Sean's P.O.V

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"Well, here we are. The throne room," the gu- Felix said as we approached the doors. 

"I'll be waiting right here. Go on in and talk to your dad," he said as he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. I decided not to respond as I walked in. I may know more about him, but I still don't trust him.

"Ah, Sean!" Pa said as I entered the room, "How are you doing?" I didn't even answer the question- I just stood there looking at him. That's one way to tell him I'm not in the fucking mood for anything.

"I have something very important to discuss about with you...." he said, biting his lip slightly in a nervous way. Now I know where I get that from.....

"We're having a ball tonight."

"What?!?" I said in disbelief and anger. He planed a ball behind my fucking back??? Why the hell would he do that??? Is this some kind of sick joke? I don't even know how to dance! I can barley talk to anyone without lashing out!

A million other thoughts went through my mind, but pa seemed to have an answer to all of them. 

"The ball is going to be no big deal. I planed it because I knew you would freak out over it. I got you a dance tutor earlier and, hopefully, this will all work out without any problems. The dance tutor will be here sometime in the afternoon, as the dance starts late at night. I promise you, my son, that there is nothing to worry about. Your mother said she wanted to throw a ball again, before you're too old... and that day happens to be today," he rambled, and I actually listened. As much as I hate him sometimes, he was a good hearted man and he would do anything to protect his kingdom. He considers everyone family- down to the poorest of the poor. So I trusted him on this one.

"Okay. I'll do it," I said with a small smile. 

"Thank you. Now, your tutor will be here in about two hours, so why don't you go wait in your room and wander around the castle until then?" he said.

"Yes, sir," I said as I started walking out of the throne room.

"You can just call me 'pa', son," he called out as I exited. I smiled at what he said.

"Ready to go?" Felix asked when I was out. I just started retracing my footsteps back to my room. He did his job and followed.

"Hey, Sean! Hi, Felix! Your dad asked me to join you guys on your way back," Robert, one of our newer guards, said. He was a great lad, so I didn't really mind having him along. He started talking to Felix, so I decided to start thinking about all of the stuff that's going on.

Well, there's a dance tutor coming to the palace in two hours, and, if I walk, it takes me half an hour just to get from the front of the palace to my room. So half an hour to my room now only leaves an hour and a half, and walking there would leave me an hour left. So I have an hour to get my shite together before the tutor shows up. And then I have to live through the ball... I'll do it for ma. She can keep me going until the end.

"Hey, Sean, have you met our newest guard yet?" Robert asked, snapping me out of my deep thought. 

"Uh, yeah, but I mever got the lad's name," I said glancing behind me so I could see his face- and Felix's, which looked a bit shocked. Probably because I never talk normally around him.

"Yeah, he's been clinging on to Dan all day. I'll introduce you two later, if ya want," he went on as he glanced over to Felix, who had a very pissed off expression at the moment.

"Yeah, that would be great," I said, and we talked for a while after that.

~~~~~~~~~Time skip till they get to the room, hour and thirty minutes till tutor shows up~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I walk into my room, trying to figure out what I can do to fill in the next hour besides meet a new guard. I looked around my room, and spotted my sword. I never use it, but I could probably use some practice, just in case I ever may need to know how to use it. That brings me back to the days when I took a sword class with a bunch of other kids.... I don't know what happened to any of them except Jordan, who is now head of the royal guard, and James, who is now the wizard of the kingdom. 

"Uh, hi," A nervous solider said as they stepped into my room along with Dan and Rob.

"Hi! What's your name, lad?" I asked as I indicated him to have a seat. He sat down and said, "My name Is Phil, sir."

"Please, call me Sean! Nice to meet ya, Phil! So, where're ya from? " I went on, asking the questions I ask everybody I first meet.

"Oh, well, I'm from another kingdom. The Phandom. Have you ever heard of it si- Sean?" He said, and I could see Dan smiling at the way he stuttered. I wonder what's up with him?

"I, in fact, have heard of it. Dan came from there, and they are our best trading partner," I said, but then Troye, one of the guards, poked his head through the door and motioned all the guards to go to him. After a moment, they all said that they needed to go and I was left alone again. I sighed and decided to pick up the sword I was staring at earlier. I still had about forty five minutes left until I had to go.... might as well as spend it swinging around a sword.

"I pulled a training dummy out of the closet and tried to remember my training.

 'Look for the weak points in the armor, then strike it down with a swift blow. Keep your stance wide, keep your body lowered.' the words of my old instructor ringed in my head as I took the stance. I eyed the dummy carefully, until I saw a small hole in its armor. I struck the dummy right then and there, and the impact was so strong that my sword went straight through it. I could do this for a while...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~time skip to forty five minutes later (unless you want to imagine Sean doing that for forty five minutes. Then go ahead)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Sean! It's time to dance!" Felix called out as he walked into my room. I sighed and dropped my sword, leaving it on the ground. I walked out of my room and started walking to the entrance by the throne room. Felix started talking, and, as usual, I spaced out from him.

~~~~~~~~more time skips yey- time skip past the walk~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As I approached the exit, I could already see someone I didn't quite recognize at the door with my pa. They were probably the dance instructor, so I ran up to go greet them.

"Hi! I'm Sean, and you are?" I said as I held out my hand for a shake.

"Hi, I'm Mark, it's a pleasure to meet you," the man said as he took my hand a shook it.

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Quality Cliffhanger ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 

I wrote 1,247 words (mins this note) in one day. I'm #VeryTiredAndInspired. I think I write my best at night tbh. After I take a shower and all. I hope writing twice more will make up for the stuff that has happened. Now to edit this and write for another book in progress. Baiiiiiiii.