As soon as Shane woke up, he was lying in a Lacrisan room. He was confused for a while until he sat on an uncomfortable bed and frowned as sharp pain shot from his ass. He didn't know how he got here as his thoughts were filled with yesterday's night with Nielle.
He remembered that he was lying on Nielle's bed and didn't want to get up how tired he was. However, Nielle had other plans, and instead of letting him sleep in a comfortable bed he kicked him down.
"For today we are over, get out of the room." He said and sat on the bed alone.
Shane was sitting on the ground for a while, sighed hurt and looked at Niella in anger. At that moment, after another disgusting experience for a moment even forgot that he was bound by a black collar and in anger he stepped to the bed with the intention of punching Nielle's at least once. However, he didn't think of the situation and barely approached Nielle with a fierce look, Nielle sighed deeply and simply touched his black ring.
Shane didn't know more about himself. He was lying on the ground in agonic spasms. Shane pressed his nails in his throat and tried to breath, as he was filled with a familiar disgusting feeling, in which he couldn't even move.
He had the impression that the incentives lasted for years until he felt Nielle's touch on his body and heard his words:
"Disobedient Lacrisan. "He said and grabbed his neck roughly. Shane kicked him and knelt on the ground glared at Niella.
"B-bastard," he still didn't have enough air.
"Lacrisan," Nielle laughed, since his word came to him as a comparable curse and repeated, "Get out of the room, otherwise I will use it again ... and maybe we'll have a few more round," he laughed.
Shane was still furious for a while but stood up. He looked at Nielle and came out of the room without further words, slamming the door behind him.
He stood a half -naked for a while in the hallway, wondering why this prince was so incredibly difficult to handle, why he doesn't understand the agreements and why he thinks he owns the world. For a while he was wondering until he dressed and went to the Lacrisan's room, and practically as soon as he lay down, he fell asleep.
Several Lacrisans tried to ask him something, but Shane didn't mind them. He slept all night until breakfast, when the Lacrisans woke him.
"Shane ... are you okay?" One asked.
Shane looked at him, stood up and looked at the table with food: "I can't wait to get out of here." He said and went to the table to eat with other Lacrisans.
They simply welcomed him, some tried to encourage him, and some thanked him for taking their places again. Shane ignored them. He knew that Nielle wasn't going to take anyone else in the near future, as he tasted his luck.
But the Lacrisans obviously thought he was helping them voluntarily. Shane knew he would be stupid if he hadn't used it.
"You don't have to thank, better answer the questions." He said and took bread from a nearby basket.
"Ask anything."
"How often Nielle takes luck from you...or in general...how often does he need it?" He asked.
"We don't know," one started, "he takes some every day, sometimes more times, but I don't know how much he really needs."
"What about the night, which of you was in his room at night? How does he sleep? Does he have any particular habits?"He added, as Nielle's black ring would really come to his plans if he could get it.
For a while, it was silent until one of the Lacrisans, the oldest, clarified, "No one, Prince Nielle won't keep anyone in his room for the night. He never did."
"Never?" He didn't believe, "He didn't have any favorite or something like that?"
"No," Lacrisan rejected, "He used to took me to his chamber quite often, but he always sent me to the room when he was done with me. But we were usually in the torture chamber. And what about you?" He asked others.
"I wasn't at all in the prince's room, only in the torture room."
"Usually in torture chamber..."
"Yes ... I didn't go to his room."
"I went to his chamber in the morning, but in the evening he took me to the torture chamber, if at all."
"I went to his room once ... but he always sent me back when he finished."
Shane listened to the Lacrisans, but of many of whom served Niella for five years, no one has ever slept with Nielle in the same bed.
"Why?" Lacrisans asked Shane.
"It was only strange to me that he kicked me half -naked in the corridor, as if I was a used tool, bastard," he said.
"Nothing strange," said one, "Prince Brelle said he had no good experience with the Lacrisans. He won't let you sleep with him in one bed."
"He has some bad experience with Lacrisans?" Shane didn't understand.
"I don't know any details. We don't have many opportunities to talk to the princes about their lives." He said as if he wasn't even interested in what was true, since they were happy if they didn't even have to see any of the princes.
Shane saw that none of these people knew nothing, so he didn't ask more. As soon as he ate, a pair of black guards called Shane out. Shane knew he was supposed to travel to Alycante today, and although he wasn't excited about it, he intended to use this journey to find out some Nielle's weaknesses.
Since he had the impression that he was still at a disadvantage, he knew it wouldn't hurt if he found out what Nielle was afraid of, or something like that. It wasn't the fastest way to get along, but since the agreements failed and, he had to change something.
He was grateful that by his way to the carriages he could stop in the bath and the kitchen, in which he picked up food for the prince. Only then did he come to the carriages, where there were surprisingly more people than he expected.
The carriages were four. In one, the king sat, the princes sat in the other, the Lacrisans sat in the third, and in the fourth there were all things and a few king's servants. Around them ran a lot of people who were preparing things for the journey. As soon as Shane saw Niella, leaning on the wheel,he was filled with anger. Nielle also noticed him and laughed lightly, as if his view of him had improved his mood.
"Good morning Lacrisan, are you looking forward to a trip?" He asked, but Shane just ignored him and went into the carriage.
