Change of Plans

Derick patted her head lightly and said "That my smart little girl, have sweet dream with hu ri."

Marika smiled and started to doze off in Richards arms.

Richard then asked Derick "hu ri?"

"Husband Richard."

"Pfft" Richard wanted to laugh but he knew he couldn't because if he did he would wake Marika.

"We are off for a nap, Wake me up if something urgent comes up."

Richard told Khai, Caelum and Regina to fallow him to leave the green house with Marika.

Suddenly Marika got fussy and Agrius and Ferox started to snarl and growl at the door.

The door opened and it was Raphael who entered the green house.

"Ohh my! So everybody was here."

Arthur came running "Brother what are you doing here? Weren't you suppose to come next week?"

"I heard that the girl who lives here had killed some vampires in the Kingdom of Virtues et Caeruleus Viridi but she also got poisoned during the battle."

"Ohh now that you mentioned it… The Queen asked me to send her, because some vampires were loos in her kingdom and they were hunting something they shouldn't." Richard said coldly.

"But she wasn't the only one there killing off vampires. Ferox and Agrius and me include were also there."

Marika was fully awake now and she stared at Raphael with an angry look. Arthur already knew that the girl in Richards arms was Marika but he pretended he didn't know who she was.

Raphael spotted Marika also and walked up to her, "Oh my what a cute little princess" as he was touching Marika's cheek whit his index finger.

Marika was having none of it and grab his finger and exerted force on it, but everybody heard a small cracking sound.

"Uhm this little one has a lot of strength for a 3 year old." Raphael looked at Marika with a gaze of interest and suspicion.

Raphael than asked "Who is she?"

"She is sister of Canus and Cinis Ater" Arthur explained quickly. She comes and visit here from time to time because she like Richard very much."

"But I never heard of any of that."

"That's because they found her recently and the King had ordered everybody in the palace to keep their mouth shut." Richard said.

Raphael kept staring at Marika and Marika started to feel uncomfortable, and started to cry.

"Jeez brother do you really have to make a little girl cry? You scare her with your stare."

Arthur walked up to Marika "There, there, do you want me to ask uncle William to bring your brothers here?"

Marika looked at Arthur and nodded and stretched out her arm to him and place her hand on his cheek.

Arthur was a bit surprised but a warm smile came to his face

'bo ar nis'

"Mari is such a good and sweet girl, I'll let your brothers know someone is disturbing your time with Richard and your brothers." And smiled at her.

Marika smiled back at him and gave him a hug.

"I'll be right back with your brother's"

Arthur looked at his brother "Don't blame me for what's to going to happen to you."

While Arthur walked back to the main mansion he thought even though she beaded him up twice, and they had a bad start he didn't want to hurt her anymore. Ever since he spent his time in the northern mansion he had time to put his thoughts together and he observed her. She never hurt anybody unless they hurt her or someone close to her.

He also knew his attitude towards others was arrogant and he few'd everybody as a tool or a peons.

But Marika never did, and she also never thought or saw him as someone beneath her nether was she arrogant unless someone was arrogant to her. For her it's just an eye for an eye.

But even though she knew he was there in the forest and she said she would beat him up when she got back, she would not ignore and blindly beat him up if he explain his side of the story. And the boy he send to try to stall the situation could testify on his behalf, she had spared that boy because he told him to never attack her. If he didn't attack she would not harm him.

Also he knew that his action this time around would have aggravate her, but if she still wanted to beat him up he would not complain or blame her. It was his own decision and fault to begin with and nobody but he himself had to deal with the consequences.

Arthur had arrived at the Mansion and walked over to the library where William was. He told him everything about the current situation and need to contact Canus and Cinis and bring them over.

William asked Arthur " What made you change your attitude?"

"A storm called Marika" Arthur answered.

William smiled "Well I can't argue with you on that she really is like a hurricane."

Arthur laughed " Yeh… sometimes you need a natural disaster to appreciate what you have."

William started laugh, "Alright I'll be right back."

Arthur set down and looked over what William was researching. When he read through it his heart started to sink. He vaguely knew Marika's condition was not good, but he never imagined it would be this bad. After looking over the notes Marika had written about a medicine she had to make she was one herb short. And that herb could only be found on Blood Moon mountain.

He quickly written a message for Richard, just as he was done writing it William appeared with Canus and Cinis.

Arthur filled in Canus and Cinis on the situation. And that they never should use Marika's name but call her Mari.

The others already knew what Arthur did even Marika understood that he gave a falls name.

