Young Man: Chippy I told you no eating your damn nuts in my bed. Look at my shirt and I bet my bed is filled with crumbs arnt they.
(The squirle looks at the young man blankly. As a loud nock at the door fills the room. The young man walks over and opens the door. A man in hevie armour and about twenty batlle scars on his face is standing on the other side and smiles when he see the young mans face.)
Young Man: Scar its good to see you good morning.
Scar: Thank you my Prince but your Father wishes to see you he is not well this morning. Your brothers should be here very soon... Oh an Tomas your father wants you to bring that squirle of yours with you.
Tomas: Very well I shall be there as soon as I am dressed.
(Scar leaves the room Tomas looks over at the squirle who is now at the table pulling a nut from the dish.)
Tomas: What did you do Chippy Dad does not ask to see you for no reason and the fact he is calling us kids too. You did somthing really bad. Did you poo in the chefs hat again. Father was inferiated when you did that the castles best cook left.
(The squirle looks at him blankly again and slips the nut in his mouth.)
Tomas: Go ahead slip on in because if you did somthing to get me in trouble again I will see to it you dont get another nut for at lest a week. Nothing but stail bread crums for your dinner.
(A look of panic sweeps over the face of the squirle as he grabs two more nuts and stuffs them in his cheeks and runs off. The young Prince finishs getting ready and starts to leave when he turns back around and looks in the room.)
Tomas: Chippy lets go father is waiting....NOW CHIPPY.
(The squirle comes flying out of the closet and scuries up the Tomases legs up his back to his shoulders where Chippy plants himself. Tomas starts to walk down the coridor where every ten feet there is a guard with the family crest on the chest plate and the shield hanging from there side. The crest has two Dragons on there hind legs facing each othere wrestling for power. Each guard smiles and bows to the Prince as he walks by. The hall way is dimly lit with tourchs. Tomas comes to a set of stairs and heads down them after a few more turns he comes to a room with hugh wooden doors with two men in silver armour with the same insignea on it. Two other men well dressed are standing out side of the room one is in a crushed blue velvet shirt and pants with a small dagger at his side. The othere in a set of priestly robes. Tomas walks up to them both and hugs them. )
Tomas: Brice, Peirce good to see you both again. Bradly I still can not believe you are going to become a man of the cloth. I guess its a good thing you are second born.
(Tomas chuckles and reachs out and touchs Francis crushed blue velvet cloaths.)
Tomas: Brice what is this horrible looking cloth you wear I really hope you do not wear such things while you are King the people will laugh there way to other countries.
Brice: Listen little brother I am not interested in being King I love my buisness I make lots of money with out the head ack of running a country no thank you.
Pierce: I am going to be in the priest hood I am not going to be king. So dont even ask.
(The two large doors open up and out walks a old man with a long white beard and a set of old style spectacles. )
Old Man: Hello I am the head alcamist Redrick but I am sorry to inform you that there is nothing more I can do for him he is waitting for you inside . Please make it quick he needs his rest.
(The old mans reachs back inside and pulls out a large leather bag and starts draging it down the hall. The three men walk in to the Kings chanmbers. King is on the bed half sitting up looking at his son. He smiles as be coughs and begins to speak.)
King: Ah My...sons I could not be more proud then I am with the three of you. My first born Brice you are a ecanomic genius but you are week.Pierce a man of the coath and does not wish to be King very well I love you son. Then my baby boy Tomas.
(Tomas blushs as his father tells him so.)
King: Tomas you are the only one who followed in my foot steps and became a man of battle I dont know any one in the kingdom or any other kingdon who can match your skills as a swords man or on the strategic fields. You followed schooling also to apeas your mother gods rest her soul soon I shall be with you my love. You all know I will not make it to the next seson. The next king must be chosin I want no fighting between you three about this come back in two days and tell my what you think. Then I will make my disition.
(The old King coughs and spits up some blood.)
King: Tomas there is an ambasitor coming from Kalbrakin. He is on his way to speak of the slave traid. Well so to speak.
Tomas: But father we do not have slaves nor do we allow it here.
King: I know Tomas, there is a rumor that some of the Nobals have hired some murcinaries to go into Kalbrakin and rescue our people from slavery. They are tryieg a peaceful way out of this...
Brice: Kalbrakins want a peacful way out of somthing, now there is a laugh. There peacful way is get a thousand men and kill one wolf who is eating the royal chikens. I dont trust them.
King: Me ither Brice thats why I want your brother Tomas to handle the talks with them. His statis a warrior will serve us good here. They are a warrior Kingdom and blood thirsty your brother is feared by meny so will you do it Tomas?
Tomas: Of course father. When will they arive and where do I meet them?
King: They will arive in two weeks please prepair for there arival here. They will have a small garison of men and there high chansilor. He is a respectful man so please treat him with respect. Othere then our people who where taken as slaves he is the only good man there.
Tomas: Yes father I will prepair for thier arival.
(Tomas turns after kissing his fathers hand and walks out of the room his two older brothers follow him out. They walk down the long hall way to a large room with a table. There is a page sitting there in a chair counting the cracks on the cieling. He looks down and sees the three Princes and jumps to his feet and stands at attention. Tomas turns to the page.)
Tomas: Get the heads of my garrisons togeather and have them meet me here. Right away.
Page: Yes my Prince.
(The page runs off and Tomas and the other Princes sit at the table as Brice looks up at Tomas.)
Brice: Tomas these guys are no joke they are our only rivals in all of the contenet and they do not fear us. They are just looking for a reason to start a war with us. With father dieing they will use this to start one. I do not want to be King when they do. I know I look like a coward but I am sorry Tomas.
(Brice drops his head in shame. Tomas looks at his brother in complete ahww.)
Tomas: You mean to tell me you are serius about not becoming King. I can not do this alone.
Peirce: Tomas you will not be alone we will still stand by you. Just do as your heart deams worthy and we will stand by you. father would have wanted it this way.
(A tear swells up as Tomas bites his lips.)
Tomas: Listen father is not dead yet so stop talking like he is. I have my counsil coming togeather so please let me be I have to prepair for them. So if you dont mind.
(The two older princes stand up and walk out as they pass Tomas they pat him on the shoulder.)