As she approached the street to cross East Liverpool, Prim stopped and turned to look at Toby. "Now sweetheart, before we get into town, I'm going to hide you underneath my hair, okay? I don't want the people to scare you or make you feel nervous by staring at you." She gave him a warm smile and nuzzled his cheek.
He let out a giggle and blushed. "Okay Prim, I understand." He carefully curled up into the girl's back so she could lay her hair down over him. As the smooth, wavy hair brushed against his face, Toby let out a small giggle.
Prim smiled softly as the sound of his laugh. 'He's such a precious child and very polite when he speaks. I just hope I can find out what happened to him.' She frowned a little as she saw that he was nice and covered by her hair before walking across the street.
As she entered into town, some the the citizens greeted her with either a wave of their hands or nod of their heads in which she returned. She made her way toward the Great Clothes when a familiar voice caught her attention. "Hey Prim, what's happening?" she looked down to see Luu Luu beside her.
"Um... hi Luu Luu, how are you?" she gave a warm smile to her fellow Warrior and friend. She swallowed a bit awkwardly as she felt light shaking on her back. "Um... I was on my way to see Claudia if you would like to follow me."
Luu Luu simply shrugged her shoulders. "Sounds good to me, I'm off patrolling today anyways." she chuckled, but as she stood beside Prim she noticed something sticking out from underneath her hair. Being curious she asked. "Hey Prim, what's that sticking out of your hair?" she reached to touch at Toby's leg.
"No wait Prim don't..." It was too late to respond as Toby let out a little scream after being touched and he fell of her back and onto the ground with a thud. Prim gasped and turned to look down at the fallen child. "Oh my goodness, Toby are you okay?" she leaned down to gently grab Toby and lifted him up onto his feet.
Luu Luu chuckled nervously. "Heh... sorry Prim." She rubbed the back of her neck and looked curiously at the little boy. "Who's the little guy?" She carefully walked close to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright kiddo? I didn't mean to scare you." She then ruffled his hair.
Prim finished brushing the last remaining dirt off Toby's clothes and looked at Luu Luu, sighing heavily. She carefully leaned down and Toby grabbed Prim on her back. She turned toward Luu Luu. "Luu Luu, this is Toby. Toby this is Luu Luu, one of my best friends and..."
"And the greatest halfling in all of Eostia!" Luu Luu did a couple of poses. "The one, the only, the awesome one, Luu Luu!" she chuckled and placed a hand on his foot. "It's great to see ya little dude!" she gave him a wink and rubbed his foot.
Toby giggled at the rubbing of his foot and smiled. "It's nice to meet you too Miss Luu Luu." he hugged Prim's neck as he held onto her.
A curious expression washed all over Luu Luu's face. "Miss Luu Luu?" She lightly scoffed and shook her head. "There's no need to call me Miss kiddo, Luu Luu is just fine." She gave another playful wink at him and looked at Prim. "Well, if you two are going to the store, I'm ready." she looked at the child curiously. "Hey Toby, have you ever been flying before? I could take you for a..."
"No!" A squeal escaped Prim's lips as she placed a hand against her mouth. She looked back at Toby who jumped a little at her sudden outburst. "Um... I'm sorry sweetheart." she then looked down at Luu Luu. "Um... Luu Luu...um... I just don't think you should take him for a ride... um... just not yet you know. We all know how impressive you can fly, and I'm afraid it will scare him." She turned her head and smiled warmly at Toby.
Luu Luu shrugged her shoulders. "Eh, alright Prim. I'll wait til' the little guy gets used to being around here, but I will take him for a flight." She smirked and then move close to Toby. "And I promise you will love it kiddo!" she rubbed his leg.
Prim nodded. "Okay Toby, let's go see if Claudia will make you some new clothes." She nuzzled his cheek, and then turned to head Great Clothes with Luu Luu following in tow.
As they approached the boutique Prim reached a hand up to knock the door. Soon the sound of a happy humming could be heard. "Coming!" the sound of a voice rang from inside as Toby hid under Prim's hair.
