Prince Ailwin and Braeden have been stuck in the royal palace for weeks now. Since arriving, they have only met with the King once upon arrival.
Blocked from leaving, Ailwin and Braeden could only by their time sparring with the royal guards or walking around the palace.
When three weeks past and still the King did not call for him, Ailwin assumed his father forgot he was even here. Seeking out his father's advisor, he was rudely refused an audience as "the King is too busy at this time to see you."
Unable to get the meeting with his father over and done with and unable to leave, Ailwin was growing frustrated.
"Should we just sneak our way out?" Braeden suggested.
"No, I'll just be put in jail for not following his orders…" Ailwin replied as he crushed a flower in his hand while they toured the gardens.
"This can't go on. We've been away from the our men from over a month now…"