Nielle had everything ready for tomorrow's trip to Alycante. The number of soldiers that Louis had fired formed patrol parties in and out of the city at his command, improving the chances that the Infey would be in his hands upon his arrival.
That way, everything could be solved before he had to come up with more complicated plans. It was an advantage to have soldiers both in camps, on patrols and without the supervision of other soldiers.
Discharged soldiers were able to form groups in bars, shops and on the streets without being noticed or controlled. Although Nielle would normally use spies for these purposes, things were always more difficult near the church towns and the only way to keep the number of his spies at usable values was soldiers whose training included this sort of missions.
He wasn't going to leave anything to chance, so he made sure nothing went wrong. However, as he knew his luck, he was sure that it wouldn't be nearly enough. However, the basis of the whole plan was that the king and his brothers wouldn't notice his steps.
Because once his father figured out something, if he only suspected that he had a higher power than he thought, his life would be in danger again like many times before team. And Nielle didn't like it if his life was in anyone's power, least of all the king's or his brothers'.
Since he intended to concentrate mainly on the search for the Infey in the coming days, the search for the head of the church of bad luck had to take a back seat. However, this didn't mean that he didn't intend to devote himself to it at all. He sent orders to his people around the countries about what information he needed and believed that by the time he returned from Alycante, or while he was still in the city, the answer would reach him.
However, the two main things that were currently the source of his interest were different. The two new duties didn't change the ones he always had, so he spent the rest of the day meeting his people, giving instructions, listening to their reports, and solving problems.
When he finally got to the town where he planned to pick up some money, it was early evening and he had absolutely no energy left. Shane had been with him all day, but Nielle hadn't asked him anything since the interrogation at the church.
He acted like he was air all day and Shana was fine with that. He walked with him, watching Nielle take care of things, sometimes in private, sometimes in front of him, and wondered why the third prince had so much to do while the other spent his days in the infirmary.
But since it wasn't his problem, he got lost in his own thoughts and tried to figure out how to move forward with his own mission. He didn't know if he would be able to do anything on the trip to Alycante, but he doubted it. That's why he didn't cheer at all.
Plus the state in which his psyche remained after a disgusting night was also not a reason to keep a good mood. That's why Shane was currently oscillating between anger and wanting to work to keep himself occupied somehow. He wanted to clear his thoughts, he wanted to get to a state where he didn't think about those disgusting scenes. But he knew it wouldn't be that easy.
Anyway, he had no time for this, as he needed to carry out some of his plans. He wanted to at least go to his man in the bank, but Nielle kept him close. He had no doubt that if he asked anywhere, he would be followed...and since he had been to the bank once, Nielle would have know that he probably wanted something more than just money in it. Plus there was a chance that Nielle would give him some money, which Shane didn't want.
But when Nielle finished chatting with his people in town and entered the bank, Shane tried anyway.
"If we go to Alycante...I also want to take some money."
Nielle looked at him for a while and said, "If you want something, just say it," he laughed and added, "You don't need your money."
"I want quite a lot things, I've never been to Alycante and I have a long list of souvenirs I want to buy," he lied, "Do I have to come to you every time I want something?" he didn't know.
Nielle considered for a moment, not sure if he wanted Shane to keep bothering him, and said, "I didn't know you were the type to clean up your room with junk from your travels," he laughed and added, "okay, but I will choose who you go to the treasury with," he declared.
Nielle wasn't sure which of the stores Shane had visited in the past was his real target, but since a bank was one of them, he was wary. However, he didn't have the time or desire to solve his plans at the moment, so he left it to chance and intended to solve the rest in the future.
Shane, who was in excellent shape today, nodded, knowing that Luck was on his side.
They reached the counter in the bank, where Nielle was immediately taken care of by one of the employees. Since everyone knew him, there was no need to even verify his identity and one of them directed him underground to the cash registers. Before that, Nielle randomly picked one of the guys at the counters to lead Shane to his.
Shane waited for Nielle to disappear before making it to the cash registers with the familiar man as well. Of course, Nielle had chosen the only employee he needed to see, so they walked in silence to a section where he was sure no one would hear them.
They stopped at his safe, which the guy opened and said: "How come Nielle allowed you to take the money?" he didn't understand.
"Who knows...but it's best if we speed things up...I wouldn't be surprised if he knew about us and let us go here on purpose...so speak quietly," he declared, whispering, "what about the necklace?" Shane asked.
The guy just sighed unhappily, "Nothing...it looks rare, but it's just a classic black stone."
"What?" Shane didn't understand, "Nonsense...I saw Nielle's ring...they look the same...there's no way it's different."
"I don't know what you saw, but I say it's not this one," he pulled the necklace out of his pocket, "only its appearance is rare." he declared.
Shane examined the necklace and took it in his hand in confusion. He blinked incomprehendingly and was silent for a moment.
"What is it?" the guy didn't understand.
"That's not it," Shane said.
"How is it not?" he didn't believe, "The same one you gave me."
"It's not the one I saw on his neck," he said.
"You didn't give me another one...could you have taken the wrong one from him?" he didn't understand.
"Who would wear two necklaces in one day?" Shane denied, "I fell on him...and took it then...I didn't check him anymore." he declared.
"Maybe he had it in his pocket...and you took it by accident...or he doesn't wear only one , the Rinselans carry a lot of black stones...either way it's a fake...who knows if it's Nielle's ring real." he clarified.
Shane didn't answer, replaying the scene of him and Brelle falling to the ground in his mind. He was sure he had taken the jewel he wore around his neck, he was sure his fingers didn't go down to his pockets…and he was sure the stones in both of the prince's jewels looked different than normal crystals. That's why he didn't understand what happened.