Canus and Cinis got what was going on and Arthur past Canus the note and three of them left for the green house.

When Arthur, Canus and Cinis arrived the air was heavy. Marika was crying her eyes out the pressure and threat that was emitting from Raphael was too much for her. And he being in her face all that time she just could not take it anymore.

"Mari!!!" Arthur pushed his brother aside and took Marika over from Richard.

"There, there, you don't have to cry anymore the ugly and scary man is out of your face now."

"Look who came to pick you up" Arthur soothed Marika.

Marika looked up, 'bo canshi, bo cinshi

Cinis took Marika over from Arthur and soothed her.

"What's wrong Mari? Did somebody bully you?"

Marika cried again "no nap ri"

Canus understood her word and asked her.

"Somebody wanted to take your nap time away with Richard?"

Marika was still crying and nodded.

"Who was it that wanted to take away my precious sister nap-time with Richard?"

Marika pointed at Raphael.

Cinis whole face turned cold and murderess, "Canus hold our little sister."

Canus took Marika from Cinis and Cinis said to Marika "I'll be right back, I need to teach this bully a lesson" he said with a smile. "Mari be good and wait with your brother here till I'm back."

Cinis dragged Raphael with him, Canus the shouted "Leave some for me too brother!"

Cinis waved his hand and went outside.

Canus gave Richard the note, Richard looked at it and asked Arthur " Are you sure?"

Arthur nodded.

Richard understood Arthur could not speak out loud because his brother was nearby.

Richard show the note to Luca and Genus and confirmed that the last herb Marika need was indeed on Blood Moon mountain.

Richard then told Arthur and Luca you go there and pick up the package.

"Let Kevin and Dante come along too, it's not so much of a problem if I get hurt but if Luca gets hurt then we have a bigger problem."

Richard looked at Kevin and Dante and they nodded. Dante knew Arthur wouldn't be foolish to try and harm him while Kevin was with him.

Dante looked at the herb that was written on the paper, "We have to hurry, we don't have much time left to pick it."

"How much time to we have Luca asked?"

"Until tomorrow midnight!"

"What's the distance from here to the mountain? 4 times the distance from here to Mystic Mountain.

"Ohh that's like a two hour flight, maybe faster depending the wind direction."

"But wouldn't it be exhausting for you to carry the 3 of us including some equipment?"

"pfft" No problem at all", Luca showed them two bottles, "This one enhances my strength and the other my stamina. I could easily go back and forth with one of each bottle and carry 10 man in full armor suit on my back."

Luca than said, "You three come to my room later, I have a present for you."

Canus finally got Marika to calm down, "Mari now that the bad man is gone, you want to take a nap with Richard now?"

Marika nodded.

Cinis came back and told Canus he could have his go. But he could not kill him.

Canus handed over Marika to Richard and said "Sweet dream's little sister, I'm going to punish the bad man."

Marika was tired from all the crying. And she slowly started to nod.

Cinis carefully stroked her little head "Sweet dreams Mari"

Marika finally fell asleep in Richards arms.

Cinis then asked Richard "What are you going to do with her awakening?"

"We have almost everything ready and the only thing that is left was for her to make the medicine to survive. But that is not the issue since Genus, Azurite and Luca can do this in her stead. The problem now is she is like this." Richard sighed.

Cinis looked at Richard and he looked tired as well "Go and get some rest fist, we will talk later."

When Richard wanted to walk out of the greenhouse Canus almost bumped in to Richard.

He saw Marika sleeping in his arms and smiled and patted Richard on the should.

"You go have a good sleep to, looks like you need some, and don't worry leave the rest to us."

Richard nodded and thanked Canus

When Richard arrived at the mansion he saw the boy standing in the hall way, Khai and Regina flew to him, and thanked him.

"Thanks to you we were able to get here safe."

Ferox and Agrius also wagged their tails while walking up to him so Richard had no doubt that he was not a threat.

He then asked the boy, "Who send you to help these two children?"

"It was Arthur who asked me, even though he went to the forest to check on me if I was alright he knew It could be dangerous and the girl could take it the wrong way."

The boy looked at Marika who was in Richard arm sleeping.

"What happened to her? Why is she so small now?"

Richard looked at the boy "How do you know it's the same person?"

"Well… that… I…"

"Don't worry, I'm not going to get mad or threaten you or anything."

"Come to my room if you feel more comfortable talking there."

As they arrived in Richard room "Can you watch her while I change my cloth?"

"Sure!"

After a few minutes Richard came back, and saw Khai and Regina already sleeping next to Marika.

