A/N: Guys, I'm sorry it's taking longer and longer to come out with new chapters, but the era of "Season Three in a Nutshell" should be over with! Starting from this point, more custom things will be entering the story like plot for starters, but I'm still in the Season 3 era for now.

You see, up to this point, I have been improvising on chapters and using S3 as a base, the whole of ZnT will be a base until Ep 2 of Season 4. The last two things (not including chapter 7, mind you) I should include around the S3 time would be the bath episode and the episodes where Tabitha is at Joseph's Palace in Gallia, which sets her up in the harem for Saito as well.

Anyway, back on topic, well, now I have been making a list or a plan to follow by to get to where I wish to get to. For a little while from here, it's going to be filler, but I am watching ZnT a lot recently and I have created my own 'filler' episode plots. Most of Season 3 will be skipped from here onwards and the other characters such as Guiche and Montmorency will be showing up more often. I do hope you all stay with me on this as I am trying to build up TO the plot, not just throw it out in your faces where you won't understand or say it's a bit cliché. I've been reading several fanfics for a while now and I have run into rarely any good ones, most seemed rushed or thrown out there and I did not really find myself enjoying them as much as I realized that I am wasting my time.

I do wish to stress that Saito and Tiffa's couple relationship will not be starting anytime soon as I plan to use this for my plot that will be showing up at around Chapter 15 or later.

Now, another thing I would like to point out, if you feel like suggesting any ideas or helpful information that you think could benefit this story, please, no I urge you to do so. I take any review very seriously, sometimes a little too seriously (EXCEPT flames, those belong in the army). If you feel like saying, "Keep it up man" or something along those lines, please do so as well. It helps encourage me to keep writing. To all of those who have either favorited or alerted this story, I thank you as well.

Well, enough of my ranting, time to get on with the show!

(btw, this A/N was written before I released Chp. 5)

Me: This, my friends, is a disclaimer. You see, my schedule on these goes like this…

1. Pointless Author's Note

2. Unwitty Disclaimer which stars other characters from other shows (will probably stop doing this)

3. Then the story.

I use this to help me keep some comedy in, but guess what! Filler episodes means time to get some comedy into this story and not being so serious, it makes it hard to write sometimes. Anyway, this Disclaimer is used to disclaim material that is present in the anime that is being used in this story, maybe even inappropriately. So I disclaim any rights to the characters, settings, aforementioned plots of Season 3, boobs, gagging, laughing, choking, strangleholds, full nelsons, or any other holds that you can think of. It is owned by the creator of this series and not me!

Chapter 6: Night at the Castle

The carriage carrying the students and one's familiar was finally arriving at the long awaited Tristain, the core destination, the Queen's castle. Tiffania was looking and marveling at the foreign human culture that was present all around! It was all so new to her, the various humans working together on small and big tasks, children running amok, laughing, just enjoying life. She sniffed the air, various scents came to her senses, but the most satisfying was the food she could smell.

Everything was so new, so different than what she had been raised up on, but throughout the entire trip, she was able to conceal her true identity of being an elf. Even Saito didn't try to give away her secret, but he always gave her certain looks of disappointment when she wouldn't dare remove that hat of hers.

Upon such looks, she would look down in shame and sigh helplessly, but there was nothing she could do, especially now. If she took her hat off now, all these humans would see her ears and try to kill her without even giving her a chance to explain what was going on. No one needed to know about what she was, and it isn't any of Saito's business to try making her reveal herself. She thanked God that he wasn't so up-tight about it though, Saito seemed to know when to leave well-enough alone.

Outside, people were carelessly watching the carriage roll by, and then shortly resumed to their businesses. Agnes snipped the horses into strolling faster by the villagers and onto the castle grounds. The gate opened and they entered the castle. Tiffania was looking more nervous the closer they approached the front doors of the castle. Saito took notice to this, as well as Louise.

Louise placed an assuring hand on Tiffania's shoulder, making her jump. "Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you…"

Tiffania placed a hand on her chest and sighed in relief. "That's okay, it's just that I have never been so close up to a place like this."

