A message to my readers and those who posted comments. First Thank you! Second, English is my second language and I'm sorry for the mistakes, I'm trying my best. As long as you can understand it I am happy. Still I am sorry for that.

This chapter is just a fill in, it kind of helps with the story. But its not all that important.

Chapter 3
Boredom

Andromeda sat upon the plushy red velvet pillow staring at the now patched up ceiling. Nothing really special about it, just wood here and there to hold up the roof, but it was sure better than listening to Gnarl talk on and on about the duties of an over lord, lady, what ever it was Andromeda didn't care much about it.

"Though, other times you would need to handle the situation differently, but other wise it's just like that." Gnarl took a breath in after that sentence ready to speak once more.

"You done?" Gnarl shut his twisted mouth shut with a snap of annoyance. "Good, cause I was about to fall a sleep. I know you mean well and all, but I tend to get bored with extra detail. Now if you will, what's next?"

"Well, there is a peasant from spree wishing to….tell you about something." Under Gnarls breath on could hear "Stupid meat sack, can't figure things out, with out a royals help."

A young man stepped forward, he had been watching her and Gnarl for a while now, hoping to get his chance in front of the Lady of Spree. The weird creature with the jester hat was making fun of him the entire time and he truly wished to be out of here and a way from that awful creature. He stood about six feet, brown hair and eyes. Farmer for obvious reasons, like the smell of cattle that was rolling off of him in waves. He opened his jaw to say something before closing it quickly and looking around as if he had no idea where he was.

"What is it?" Andromeda asked with no care to the world, she had better things to do, like get life force or track down the other hives.

"I…uh…there is I mean…" Andromeda glared at the stuttering fool, it seemed to only make him more nervous because he just opened and closed his mouth like a fish out of water for a good two minutes. "You see, there seemed to be something going on next town over, I was wondering if we should worry about it. I mean there had been an occasional knights visiting Spree, but nothing to serous, you know." Andromeda looked at Gnarl, why was she told this, she wasn't sure.

"It's nothing to worry about you troublesome peasant. If it was your Lady would be out there seeing to it. Now go home, she has things to do." Gnarl snapped angrily. The poor man ran right in fright all the way back to Spree. "It seems we have intruders on your land M' Lady." Andromeda was amused, Gnarl seemed to play things off as if she and even he knew about everything that happened on their land.

"Yes, I gathered that much my self. Knights…I wonder what they want with little old, boring and not even worth caring about Spree?" Andromeda sighed out. She was looking towards the pond that seemed to hover right over the Tower Heart, nothing really was interesting over there, but it sure beat looking at the pruned and twisted face of Gnarl. For some one so knowledgeable he could have been better looking. "What the town is next to us?"

"To the west is the Elf's forest, to the north are…a lot of mountains of snow…to the east is some small town, though mostly composed of stone, not a farming community." Andromeda sighed not truly caring for what lay where.

"Gnarl, I told you before. Spare details, you lost me after 'To the west…' Gnarl shook his head, wondering why his Lady was so….short tempered? No that wasn't the words. Ditsy, probably it…but not exactly what he was going for. Forthcoming, well yeah, she didn't seem to mind letting him know he was annoying, old, smelled weird, ugly and all the other things she has yet to call him too.

"Gnarl, your doing it again aren't you?" Gnarl sighed. She seemed to know what Gnarl was thinking about all the time, nothing got by her. Two…no three days of staying in the palace and Lady Andromeda seemed to read him like a book. "Try not to do that while I'm here… it makes me want to….bash your head into a wall or something." Andromeda smirked triumphantly when she head the minion master take in a short breath at her…threat. Not that Andromeda would really do it, but it was fun messing with him anyway. "Hay Gnarl…' Gnarl hummed to tell his Lady that he was listening. "How does a royal keep themselves occupied when not feeling to…battle and plunder?"

"well, the Lords in the past would take a Mistress." Andromeda rolled her eyes, it was the 'Lords would have done this or that' thing again. "In your case, get a…man. Though it's a bit early for that…how about…I really don't know" Gnarl said. Andromeda eyes swiveled to the minion masters form.

"Did you just say 'I don't know?' Gnarl just nodded, quite complexes as to why his Lady would care about that. "You never 'don't know' something. I guess I should make this as a holiday."

"Fun!" One of the brown minions in the throne room shouted.

"Beer!" Shouted another.

"I'll think of something." Gnarl stated wit his lips tight, hating the fact that his lady was making fun of him.

Short I know, just a fill in. Review if you like, you don't have to...Though I would like some ideas...I'm getting writers block. Thanks.