''Good night Silas''
Said Elmer as he walked by Asher's side heading to the palace , Asher noticed how tired the first prince sounded and so he decided to walk with him.
Elmer looked awful , his clothes were teared apart and he had many cuts , his hands were still bleeding a little , his face was a mess and he smelled as sweat , he knew he must shower once he make it into his room but when he reached Louis's door...
''I think I will have a talk with Louis first''
Elmer said with his dead tired voice
''Alright , goodnight my prince''
And just like that they went in their separate ways.
Once Elmer opened that door...
''Elmer ?''
Ezra as he could finally breath
The first prince closed the door and saw Aylin , he was surprised not because she hugged him but because he was wondering why is she there.
''Aylin , how have you been and why are you here ?''
Elmer asked
''So you know her ?''
Louis wondered
''Yes she is Asher's daughter''
Ezra died inside when Elmer casually answered that 'But since it was done then let's leave it at that' is what he thought.
''Elmer You smell bad''
Aylin said as she let go of the prince
''Yeah and you look awful too , what happened ?''
Louis asked
''That is a long story''
Then he looked at Aylin and added ''Did you cut your hair ?''
She still looked as beautiful as ever but that was such a bad haircut.
Ezra was about to shout and ask all of them to just shut up since he was thinking of a solution to all the mess they got themselves into.
''Listen...''
He started telling them about how a war might start between Lydia and Petra without the need to mention that they don't stand a chance at all.
''Ivor will send an apology letter to Petra , until then I need Aylin to stay inside the palace , I will try to keep Asher from going back home without you knowing until I can tell him that she is here''
He then added while looking at Elmer
''Please do something about her hair''
The first prince replied,
''Betty can fix it for her , I will ask her to by the morning''
''So where will she sleep tonight ?''
Louis asked
''I can go back home for tonight''
The Petrian replied
''Alright , come back here tomorrow morning''
Said Ezra
And right after that , Aylin jumped out of the window making her way out of the palace without anyone noticing her , she looked like a dark shadow in that starry night.
''Seriously who is she ?''
Louis asked after what he just saw , but Elmer was too tired to say anything and Ezra ignored the second prince's words and that's how the night came to an end.
''Betty let us help you''
Said Ren
''We can take this plate to The prince's room''
Added Reina
Betty smiled replying ''No , because he is a little ill so I don't want you two to bother him , I will go by myself , you have not eaten yet right ? help yourself while I go''
She left then walking towards Elmer's room , making sure that they did not suspect anything or follow her.
Betty was a little bit worried since she did not get to see the first prince since yesterday's morning , he came back from the so called hunting trip very late at night.
She knocked the door and walked it to find Elmer standing in front of the mirror , he was as usual dressed up but his hands and face were covered in cuts.
''What happened to you ?''
Betty with a worried tone.
''I fell off Silas last night , but I'm alright do not worry''
He simply replied as if he knew she would worry and already planned what to tell her and then added...
''What do we have here ? I'm starving Betty''
He does not usually eat much which got her a little bit less worried as she replied.
''Your favorite soup , Please eat well My prince''
Betty as she placed those plates on the table , then Elmer took a seat and started eating.
''So delicious ! you really are amazing''
He complimented after tasting the food.
Inside the second prince's room Aylin made it through the window as he was still sleeping , she did not know if she should wake him up or not but she decided to wonder around his room.
It was so much bigger than hers and had many books which got her really impressed as she picked one of them and started turning those pages.
But she could not really understand that book because the words were very complicated that even a Lydian might not know their meaning.
Louis opened his eyes ones he felt a strange movement in his room to see Aylin standing in the corner trying to read that book.
He was less surprised this time
''How long have you been here ?''
Was the first thing he asked but then he I added
''On a second thought I do not want to know''
The second prince was very surprised , how did he not sense her presence.
'Thinking if it now while walking she does not make a sound at all'
He did not say a thing about it but Aylin knew that he was annoyed by her.
Elmer and Betty heard a knocking on the door and then both Louis and Aylin walked in.
''Good morning''
Aylin said
Elmer smiled at her replying
''Good morning Aylin''
Then turned towards Betty
''Could you please fix her hair and dye it or something , silver is too obvious if she wants to stay here''
Betty did not ask anything but replied
''Alright , can you please wait for me here , I will go get some stuff''
''I am going to shower , keep your eyes on her''
Said Louis as he followed Betty out as well.
''So this is your room''
Aylin loved Elmer's room , even though it was not that different from Louis's but there was more flower vases and more easy to understand books for her.
''Feel free to borrow any of these books''
Said Elmer as he was still eating then added
''Have you eaten ?''
''Yes , I have''
She replied while her eyes gazed that one book
''Can I borrow this one ?''
Aylin said
Elmer turned to see that she chose one of Edmund's favorite bedtime stories and the replied...
''For sure''
Betty finally came back and put all the stuff in front of her and then she asked
''What color do you want , I only have black and red''
Both Elmer and Betty expected her to chose black but she is so unpredictable.
''Red''
So they both asked at the same time
''Red ? why red ?''
And she simply replied
''Like Asher''
She was very happy of how much the new hair color resembled Asher's , even though tall silver was great on her , short red was beautiful as well.
After Betty dried her hair and brushed it for her , Louis walked in all dressed up this time
''Aylin , let's go''...