Saito smiled that smile of his at her. "Don't you worry, Tiffa." Saito planted a firm fist on his chest, which he slightly puffed out. "I'll be there to protect you. Besides, Queen Henrietta is a very nice person, you'll like her a lot. She treats common people as if they were her own children."

Tiffania could only smile. "Wow, I didn't know that." She then turned around and looked back outside with a melancholic expression. But that's the problem, I'm not a "common people"…

Agnes commanded the horses to stop, they had arrived. "Okay everybody, out!" Agnes hopped off the carriage and she looked at the carriage door. It opened slowly. Tiffania was shaking slightly, but managed to get out and stand. She looked up and gasped at how big and tall the castle was. Agnes turned away slightly, smiling a courteous smile of 'I thought so'. "Hmph, tourists." She then turned her head back to see the rest of the youth out. "Okay, follow me."

Agnes took point and led the group to the inside of the castle. They walked at a comfortable pace up to the throne room, she was purposely giving the guests a chance to marvel at all the things they could never have. The group continued walking down various well decorated corridors until they reached a rather large door. Agnes simply placed her hand upon it and forced it to open. The Queen of Tristain was standing at a window, looking over her town. When she heard the sound of her door opening, she slowly turned around. She smiled when she saw her best friend, Louise.

"Louise!" The young Queen screamed. She ran over to her with a big smile on her face. Louise did the same and they embraced each other in a heart warming hug. Henrietta lightly squeezed Louise in the hug; however, Louise grunted silently as she was choked into her rather large endowment. Henrietta finally lightened the hug and Louise coughed lightly, but smiled back at her as they held each others' hands.

"I'm so glad you guys made it back safe and sound!" Henrietta chirped excitedly.

"Of course we did." Louise told her. "But we did run into some trouble over in Albion, collecting her… but we pulled through alright."

"Trouble?" Henrietta asked, almost shocked. "What kind of trouble?!"

"Oh, the typical. People wanting to kill us because we won the war… that sort of thing."

Henrietta's expression turned into a shameful one. "I'm so sorry, Louise. It's my fault… I should have never made you go there in the first place, I should have considered there would be angry citizens over there who held strong feelings of resentment towards Tristain. I should have been more thoughtful…"

"Hey, don't blame yourself." Louise assured her friend. "Don't forget that I was the one who wanted to go, you didn't tell me to." Louise smiled an encouraging and kind smile. "If you should blame anyone, blame the dog. He should have been there to protect me in the first place."

"What!?" Saito exclaimed. "But you-"

Agnes firmly planted her hand over Saito's mouth. "Don't speak unless addressed by the Queen." Saito just stood wide-eyed.

I wonder, did I actually cross over the back of one of those moons and end up in a parallel universe? I thought I would've had enough respect by now to speak for myself. Seems like I am still nothing but a Familiar…

"She's right, Saito." Louise calmly told her Familiar, Gandalfr. "You should only speak when spoken to in the Queen's presence. I thought I taught you better than that."

Saito opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He closed his mouth and turned his head away slowly. "Whatever…" he muttered so low, no one would hear him. Tiffania couldn't turn a blind eye to the treatment given to him though, but she stayed alert.

Henrietta chuckled lightly, and turned her attention over to the rest of the group. "Well, I am pleased to see you did bring back this "fairy" you say that revived you, Saito."

"Hmm? Oh yeah! This is Tiffania Westwood, she's an-"

Tiffania ran over to Saito, shaking her head and silently mouthing the word "no". Saito paused in his speech. Agnes eyed Tiffania suspiciously. Tabitha, Louise, and Siesta did the same. Was she maybe an enemy of the Queen?

"Well, she's my savior."

"So you're the girl Saito was talking about. Thank you so much, Ms. Westwood." Henrietta thanked her.

Tiffania blushed slightly. "Oh, um… it was nothing really…"

"Please, share with me, how did you do it?"

"Oh, you mean bring him back to life?" Tiffania asked.