"What's the plan?" the guy asks, handing Shane's pouch.
"I don't know yet... I'll be in Alycante for a few days," he clarified.
"Unpleasant...we don't have many men there." the guy locked the chest. Shane nodded as he was aware of this fact. Without delay they made it back to the top of the bank where Shane waited for Nielle to return.
Meanwhile, Nielle took out enough money from his own treasury and after ordering the banker to wait in the corridor for a while, he walked a few corridors by himself. In one, he met a man who was already waiting for him. The banker who worked for him as a spy gave him a brief summary of Shane's meeting with the other banker.
"Necklace...Lacrisan stole Brell's necklace," he wondered.
"The fake one...I didn't hear well and I don't know what it was exactly, but I heard the prince's name and saw his jewel," he clarified.
"That's enough," Nielle laughed, "Brelle only lives on stones, it's normal for him to have more than one black pendant. When he was smaller he even wore three around his neck...if my Lacrisan is looking for royal black stones," he looked around his ring, "he chose the wrong prince as his first victim. I don't even know which of his stones is real," he said.
Satisfied with the fact that he had at least discovered something new, he made his way upstairs, where Shane was already waiting for him. He didn't intend to do anything for now. He wasn't going to catch the banker, who was clearly connected to Shane, or let it be known that he knew what he was looking for in the palace. However, he didn't think that some jewelry was his only goal, so it was still too early to let him be.
"Do you have what you wanted?" he approached Lacrisan.
Shane nodded, together they hit the streets and headed for the palace.
"I'll search your room thoroughly Lacrisa, just in case you're hiding something inappropriate," he clarified, even though he knew he hadn't. However, Shane didn't know Nielle was following him and Nelle had no reason not to tease him, when he had the chance.
It had been a long day and there was nothing better than tying Lacrisan to the bed in the evening and have some fun...or a ride...Nielle wanted to play with him in both positions today and didn't want to delay.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the palace and Nielle made his way to his chamber with his Lacrisan. He didn't feel like inventing anything in complicated positions today, preparing a torture chamber and fiddling with toys. Today he was planning an evening in his room, which he usually didn't use for sex.
"It seems to me that your luck is in better shape today... you got used to Rinsel faster than others," laughed Nielle, hiding the money bag in a drawer and giving Shane a look next to him.
Shane was actually feeling better as far as the state of his luck was concerned and he had the impression that at least that side of him had more or less recovered...but he didn't answer. There was nothing he could gain from Nielle knowing about his improved condition.
"Undress and take out what you took from the bank," he ordered Nielle.
Shane didn't protest the second part of his words and pulled a pouch from his pockets. He gave it to Nielle to examine and when the prince assessed that it was indeed harmless, he gave it back to him. However, Shane didn't like the first part of the sentence.
"We're leaving early in the morning, we won't have time for fun," Nielle laughed, "so if you don't want me to fuck you in the carriage, take off your clothes and maybe you'll enjoy it today."
Shane measured him in disgust, but knowing that his protest was meaningless, he began to undress. He slowly took off his outer robe, folded it on the bed. Today he was wearing only the white pants as his underwear.
"You have other Lacrisans...how about you leave me alone and we'll live happier lives?" he stated.
"There's not much fun with anyone elseĺ, Lacrisam," Nielle laughed, "but sometimes I'll gangbang you with them, don't worry," he promised, "but right now you're the most fun for me," he said, as he didn't intend to admit that any other luck isn't enough anymore...even though he's only been with him for a while.
However, since he wasn't nearly lucky after the night in his harem, but a little blood from Shane was enough to make him feel alive, it was clear that he wasn't going to get used to a lower quality any time soon. And luckily, he didn't have to.
Nielle slowly approached Shane and touched his firm chest. He lightly ran his fingers down to his lower abdomen and touched the hem of his pants: "Lie down," he nodded to the bed.
Shane gave Nielle a displeased look. He didn't feel like sleeping with him. The whole day his mind was filled with memories from a dream that seemed to him and he was absolutely not in a state where he would feel like having sex.
He was sick to his stomach at the thought of his brother, nauseous at the thought of the Rinsel soldiers, and he was sick just from feeling the black collar around his neck. He wanted to get rid of it, he wanted to put all his thoughts together, get rid of them and have a moment of peace. But he couldn't do it on his own at the moment, and he didn't like his only chance.
However, since he didn't have much of a choi, he tried: "What do you want to do today? Will you use that?"
Niella was no longer surprised by his directness, "I don't plan anything special," he laughed, "but you're adorable, so I'll tell you…if you're afraid I'll play with this part of yours," he lightly touched his neck, forcing Shane grabbing his wrist sharply,
"Don't be afraid, Lacrisan," Nielle broke free from his grip, "If you're good, you won't even remember you own that collar," he clarified.
"If you don't want to use it, what are you going to do?" Shane didn't know.
"It doesn't matter what I have in my drawer, Lacrisan," Nielle declared, "but apart from torture, nothing new...I'll ride you...and if you obey, I won't fuck you today...so lie down, or we'll go to red torture chamber...and believe me you won't want to ride a horse tomorrow." he laughed.
Shane stared into his eyes for a moment before letting go of his hands and simply pulling off his pants. He wasn't in the mood for sex, and although he guessed Nielle was lying, his shoulder hadn't yet healed and he wasn't about to undergo any major torture in the awkward positions the red torture chamber could put him in. So he sat on the bed and waited.
"You see," said Nielle and undressed himself giving Shane a pleased look, ,,I knew you can be good, Lacrisan."