Richard told Ferox and Agrius to go and sleep on the bed too.

"What is your name?"

"I don't have a name."

"Then what did Arthur call you?"

"He called me Mitis"

"Uhm, I think Lenis would suit you better."

"But that's not the point here, so your able to tell a person apart even if he or she changed her size and age."

The boy nodded

"It's because I can see the inner energy of a person and even there specifics and form, also if I want to I can see someone's soul color."

"Ohh so your eye work like a crystal ball, interesting. Than can you tell me my color energy, and form?"

The boy nodded.

Mister's inner energy is Azure and it's form is that of a dragon, Do you want to tell me your specific's too Your Majesty?"

"Not bad, and your very smart."

"It would be rude if I keep calling Your Majesty ,mister."

"And what about the girl?"

"She has actually two colors, Azure and Green, her form is the same as Your Majesty and her specific's is healing, but also battle magic."

The boy took another look at Marika and asked

"That's odd, did she by chance was in the possession of 3 souls?"

Richard shook his head, " No, we were aware she had two soul's , her current and a human soul. But she already released the human soul."

Then something came to mind what Marika had told him in Ignis Kingdom

"You see that baby dragon the one who has the same color has her?"

The boy nodded

"The name of that dragon is Khai, not long ago she met with the a similar situation where she turn in to a child but she the spoke these words; Khai is me, I am Khai"

The boy looked at Khai and his eyes grew bigger, Khai who was sleeping next to Marika had the same color inner energy, but that was not the thing that made him shocked, it was something else.

Richard noticed the boys expression. "What's wrong?"

The boy looked at Richard "May I ask why that baby dragon has his ability sealed by a phoenix?"

Richard looked at him, and realized what was going on now everything fell in place.

The reason why Marika had such a hard time when leaving Khai in the forest alone, and why her body absorbed the seals. It made all sense to him now. But how was he supposed to do anything about it or change the current situation.

Richard then said to the boy "Actually those seal's weren't placed on Khai, the were supposed to be placed on her, but her body absorb them."

Richard knew that Solis had attempted to seal Marika's healing ability 3 times. So he asked the boy how many seal's there were on Khai and Marika.

The boy answer there was only one seal on Khai and there were none on Marika.

"Wait here for a bit and look after the little girl, I'll be right back."

Richard feared that Kevin and Dante also had ha seal placed on him. Even toughed the bond magic she had casted on the two of them was harmless and could be broken on either side it apparently was so strong now that is could transfer seals and magic to the other person.

Just as he had left the room he saw Luca, Kevin, Dante and Arthur heading to Luca's room.

"Dante, Kevin fallow me."

Luca looked at Richard and asked "Why aren't you taking a rest?"

Richard explained to him that thanks to a certain boy he found something out about Marika condition and that there was a probability that Dante and Kevin were effected as well. But he had to be sure, before they leave for Blood Moon Mountain.

"Alright then, but still you need to rest. You look like you're falling apart"

Richard nodded and went to his room with Dante and Kevin.

When Richard returned with Dante and Kevin the boy was stroking Marika's head. He noticed Richard had returned and gestured to be silent.

He stood up and want to walk away but Marika was still holding his sleeve.

He then whispered , "It's oké, I'm not far away." He stroke her hand a few times and she let go of his sleeve.

The boy met up with Kevin, Dante and Richard.

Richard then filled in Kevin and Dante what they had discussed earlier and what they had found out.

Dante and Kevin understood what Richard was fearing at the moment. If it was true that the seals were now placed on them it would make them weaker in battle. But they weren't completely defenseless.

Dante then said "If we indeed have a seal on us we can always ask Solis to remove it. If not it's that we are defenseless anyway."

Kevin nodded "We have the weapons that sister gave us so we should be able to manage."

Richard asked the boy to see if they had a seal on them just like Khai.

The boy looked at Kevin fist.

"Wow your inner energy pool is quite large for your age, the color is gray and your specific is illusion magic, but it is indeed sealed"

He then looked at Dante.

"you…you…are…"

The boy stammered a bit out of disbelieve. And Dante looked at him not understanding what was going on.

The boy looked at Richard and asked " Your Majesty are you familiar with the current monarchy of the Blood Kingdom?"

Richard nodded "The current King Caedis took the throne after he rebelled against his father, with the help of his uncle and Grand Duke Dantis. But Duke Reinel Sanguis killed the Grand Duke and his wife so that the children of Duke Reinel Sanguis can inherit the throne if the current King Caedis dies."