Henrietta calmly nodded.

"Well, um…" Tiffania looked at the ring on her left hand. It was absent of a jewel that was clearly meant to be part of the accessory. "I used my mother's stone jewel to bring him back to life with an ancient magic."

"You mean you sacrificed your mother's jewelry to bring a complete stranger back to life?!" Louise asked, shocked.

Tiffania nodded with a smile. "Yep! My mother always emphasized on how I should help people if they need it." She looked down, fidgeting with her fingers. "When I first stumbled upon him, I was quite scared, but when I got a good look at him, he looked like such a kind and nice boy. I couldn't believe he was in such a bad condition. He could hardly move when he first awoke."

"What kind of magic did you use?" Henrietta asked. "I have never heard of a magic that brought people back to life."

Tiffania looked frightened. "Um, well… Let's see… it was an 'ancient magic', hehee…" she put up a false smile.

Hmm… Louise thought to herself. She re-used that phrase. She's trying to hide something. But why? Could she not want her magic falling into Tristain's hands?

"Well, come to think of it, you must have lived a kind of "old" lifestyle, seeing as you were living deep in the woods. I doubt most humans would travel there." Louise pointed out. "What are your reasons for living so far away from civilization anyway? You're not some sort of felon, are you?"

Tiffania shook her head and waved her hands in defense. "No… I haven't done anything, it's just that-"

Saito jumped in front of her. "Listen, it is none of our business to intrude on her personal affairs. No matter who we are, we have no right. Don't forget she is not a citizen of this kingdom, making her of no subjection to anything anyone-"

"Be quiet, dog!" Louise shouted. "Who gave you the permission to say any of that!"

Saito in an instant shut his mouth and looked away.

Louise's left eye started twitching while everyone else just stared at Saito in surprise. Then Henrietta chuckled. "Relax, Saito. I don't mean her any harm, and I am sure she means no harm to any of us. I can understand your feelings of wanting to protect her because she saved your life, but don't let those feelings cloud your usually clever thinking. I just want to get to know her is all."

Saito lowered his guard. To tell you the truth, he was very slightly trembling, so lightly, only he could feel it, no one else would be able to catch onto it except for his ever seeing master, Louise the Zero herself.

"Now, Tiffania. May I see the ring?" Henrietta calmly asked, holding out her hand, gesturing her to hand over the ring.

Tiffania only looked at her ring, frowning. She reluctantly pulled it off of her finger. Her hand shaking slightly, she slowly proceeded in dropping the ring into the young Queen's hand. Henrietta held it up to admire in the light. She smiled at how it glistened and reflected the light valiantly. "This is a beautiful ring, Ms. Westwood." Hmm? Henrietta squinted her eyes at the ring, as if examining it closely. Her face then showed surprise in it. Tiffania looked away with her eyes, worried that she might have found something that could reveal her secret. Henrietta looked at Tiffania. "Ms. Westwood, would it be alright if I had this ring examined. Do not worry, I will most certainly make sure it gets back to you within the hour. I just need to clarify something."

"Um…" Tiffania started, "yeah, sure… Yes you may, Your Highness!" Tiffania got on her knees and bowed to her.

Henrietta just looked at her with a questioning expression, and then turned to Agnes. "Agnes."

Agnes stood at attention. "Yes, my Queen!"

"Would you take this to my personal jeweler. I want to see if my thoughts are correct."

"Uh…" Agnes question slightly. Thoughts? "Yes, Your Highness. Most certainly!"

Henrietta handed the ring over to Agnes, who walked out of the room. Henrietta turned toward another guard. "Would you show our guests over to the courtyard and see to it that they are fed, please?"

The guard stood at attention. "Yes, Your Highness!"

Henrietta simply smiled at the group and proceeded to walk in the direction Agnes took. The guard; however, got the groups' attention and led them to the castle courtyard. There was a small lake, a small hill, grass, a round arch with a table under it, and a small waterfall about two feet high. The group just scattered out as the guard went about her business.