Queens and Kings

It's been two weeks since the banquet and everyone has heard about the embarrassment to the royal family, along with the two of the must loyal family. "Father please make peace for me, you must get justice for me."

Crown prince Allen has never faced hardship of much force ever in his whole life. So it was strange for him to have rumors of any kind he didn't want. "O son it was just a joke on Penelope's behalf, she already publicly apologized. So just let the rumors die out, though I have hear that Anais is quite the young lady." The sweet queen smiles, "Let's invite this nice girl to the palace so we can meet her."

Allen goes out to get Anais, only to find her in town. "Well Anais Laker, why don't we talk." Anais first looks up in disgust, but that changes quickly. "Hello to you as well your highness." They go out to a teahouse and have a good talk about how to deal with Penelope.

As they do that, two messages are being sent as we speak. "Master I have collected the information you wanted. Penelope got a message, but from who I couldn't tell. Anais and Allen are currently talking at a teahouse, I will have an update some time later, sir." Isaac smiles happily, "Good, keep looking into what they are doing for me shadow guard."

What Issac could have never known was that within his own house his every move was being watched and sent the one person that could stop him. The message Issac's shadow guard saw was from Jack, but very early this morning another shadow guard delivered three very interesting messages.

The three messages came from a certain group of young nobles we would otherwise over look. The budding talents of the Second prince, Harry; The sweet sapling, Louis; and everyone's hidden talent, Jeremiah. They are the shadow talents, as they live in the shadow of the Big Three. Harry's overwhelming understanding of politics and people's behavior, along with not having made a public appearance allows him to wonder about without trouble.

His letter wrote, "Dear Penelope, hopefully I will receive an invitation to one of your amazing banquets soon after my debut. I'll be glad to be in your company once again.

So I was out and about as I do, learning about the people and received a message from Jeremiah spelling trouble for you. To my surprise I also ran into the infamous Anais. She was talking with some commoners needing a job, I also saw a shadow guard watching over it from the shadows. Beware new face, Little brother Harry."

For being so young, Louis does well to watch his surrounds and the people near him. He often goes around the house asking the staffs what they like to do. The many servants and maids love how kind and inquisitive the young prince is about their lives. They often let secrets or confidential information they come across, thinking he doesn't understand what they are saying.

His letter wrote, "Dear Penelope, I really miss you. I know you are too old for play dates and I'm far too young to make my debut into high society. So not long after your banquet, I heard from the head maid talking with the butler, about the tempter of the crown prince. We are all pretty begrudgingly to think he has that title, so they just called him young master. Anyway he was mad and has only been getting madder. I think he will use mother and father to force you into a shameful seclusion. Be careful, little brother Louis."

Of course the last was from the most well read of the three and the only one that wasn't a prince. The younger brother of Issac of the big 3, he watches his brother but due to not letting in on his true ability and close relationship to the princes and Penelope, he goes larger unnoticed. Issac has always been cocky and too ambitious for his own good, that is why his brother Jeremiah has the ability to watch him as closely as he does. Jeremiah is assumed to be the useless child of the Archer family.

His letter wrote, "Dear Penelope, sorry for this trashy brother of mine. I've heard he's been summoning more of the shadow guards more often. I think he's planning something, be careful. You know he has also been looking into your new business ventures, O and good job with that we should have helped you more with that which we will. I want you to be careful and I will get whatever you need. Quick wits, Quick save, Jeremiah"

Once the messages are sent early in the morning, all goes back to normal and the house is as quiet as ever. Very few servants are stirring as they begin to set things for the house.

In the Vanguard household, Penelope's family are doing as they usually do. Her father, Quin is looking over his government paperwork, her mother, Mary, is setting up a tea party and her brother ,Rain, is studying to be an heir. "O I'm so proud of my darling lady!", Nanny,Elizabeth has praised Retha once again for having set back the enemy. "O I've never liked that crown prince or "top scholar" and I have to say for how much he opens his mouth, that Jake has never said much. My darling Penelope is far above them and deserves a real man." "O nanny please, it seems one of them has some sense." She's holding the letter from Jake, she goes ahead and looks over it. "Well it best be that little Jake, hmph causing all this trouble." "O nanny it is and he is asking for mercy. Haha maybe I could, if he could do something for me."

"O I won't trust it, though it would be a shame for him who has done nothing much to keep suffering such humiliations as a knight of the Kingdom" Nanny Elizabeth has always been partition to Jake of the big 3, if he was of any good in the head and had different friends then Nanny would have no problem, as she has served in the Vanguard for very long. It was strange, but the Vanguards and the Formans were closer in years pasted and that's why the Nanny has no hatred for him.

"Aww Nanny, you are soo kind, I guess I should just let him go for know and if I need something or if he moves against me then I'll sure to show no mercy." Smiling as Retha is feeling merciful for now. They laugh as she plots out her day to deal with the impending danger. Penelope has decided she needs to hire some seamstresses to keep all the clothes in good shape and guards to watch over the shop days and nights.

"Well Nanny, I must get going to work, I've caught wind of trouble from the little birdies that I love soo dearly." Retha leaves to find guards and some shadow guards of her own to farther insecure her safety and that of her business. 'Hmm it would be best to go to the slave market if I want to find good guards but how much will they be?' Wondering through the market looking around, a people coaked in all black bumps into her has she's looking about. As this person does so, they hand off two messages. One of them being, "Beware a girl in red and a man with green eyes, they come and go in pairs" ; and the other was, "Great slaves are underground, you find the best in the worst surrounding. The eyes will tell you all"

"Well I guess my darling young nobles want to do the best they can to help!" Skipping down to the slave market with new vigor. Anais and Allen are stilll pondering away their time to of the utmost effectiveness. Sitting at the cafe, they talking about business of the more dirty kind. To be blunt, ways to crush our beloved Agent…

Will they succeed in stopping Retha or has living in Penelope's life helped her learn a thing or two.