The door opened with a white aura surrounding it, revealing another member of the Dragon Warriors with a warm smile on her face. "Oh good morning girls." She greeted the two Warriors and stepped to the side. "Please, please come in, I was just finishing up my latest outfit for a client of mine." she motioned them to enter with a hand.
Claudia led the two through the clothing section. "Would you two like some tea? I was just about to put on a pot when you girls arrived." She smiled warmly back at the two. "You two can take a seat in here while I go fix it. It will be done in just a minute." she giggled as she trots into the lounge.
Luu Luu and Prim walked toward the sofa where the shy princess stopped. "Luu Luu... um... how do you think Claudia will react to Toby?" She looked back underneath her hair. "Are you okay dear? There isn't to be afraid, I promise. Claudia is a very kind and polite woman, and I'm, sure she won't mind making some new, clean clothes for you." She nuzzles at his cheek.
"I'm sure Claudia is going to love the little guy Prim. I mean look at me for Celestine's sake, I'm like a baby, and she always likes me." She speaks in a mocking tone.
She smirks and chuckles. "So don't worry Prim about her liking the little dude." She climbed up on the sofa and laid down.
"What little dude Luu Luu?" Prim let out a slight squeal at the returning knight. Claudia came back with three cups of mint tea in her hands. "Who might I ask are you talking about?" she gave Prim and Luu Luu their cups.
Prim bit her lower lip. "Um... well Claudia... um... I would like for you to meet somebody. Um... however... he is shy." A deep, nervous swallow traveled down her throat.
A beaming smile spread across the woman's face. "Oh? Of course Prim, I would be delighted to meet this new acquaintance of yours, is he's shy, then what may I ask what he wants exactly?" she looked at Prim curiously.
Prim placed her cup of tea down on the side of the table next to the sofa and carefully lowered herself to the floor, tucking her legs underneath her. She turned her head back toward her hair. "Okay Toby, you can show yourself." Claudia watched as Prim nuzzled into her hair.
Arching her brows in wonder, Claudia soon saw the little boy climb out from underneath her hair, off her back, and onto the floor. She beamed as she noticed he only came up to the top of her legs as she could see. She beamed at the sight of the child. "Oh my! Prim, he is absolutely precious!"
Prim nodded and smiled warmly at Toby. "Toby sweetheart, I would like for you to meet Claudia. She is another good friend of mine and also the top clothes designer in East Liverpool." She looked at Claudia. "Claudia this sweet little boy is Toby and I discovered him at the apartment this morning." She noticed Toby standing still as a statue and could sense that he was nervous.
Claudia could tell that he was nervous so she carefully lowered herself to the floor so she could ne somewhat eye level with him. With a warm, she spoke with her elegant yet soft tone. "Well Toby, it's a great pleasure to meet you." To ease his nervousness, she carefully reached her hand and took one his small hands in it. "Please don't be afraid dear, I'm not going to hurt you. You're a darling little thing, you know that?" She gave him a wink and reached up with the other hand to rub the back of his hand.
He blushed as he felt the warm, soft fur of her hand rub at his hand. He looked up into her sky, blue eyes and softly spoke. "Hello Miss Claudia, it's nice to meet you too." He blushed at the comment. "Thank you Miss Claudia." He gave a soft smile.
"Oh my, such manners you have for a young one Toby. I truly appreciate you calling me Miss, but that is unnecessary dear. You may just call me Claudia, all my friends do." She gave him a warm smile, but as she looked at him more carefully, she noticed his clothes were worn and dirty.
Prim smiled at the two interacted with each other, but she noticed Claudia's look of careful concentration and sighed heavily. Carefully, she paced a hand around the boy's shoulders and looked at the woman. "Claudia... um... I was wondering if you could... um... if it's not too much trouble... if you could make Toby a new pair of clothes?" She bit her lower lip.