"But what does this have to do with Dante?" Richard asked.

"Dante who is standing before me has the exact same color inner energy of the late Grand Duke and Grand Duchess."

"Black and Red, Form of a sword, specific battle magic, but he is also currently sealed."

Dante fell to the floor, he was utterly shocked to the core, how was that even possible.

He couldn't wrap his head around it. He knew the rebellion happened 5 years before he was born and his parents were killed a year after the sieges of the throne. So how could it be possible.

Kevin looked at his brother and who was confused "Brother!?"

Dante looked at Kevin "Don't tell sister until I find out the truth."

Kevin shook his head "Brother do you really think that sister doesn't know already?"

"What do you mean?"

"I think she already knew you were someone with a high rank background, that's why she entrusted the Faber Village to us." Kevin said to him.

"What about you?"

"Me? Well… my background high rank imperial knight. And if my father would retire from the front-line he would have the title of an Duke."

Then Richard stretched out his hand do Dante. "Your parents aren't dead, they are at the safest place where the Duke can't touch them nor find them."

"The truth is King Caedis entrusted the life of the Grand Duke and Duchess to my father, because he knew the Duke was plotting an assignation on your parent's. So my father and Caedis completely set the stage and faked your parent's death."

"And to hide completely from the eyes your father is now at Moon Castle and fill in the role of minister of ware fare and your mother was back then the lady in wait for my mother, but after she passed away she became the advisor of the economic department of the palace."

Marika started to get fussy in her sleep. Richard looked at her, it was obvious she noticed he wasn't there next to her.

"Let's talk about it later, the princess is demanding my presence. "

Kevin and Dante nodded.

"You three find Solis and tell him to remove the seal's on you."

Kevin, Dante and the boy left the room.

Then Dante asked the boy "What's your name?"

"I… I don't have a name"

Kevin then asked him "What did people call you if they needed you?"

"Mitis…"

Kevin and Dante looked at him and the to each other.

"It doesn't suit you" Kevin said.

"I think Lenis would suit you better." Dante said.

"I agree with you brother, let's give him that name. Sister would also think that name would suit him."

Dante and Kevin look at the boy, who had a surprised look on his face.

"What's wrong" Kevin asked.

"Ah… well His Majesty said the same think just earlier."

"Then it's decided" Dante said.

"From today your name is Lenis" Kevin fallowed up.

Dante then told Kevin to look for Solis and Caelum and he would take Lenis to Luca fist.

Kevin went down the stairs to look for Solis and Caelum.

Dante and Lenis arrived at Luca's room and knocked on the door.

Luca told them to come in.

"Ohh a where is little Kevin?" Luca asked.

"He went downstairs to find Solis and Caelum."

"And who is your new friend here?"

Lenis was nervous and tens. Because not only Arthur was present in the room but also because of the immense energy that was coming from Luca.

Dante sighed "Brother would you be so kind and lower your energy, this kid is very sensitive to it."

"Ahh I'm sorry, that's because since I arrived here I don't need to hide it, like I use to have when I lived in the human world."

Dante then said to Luca, "When were done here you give this kid a checkup and give him the medicine he needs to recover."

"Ah… no… I'm fine."

Luca looked at the boy, "Well even if you say your fine you're not fine at all, just by your appearance alone I can tell you suffer from multiple thing."

Dante directed his attention to Arthur, "I know you were in the forest today"

Lenis started to panic "Well it wasn't…"

Luca stopped Lenis and shook his head.

Arthur stayed calm, he knew that Dante would be distrustful of him considered there past. And that there would be a day that Dante would rebel against him and even hurt him.

"Thank you for sending that boy to help save Khai and Regina. I know it's not easy for you since your brother Raphael keep's a close eye on you."

"And about the past… forget about it!"

Arthur looked at Dante in disbelieve. "But I treated you horrible."

"Yes you did, but you did that to protect me didn't you?"

Arthur had now a complete stupefied look on his face.

"How did you know?"

"The day Marika took me in as her brother and start teaching me sword skills and let me learn about people behaviors, she told me that the only thing I shouldn't learn from her was to hold grudges. Avenging someone was fine, but I had no grudge to take revenge for."

"Plus she could tell that you acted that way to protect me, but since you were only cable of protecting me from your brother your weren't capable to protect me from her, because you are no match for her, she has way more experience than you."

"Ohh and one more thing, the reason she beaded you wasn't solely regarding me only, it was also your arrogant behavior toward her."

