The children made themselves comfortable upon their beds, they seated a room of high calibre, the expensive perfumes, the paintings covering the walls
There were two showers, and changing rooms, the boy and girls were separated by them
Leaving with clothes fit to sleep in, they sat on the beds, they faced each other, Isabel, Sara, Thomas in a side, and John, William, Henry in another
The air felt anxious, tension was like a river walking their skin
Isabel spoke up first saying
"That makes it," pointing with both index fingers towards Henry with each palm hugging the other close "You my friend, are the lost their, congratulations!!! WOHOOO!!, just don't forget about us"
"What did you decide to marry him?" said Thomas in a provoking tone while poking her with his elbow
"No way, his like a little brother to me" replied Isabel "I just want him to remember me, name a street based on me or give me a big noble's house"
"Sigh… You know it is not chosen like that" said William "No one is crowned based on their blood! at least in this kingdom"
"Come on, I was just trying lighten up the mood" replied Isabel "ask Thomas"
"Wait we were?!" asked Thomas in shock
She leaned towards his ear and whispered "fifty, fifty"
He shacked her hand and said "yes we did do such a thing"
"Jokes a side," said Sara "Did you see how shocked was the crowd was watching walk in such a state"
"They haven't seen him like that before; that's a for sure" said William "But how long since they last saw him"
"Speculating from the rate of how fast the old crowns worn out, it might've have been years," said John
"We don't know for sure; we don't have a sample to compare it with, you saw how it almost fell yesterday, he might be near his end," said William
Sara remembering something said "There is something to compare it with"
"A crown, down in the castle's museum, although no noble is allowed near it," said Sara
"Let's hope they allow us free movement," said William
"I don't think the masked man will do such a thing" replied John "He would've loved to chain us if that did not burden him"
"We are not that far from it," said Sara
Isabel and Thomas watched with open jaw the unfolding conversation, their eyes looked at each other before looking back at the others
Thomas spoke up saying
"I think you are messing the important part" as he stood up walking towards Henry "This is what lead the king such an attempt" holding Henry's cheek, the tattoo of the eye with the circles covering it visible on it right beside his nose
Henry was just as confused and shocked, his eyes did all the talk, moving from one person to the other and in random directions
"This is the thing we should be discussing!" said Thomas
They stared him without reply, Isabel looked at them with confusion, "Why aren't you saying anything"
Looking at the stupid scene Thomas said "are your skulls still intact?!"
"Look Thomas" said William "We know nothing, about whatever that is"
"He!" said Sara pointing at Henry "Also knows nothing about it, like at all, memory loss, Poff!!"
"And the masked man refuses discussion over it" said John "All he ever said was we shall know about it in time"
"Then let's search it up!" said Thomas "I mean, this might hold many answers we could only dream about finding out ourselves"
Coming up to John leaving Henry's cheek behind he said "This might hold our freedom; we may be able to flee the masked man's arms with it!" as he held both cheeks of john bringing both their eyes closer
Jonh stared back and forth at Thomas and the group
He let go of him going to Willaim and said "You always read books, have you never, like ever! caught a glimpse of such a thing! even a close hint about it?", with force applied to both his shoulders keeping him in place
William removed Thomas's hands as he said "If I ever did see such a thing, I am sure I wouldn't have forgot or ignored it"
"And do you think the masked man will leave off such a clue open for us?!" said William "With how much influence he seems to have over the capital, removing such knowledge is a finger flick for him"
Thomas stared his sister, his eyes, hands and mouth telling her to speak up
She lifted her palms up as if resigning such a thing
John stood up saying "Look, I know you want to help, to find the purpose of this, but making random movements is only going to tire us out" as he seated him back in place
Thomas sighed as John feeling defeated as john continued "All we can do now, is get a good night's rest, we travelled for very long, and we hadn't touched such soft mattresses in forever,"
He stared Thomas and continued "Ease up and rest while you can. We don't know what the masked man is preparing for the future"
Isabel spoke up saying "Just so you know, if he ends up as some weird royal blood" pointing with her rights' index finger towards Henry "I deserver a big castle under my name" pointing towards herself
John stared her and said with a smile "Good night" before going towards his bed, and so did the rest
In the dark, the butler walked holding a small candle that led his way through
He reached the end of the tunnel, just beside him stood the masked man
"Haven't seen you at the party, great commander," said the butler
"I was there" replied the masked man as silence creeped in once more
"I guess you are displeased by the outcome of it?" said the butler
"Today was a waste, your incompetence is delaying the ceremony," said the masked man
"If you had warned us earlier, we would've been prepared" replied the butler
"Keep and eye over your friend, boy" said the masked man with his palm open and his hand stretched
The butler said "So hasty" as he reached inside his pocket
He pulled out three objects attached as one, an eye, an ear, and a tongue, carved with precision fully of wood, a silver nail kept them together, in a straight line
The masked man raised above his horse and went away towards rushing through the bright tunnel
"Take care!" said the butler waving his hand
He took a deep breath in and out, before his eyes turned cold, he stared the back of the masked man with intense pressure, before deciding to walk back into the dark