"Ask no more, I would be more than honored to make this little one a new set of clothes." She gave Prim a warm smile and looked at Toby as she carefully stood back up. "Toby, would you be a dear and follow me for a bit?"
"Yes ma'am." He spoked respectfully as he looked up at Prim who gave him a nod that it was okay. He walked behind Claudia as she led him to a set of three mirrors who a short pedestal in front of them.
Claudia carefully placed an arm around the boy's shoulders. "If you don't mind dear, just step up here and I'll take your measurements so I can get started on your new outfit." She smiled warmly down at him and stroked his head with a hand. He nodded as he carefully stepped up onto the pedestal. "If it's not too much trouble Toby, could you stretch out your..." She touches an arm and he nodded as he stretched out both arms.
She took out some measuring tape, a pencil, and a notepad over so she could begin writing down his measurements. After writing all the information down, she gently rubbed his shoulder. "All done sweetheart, you did a marvelous job." She looked over at Prim. "Prim, how about you take Toby upstairs and prepare a warm bath for him?" She gave a warm smile to her princess friend.
"That is a good idea Claudia, thank you. Luu Luu would you..." As she turned to look at Luu Luu, the halfling girl was already fast asleep on the red satin sofa. She giggled a bit and looked at Toby. "Um... does that sound okay with you Toby? I'm sure you'll feel a whole lot better and refreshed." She reached up and stroked Toby's head.
He blushed at being stroked along his head by her hand as the feeling brought back memories of the care his mother used to show him. He looked up at her and nodded. "I would like that Prim." With that said, Prim picked him up. This time, he placed each leg on each side of her and hugged her neck instead of underneath her hair.
As she turned to head toward the stairs, Claudia spoke up. "Oh Toby dear, if I may ask, what is your favorite color?"
Toby turned to look at the knight. "My favorite color is red Claudia." He gave a soft smile.
She returned the smile with a firm, yet acknowledging nod. "Thank you dear. Now go and get your bath, and after you are done, you will have a fresh new pair of clothes waiting for you." She walked up to the pair and gently patted the boy on the back.
A thankful expression washed over Prim's face as she spoke softly. "Thank you Claudia." The knight simply nodded as Prim turned and walked upstairs. Once upstairs Prim walked into the bathroom and started the bath water. She made sure the temperature was just right, not too hot, not too cold as she dipped her hand into the tub.
After putting Toby down, she looked down at him with a warm smile. "Sweetheart, I'll just be right across the hall in the bedroom when you are finished, okay?" She stroked his hair. "Just knock on the door once you're done and we'll give you your new pair of clothes."
"Okay Prim, thank you." He looked up, returning the smile as he watched Prim turn to walk out of the bathroom and carefully shut the door. As he was starting to prepare to get in the bathtub, a thought ran through his mind. 'Prim is so caring toward me that she reminds me of Mommy.' A soft smile crept across his face, but it soon turned into a frown and he sniffled. 'I miss you Mommy.'
Prim walked across the hall to the designer room where the knight was working diligently on the child's clothes. The woman caught her entering in the corner of her eye as she concentrated on the clothes. "Oh Prim, I think Toby is going to love these clothes! I can't wait for him to put them on!" She giggled excitedly.
Prim gave a warm smile as she walked over in front of Claudia's desk and sat down. "I'm sure he will Claudia." She let out a heavy sigh which caused Claudia's ears to twitch with curiosity. After adding the finishing touches to the outfit, she hung the clothes on the rack near the window and walked over to sit beside Prim.
With a concerned look etched over her face, Claudia placed a hand on Prim's shoulder. "What is the matter dear?" She rubbed at the princess' shoulder soothingly. "Is it about Toby?"
Another heavy sigh escaped Prim's lips and she nodded. "Well, to be honest Claudia, it is." She turned her head and looked outside at the clear blue sky. "He is indeed a precious little boy, but that's it, I don't really know where he came from. He just showed up Sunny's front door and I just couldn't abandon him without any shelter." She felt tears stinging her eyes.
