Alaric asked alena.
How do you know so much about this mother?
Alena smiled before replying.
Just like how you got to know by me.
Alaric spoke with smugness.
So to make sharry kneel in front of me, I just need to prevent him to take blood of mine. Wow, mom you are telling me this after 19 years?.
Alena face turned firm.
You are not going to do anything like that.
Alaric with devilish smile.
You bet mother now I am definitely gonna try it.
Alena started to pull Alaric ear.
If you ever think about it, you are going to got grounded again, do you want that?.
Alaric pout.
Mother you are the only sweet one to me, now you are also behaving like Claudette and father it's not fair.
Alena let go off Alaric ear and sighed.
You are so immature for your age Alaric you need to grow up. Your father is also so worried about your childish behavior and about your future because you are the next heir of the duke's throne.
Alaric replied.
I know, I know everyone tells me that you don't need to remind it to me again and again. I need time I cannot become like father in just one day.
Alena speak.
You don't need to become like anyone, you just need to understand, who you are, you still have some time in your pocket, to learn more about yourself and your family. And I believe in you. That you will become a great leader. Even greater than your ancestors. Because you are just stubborn as your father. And don't forget you have my blood inside your veins. Now you go take a bath and join us at the dinning tabel, and don't forget to bring sharry along.
Alena pat Alaric hair, then Alena left and gone inside the palace while Alaric sat there under the tree, he is now going deeper in thought, trying to wrap everything around his head whatever his mother told him, and then sharry came back from training.
Young Lord we should go and join them for dinner as her highness said.
Alaric look up at sharry.
Did you listened the entire conversation i had with my mother .
Sharry look around while whistling, (he clearly did) Alaric with frustration said to sharry.
I got it! You are spying on us, you were secretly listening to me and my mother's conversation, I will complain about your behavior to Claudette that you are misusing your powers...
Alaric crossed his hands before speaking.
Wait a minute now I understand why you don't have any chick, it's obviously the effect of living with that old hag.
Meanwhile sharry stare at Alaric, Alaric noticed sharry stare and covered himself with his hand.
Wait, don't tell me you are into boys. Don't you dare come near me.
Sharry sighed and speak.
Let's go to bath and join everyone.
Alaric shouted..
No way I will take bath with a pervert man like you in under the same roof, you will stay 100 kilometres away from me from now on.
Alaric run away. Meanwhile sharry speak while following Alaric.
Young Lord listen to me.
Alaric shouted..
Stay away from me! You pervert!.
Sharry started to run behind Alaric to catch up with Alaric.
Young Lord, please stop.
Alaric started to run faster.
Knights! Throw this perverted man in another continent far away from me.
Later scene shift Alaric and sharry were taking a bath in pool, sharry was enjoying the bath, meanwhile Alaric was away from sharry in the corner of the pool, still doesn't trusting him and glaring at him.
Later after bath they both got dressed and walked towards dinning room and finally joining everyone.
Alaric took sit on dinning table while sharry stand besides Claudette in the corner, finally Duke Cypher Velaryon and Alena Velaryon finally joined the table.
Alena look at sharry and Claudette standing in the corner of the room.
Sharry and Claudette you both are standing there. I told you both many times that you should join us on table. You both are just like family to us.
Cypher speak with his usual serious tone.
You both should listen to her.
Claudette spoke.
Your majesty and your highness, we are so glad that you both think worthy to be part of your family, it is already more than enough for us. But we should not forget our places where we belong to...
Alaric speak.
It's seems like Claudette is now to old to hear my mother's words.... But this is alright but I didn't expect the same thing from sharry that his ears turn old too. That he is also not able to listen.
After Alaric comments Cypher, Claudette and sharry glares at him, while Alena giggles at Alaric words. And take cypher hands in her own hands to calm him down...
Alaric look around, and saw everyone glaring at him.
What? I just stated a fact.
Alena turn to one of the servants.
Serve food for Claudette and sharry as well on the table.
The servant nodded and started to serve the food, while Claudette tried to protest
But your highness—
Alena cut off Claudette sentence before he could complete.
Stop refusing and join us here on the table, if you don't want me to sign your retirement papers.
Claudette turn to cypher, cypher look up at Claudette before speaking.
Don't look at me like that, I may rule over everyone, but let's not forget your duchess rules over me.
Claudette and sharry was hesitating to join the table, Alaric speak.
Oh come on sword lover, don't act like we will serve you on the table instead of food.
Alaric pull sharry over the table making him sit with them, Alena smiled before turning her gaze towards Claudette.
Claudette , see sharry joined the table already. Do you want cypher to make you sit on the table too, then you will sit?
After hearing alena's word Claudette bow and joined the table.
After that the scene shift , Alena and cypher were in their room after the dinner, Alena had her arms around cypher neck. Alena speak to cypher.
