Blake wakes up with a lick to head for it was a dog. They had an awkward stare for a few seconds then, Blake screams with the dog ran from the room with Blake breathe heavily for a few seconds. Then he seen Cane in the room with him with his leg on the wall with his arms crossed around his chest.
"About time you wake up." He said.
"Cane, what time is it?" He said.
"It's time for you to get ready, for the royal dinner for tonight." He said.
Blake remembers that the family dinner is today, he rushes out of and enter the shower. He looks at the wall for he just stand there in the water coming down the handle of the shower. He gets out of the shower and puts a robe around his hips. And look at the mirror with the sink turn on. He remember for what he did 2 nights ago.
For he killed the bandits that kidnap Kyra to sell for her. He continued to look in a mirror with a deep dark face on with the sink still running. He closes his eyes and turn off the the sink and sigh heavily.
He wears clothes that he wore on the day of the hunting, but Kyra didn't like it. And she took him to a barber shop to cut his hair. He comes out of the barber and Kyra is happy that his hair is all nice and short.
"Is there a reason why, you had me cut my hair." He said.
"Well like it or not. This is the Royal Family of Panell. So you gotta look fancy like." She said.
Blake closes his eyes and let out a big sigh, but it's not over as they visit a local teller store to pick a nice suit for the dinner. Blake looks around and see something he likes. Kyra waited on a bench next to the changing room. Blake walks out of the changing room. And Kyra jaw drop, for he dressed so fancy and charming likes.
He picks out a grey shirt with buttons attach and a long black pants. And his nice black shoes to match his pants. With a white long trench coat. She looks at him so hard that she blushes very hard that, she uses her hands her cool her down.
Later that night, a hover ship come by and picks them. The pilot see the others in nice clothes. Including Kyra in her nice princess outfit. They all sat down and the ship flew. Blake looks out of the window and see the kingdom all pitch black with a few lights on the ground. They reached the ground in front of the castle, they are welcome by the royal service.
"Welcome to the main castle of Panell. Make yourself enjoyable here. And welcome home, princess Kyra." She said.
Kyra eyes look down as she doesn't know what to say but silence. Blake looks at her in worry that, he feels like she hated her life when she was living here. They took them to the dinner table. The dinner table is so big that, it could fit the entire people of Panell. The royal rulers enter the room, with a few others royal family.
"I bid you welcome, this must be exciting to be here. And welcome home my daughter." He said.
King Jaune, smile with the evil look ever. Cane glare at him, that he doesn't trust him that he brought his sword with him just in case he does anything. They all are welcome by the chefs who bring in the fancy food of salad, ducks and steak. Blake was confused for he see the others eat carefully and with them have napkins on their laps and in their shirts to prevent any bacteria particles getting on their clothes.
Blake picks up the napkins and put it on his lap and tuck in his shirt. And picks up the fork and knife and carefully cut the meat, and that the king looks at him in disgusted for he remembers that he touch him when he and Cane were about to fight.
"Tell me, Cane. Did you really think you could keep her away from me bringing her back to the castle?" He said.
"We're only here, because the queen invited us. Because Blake save her from bandits and brought her home safe and sound. So you should probably be thankful that he saved her." He said.
"I am well aware of that. I am thankful that he saved her." He said.
Of course he was pissed that, it was Blake who saved her. Blake sigh.
"Excuse me." He said.
Blake left the room, that he didn't even barely touch his food. Kyra looks at him and is concerned.
Blake walks through the hallway, with the sounds of his footstep echo through that anyone could hear him. Blake heard a voice behind him and it was Kyra.
"If you go down that way, you'll end up lost in the basement. Follow me." She said.
Blake follow Kyra to her bedroom, Blake blushes for he thought that he and her are going to do it.
"Blake, don't worry. It's not what you think it is. I just thought you could for a rest. Please rest." She said.
Blake lay in bed and closes his eyes, and with Kyra watching him sleep, she smile at him. Blake sigh softly that, he look at Kyra. He closes his eyes again. And he fell deep in sleep, and he woke up in a place where it's empty.
Blake is confused that, he didn't know where he was. But a storm, came from behind him and room turn to dark, that he see something come from the dark mist. The thing that was rising looked like a person.
"Kyra? Is that you?" He said.
The person walks out and it was a women of darkness with black veins going through her head, that her eyes is cover in black veins and blue light come out of her eyes. Blake breathe heavily that he didn't know what to do?
"Kyra? Who's Kyra?:" She said.
She uses the mist to cover him up and woke up in fear, Kyra ran to him in concerned.
"Blake, are you OK?" She said.
"Yeah, i'm OK." He said.
Blake looks at her chest, he looks down. Kyra noticed it though. She remove her shirt and took her bra off. Blake, look down that he didn't wanna look. But he looks up and see her chest. He blushes hard, that he covers his face to try not to look. But he succumbs to it and looks at her chest. She smile and blushes and put her bra back on and her shirt.
"That was once a lifetime. So don't tell anyone about it, and if you need something like that again. Don't hesitate." She said.
He smiles and blushes, and he can't get out of his head. But he heard a slash down below, like someone is being harmed. Blake listen to the noise and it gets louder and louder. And he reaches the torture room. Where the king is watching the torturer who whip the man back. So hard that he is bleeding fast and he is in pain.
The torturer continues with the torturer grab bleach and pour it on the man back. And the man screams loud that it echoes through the room, and the torturer cuts the man off. The headless man gushing blood on to the torturer. And he grab the head show it to the king. The king smiles at it.
"That will teach you for touching my crown." He said.
"Your highness, he was the royal polisher. It was his job to clean the crown." he said.
"Cane, i'm the king of Panell. And I say what goes, it goes. Understand?" He said.
"Yes, your highness." He said.
Cane glare at him that he wanted to kill him, but he couldn't because he would be executed by the royal council. Blake looks at them, he was confused of why he can't attack the king. Kyra drag him up from the room.
"Blake, what are you doing? You can't just go through the castle and look at private things."
"Private things, that man was being torture for no reason." He said.
Kyra looked down, with her eyes closed. She sighs, and she explains about why she hate this place.
"This place, gives me horror of the things I heard and what my father has done over the past years since, I lived here.
"But then, why not Cane just do something about?" He said.
"Trust me, he want to do something. But he can't, because he works for the royal guards and if he tries to do something against the king. There will be real consequences. Let him enjoy his fun and let get out of here." She said.
Blake sigh and walks with Kyra and left the castle.