"Shh... shh... try to relax dear, you done the right thing. We might not know where he came from, but I can assure you that bringing him into Sunny's home showed that you truly are kind." She patted Prim's back.
The princess sniffled and turned her attention back to Claudia. "Thank you Claudia, that means a lot." She gives a small smile, but that soon turns into a frown. "Also, I believe there is something deeply bothering Toby." She felt the prickling tears return to her eyes.
Claudia looked on concerned for her friend. "Oh? Well, he seems like just the sweetest little thing I've ever met Prim. What do you think is bothering him?" She continued to rub at Prim's back.
"I really don't know to be honest Claudia, but when I mentioned about finding a way to get him back home, he immediately hugged me around my neck and started to cry." A heavy sigh escaped her lips. "Then when he spoke about his mother, he took a short pause and I could see the sadness in his eyes." She reached up with a hand to wipe at a lone tear rolling down her cheek. "I want to say something to him, but I just feel I should wait until he is ready to talk." She sniffled.
"I believe that would be for the best dear." Claudia gave a warm smile as she took her hand off her friend's back. "If there is something bothering the little dear, it would be best if he speaks about it without trying to push him." She carefully stood up and brought the finished outfit. "I'm going to go see if our new little friend is done with his bath." She walked out of the room.
As she walked across the hall, she gently knocked on the bathroom door. "Toby dear, are you done with your bath?" She smiled warmly as she waited for his reply.
"Yea ma'am, I am." He spoked from the inside and Claudia carefully hung his clothes on the hook on the bathroom door.
"That is marvelous sweetheart. I'm just going to hang your clothes outside the door and when you are done, just walk across the hallway to the designer room." She carefully turned and walked back into the room and smiled warmly at Prim. "He'll be out in a little bit, and we'll see him in his new ensemble." She beamed with glee. "I can't wait to se him in it Prim! I'm so proud of myself! I just hope he'll like them."
"I'm sure he'll love them Claudia. You make great and comfortable clothes." Prim returned the smile. "After we get done here, I was thinking about taking him to meet the others. Would you like to join us Claudia?"
"Oh, that sounds like a grand idea Prim. I bet the others will just love him!" Claudia beamed with glee as the two heard a loud yawn come from the door and they saw Luu Luu walking. "Well it's good to see you're finally awake dear. Did you have a good rest?"
She smacked her lips after yawning and nodded. "You bet Claudia. I got to admit, that sofa of theirs is very comfy. Feels like sleeping on a cloud, but just a little." Che chuckles and looked around. "Hey, where's the little guy at?" She scratched the back at her head.
As soon as she asked that, Toby walked out of the bathroom and across then hallway, stopping in the doorway to the designer room. The three Warriors turned to see the newly dressed boy and Claudia gasped. "Oh my! Toby dear, you look absolutely dashing!" She beams as she walked up to him and runs her hand over any creases that may be remaining to smooth them out. "Do they feel soft and warm enough dear?" She reached up and stroked at his hair.
"Yes ma'am, they are very soft and warm. Thank you." He stepped closer to her and wrapped her arms around her arm, giving it a light hug.
"Aww.. well you are very welcome dear." She leaned her head down to give him a kiss on top of his head and wrapped her other arm around his back to return the hug. She felt tears form in her eyes at the gesture, but restrained herself from crying. 'Such a precious little one he is. I wonder though what could be bothering the little dear. Maybe in time, he'll feel like telling us.'
The outfit consisted of royal blue jogging pants, black sneakers with red laces, royal blue t-shirt, and to complete it, a red hoodie. Toby just smiled and was in awe at how his favorite color was incorporated into the pair of clothes.
Luu Luu walked over to the boy and ruffled his hair. "You look awesome little guy!" A soft smirk crept across her face as she reached her hand down to pat at his back. She looked at the other two. "So where are we heading next?"
"Um... if it's okay for me to say Toby... um... you look adorable in your new clothes." Prim walked up to him and stroked his hair, and then turned to Luu Luu. "I was thinking about introducing him to the others." She gave a warm smile and looked down at Toby. "How would you like to meet our other friends sweetheart?"
