"If they're not as open now it might be a good thing that he hasn't replaced the bandages yet, keeping them covered won't allow them to heal fully after all." Syrma explained giving a slight smile and Meleanie nodded a bit in agreement. Soon breakfast was starting to be served and Shiva went off to sit in the servants dining hall and aet quietly.

When breakfast was served, the table went silent as they all ate quietly. Rurik ate in silence and fought off the urge to scratch at the scars, he guessed that just meant that they were healing. Jamil grabbed his breakfast and joined Shiva. "Hello Shiva, you doing okay?" he asked since he noticed that she looked somewhat upset.

"Hm? Oh yes Jamil I'm fine... but i haven't felt quite right since we went to that other kingdom... I feel like all my energy has just been sapped or something... maybe I'm just getting sick or something" Shiva sighed softly as she ate a bit more and looked at Jamil. "How have you been? You've seemed pretty busy but I think Master is taking more of a liking to you since you're so good with Sylph." she pointed out with a smile

"I'm always busy Shiva, it's my job to be." Jamil said and laughed softly. "I think so too, and it makes me happy that he and I have gotten closer. Almost like friends. Enough about me though, what's troubling Shiva?" he asked curiously. "I haven't seen you like this before, and it's rather worrying." Jamil admitted.

"Well... I'm not sure... I mean... nothing's really bothering me... i just don't feel quite right" Shiva explained trying to keep from letting it show that she was still bothered by Rurik going to see the women... she really didn't want to get in trouble or get Jamil in trouble by telling him.

"When something is bothering you, you have to ask yourself the following questions. What's bugging me? Is the thing that's bothering me worth being bothered over?" Jamil said and took a few more bites of his food. "That's what my parents used to tell me anyway." he said softly.

"Well... I... i don't want you to get in trouble so I really shouldn't say more then that." Shiva explained softly as she was just about finished with her food and did worry a bit that someone would hear and say something to the king and queen and she really didn't want that

"Whatever it is, don't let it bother you so much Shiva." Jamil said after he finished eatingthen grabbed the dishes and left to go wash them. Rurik ate his food in silence and when he finished, he waited until everyone had finished before excusing himself and going up to his room where he walked into the bathroom and started to scratch the scars.

Shiva nodded before cleaning up the table a bit then went and did some work before heading up to Rurik's room and knocking softly wanting to talk to him again hoping he wouldn't be upset or anything.

Rurik heard someone knocking and groaned rather annoyed as he left his bathroom and opened the door to see Shiva. "What is it you want Shiva? I'm surprised you're here and not hanging out with Syrma for some girl time." he said easily.

"oh.... well me and Shyrma have been spending allot of time together while I was recovering and we take most of our breaks together... I just wanted to talk to you if that's okay." Shiva explained softly hoping he didn't mind but worried that he wouldn't want to talk to her since there was still work to be done... but really there was almost always work to be done but she still had to take breaks.

"Is it very important what you need to talk to me about?' Rurik asked and sat on his bed. " Alright, what do you want to talk to me about Shiva?" he asked and wondered if it really was important or if she just wanted to take a break. He knew there was a lot of work to be done, but Jamil would easily take care of everything.

"O-oh well... I feel it's important to me. Y-you see when we got back I spoke to Syrma and I feel I... really need to talk to you about the other day-" Shiva started after she had closed the door so they would have privacy but was cut off when a knock came to the door. "My lord you have a call from a Princess Triva." a servant said staying on the other side of the door.

Rurik was listening silently and hissed slightly at the interruption. Opening the door, he looked at the servant and sighed softly. "I'm busy right now, but I'll be right down." he said and looked at Shiva. "Look I have to take this call. I want you to wait right here because we're going to talk alright?" Rurik explained and pet her gently before following the servant down to the phone. "Thank you." he said to the servant and picked up the phone. "Hello?" he said simply.

