Falling petals

What do you Know?

"Your highness. I do-"

"Please Raphael. I believe our unexpected guest as well would like to have this boys rest while we converse."

Sakura glanced at Caspian and used whatever he may want to talk about as another excuse to get the boys out of the room.  After hurling a round of insult at the man in her mind, she calmed down and was able to think more rationality at his appearance.

She knew whatever this holy knight would want to discuss with her, that it must not be a simple question as she first expected it to be. Especially if he timed it for her father to be busy at the same time so he wouldn't have a chance to hear their talk; and she was right.

"Those boys must be tired. Do take them to rest, and worry not; I as well as Her highness personal knight is here to watch over her."

Caspian gave a closed eye smile to Raphael to show that he has nothing to worry.

However Raphael knew this knight isn't what he seems. He has that warm and kind appearance, however he knows inside there is a slithering snake that will pounce the moment a weakness is shown.

"Raphael."

He moved his eyes to the young voice of the girl who was sitting opposite of that snake like man, and he can see her reassuring him with her eyes.

"He is right, Kano is here. So no need for worry. You were going either way to get the refreshments, so might as well leave the boys on your way."

"... understood. Then I will return as quickly as I can."

"Haha. No need for that, take as much time as you need."

Both Raphael and Sakura ignored the man and just nodded to each other.

Sakura waves lightly a goodbye to the boys and they did the same. The moment all three left the room, the whole atmosphere changed to the worse.

"Kano."

"Yes your highness."

Without another word, Kano removed a silencing tool from his pocket and activated it. Now only Sakura, Kano and Caspian can hear their conversation.

Moving her hand toward Kano, he quickly removed a fan from his other pocket and handed it to her. With a swift motion, she held the fan over her mouth and covered it from view.

Caspian smiled and removed a cloth used by doctors and wrapped it over half his face. Now he aswell has his mouth out of view.

"Spill it, I estimate we have five or even three minutes till Raphael returns."

"Are you sure we should hide our conversation? It will still be known to your father when the secret guards gives him a report of our suspicious behavior."

"I will resolve that issue when it comes up, beside this is a talk we do not want him to know, isn't it. It is about that flower that is growing in your garden, right?"

Even when half of his face cannot be seen, his eyes show a smile from her question.

"As always, our dear princess is quite the smart child. You-"

"Stop the act Sir Caspian. I recall we had a deal. What happened with that flower in your garden."

"The caretaker of the flower had a sudden accident, they would not be able to care for the flower any longer. Right now the flower is being taken care by a holy maiden who was assigned by me. However this maiden has not  been able to control the growing flower like the previous caretaker was."

Sakura knew with how he acted, it would seem his sudden appearance did have something to do with Rose; the half-sister her father and Uncle Seraph had been searching for the past four years.