He looked up at her with a soft smile and a simple nod. "That sounds nice Prim, I would like that."
"Sounds like a cool plan to me!" Luu Luu smirked. "I'll go on ahead to gather Alicia and Kaguya, and we'll meet you at the catacombs." She saluted with a hand and dashed out of the room.
Claudia let out a low growl. "Grr... why can't she ever leave from somebody's place without being all dramatic." She shook her head and then smiled warmly at Prim and Toby. "Well, you two, if you are ready to go to the catacombs, I certainly am." She turned and led the out of the designer room, with Prim and Toby in tow.
When they reached downstairs, Prim turned to look down at Toby. "Sweetheart, would you like to ride on my back or maybe walk beside me on the way to the catacombs?" She gave him a maternal smile.
He thought for a bit. "I think I'll try and walk Prim." He returned the smile. Prim simply nodded as they followed Claudia out of the store.
As the two girls and child were trekking through the streets of East Liverpool, there some some murmurs and stares from some people who saw the boy following behind Prim, keeping hold of her hand. He noticed the looks he was receiving from the people and he started to nervously shake. A frown crept across his face. 'Why are they looking at me like that?' He tried to shake away his thoughts as the three approached a sewer tunnel.
Prim turned to look back at Toby with a warm smile. "Well sweetheart, we're here. This is where we're going to the catacombs, the home of me and Claudia's friends." A rosy blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Indeed Prim, I'm positive that Connor, Alicia, Maia, Grave, Vault, and Kaguya will all think you are absolutely adorable just like us!" Claudia beamed as they went in.
They made it to the entrance of the catacombs and Claudia knocked on the door.
Suddenly the door opened reveal Connor. "Oh hey Prim, hey Claudia, come in. The others are here, and Beardsley is in the kitchen preparing us some cookies." he gave a beaming smile before turning to walk back inside as the three entered with Toby still trailing behind Prim with her jacket over him.
"Hey." Alicia walked toward the two while she sat in the center of the catacombs with Kaguya beside her who had a smile plastered on her face. "I heard that you found quite a visitor Prim." She gave the shy princess a curious glare.
"Yes. Luu Luu came by Sugar Snacks while I was having a triple chocolate cake." Kaguya said happily. "She told me that we got to meet the little thing." She clapped her hands together.
Connor rolled her eyes at Kaguya's excitement and turned his attention to Prim. "Yeah, we all would like to meet this new friend you've found Prim." He gave a warm, soft smile. "And it would be great to meet him here."
Prim bit her lower lip as she turned her head to look at her jacket which shielded the child. She turned back to look at the three Warriors. "Um... okay, but he is very shy around others." She softly spoke. "Toby sweetheart, it's okay, there is nothing to be afraid of. The rest of my friends would like to meet you." She moved her jacket a bit, peeking through the leather, and gave him a warm smile. 'They are very nice, I promise." She rubbed his cheek and lifted her jacket over him for him to come out from behind her.
He slowly walked to her side and looked at the three new people while Luu Luu and Claudia sat on the opposite side of the rug. A nervous swallow traveled down his throat as he lifted a hand and waved. "Hi there." He spoke ever so softly as if it were Prim speaking.
In a flash Maia came came toward the child and lifted him up in her arms. "Aww... He is such a sweet, little, cutie!" She brought him toward her and nuzzled his cheeks, a beaming smile spreading across her face. "Hey there little sweetie. My name is Maia and I'm Queen of the Mercenaries. And I protect people too." Suddenly Toby was lifted out of Maia's grasp by Kaguya
The Japanese maiden placed Toby back down on the floor and turned toward Maia. "Maia, calm down. I know that you love to meet new people, but you need to settle down around the little child." She placed an arm around the young boy's shoulders and looked down at him. "Sorry about that honey. Maia can be quite, let's say excited when it comes to meeting new people here." She chuckled a bit.