"But you know what… if you were able to see what her life was like before she came her you would probably understand her better and why she is teaching the people she take's under wing, and why she choose me and Kevin."

"So you better don't do anything funny on our way to pick up this package. Because it would not be only me who will be hunting you down."

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Luca replayed.

It was Kevin with Solis and Caelum.

"Uwha… what's with the atmosphere in here?" Kevin asked.

"Hmm your brother finally has faced Arthur head on, on his own."

"Well I had to happen someday." Kevin said.

Solis sight was set at Lenis the moment he walked in and approach him, Lenis felt uncomfortable because he felt intimidated.

Luca stood up and slapped Solis on the back of his head "Stop that, your intense stare is scaring the kid."

"You didn't have to hit me on the head, not even mother would do that to me" Solis argued.

"Well I'm not her anyway, and I discipline different than her." Luca grind

Caelum slowly approached Lenis "Hi there I'm Caelum, and I was told you could see peoples inner energy, the color of it and if they have a form. Plus you can see someone's soul and Magic attribute. Your so cool, can you teach me?"

Lenis didn't feel threaten or pressured, probably because Caelum was around his age and display positive energy.

Luca the said to Solis "Taken an example from your little brother on approaching a person."

Solis scuffled, "Well that's how mother always approaches people he only copied that from her."

"Seriously you should stop learning your fathers behavior, and start learning more from your mother." Luca said.

"I know my brother looks scary and acts cold and intimidating but he is actually a nice and caring person so don't mind his behavior, you'll get used to it ones you know him a bit better." Caelum said to Lenis.

Solis then said to Caelum "Ask him."

"Yes, yes brother! Jeez give him a break already, considering what happened today and all is not easy to digest for him either."

"So what my brother wants to know is if the seal on Kevin is gone? My eye's aren't that developed enough to see it clearly so… could you have a look please? If it's not gone we have to go to mother and remove it via her. But since mother and father are sleeping now… we don't want to disturb them but we are pressing for time."

Lenis focused his eyes and look at Kevin, and he nodded "It's gone."

Then Solis asked Lenis "Could you please look at Dante and tell me the moment the seal is gone?"

"Alright!"

Solis turned to Dante and placed his hand on his chest and started to focus. 3 minutes past when Solis heard the words it's gone.

Caelum noticed Solis was tired, because placing or removing a seal would ask a lot of his mental concentration and being in his human form it was even more exhausting.

Brother why don't you take a rest for now, We can remove the seal on Khai tomorrow."

Solis nodded and left the room.

"He really in not cute at all, unlike you Caelum." Luca said.

"Uncle… he was never cute from the start and his behavior was like that too to father at day they met. But he changed a little with mother, in the beginning he dared to even scrolled her. The first time he openly showed concern for mother was when she had a near death experience in The Forest of Eternal Night."

"Well changed do come slow over time I guess, but my sister has a neck for it to upend the speed on that."

"Now then, since everybody is fine now here are your presents, stamina an magic enhancing pills."

"Let's leave in half an hour, you guys go get the stuff you need while I check this boy's condition."

Dante, Arthur and Kevin left the room to.

Lenis looked at Luca and then at Caelum.

"I'm sorry if I say something wrong but Caelum you ar Phoenix and Luca is a Dragon so how could he be your uncle?"

"Pfft"

Luca wanted to laugh but he held it back

"Well that because his sister, our mother adopted me and Solis. Although Solis hatch all by himself mother was in a situation where she had to drain her inner energy and brother Solis brought my egg here so I could drain her energy to hatch. Me and Solis were abandoned by our parents. But mother adopted us but she believed we should stay with our own kind. But that didn't mean she would abandon us. Actually the reason I see her as my mother is because I survived and hatched thanks to her."

"Then what about the little dragons?"

"Brother Khai has a story somewhat similar to mine, and sister Regina was because of brother Khai found her but I don't really know the details. Then there is also sister Luna a Wolf from the Moon Wolf Clan. She was adopted because mother saved her from a deadly situation."

While Caelum was talking Luca did a full checkup.

Luca then asked, boy what's your name and age?

Because of listening to Caelum, Lenis was more relaxed and answered Luca's question whiteout hesitation of fear.

"My name is Lenis and I'm 17 years old."

"Well your name fit's you very well."

"Well Lenis I have good and bad news, the bad news is you are poisoned and have a respiratory infection and on top of that you also of an liver infection."

"What the good news?" Lenis ask Luca.

"The good news is that since your still young you can make a complete recovery, but you have to fallow your prescription. Since I'm not familiar with all the poisons of this world you best go see Genus or Azurite."

