The Capital

"What did ye say? About his brother?" Skye asked as she stepped away from the guards she'd been chatting with.

Tidas tensed upon hearing her voice. He knew she would insist on going with him. They didn't have the time to argue, if they wanted to make it to the city at the time Ralph had specified. To avoid the situation, the prince said; "We'll discuss it with my father once we reach the palace.. You know how he is about tardiness."

Sighing with irritation, Skye replied; "And yer father knows that Ima never on time; please speak, Ralph."

Ralph squirmed were he stood. He didn't want to get caught up in an argument between the couple. Tidas noticed his hesitation and asked Skye; "Do you really intend to make your new father in law and King wait, because you wanted to talk about something that he should be a part of from the start?"