"You're just being a bore Kaguya!" Maia stuck her tongue out and looked at Toby. "Hehe... it's nice to meet you though you little cutie! Maybe you can come by to Sugar Snacks and have some cookies, cakes, and other tasty, delicious, and fun treats!" Maia began counting, causing Toby to giggle some at her antics.
Kaguya rolled her eyes and returned her attention back to the boy. "Anyways honey, my name is Kaguya and it's a pleasure to meet you little one." she rubbed the top of his head lightly with her hand. "I live in the kingdom called Geofu with the rest of the shrine maidens from the far east =. Maybe someday, if you decide to stay here for a while, you could come and pay a visit and I could show you around." She patted his back and returned back to her place on the rug.
Slowly, Alicia stood up with her arms stretched. "Hello dear, my name is Alicia and indeed, it is a pleasure to meet you." She walked over to the child and placed a hand on his shoulder. "There is no need to be afraid sweetie, we are all pleased to meet you, and welcome you to East Liverpool." She rubbed from his shoulder down his arm in a comforting manner.
Then the other three Warriors came toward Toby.
"Hey, my name is Connor Nickell. And I'm the leader of the Dragon Warriors." Connor greeted himself to Toby.
"I'm Vault, and I'm the leader of a mercenary group called, the Black Dogs." Vault smirked.
"And I am Sir Grave Laventine, and I am the knight of Rad." said Grave.
As he looked up at Alicia and the other two Warriors, he gave them each a soft smile. "It's nice to meet you all, my name is Toby Mason." He then saw Beardsly and the dragons enter into the den area of the catacombs. "Dragons!?" He immediately hid behind Prim's leg and shook like a leaf.
"That's correct. They are the companions to the Warriors..." He paused as soon as he saw the frightened child. "Oh, uh... hello there child." A look of confusion mixed with concern etched across his face as he scratched the back of his head.
Prim looked down at the cowering child behind her leg with a frown. "Oh sweetheart, please don't be scared. They may be dragons, but they are the nicest dragons in East Liverpool." She turned to Beardsly and the dragons. "Everyone, this little one is Toby." She pointed at the frightened boy with her hand.
A blush formed on the dragons' faces as Prim called them nice, but they shook away the blush and Beardsley and the dragons walked toward the boy. "Hello there Toby, I am Beardsley. There isn't any reason to be afraid of them, they are friendly dragons." Shade came closer to Toby.
Toby looked up at Prim who gave him a warm nod to let him know that it was okay. He turned back to look at the Shade and reached out a hand and Shade leaned toward his hand, and made contact with it. "It's nice to meet you Beardsley. I never met dragons before." He walked out from behind Prim's leg.
Beardsley chuckled. "Well they're glad to be the first child." He patted his hair gently with his hand. "Would you like some tea or anything to drink Toby? I will fix something right up for you if you'd like."
Toby shook his head. "Oh no, that is okay Beardsley. I... I'm a little tired." He let out a soft yawn and blinked his eyes tiredly.
Claudia let out a small giggle at the boy. "Well dear, you certainly did have quite a long day today." She smiled warmly at him. "Here dear, why don't you lay on a pillow?" Then Claudia grabbed a pillow near him and Prim. "There you go dear, that should be nice and comfortable."
He gave her a soft smile. "Thank you Claudia." She responded with a simple and kind nod as Toby crawled onto the pillow. He was small enough for his whole body to lay on the pillow and he curled up in a fetal position.
"Oh before I forget." Claudia quietly spoke as she brought a small, wool blanket over and laid over the sleeping child. "There, that should keep him warm and comfortable." She smiled warmly at him. "Such a precious little dear."
The others d'awwed at the sight as Prim quietly walked closer to him, laid down beside him, and lifted an arm over his small form. She leaned her head down to kiss the top of his head, and then looked at Connor. "Um... Connor, I wanted to introduce Toby to all my friends, but... um... also I was wondering if you could find out where he came from." She turned her head to give a warm smile at the sleeping boy.
