a/n: hehehe… I kind of got distracted for a while… a long while… I felt really bad after receiving a review from C.McPherson so you can thank him/her (sorry I don't know which one) for this chapter finally being written.
Chapter 6: The Discovery
"It's not fair! He didn't even get close to Neal!" whined Raoul after they had visited Peachblossom.
"Lord Raoul -," started Kel.
"Raoul," corrected the knight.
"Sir, right now this is quite unnecessary; there is currently an undiscovered threat to the Royal family and it is my task to uncover him or her?" questioned Kel.
"Undiscovered? I thought you had it all under control!" exclaimed Raoul.
"You obviously don't pay attention," remarked Neal snidely.
"Well what are we doing about it?" asked Raoul.
"I'm glad we're finally on the same page, first we have to investigate all those close to the Royal family, hopefully we'll be able to weed the impostor out that way. That's if we're lucky, if not then we'll have to keep tabs on all potential suspects and wait until someone makes a move," explained the Shang Wolf.
"I like the first option," said Neal.
"For once I agree with you Queenscove, we better talk to Myles," agreed Raoul.
"If you don't mind, I'd like to re-familiarise myself with the palace just in case, so while you two talk to Myles I'll just walk around the palace," suggested Kel.
"I'll come with you," said Neal brightly.
"Fine, I'll leave you youngsters to it," said Raoul as he departed.
"Why did you insist on inspecting every room we went into?" questioned Neal.
"I wanted to check for secret passages and see which rooms were secure," replied Kel.
"Well then you should talk to Myles! He'll know all about that," exclaimed Neal.
"Perhaps I should, I wonder where Raoul is," mused Kel.
"Psst, over here," whispered a voice coming from the wall.
"Where?" asked Neal incredulously. Suddenly a tapestry on the wall moved and from behind it appeared Raoul and Sir Myles of Olau.
"What were you doing behind there?" asked Neal.
"Myles was giving me a tour of the palace's secret passages," explained Raoul.
"Now I'm freaked out, that is way too coincidental," said a very scared Nealan.
"Just joking, I overheard you both talking when Myles and I were going to look at the room of a noble he's been pretty suspicious of," said Raoul with a laugh.
"You suspect that he might be the traitor?" asked Kel.
"Perhaps, I have always felt there was something amiss with this fellow but had no cause to further investigate," explained Myles.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go," said Neal.
"You'll have to be quiet," cautioned Raoul looking meaningfully at Neal as they entered the hole behind the tapestry.
"What, I-," started Neal.
"Quiet," interrupted Raoul. Neal pouted but kept his lips firmly shut. The secret door they entered through shut and they were left in the dark, cold corridor with only a small, flame torch to light their way. Myles took the torch out of the bracket it was sitting in and led the way. They walked for a short while seeing many tunnels along the way.
"I still don't see how you and George can remember your way through all these tunnels," remarked Neal shaking his head.
"George?" asked Kel.
"Alanna's husband," replied Neal.
"Ssh, were almost there," whispered Myles. Sure enough they soon came to a stop. Myles moved forward to the wall and took out two small plugs out of it. He peered inside.
"Oh my," said Myles with a gasp.
"What is it?" asked Raoul as he shoved Myles aside.
"Dear Mithros!" exclaimed Raoul. He moved over to let Kel have a look. She stepped back, her face an unreadable mask.
"What is it?" asked Neal as he stepped forward to look.
"I think I'm going to be sick."
a/n: What is wrong with the room???... seriously I'm open to suggestions cause I'm still not quite sure yet… I hope you all liked this chapter (even though it is kinda boring) and hopefully I will write another one soon.