Natalie Pov

I flew up to the castle a few minutes after I left the mansion. I looked up at the towering castle and its beautiful hedge maze, and then started to circle the castle. After about the fifth time around, I spotted Vivaldi talking to Peter in a little mini garden. I flew down to the entrance if the garden, and shifted into my normal self, minus the scars. I took a deep breath, and walked in.

"Also, we need you to go find that knight. He has not been found since the indecent at the amusement park. We need him to do something for us." Vivaldi looked up at Peter standing beside her and asked, "Peter, what is your opinion on this new outsider?"

Peter looked a little surprised at her question, as if it were obvious she knew his answer. Oh, I hope he isn't looking like that because she should know he hates me! "Well your majesty," Peter began, "I don't like her. She is the replacement for Alice, and there is no replacement for Alice. But somehow, my clock skipped a beat when she got shot. Why do you want to know your majesty?" Peter turned to Vivaldi. He was worried about me a small bit?

"You know you will fall in love with her, but you fight. We are curious how long you will keep it up." Vivaldi smirked at Peter who was staring at her with a questioning look. There was a sudden rustle in the hedges closer to them, and a bloody Ace walked into the clearing. He looked around, then stared at Vivaldi.

"Oh, hi Vivaldi, Peter. I finally found you guys! Hi strange girl!" Ace said the last sentence looking at me. Vivaldi and Peter looked at each other obviously confused, then turned around. When they saw me, Peter looked surprised, but Vivaldi looked angry.

"How dare you listen in on us like this. Off with her head!" Vivaldi looked over to Ace, who had gone already looking for a way to sneak up on me. I bowed, and started again.

"Excuse this interruption your majesty, but I would like to ask for your forgiveness. I apologies for any alarm I might have caused you at the amusement park, and I would like to apologize for hurting your knight. I was reckless and will be more careful next time." I looked up and saw Peter rolling his eyes, while Vivaldi looked genuinely surprised. She smiled at me.

"We will let you live. You are cute, and interesting. You have no need to apologize to me." I smiled, and relaxed a bit.

"Thank you Vivaldi. Will you accept my apology Peter?" Peter looked a little taken back that he was being addressed.

"I forgive you." I smiled, and thanked them both. I turned around to leave when I heard Vivaldi start talking.

"Girl, where are you going?"

"I still need to apologize to Joker and the residents of the amusement park."

"You do not need to apologize to any man."

"I am sorry, but I must be going. I will feel horrible untill I ask them." And with that, I flew off towards the circus in the afternoon light.

No one Pov.

Vivaldi turned to Peter. "Peter, is it not April Season?"

"It is your majesty."

"Doesn't she need a role holder to accompany her to any other territory?"

"Yes she does. Maybe she came with Ace, and needs to go to the Circus to get to another territory, and will apologize while playing a card game."

"Maybe."

Ace then jumped over the hedges and started swinging his sword. He stopped and looked around.

"Hey, where did that girl go?"

Blood was working on more paperwork when he heard a knock on his door. "Come in."

Elliot walked in, and closed the door behind him.

"Blood..."

"Yes Elliot?"

"Is Natalie still here?"

"No she left to go to the castle."

"Who went with her?"

Blood stopped writing. Who had gone with her. He thought she left alone, but she must have taken some one with her.

"I don't know Elliot."

"Ok. I was just wondering if I could help her."

Blood looked up at his second in command.

"And why would that be."

"Because she helped me."

Elliot left the room, and Blood went back to work.

HI! Sorry for the short chapter. I knew I could do it. A chapter up on Friday. I am not late. Well, technically I am, but I'm not. (The first person to guess who I got that Idea, the not late thing, I will do something for them.) I hope you liked this chapter. I would like to mention that I made all the territories have the same season, but any outsider still needs a role holder with them to cross territories, unless they go and play a game of cards with Joker. This rule does apply to Natalie, so how can she get from one territory to another all by herself? I think I will answer this question in the next chapter. Hope you all like this, and will keep reading it. BYE!