The Shadows That Lurk

Kurai quickly came to regret his decision as he found that he could barely even walk around the Guild Hall without someone shadowing his very footsteps.

Initially, it had been fine since they had quite a lot to do and plan together, but he quickly came to learn that he valued his alone time greatly in between spending time with his friends and uncle.

After three days of having them follow him around, Kurai finally decided that enough was enough and he called everyone together.

Most of them seemed to immediately realize why he'd called them, and he could clearly see by the stubborn set of their shoulders that they weren't about to give in to his demands to leave him alone, but then the sound of a trumpet playing the familiar tune of the royal family had everyone's eyes widening and they quickly gathered outside the Hall as the royal carriage came to a stop before them.