Luca written down his findings and witch medicine he gave for his liver and repertory infection and gave the note to Caelum. After that Luca written down a diet plan and when to take witch medicine and gave it to Lenis.

"Since you will be staying here for the time being I suggest you talk to Derick about your diet."

Lenis nodded "Thank you, but how am I supposed to pay you for all of this?

Luca stood up and ruffled Lenis hair "By getting healthy again" and he smiled.

"Now I got to go, Caelum you go with him to Genus and Azurite, they should be still here since my sister is still in that condition."

Caelum nodded.

"Fallow me."

Caelum and Lenis left Luca's room.

Luca also left his room but before he went out he wanted to check on his sister, and see if his brother in law was really taking a rest.

Luca silently opened the door to the bedroom and it was a sight to behold, on the bed they were all sleeping peacefully.

On the bed end there were Agrius and Ferox, to either side of Richard laid two baby dragons, and on top of Richard chest laid Marika held by Richard.

Luca quietly walked over and gave Marika a kiss on the head and whispered "I'm going out for a bit sis I'll be back before you know it."

Luca then left the room as quiet as he came in.

Richard pretended to be a sleep because he noticed someone came to the room, he then looked at Marika and smiled. He closed his eyes again drifted off.

After a few hours Marika woke up from her nap. She looked around and then checked her hand if they have grown but they did but they were still the same.

She then sighed, mentally she was herself again but being stuck in a 3 year old body was annoying for her because speech would be difficult the only thing she could possibly do is write but normally a 3 year old doesn't write, but it's was worth a try. She then started to try and wake up Richard.

'Rishi, Rishi! ake up, Rishi!, Rishi! ake up

Marika pounded with her little fist on Richard chest.

Richard got started by her action and he woke up instantly.

"What's wrong sweetheart?"

'Rishi, I eed wite.'

"You need to write something?"

Marika nodded.

"Alright, hold on one second."

Richard put Marika down from his chest and got out of bed, he picked her up and took her to his desk. He set her on top of his desk and gave her a pencil and paper.

Before she started to write she was trying to get used to holding the pencil. After a few minutes she started write something down when she was finished Richard looked at what she had written down but to his amazement it wasn't the language of a 3 year old but the adult Marika.

So you're going to Ignis Kingdom for a few days, so as not look suspicious to Raphael?

Marika nodded.

Richard thought for a minute "Alright, but don't do crazy stuff like last time like being a vigilantly."

Marika nodded again.

Marika the started to write again. Raphael is coming, hid this paper and give me a new one.

Richard did what was written on the paper and Marika started to draw. Then there was a knock on the door.

Richard told the person on the other side of the door to come in.

Raphael came in and saw Marika sitting on his desk with a pencil in her hand and Richard was looking dotingly at what she was doing.

Raphael click his tong, all because of her he was beaten up bad a few hours ago.

Richard looked up "Oh you survived your beating."

"Well we vampires tent to heal fast so it was nothing."

Raphael looked at Marika coldly. Marika noticed his stare and she look up for a bit, but then turned her attention back to her paper.

"Why did you come looking for me" Richard tone was cold.

"Well it's about next week promise I hope you didn't forget about it."

"Well you could have wrote a letter to me." Richard snorted at him.

'hu ri!'

Richard look at Marika she was done drawing.

"Ohh is that me and you?"

Marika nodded

Richard gave her another piece of paper to draw again, and she started to draw.

"Why does she call you hu ri? What does that even mean."

Marika looked up after hearing his question and looked at him, she then looked at Richard and asked if he was dumb.

'hu ri, ra dum?'

Richard stated to laugh, and lightly patted her head.

"Yes he is."

Marika then went back to her drawing.

"hu ri means husband Richard"

"She is a very smart little girl, because she can hardly talk at the moment, she uses the first two letters of a person's name, all other word is just a bit of guessing and asking if what we interrupt is what she mend to say."

Raphael then walked up Marika, and he looked very annoyed.

"So this little thing call me dumb?"

Marika nodded

Raphael wanted to hit her but was stopped by Richard.

"You better not hit her, or do you want another beating from her brothers?"

"And one more thing… Her Majesty is already furious with you because of what happened today she has already send a letter with a warning to His Majesty Caedis, I also already notified her that you came unannounced and uninvited."

Marika giggled and then she showed her drawing to Richard.

Richard told Marika to show it to Raphael.

"If you don't understand her word maybe you understand her drawing"