Royals On the Run - NEW Poll! - 1x1 w/ Larson and Zoe

[cashew jackman]

[ ~*~ Time Skip ~*~ ]
Castle Crimson rose high into the blue summer sky, the gold and red banners that waved from the towers contrasting with the fluffy white clouds overhead. Ten year old Reis leapt from the carriage, laughing as he sprinted across the courtyard. "Neveah!" He called, eagerly searching the crowd of royals before him for his best friend. "I've brought you gifts!" King Khave chuckled at the energy displayed by the lad, grasping King Aris Feu by the wrist as he approached.
"Greetings, my old friend. I am pleased to see that Reis is still attached to my dear Neveah!" At this, Aris laughed.
"He certainly is."

[Larson and Zoe]

Neveah was walking through the crowd of royals , happy that Reis was coming to her castle for a visit. It had been a very long time since she first went to see his castle and now it was his turn. Though the only bad thing about him being here was her brother, Jayben, who was really protective of her. "Hey Reis! You brought me a gift!?" She asked and then began to jump up and down happily as she took his hand. "Lets go play!" She giggled and ran off.

[cashew jackman]

Reis' eyes lit with joy as he saw his friend, and he happily took hold of her hand. "I did! The servants will bring them in right away." He grinned, following her into the castle. "What shall we do today? Climb trees? Explore the castle?" He laughed, sprinting along behind her.

[Larson and Zoe]

Neveah listened to the little boy as he went about asking questions before she made her way to her room, which was filled with little stuffed animals of any kind. "This is my room and these are my stuffies!" She told him and then looked as several gift boxes were brought into her room. "Wow! That is a lot of presets!"

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Reis studied her collection of stuffed animals with eyes alight, laughing as she saw the abundant presents. "I picked them all out myself." He put a hand on one of the boxes, leaning against it proudly. "Open them!" He encouraged, stepping back to give her room. There were all kinds of gifts in the boxes; pressed flowers from the fields of Kenton, exotic dresses from the traders that roamed the Panatik wastelands, and even magical soap from the Island Republic.

[Larson and Zoe]

Neveah looked at all of the presents and then went to the one that was the biggest, which contained all of the dresses. She smiled and carefully started to open the box before her eyes sparkled with joy as she saw the dresses. "Dresses!" She said excitedly as she looked at them. She then began to open up the other presents before she called her servant. "Put all of this in a very safe place." She said and then went to look at Reis. "What shall we do?"

[cashew jackman]

"Let's explore!" Reis had been sitting on the windowseat, but now leapt to his feet.

[ Meanwhile, down the hallway... ]

"Are you certain this is a good idea?" Khave was glancing over the written proposal on the table before him. After reading it for the tenth time, he regarded the visiting king with a frown. "They are so young, Aris. I fear that the damages may outweigh the benefits. A kidnapping could be deeply traumatizing." He expressed his concern, leaning back in his chair to listen as Aris gave his reply.
"Nonsense, Khave-" Aris waved a hand. "Reis is ten; practically a young man. And Neveah is a year before him. I believe they are old enough to handle it."
"It is not a matter of age, my friend." Khave shook his head. "We must consider the children's maturity in this matter. At what age must they be expected to handle such weighty emotion and trauma?"
"They are no longer children." Aris' reply was quick. "And they are royals. If they are to rise in the world of the nobles, they must be well prepared. They must be exposed to the dangers and risks of the royal blood inside them."
"Neveah and Reis are no strangers to the darkness of the real world." Khave reasoned. "But this..." He motioned to the plans for the staged kidnapping. "This is madness."
"I do not believe you are seeing my point, Khave." Aris leaned forward, searching the other man's eyes with his own. "Reis is ready for this. He will be stronger for it. However, if you think that Neveah is too delicate..." He put up his hands. "I suppose we can call it off. Not all of us are hearty enough to withstand the pressures of this dangerous life."
"That is not what I am saying." Khave replied, and Aris cut him off before he could continue.
"Then what is your excuse? We have the chance to preserve our legacy here, Khave. To increase the strength of our heirs. How can you turn that down?"
Shaking his head once more, Khave gave Aris a faint smile.
"You're not going to give up on this idea, are you?"
"Have you ever known me to quit anything, Khave?" Aris chuckled. Sighing heavily, Khave nodded.
"Very well. It will be done, as you wish."

[Larson and Zoe]

Queen Ulan, wife of King Knave frowned and shook her head as she put her hand on the hand of her husband. "You know how Neveah is, she is strong enough, but what if this perminatley tramatizes her?" She asked her husband and then looked at the other queen.
Queen Iris laughed slightly at this. "Its not like they Will get kidnapped by someone we don't know." She said and then looked to her husband, Aris. "Plus we will have to give slight comfor after this little delema that they go though and they must never find out that they have been kidnapped."
Queen Ulan stood up after hearing what ever her husband had to say to her before she went to go tell Jayben not to interfere with what was about to happen. "Prince Jayben." She called her 14 year old son over.

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Jayben, his royal cloak sweeping behind him, responded quickly to his mother's call.
"Yes, my queen?" He addressed her by title as was the custom when in royal company. He glanced briefly at the other royals in the room, then bowed to them before facing his mother.

[Larson and Zoe]

Queen Ulan smiled and then smiled. "We are do I v something to bring your sister and Reis closer together so do not mess this up." She told him and then crossed her arms. "Do not bother your sister."
Neveah giggled and then started to run around the play yard. "I can't wait till I can go to your castle again." She said and then frowned. "Where are our guards at?"