Shiva nodded some before sitting on Rurik's bed and waited for him to return looking around at his room as she waited. "Hello Prince Rurik, it's Triva, I was hoping we could get together if you wouldn't mind, my father really likes you, but this time how about I come to your kingdom? That is if you felt you would like to pursue a relationship with me, if not I understand." Triva said on the other line not seeming to mind either way.

"I don't mind at all Trivia." Rurik assured and smiled. "I actually think that's a great idea, I'm looking forward to it." he said easily. He was surprised that her father liked him, but this also told him that he really couldn't mess up with her since he wouldn't want to upset her father. "I look forward to seeing you again, it has been too long." he added.

"Wonderful, shall we say in a few days? It is about a days trip after all." Triva said seeming happy that they would be able to get together again and wondered how close she could get this time and how Shiva would react with her at his castle instead of them at her own.

"I think that's fine. When you do decide to come over please give me a call" Rurik said politely. He needed to know when she would arrive so that he could figure out what he would do when she arrived. He just hoped she stayed away from Shiva unless she planned to upset him.

"Then I shall call you in a day or so, till then take care." Triva smiled before hanging up and started to plan out her clothes and such also thinking on how she could separate Shiva from Rurik... well that shouldn't be too hard but weakening her powers even more in her own home would be another story. If she had heard correctly the girl had at least two other companions to pay attention to her while her master was away... this might be tricky but she did like a challenge.

When Rurik hung up he sighed softly. "Yeah yeah, whatever." he muttered and quickly went back up to his room where he saw Shiva was waiting. "Sorry for the interruption. Now then, what was it you needed to talk to me about?" Rurik asked as he closed the door behind him and waited.

Shiva looked up when she heard Rurik and tried to smile a bit but it failed and she looked away. "I... wanted to talk to you about when we went to the Darkous kingdom... I... can't get it out of my head... can't push the feeling away..." she explained starting to blush ever so faintly but seemed really nervous and unsure. She was his servant after all... she really shouldn't be having these feelings she was sure

"Alright then, go on and talk. You said it was important so I want to hear it all. You're not leaving until you tell me everything. You better not lie to me Shiva." Rurik said and crossed his arms across his chest as he looked at her with a serious look on his face. What was it that she wanted to tell him? Why didn't she just say it?

"Master I... I..." she tried to speak but then looked up at him and felt a lump rising in her throat and felt like she couldn't breathe and felt her body speaking without her really thinking. "I... I don't want you to be with Princess Triva... I... don't like the feeling I get when I see you with her or her cousins..." she said then covered her mouth surprised at her own words. "I'm... sorry that's... not what i meant to say..." she said feeling even more nervous and flustered and like she just wanted to run out of the room. She wasn't used to such feelings... and if she had ever felt them before she had been sure to never tell her masters... so... why now? Why did the thought of him with someone else sicken her so? She just wanted him all to herself... she had never had such a selfish and yet wonderful idea in her entire life... did that make her a horrible servant?

Rurik listened and nodded his head as she spoke. When he was done he chuckled. "Well I'm not with her cousins anymore and I haven't talked to them since we left." he said and sighed. "Is that it? Is that really all you wanted to tell me Shiva?" he asked curiously and ran a hand through his hair. He thought she was going to tell him more than just that. They had already talked about this. "We talked about this already Shiva! There is nothing any of us can do about this okay? Thank you for wasting my time, get back to work!" he hissed and opened the door for her. "Go! Don't waste my time again Shiva." Rurik warned.

"N-no but... I'm... I'm so sorry" Shiva said before quickly leaving and disappeared down the hall but didn't go back to work yet, she needed to calm down first. "Why can't anything be done though? You're the prince... or... did you just tell me that stuff to make me feel better? I... I just... don't understand..." she whispered to herself as she had hidden away in Syrma's room that was out of sight from Rurik's. Maybe she would be better off not being his servant? would the feelings go away then? No... that was a stupid thought, of course they wouldn't and she would hate not being his anymore... but... then how could she feel any better?