Do you know, Today I tried to explain about his responsibilities and everything to Alaric...
Cypher had his arms around alena. He asked.
So what did he said?
Alena speak.
He didn't say anything but our conversation ended, he gone in deep thoughts.
Cypher sigh, before pulling his hand from alena waist and walk up to window looking out.
You know alaric is taking everything so lightly, he is still behaving immature he needs grow up faster.
Alena walk up to cypher and said.
You are right, but let's not forget once a time I was like him but I grew up mature too when I got the right person in my life, maybe alaric will grow up too if he get right person in his life...
Cypher replied.
He is spending his all time with sharry all day, I thought that he might learn something from him, but he have no effect on him, he didn't got any good habits from sharry, instead his immature behavior starting to effect sharry manners. Sharry now starts to make up story like alaric. Everything I thought got opposite, I thought sharry's personality gonna took control over his little head but instead of sharrey, Alaric took control over sharry's head.
Alena smiles while speaking.
Do you know what it means?
Cypher look at Alena.
What it means?
Alena speak.
It means alaric words can have great effect over people, he will be a great leader.
Cypher scoffed at Alena words.
Great effect? If there wasn't sharry and Claudette with him all the time, he might have burned down the entire palace and this empire by now.
Alena speak.
Don't think so lowly about our son. Honey We don't know true value of peoples until the right time comes. We should give him sometimes to make him realize his responsibility.
Meanwhile Alena hugged cypher from behind.
Well honey, don't you think it's been so long since we have been out for date together, you are too busy these days with your works maybe it will help you reduce your stress too.
Cypher face turns red meanwhile Alena make him turn towards take his hands into her hand and put his hand over her belly.
And by the way since alaric is not mature enough we can make one more kid.
Cypher face turned redder.
Now, now enough of your flirting let's not forget we already have one daughter as well Grisha accept that idiot.
Meanwhile alena continue to tease cypher.
But hey, it's always good to have new one. We should be more aware and prepared.
Cypher ear perk and he heard footsteps outside the window in garden.
Sharry, Claudette and alaric was having a walk in garden meanwhile sharry turn alaric head in opposite direction. And behaved like they didn't listen anything.
Sharry speak.
Father, and young Lord I think we should take one more round around the garden it's always good for our health to walk around after meal.
Claudette nodded trying to behave they didn't listen to alena and cypher words
Yes , sharry you are right it's always good to walk after a meal.
Meanwhile alaric spoke.
Why one more round, we were going back into palac—
Sharry put his arm around alaric sholder and cover his mouth.
Alaric you are getting too lazy we should take one more round lets go.
Alaric spoke his voice muffled due to sharry hand.
Do you both have some kind of mental problems?
Those three started to walk away behaving like they didn't listen anything. Between alena and cypher.
Cypher speak to alena.
They surely had listen, what we were talking about.
Alena chilled as always.
Who cares? They already know we are love birds and by the way sharry and Claudette might have gotten habit of hearing these things by now.
Cypher spoke.
But we are now too old for this now.
Alena Mischievously.
Oh come on age is just number and love don't see age
Cypher flicked his finger over Alena forehead.
Now I know why alaric is like that, it's all due to you.
Meanwhile Alena rubbing her forehead.
You are so cruel it hurts. I am not gonna talk to you.
Cypher smile.
Stop being dramatic, my dramatic duchess
Cypher look at those three noticing how Claudette is with sharry and alaric.
Claudette really did took good care of sharry. It was good decision to hand over sharry to him.
Alena nodded.
You are right, he really is great father who had thought that a half dead kid which was found outside the forest, while laying on ground ,will become important part of our life.
Cypher eyes soften
Sharry become good companion for alaric. Doesn't he?
Alena nodded.
They really gotten so close that, they are impossible to separate now.
Alena turn back to cypher kiss him on his forehead.
By the way, we are getting distracted from the topic
Cypher sighed.
Drop this topic now. I don't think I can handle more of those bundle of mischief grisha, alaric and now even sharry.they are enough for me to have headache. Do you know what sharry and alaric did?.
Alena asked curiously.
What they did this time?.
Cypher speak while rubbing his temples.
Claudette told me that, Alaric and sharry went for hunting in the forest this morning and they brought an injured girl from the dense forest, even after knowing all rules.
Alena asked.
A girl who is she?
Cypher speak.
I don't know her. Not even sharry or Alaric know her they bought her because she was injured, I didn't said anything because they said once the girl recover they will ask her to leave the palace.
Alena nudges cypher chest with her elbow. Before she spoke.
Are you worried that someone might steal your son away from you?
Cypher guide Alena to sofa to sit before he continue to speak with seriousness.
Yes, because we don't know anything about that girl's background and Alaric is too immature to read people and we can't just trust a stranger.
