"Yeah, we know his name. What were we doing?" It appeared that Shadi had gotten sick of our repeating Dom's name.

"Fine, we are going to see the King, and Sir Myles? And Raoul?" Myanh sounded unsure.

"Yes. We are," Miliko confirmed.

"Well, let's go." Shadi was impatient. Alanna laughed, and Dom smiled, winking at Myanh, who smiled.

"You don't stand a chance with her. She thinks guys are all from Hell," Myanh told Dom in a confidential tone.

Dom raised an eyebrow. "Is that right? What's Hell?"

As Myanh started explaining how hell was a place with no make up and where everyone had to wear ratty clothes and everyone smelled bad, Miliko and Alanna were speaking together.

"Well, I shall take you. I am interested about your life, myself." Miliko stared sharply at Alanna, and shrugged.

"Well, lead on," so as they started walking to the tent in which they Miliko and Alanna had left earlier Miliko filled Alanna in on her life.

"So, you have decided to come back then," the King said gravely once everyone was in the tent. Myanh gave a nervous sort of giggle. Shadi cleared her throat.

"Hey! Are you gonna introduce us, Lady Alanna?" Miliko said, putting stress ion the word Lady.

"Oh, very well. And it is Sir Alanna, not Lady Alanna. Jon, this is Miliko, Myanh and Shadi. Miliko came in briefly before," Alanna introduced them, indicating each of the girls in turn.

"Hello." Myanh said, curtseying. Miliko smiled.

"Hey. Whatcha doin'?" The shocked look on the king's face was enough to almost set her into giggles.

"Why am I here? There is no point what-so-ever in even trying to talk to a stuck up chauvinistic pig!" Shadi stated, loudly. The King looked like he had no idea what to do.

"They haven't been brought up as nobles, Jon. Not the way they are acting." Alanna explained, obviously trying to smooth the way.

"Of course we haven't. We may have nobles in our country, but we didn't have Royalty. We had Parliament. And we chose that parliament. So there." Miliko stuck her tongue out, then giggled, and Shadi frowned.

"King's it makes Gods, and meaner creatures kings." She quoted, and then shook herself.

"You have got me started, YOU AND YOUR IDIOTIC QUOTES!!!" Shadi yelled, startling Miliko.

"Really, Shadi. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgement." Miliko admonished.

"You and your Shakespeare." Myanh said, in a world-weary tone. Miliko looked hurt.

"Thy words, I grant, are bigger, for I wear not, my dagger in my mouth. Not like Alanna, here." Miliko couldn't help it.

"Justice, sweet prince, against that woman there!" Myanh cried, and Miliko looked at her oddly.

"I read it once in English." Myanh explained. Miliko shrugged.

"Well, it did not fit. And you don't know Shakespeare." It appeared that Shadi, however, did.

"Excuse me." The King interjected.

"What?" All three girls snapped in unison.

"What is this Parliament, that you speak of?" He asked. Miliko, Myanh and Shadi gasped.

"Ummmm..." Miliko thought.

"Mm" Was all Shadi would say. Myanh just stared.

"Well..." Miliko tried to start.

"You could say..." Shadi tried to explain.

"A type of sort of ruling thing. The public, commoners, choose the leader. And the leader has a party with them... They have to convince you that they are the right choice. Then we all vote, about once every four years, and the party with the most votes win. We may have titles, but we are still educated with the commoners." Myanh stopped and looked surprised. She had no idea what she had just said. And, to top it all off, Joren walked in.