Arthur's Point of View

Town Guard's Old Barracks

"Hey, Arthur!" Typhon greeted me as soon as I stepped outside.

"Sup." I ruffled his hair in response before looking at Greigh. "So, the prisoners were willing to work with me after a slight accident."

It was true too. I thought for sure I'd be able to fix his jaw. Certainly, made me thankful I didn't rip off his wings. Doubt I would've been able to get away with that.

"Lady Ayda informed us that there was an accident." Greigh replied as he crossed his arms. "Did you hit him?"

Putting my arms behind my back, I merely glanced at Ayda. "No comment."

Ziah chimed in next. "A possible concussion had to of happened somehow."

Pointing at her, I repeated myself. "No comment."

Ayda then held up her hands. "Whatever may have happened, Sir Arthur admitted that he was wrong and did his best to rectify what happened." She stated before looking up at me. "Right?"

Then I pointed to the Elf. "Right!"

Typhon chuckled at my shenanigans before Greigh rolled his eyes. "I suppose Lady Ayda is right. What's done is done. Did you learn anything?"

A smirk came to my lips. "I have their full cooperation. Make sure none of the Nobles get any ideas about freeing them." I ordered Ziah before looking back to Greigh. "Make sure the Priestesses are aware that a Noble will be facing me personally." I ordered Greigh.

"You're not going to kill another one, are you?" Greigh asked in a worried tone.

"Not this time. As much as I would love to, I doubt I could get away with it this time." I answered.

"I can't believe you got away with it last time." Ziah mumbled.

Typhon looked as though he felt out. "If you two could take care of that, I heard Typhon has wanted to speak with me." Ayda fake coughed into her hand politely, and I rolled my eyes. "The Elf can join us."

Doing a fist pump of sorts, she summoned a notebook with her magic before smirking. "Excellent! We can discuss all manner of things!"

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I stared at her for a moment before looking back at Ty. "I expect you to keep her under control." He looked at me, confused as I continued. "Do you understand? That means she's your responsibility."

"Excuse me!?" Ayda asked in annoyance.

"And make sure she doesn't have any more outbursts like that." Then I started to leave as they quickly fell in with Ayda bitching at me.

"Can we see your new house?!" Ty asked me with a pleading look. "Everyone has told me it is amazing!"

Greigh's Point of View

Town Guard's Old Barracks

"So, what do you think happened in there, Captain?" Ziah inquired.

Looking to the door, I shrugged. "Who can say? I wasn't in there with him, so whatever it was isn't my problem."

My Sergeant was quiet for a moment before she asked another question. "Do you think he tortured them?"

I sighed and walked off to head up the mountain before reply. "Probably."

Arthur's Point of View

The Pendragon Estate

"So, I heard you wanted to talk to me." I said as I looked down at Typhon, who was looking around with his head on a swivel.

"Well, I wanted to see how you were doing." He said innocently as he looked at me. "After you got back, you seemed to be really busy, and I stopped myself from imposing." Fiddling with his fingers, he continued. "I thought you needed time to adjust to everything."

Turning my gaze to Ayda, who was watching, I pointed at Typhon. "You need to learn from this child, fast." The Elf gave me a withering look. "Just saying. Common decency and common sense seem to be two things you're lacking in."

Ayda frowned before crossing her arms. "I have both! Thank you very much!"

"You're welcome. I'm always here to offer advice to those in need." Was my dull response as Ayda went over and hugged Typhon.

"I will have you know that I have played a large part in raising Typhon! He learned those things from me!" Ayda declared.

"Did you throw them out the window when you got older?" I asked genuinely.

Typhon chuckled at that, and his stomach growled. "Sorry." He said quietly.

Chuckling myself, I motioned for them to follow me. "Let's grab something to eat. Sandwiches sound good to you two?"

They nodded, and we talked about nothing important, which was nice. It reminded me a little of Augustus when we would just sit down and shoot the breeze. We ate a little bit at a time, and both seemed to greatly enjoy the toasted subs I made. Not really too hard to recreate something along those lines.

Since I was the last one to eat, I watched the two wander around the downstairs. "How big is this place?" The Dragon child asked in wonder.

I shrugged as I stood out in the entryway. "I've no idea. Way too big. I only use like, four rooms. Five if you include the entryway."

Ayda stopped and poked her head out of one of the rooms to look at me in shock. "You have an estate this size and only use the bare minimum?"

"I wanted a regular house with a few rooms, bathroom, and kitchen. This is just overkill."

"You might be the first man I have ever met to complain about such a show of status." Ayda commented.

"Maybe Arthur does not want people to see this as his status?" Typhon replied from another room. "Perhaps he would rather be seen for his deeds instead of known for his property and personal items." Then we heard him snort. "He clearly has no decorum." Eventually, he realized we weren't responding and came out to see us looking at him in surprise. "What?"

Glancing to Ayda, I spoke in a hushed tone. "Did you teach him that?"

She shook her head. "Not me." The Elf replied.

"I thought not. Seemed too deep to come from you." Ayda whipped her head towards me with a glare directed at me. "Well, you're partly right, Ty." I told him.

Ty laughed bashfully at my words. "At least I can say I was partially correct." Then he walked over to us and looked around. "This is incredible, Arthur. You deserve this."

I frowned at that, but before I could reply, there was a knock at the door. "Come in." Low and behold, it was my favorite officer. "Greigh!" My tone was cheerful. "Good news, I hope?"

He came inside only to move out of the way. "That depends on if you wanted to see me." Elincia answered for him as she entered my not so humble abode.

"Will I be punished if I answer that truthfully?" Elincia just wrinkled her nose and shook her head playfully with a smirk. "Well, it would seem duty calls." I told the Elf and Dragon. "Maybe we'll do this again soon."

"I hope so! It is always good to talk to you!" Ty answered honestly.

He left while giving a small bow and wave to the priestess. Ayda started to follow after him, but as she walked by me, she snatched my sandwich from my hand and ran out the door. My eye twitched as I watched her take a few bites before the door closed.

"That bitch…" I said in a low tone with narrowed eyes.