Connor gave a blushing grin. "Oh, I was hoping you would ask me that Prim!" He clapped his hands excitedly, but quietly as he and the others walked over to a table to discuss about Toby. "Let's get started." he said, then he and the others sat down.
"Well, if you don't know where Toby came from, he must be an orphan." said Connor.
"Oh my, that does sound quite upsetting." Claudia looked at Connor with curiosity and worry. "What else would you describe about the dear?" The others looked on with the same interest.
Connor cleared his throat. "Well, ever since Origa started to invade my home, she trained dragons for her army to attack. And like in Eostia, they attack kingdoms and villages..." Connor immediately paused.
"Connor, what is it? You seem sad all of a sudden." Vault looked at his friend worriedly.
A swallow traveled down Connor's throat that the others could here. "And sometimes the people don't survive." The others gasped and shocked expressions etched on each of their faces. Connor continue to explain and his face became pale. "But if the people do survive from dragon attacks."
"Um... What else Connor?" Prim looked at him with worry and then turned to look at the sleeping child under her arm. "Possibly, Toby couldn't have been attacked by those other dragons... um... could he?" A frown slowly formed on her face.
Connor immediately took a breath and sighed. He looked at Prim, and then down at Toby. "I don't know Prim, he is still very young to tell. However, it's best if we write to Celestine informing her about him." He sighed heavily and Alicia took a paper and pen, and placed them in front of her.
Dear Celestine,
This morning, my cousin, the princess of Fiore, Prim discovered a child in front of Sunny's door, sleeping in a basket. His name is Toby, and Connor theorized that he he is and orphan. He is only a young child, probably at the age of five, if not younger, and he is very sweet and polite.
However, what Connor said about dragon attacks from long ago has me deeply concerned for myself, my friends, and East Liverpool. Connor told us that people has lost their lives to dragon attacks. And he thinks that Toby lost his parents by that, but he is still just so young.
If it's alright with you Celestine, I thought myself that the rest of the Warriors could bring this young one to meet you and King Charles. The others are going to be staying the night here at the catacombs and we will wait for your reply.
Sincerely your fellow member of the Shield Princess Alliance,
Princess Alicia Arcturus
She rolled up the paper and tied it with a red ribbon. "Spike, could you come here for a moment?" She called out to her friend's dragon.
The Nadder dragon walked into the den and went toward to Alicia.
She returned the smile and gave the paper to him. "Could you please send this to Celestine?" With a simple nod, Spike grabbed the paper and exited the catacombs. Alicia smiled. "Thank you Spike."
"Yes Alicia, he is a companion to you and the rest of the Warriors after all." Beardsley smirked proudly and started to pass the tea to the Warriors. After he got done he turned to Connor. "If that is all for now Connor, I'm going to go ahead and turn for for tonight."
"Sure Beardsley." said Connor. "Goodnight." Beardsley went upstairs to lay in his bed.
"Well guys, I think we should all get a good night's sleep. We'll wait for Celestine's reply and then we'll go to New Rad." The others nodded in agreement as each slowly drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
As he carefully got up to walk up to sleep in his bed, he felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see it was Prim. "Um... Connor... um... you don't think Celestine will be mean towards Toby or banish him, so you? He's just a little boy and such a sweet little one." The princess turned to look down at the sleeping child nestled under her arm and her heart just melted at the sight. She turned to look back at Connor when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Connor gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry Prim, I'm sure Celestine will be understanding of Toby and welcome him to East Liverpool. However, I feel it is necessary for us to let her and King Charles meet him, do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand Connor. Goodnight and I'll see you in the morning." Prim smiled softly at her friend and watched Connor walked upstairs. Before she decided to lay her head down to rest, she leaned down and gave one last kiss on top of the sleeping boy's head. "Goodnight sweetie." She softly whispered and laid her head down close to his, and closed her eyes.
'I sure do hope Celestine and King Charles won't be cruel to this little one. Also, I hope they can help us with finding out what is bothering him.'