. "You really sound just like me. Lighten up a little, Ari! Now, more salmon?"

(That's it for this chapter, Thanks for reading!)