Nielle stayed amused while Louis came to him, "Did you quarrel?"
"Quarrel? With Lacrisan? You can only argue with people on the same level, the rest you rule. I don't care how he feels. "Nielle clarified.
"Nielle," Louis sighed and nodded to Iuwin to enter his carriage with Shane, "what did you do to him again?"
"Nothing special," Nielle laughed and went to the carriage without a word.
Louis followed him, and although he tried to mame Nielle talk to his Lacrisan better, Nielle didn't listen to him, looking out of the window. It took a while for Brelle to join them.
"How did you sleep?" Brelle sat down near Louis.
"Like always, Brelle, and you?" Louis smiled.
"I didn't sleep," he laughed, "Since Elyan isn't going with us, I spent the night by picking the medication, the books I want to read and mixing other medicines for the journey." He clarified.
"You'll be exhausted," Louis said.
"I won't," Brelle laughed, "And you, Nielle? Are you looking forward to the spa?"
Nielle, who almost forgot that he was actually going to the spa, said, "Of course." He didn't sound like that and he wasn't really. He was thinking about the news his man brought to him this morning.
Nielle stared out of the window for a while until he looked at Brelle and saw a black necklace on his neck. He looked like always, and Nielle laughed gently as his Lacrisan was fooled. He wasn't sure exactly what he wanted with black stones, but he didn't have time to deal with it, as there were more important things to which he he had to pay attention.
Louis and Brelle began to have fun while Nielle was waiting for the carriage to move. Fortunately, they didn't wait for a long time and Nielle breathed out gently.
"Nielle, you're not hungry?" Brelle pulled a berry carriage and small cakes.
"I'm not." He said.
While in one carriage he tried to ignore his two brothers, in the other, Shane sat with Iuwin.
Iuwine looked out for a while until Shane started, "Where are we going?"
"Alycante." Iuwine simplified.
"I know, but the reason?" Shane didn't understand.
"Miss Zoye will have a birthday, she invites us to celebrate. One of the reasons. Spa near Alycante are another, to treat Prince Niella. He said nothing to you? "Iuwine asked.
"No, you can't talk to him normally. The only thing he knows is to use us, he doesn't understand normal words." Shane said.
"Prince Nielle doesn't use us, he just hates us. He doesn't trust us enough to use us for something. But if you talk about abuse, that's another category, he does that, but again because he hates us. "Iuwine knew.
"It doesn't matter if he trusts us, its enough if he listens and communicates. But if one tries to talk with him, without a chance. He thinks everyone will be frightened if he behaves like a spoiled kid, "Shane said.
"He thinks," Iuwine nodded, "but I guess that's why he's still having fun with you, if you start to fear him, you won't be interesting to him." He clarified.
"Fear him," Shane laughed, "I want to know what he is afraid of, bastard." He caught his neck dissatisfied as he felt the black collar.
"Afraid of? Prince Nielle?" Iuwine through, "He's afraid of lot of things, like dogs, nights outside, Lacrisans, torture and I guess that his father, but I don't know for sure."
Shane looked at him in surprise: "What? Nielle? "He didn't understand.
"Yes." Iuwine nodded.
"Is he afraid of dogs?" He didn't believe.
"Dogs, wolfs, overall," he added.
"I get it, dogs can be dangerous, I still understand this one. But Lacrisans? He is abusing us. You said he hated us. "He didn't understand.
"He hates us," he nodded, "But that doesn't mean he's not afraid of us." clarified.
"Why would he be afraid of us?" Shane didn't know.
"I don't know the details. In the past, on one trip to Lacris, his carriage was lost, I heard that he was kidnapped, but no one knows, the king wasn't very interested in the truth. Everyone was looking for him for months, then he came on his own," he said, "no one knows what happened, but Prince Nielle changed considerably after the arrival. I guess he went through nothing pleasant."
"He disappeared for months?" Shane asked, "How old was he?"
"I think he was ten," he added.
"That's why he's a dick?" Shane asked.
"Sometimes he is, but overall it was a change for the better." Iuwin clarified.
"The better?" Shane didn't understand Shane, "I don't know what bastard he had to be before if this is better."
"He was just cute, I would say like a frightened cat, but cute. One couldn't help but wanted to pet him." Iuwine clarified.
"Cute," Shane laughed, "Why it was a change for the better if he was cute?"
"Do you think the country needs cute princes? It needs capable princes. "Iuwin clarified.
Shane looked out of the window and asked, "Not that I believed you, but I don't see the reason you tell me all that," he added.
"You can't use those information to hurt him but maybe you could get closer to him if you know something. Prince Louis has recently been uneasy that Prince Nielle isn't getting along with anyone. In Alycante, it is quite important that the Prince and his Lacrisan have a good relationship, it will be for the best if you get closer and he won't be unnecessarily worried." Iuwine said.
"Why wouldn't I use those information to hurt him?" Shane laughed.
"Try, you will find out." Iuwine said.
And so they sat in silence. Iuwin in his own thoughts and Shane in his oen, wondering how to use the information he has found. Better to scares Nielle and to get something, for example, his black ring. Or at least a little bit of satisfaction.
And he didn't know yet that Alycante was perfect for these matters and that he would have a lot of opportunities for Nielle's teasing. Because although Nielle was in Rinsel in the advantage, in Alycante it was a different story.