Seto ran upstairs and easily caught up with Johnson who was trying to get away before Seto caught up to him. Seto grabbed his collar and slammed him up against the wall. "What did you say to Mokuba?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I suppose you also didn't know that Mokuba ran away!" Seto asked.

"Oh, you mean that was him; who ran off into the maze? I wondered if that was him."

"Just how many other kid's do you know live in this castle?" Yami asked.

"Well that Yugi guy is short you never know."

"You knew full well it was him! He left a note that said someone told him he was in the way! That he was told that he'd taken our brother's place! Just where would he get an idea like that?" Seto demanded to know.

"I have no idea, my king."

Seto started to strangle him.

"Seto wait." Yami said getting an idea. "What would you say if I told you we were told that you've talked with Mokuba more than once."

"Anything Otogi says I told that brat is a lie!"

"Guards!" Seto yelled.

"Yes, my king?"

Seto turned and threw Johnson at them. "Throw this piece of trash in an empty cell."

"You can't do this!" Johnson protested.

"Watch me." Seto said as Johnson was dragged away.

After he was gone, Seto turned to Yami. "How did you know that he'd really talked to Mokuba?"

"Just a guess. When he said that Mokuba left through the maze but claimed not to know it was really him, I wondered how he knew he'd be leaving and just conveniently be here to watch him leave."

"I knew there was a reason I kept you around." Seto said.

"Oh and being your big brother doesn't count now?"

"It helps."

Yami sighed. "I don't know what to do with you. Let's go talk to Otogi and find out who was supposed to be on guard duty outside and inside the maze but wasn't!" Yami said, walking away.

"Oh come on Yami I was only teasing you know I wouldn't have made it this far without you, big brother!"

Yami turned and smiled. "I know Seto, but I'm not really in the mood for jokes right now. I just want to find Mokuba and bring him home where he belongs!"

Seto smiled. "So the kid really did get to you too did he?"

"Yeah, I didn't think I'd get that attached to the kid. I mean when you first brought him home I wanted nothing to do with him; I was just not in the best of moods that day. Then you tell me you've brought home some stay kid that was supposedly beaten. What was I to think but it was all just a big scam. But that kid has a way of growing on you fast. I just hope wherever he is he's safe."

"I don't want him out there at all, I want him here. But since he's not here, I hope he is with Ryo. I know Ryo will protect him and keep him safe."

"We'll find him, Seto, don't worry."

"I hope so." Seto said. "But why do I think I'll never see him again."

"Seto you can't think like that."

"Why not? I thought we'd find our brother too and we never have! I always wished Mokuba was our real brother and we'd have the kid we love and have been looking for at the same time."

"We will find him Seto, trust me! We couldn't find our brother because all we could go on was what little we could remember from him as an infant. Mokuba is different, everyone knows what he looks like there'd be no mistaking him for someone else."

"I want to believe that, I want him home! If we manage to get him home, we have to make a pact that any and all news of our brother is handled by others. We never get involved unless there's some form of proof! Real proof! I don't want to risk losing Mokuba if we get him back! Even then we take him with us and keep him involved so that he never feels left out again!"

"I agree; it's for the best that we do it that way! We won't lose that kid again and we will get him back I swear!"

"I'm glad we both agree on it."

"We do, now let's go talk to Otogi and also find out what happened to the guard that was supposed to be on duty in the maze."

Seto and Yami found Otogi working in the barn.

"Otogi!" Seto called.

"Yes, yes my king?" Otogi asked.

"Did you allow Johnson to talk to Mokuba?" Seto asked.

"I-I'm sorry my king, I wasn't aware the child was not allowed to speak to certain people. He asked to speak with the boy and I saw no harm in it."

"It's not his fault Seto, we never said Mokuba wasn't allowed to speak with someone." Yami said.

"True we should have said who he was and wasn't allowed to speak too."

"But the child never spoke that I'm aware of. He listened and then after a few minutes, he came over and asked me if we could leave. Is something wrong?" Otogi said.

"He's run away. We believe he left through the maze garden." Yami said.

"I am so sorry my king I had no way to know!"

"Know what?" Seto asked suspiciously.

"I was showing the child around and I showed him that you could get out to the back woods from the maze. I never thought that he'd ever leave, though after talking with that advisor guy he did seem pretty depressed."

"I was right about him talking to Mokuba." Yami said.

"Yes, but I'd been nice to know this." Seto said, looking at Otogi. "This way we could have at least tried to convince him otherwise."

