Disclaimer: Yaaaay XD I'm so happy!

Riliane: Shut up and get on with it, I want to appear soon

Malin: But we just got our first review and we got a good one :3

Yukki: I know you're happy Malin, I'm happy too. But if you want the readers to be happy, say the disclaimer already

Ib: I want everyone to be happy so please Malin?

Malin: Oh alright. We own everything if pigs can fly on their own

Ib: Thank you

Garry: No that's not right, you should name the respective owners!

Riliane: Shut up, commoner. Let me appear or I'll make sure your head rolls.

Garry: *Gulps*

Chapter 2 - Riliane Lucifen D'Autriche

A blonde and long-haired lady sat lavishly on a soft and velvet chair, reading a thick book from some famous author in the past. Her attire was one fitted for a princess, a long bright yellow gown that was showing a bit of her skin at the shoulders and hands. It was decorated with orange ribbons that had white outlines; under the yellow layer of her dress, there were two layers of white frilly fabric.

At the top of her dress, a white outlined with frills collar was present, tied together with one of the orange ribbons and clipped with a yellow rose brooch. On her neck, a matching bright yellow choker made of ribbons was there and on her hair, two clips decorated with black roses was in place, holding up her long bangs. Her long hair was tied up neatly in a bun with yet another matching ribbon of yellow. "Hmm...Allen? Is that you?" She asked, not looking up from her book as she heard someone approaching her.

"Yes Princess, I'm here to report on the two prisoners we caught earlier. They have both woken up and are now in the dungeon waiting for your orders." Allen announced his arrival and kneeled in respect to the princess. He took a quick peek at her and lowered his eyes almost immediately as if he was afraid that she would eat him up if caught in the act. "She looks as beautiful as always," The young servant complimented her in his mind and stayed in his position until further orders were made.

Riliane took a bookmark and placed it in between the pages she was reading. "Finally they woke up..." She said. She put her book down on the small round table beside her chair and stood up. "It's almost tea time, I'll deal with them later. For now just leave them locked up in the dungeon until I give further orders." Riliane looked at Allen. "Are you preparing tea today?" She asked, walking towards the huge library's exit as she did so.

"Yes, I'm preparing the tea for today," He said as he rose and led the Princess to the garden's pagoda and started preparing the tea. "Today's tea will be Ceylon tea using the Royal Dolton dishes. I've also prepared your favorite snack, Brioche, to complement the tea." As he said it, Allen placed the tray of snacks in front of her and started pouring the tea. (A/N: We have no idea if that goes well. Let's just pretend it does.)

Riliane smiled at the food. "Good. I was looking forward to eating Brioche today." She said while picking up her fork and knife. As she ate elegantly, she was thinking of what to do with the new prisoners. "Hey Allen. What do you think would be a suitable punishment for the trespassers? Especially since one of them was being so violent." She asked, taking small, elegant bites out of her snack.

"Uh... Excuse my impudence but why do you leave the decision to me? You are the Princess and you are the one who should make the decision, not a humble servant like me." Allen exclaimed slightly with his calm look wiped off his face.

He did not want to decide the punishment of the prisoners as he disliked seeing bloodshed. If he chose a punishment, the other officials might regard it as either too harsh or too relaxed as he did not know the standards for a suitable punishment. "I'm sure you have an idea of how to deal with them don't you, Your Highness?"

Riliane glared at Allen. "Of course I do you fool! Can't I just ask for your opinion?" She dropped her glare and continued eating. "Maybe I should just dispose of them like I usually do." She thought out loud. "Or I could see if they could be useful to me in any way."

"..." Allen was at a loss of words upon hearing that. The prisoners had not committed a serious offence so there wasn't really a need to dispose of them and he doubt that they would be of any use to them, after all they were just a little girl and weak young man who was just overprotective of his companion.

He quickly tried thinking of something that could save them from getting hurt but he could not come up with suitable ideas. All he could do was to assure the safety of Ib as she was just a bystander but unfortunately for Garry, he had to suffer worse.

She put down her fork and knife. "Allen, I'll give the two of them a chance to prove worth keeping alive. They have a month to impress me and if they fail to do so, they both die. Understood?" She ordered.

Her sky blue eyes that were similar to Allen's were emotionless and empty. "And I also want an explanation as to how they got into the throne room undetected. Ask the wretched Court Mage Elluka Clockworker for me would you?" Her voice now contained a hint of hatred and disgust, Elluka and her apprentice were always against her rule and until now, it did not change.

"Y-Yes Your Highness," Was the reply of the young man. He did not know of a way to stop the Princess' actions and soon surrendered himself to her decision.

Meanwhile in the dungeon

Silence filled the dungeon after the departure of Allen and the tension started to threaten them when a sudden voice rang out, "Hey Garry, what do you think what will happen to us? I mean, we just appeared out of nowhere and started assaulting them. We can't tell them what happened as usually it's unlikely for that to happen, almost impossible." Ib suddenly burst out. The sudden exclamation scared Garry out of his wits as Ib's voice filled the room. Her voice seemed louder as they had been left in silence after Allen had left and it had surprised him.

Garry put a reassuring hand on Ib. "I'm not sure Ib, but we can only tell the truth. Who knows what will happen if we don't?" He said. "But don't worry, I'm sure we're a huge step closer to home! Our roses are gone Ib! That means nothing can hurt us with it anymore! And it also means we aren't in the twisted Gallery, Ib, We must be closer to home." His voice was shaky at first, but eventually it got stronger and he was starting to believe what he was saying himself.

"Really Garry? Are you sure?" Ib questioned as she turned to look at him. He had a reassuring smile on his face which seemed to relieve her of her suspicions but she still had a bad feeling about this. It felt as if Garry was going to be in trouble sometime later and she felt herself tense up at that thought.

"Yeah I'm sure!" Garry smiled once again and then he looked away, covering his face with his long fringe. "You'll be fine Ib, it's only myself I have to worry about." He thought in his mind silently.

To Be Continued~

Malin: *Sigh* Finally it's done! Chapter 2!

Ib: Banzai! ^^

Malin: But why am I always saying the disclaimer?

Yukki: Uhh because...I just like you to do it.

Malin: Aw okay OwQ

Garry: I'm so miserable...Riliane's really evil...

Riliane: Who're you calling evil you miserable scoundrel from nowhere?!

Garry: Sorry! *Runs away*

Ib: Ah- Wait for me! *Runs after*

Malin: Me too! w

Yukki: Hey! What about me?!

Riliane: ...Why is everyone gone?

Allen: Well on the behalf of everyone else, I would like to thank our very first reviewer, Shinobu-An for reading, favoriting and reviewing. Thank you very much. *Bows*

Yukki: And for those who want more of this fanfic, please Read & Review XD