05-18-2013, 12:40 AM
The guards were soon on their way to Lady Philoma's side after a small, hardly noticeable nod from Hathion.
With a curt bow, the Captain of the Royal Guard approached Lady Philoma with a stern frown on his face. "Lady Philoma, it is the Royal Courts' request that you accompany me into this side room," said Captain Jakarth as he gestured towards a dark oak door no more than ten feet away. "Their majesties would like to have a private audience with her ladyship."
As the Captain addressed the Lady Philoma, Aliye and Twidlerie were whispering amongst themselves.
"..do you.."
"..maybe she.."
"..could it be.."
"..didn't she.."
Hearing bits of the conversation, Hathion looked at the twins sternly as he quietly asked, "Would you care to involve the rest of the Royal Court in your discussion, Princess Aliye, Prince Twidlerie?"
Aliye and Twidlerie both stopped talking at once, leaned over in their chairs, and peered around their parents at Hathion with a big grin.
"If we involved the whole court..." began Aliye in a delicate whisper, so that no one outside of their family could hear.
"How would our conversation remain private?" finished Twidlerie in the same quiet tone.
"We just remembered some very... incriminating details..."
"About a certain noble's daughter... and her love for our dear brother."
"An advantageous match was surely in the working..."
"Had it not been for our beloved sister Dawn. Who would have the most concern.."
"For whether she lived or died? Intriguing, isn't it?"
"A family we have not seen in decades, turning up out of the blue..."
"With a scorned daughter in tow? Isn't it curious..."
"That this happens not long after they arrive in our ballroom?"
"Arriving conveniently just in time to be inside the doors.."
"But with plenty of time to have set a trap? That beam looks familiar...."
"Like a crystal that traps memories. Wouldn't it be convenient for Dawn to forget everything..."
"And Jareth fall into a despair, with someone close to him to comfort him in his time of tragedy?"
When the twins were finished, they grinned at Hathion and their brother Jareth, knowing that each of them would know whom exactly they were talking about.
Dawn looked at Jareth, completely flabbergasted with the twins eery tale. Was the Lady Philoma involved? Did this mean she was not involved? Who was this old love of Jareth's, a love that was so strong it was hinted at an attachment? What exactly was Dawn missing in this strange, strange situation?
Last edited by Emma Corrin; 05-18-2013 at 01:00 AM..
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