Alena put her hand on cypher shoulder.
Mr cypher let's not forget you were stranger too once upon a time and I also trusted you blindly and see we are now happy together. Maybe that girl also turn out to be like you.
Cypher rolled his eyes
First of all I wasn't just any stranger I was a great knight selected by your father and second not every story ends same just because it's start same. That girl can be dangerous.
After long conversation Alena and cypher went to sleep.... And that's when sharry , alaric and Claudette walk into palace after realizing Alena and cypher fell asleep.
After that alaric went to his chamber , while sharry and Claudette went in their own chambers to sleep
After long hours of sleep later in next morning sunlight was coming through the windows and that's when sharry enter Alaric room. He was trying to wake up Alaric politely.
Young Lord wake up I have something important to tell.
Alaric cover his ears with pillows around.
Sharry just 30 more minutes please.
Sharry when noticed Alaric isn't willing to wake up , he pull Alaric blanket off and shouted
Wake up! Young Lord! There is something important I need to tell you!!.
Finally Alaric woke up sit up on bed looking annoyed.
What is more important news then my sleep?.
Sharry throw the blanket on couch before speaking.
That girl we brought from the forest is now awake.
Alaric sleep now all gone he was wide awake now.
She is awake? You should have told me earlier
Alaric get up from his bed and went to bath and to start his day meanwhile sharry rolls his eyes before plopping on couch started to wait for Alaric after half hour Alaric came back all fresh and ready. Alaric speak to sharry.
Let's go to medical house, now we are getting late.
Sharry nodded.
Yes let's go.
Later Alaric and sharry walk to medical house as they were entering the medical house. Walking through the corridors where the girl was. They pushed the door opening it and saw the girl sitting on bed covered in bandages.
Alaric speak to girl.
Hey what's your name, girl? And what were you doing in that forest?
The girl check sharry and Alaric looking them from up and down.
M-my name, my name is bella.
Sharry asked.
What's your surname?
Bella replied looking slightly saddened.
I don't know my surname, my parents died when I was baby and I was taken care in orphanage.
Akaric expression soften at her more but sharry as suspicious as his father Claudette not going to believe anything easily without any proof. Alaric was about to say something but sharry cut him down and spoke first.
So bella, tell us what an orphan like you was doing in that dangerous forest?.
Bella replies.
I-i was upset, and angry from myself from everyone in orphanage, I gotten into argument with the orphanage caretaker, that's why I ran away into forest later I gotten attacked by a wild boar. And i try to save myself so i ran into forest and gotten so deep into forest, later I got tired and injured by boar, and gotten scratches by trees prick. And after that an another beast attacked the boar, and I after that I don't remember anything I gotten unconscious due to tiredness and injureies. And then I woke up in this hospital.
Sharry asked bella.
So from which orphanage you came from, I mean there might be name or clue about your orphanage.
Bella look down before replying.
I live in the orphanage on west city road, and orphanage name is "the willow's embrace".
Sharry nodded before he asked her.
Well you can live here until you recover, but after that you can return to your orphanage, and if need us to drop you by, we can do that too.
Alaric speaks to sharry.
Sharry this is not a way to talk to a girl who just gained her Conciousnes fully back recently. She doesn't even lived here for more then a 24 hours and you already are preparing for her to leave.
Sharry turn to Alaric.
Young Lord no matter how long she have been unconscious for but rules are rules and we should follow all the rules in the palace. We can't just let a stranger live here whom we don't even know. We need to be guarded.
Alaric speak.
I know your concern about the safety of this palace but you don't need to be this blunt , especially in front of Bella she isn't in right conditions she gotten in too much trouble. You should at least got some chill for now. Let Bella recover for now.
Sharry agreed finally
Fine. But we will discuss it later, once Bella recover.
Sharry turn to Bella and speak
You should rest for now, we will come later after sometimes. For more interrogation.
Sharry left while dragging Alaric out of medical room
Meanwhile Alaric speak to sharry in loud voice.
Why you speak like that to Bella didn't you saw her conditions? She just got consciousness right now. And you started to get suspicious over her about nothing. She got through so much trouble....you shouldn't have to be that blunt.
Sharry replied to alaric words
You need to understand. We can't just believe in anyone, and let's not forget about the rules we have in this palace. We need to follow them.
Alaric annoyingly speak to sharry
Rules, rules and rules why you always are so serious about these stupid rules.
Sharry speak to Alaric
These rules are made for a reason. These are for your safety , and for palace safety and more importantly velaryon family's safety , these rules were made to keep us safe ... We need to follow them. And why you are caring about that Bella so much, you shouldn't be this soft on anyone. Humanity and being soft are both different thing it's good you have humanity. But you shouldn't be this soft to anyone.