"Shut it, peasant!" said one of the guards. Sawyer turned his head to watch for a spit second as the girl whined again. "I said shut it!" he hissed. The calm faced blond haired Knight moved over slowly and then kicked the guard straight in the stomach. The guard seemed suddenly thrown off, but after seeing that it was Sawyer of all people, he found himself stuck for words.
"We will not have that abuse in here," he said sharply. "Not in front of the Princess or I shall hang you." Zane resisted the urge to snicker at this but caught Sawyer's eye and looked away with a smile on his face. It was strange to say the least, but Zane had always adored hearing threats. He had mostly heard those that were directed at himself, and he loved to hear them and then prove the person wrong who stated the threat to begin with.
"Where are our chambers to prepare?" Emiko asked, and Sawyer's attention was back again.
"They will show you the way to your respective rooms. If you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to ask," Rina answered back with her arms crossed and a stern look on her face as she said the matters. Emiko sighed and appeared to follow the guards as she went off to get ready for things.
“Well, it’s been fun and all. But I have to be going,” Kiri stated aloud as though trying to get out of it. However, the guards at the door simply stared down at her. Sawyer sighed and stared a minute as though unsure if he really wanted to deal with this or not.... not like he had a chose in the matter in the end....
Zane smirked a bit. Ah hell.... he thought to himself shaking his head. This is gonna be fun getting back to my ship... maybe the fightin' girl over there will start something with the guards and I can get away.... A slight grin was on his face. However, Kiri seemed to turn around and stare at him. “I on the other hand have no reason to be here. So I’ll be taking my leave," she said aloud. However, as the girl suddenly seemed to stare at him, Zane blinked a bit confused as her face changed. “Fine. I’ll go to your ball,” Kiri said suddenly turning towards Rina and walking back. “But he has to be my date,” she finished seizing Zane by the arm and winking.
Zane melted. Oh for the love of hell........ the sand pirate thought to himself as he tried to fight his arm out from the grip of the girl that had now seized it. Yet her grip appeared to be firm and unmoving. Zane looked more or less hopeless now that he was fished, and it was Sawyer's turn to smirk a fraction. However, the smirk disappeared instantly as he realized what the consequences were... Zane could get away easily at the party. His face twitched.
"No," Sawyer said aloud.
"Fine," Rina answered back.
"Lady Rina...." Sawyer started.
"If it will keep her here for the ball and then later negotiations then I will do it," Rina said adamantly. Sawyer sighed outwards more or less in defeat at the princess.
Zane looked more trapped than he did before. His face had scrunched up as he was continuing to try and wriggle his arm from the grasp of Kiri. The guards chuckled a bit but met Zane's glare and fell silent again. As for Hanatsuki, she looked hungrily up at the guards and appeared to almost start another complaint before Sawyer sighed outwards.
"There will be a feast tonight," Rina commanded more or less in still another sharp tone. Hanatsuki appeared intrigued by this notion.
It was then that Zane noticed Hibiki had yet to move. The man was as though frozen standing there unsure of what exactly he wanted. Zane made several motions with his head trying to grab the man's attention again.