"True, but why didn't he tell us about that? If he never told us perhaps he told Ryo but why did he not say anything."

"That's a good question. When did we lose his trust? I thought he trusted us."

"I'm sure he did at first, but when we started searching for our brother he must have felt that we no longer cared what happened to him."

"You should have told us that he talked to him!" Seto yelled at Otogi. "You of all people should have known better than that!"

"Yes, of course I'm sorry my king."

"When we get Mokuba back and you're asked to watch him I expect you to inform us of anything you know to be wrong or suspicious!" Seto said.

"Yes, sir." Otogi said quietly with his head down.

Seto and Yami then moved on and found Honda playing a game called Duel Monsters. It was a game based on the town's myths and legends.

"Honda." Yami called.

Honda jumped up and ran over bowing.

"To what do I owe the honor?"

"We came here to find out what happened to the guard that was supposed to be on duty in the garden maze." Yami said.

"Oh that would be Rafael. But today's his day off."

"Then where is his replacement and who does it when he's not on duty?" Seto asked.

"Replacement? Um there's not any and no one takes over for him."

"What the hell do you mean there's not any!" Seto boomed.

"Well I didn't think that it was important. So, he was the only one assigned to guard it and even then, he only had an 8-hour shift in the afternoon and evening."

"Well your lack of concern over security is surprising Honda. I expected more from my head knight or should I say former head knight." Seto said.

"What?" Honda asked.

"Seto is correct, your job as head knight was to hand out assignments and make certain they were followed. Your main job was to make sure this castle was secure! Leaving an opening like that, even though it's a maze, is still dangerous! Anyone could try to use that to their advantage. You have heard of the attempts on our lives have you not?" Yami asked.

"Well yes, but…" Honda started.

"But nothing. Your new commander will give you your assignments." Seto said walking away.

"Sir it was just a minor security detail." Honda said.

"That security detail that you overlooked allowed Mokuba to run away unnoticed! Perhaps he still would have run away or got past the guard but at least there's chance he'd have been seen!" Seto said.

"I'm sorry my king, I-I had no idea!"

"Too late to apologize now!" Seto said storming off.

Later inside the castle, Seto and Yami were waiting to hear back from Bakura.

Bakura returned and went to check in with Seto and Yami the entire time, cussing Ryo under his breath! 'Damn it Ryo can't you do anything right! First, you show up here to ruin my life now you've kidnapped the king's kid! What hell were you thinking! What were you thinking? This is a good way to screw Bakura over, like I believe that crap about just wanting to come here for us to learn to be a family! If I hadn't promised mom I'd be nice to you and look after you I'd have never agreed to allow you to move in with me! Though I was seriously hoping you'd change your mind and decided that becoming a knight was a foolish impossible dream!'

"Bakura did you find anything?" Yami asked.

"Shizuka said she talked to Ryo but he never told her where he was going and never mentioned Mokuba at all and the boy wasn't with him when she last saw him."

Seto and Yami both sighed.

"Anyone see Mokuba?" Seto asked.

"Yes sir, a man said that he sold the boy a couple of necklaces."

Seto and Yami perked up.

"Did he say where he was going?" Yami asked.

"No sir he said the boy came in from the rain then bought two necklaces that connected he was happy then he left. He did watch him leave and said that it was raining so hard the best he could tell is the kid left town but couldn't be sure which way he went. He did say that he had met the child before and sold him other necklaces."

"That must have been where he got our necklaces." Yami said.

"Thank you Bakura. Now that is the kind of thing I expect to see from my new head of knights, results!" Seto said.

Bakura was stunned. "M-me…head of the knights?"

"Yes, you will take over for Honda effective immediately! You will make absolutely certain that this castle is secure at all times. There are to be no lapses in security. will be checking on this. Honda and Katsuya may trade full duty shifts inside the maze every other day. Otogi will take the night shift at 9pm and then Honda or Katsuya will take over for him on their shifts at 6am. This law is to be enforced at all times. Rain or Shine! Is that clear!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good you may now also assign him and this Rafael person who was supposed to be on duty there but failed to get a replacement put both on normal 8-hour shifts in the armory. Katsuya on days he's not on duty or on duty in the maze may start a normal shift. Armory and Tower duty will remain on his schedule but you may choose what he trades off on the three assignments. Honda will work the same shifts."

"Yes, my king. Thank you." Bakura said, stunned.

He knew the king was in a rotten mood lately but this was extreme! He was going to have to find some time off track Ryo down and yell at him, good!