Princess Lyn: Fleeting Dreams

When Kazuya asked the shopkeeper for a cloak in that first clothes shop, he should have asked for two . No, that"s not the issue here . Cloak or not, Lyn stood out . Now he understood why Queen Orthez made such a decision . Though he shouldn"t agree with the Queen, now Kazuya wants nothing more than for Lyn to revert to wearing those plain clothes . Then again, he doubts that makes much difference too . The Queen keeps her locked up because she understands that her daughter"s elegance and grace is not something mere clothes can conceal .

That made sense if he thought about it in that manner . Though Kazuya connected the pieces slowly, Lyn bringing too much attention is bad because of the mark? But seldom people should know about that too, "Arghhh! I just don"t understand . " Kazuya exclaimed frustrated . The nearby pa.s.sengers looked at him like he was a crazy person . Realizing he spoke out loud, Kazuya looked down . Don"t be an idiot now Kazuya . Thankfully, the people stopped staring, and Kazuya looked up and spotted the Princess walking back over .

Lyn stood out like a sore thumb, so it was easy to keep track of her . Kazuya felt unusual whenever she let go of his hand . When Lyn first insisted on it, he wanted to tell her what it looked like to other people . Two grown men and women holding hands . But she defeated him with that smile of hers .

She rushed over to him wearing a bright smile, "Kazuya, there"s a nice fountain at the center of town! The park"s undergone a lot of construction since the last time, let"s go," Lyn said, as she grabbed hold of his hand again .

Kazuya looked down at their inter winded hands, "Lyn . "

"Yes?"

He wanted to ask her why she holds hands with him like this . But Kazuya supposes with her personality; he won"t get an answer . Kazuya shook his head, there"s probably no special meaning to it, "Since you"re so small if you keep rus.h.i.+ng off you"ll get lost . "

Lyn pouted, "I"m not a child . "

"I know," Kazuya replied . He knows that if she was simply a naive and innocent young girl . Then he wouldn"t be this interested in her, something came to mind, and Kazuya smiled, as he momentarily drew her close, "I wouldn"t kiss a child . "

"D-don"t be stupid!!"

Kazuya laughed at the girl"s reply; she"s so amusing

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When he and Lyn looked through various furniture stands, Kazuya spotted somebody from the corner of his eye and told Lyn he would look on the other side for a bit . The Princess noticed nothing and nodded . Kazuya walked over to where his friend was, a deep frown forming on his face, "What?" Kazuya wasn"t pleased that Rhys interrupted his time with Lyn .

Rhy"s was one of the leaders back in the Sound Kingdom; the man was only four years older . But for his age, people considered him doing well . Sadly, though his slanted eyes and the scar on his right eye which he sustained in a huge fight, caused people to misunderstand him . Though they hid, the pa.s.sing buyers looked at Rhys and whispered . Kazuya remembered when they first got to the Mist Kingdom border . It was difficult explaining to the guard that this guy was one of them .

Rhys rolled his eyes, "What are you doing Kazu, seducing the Princess should be simple . But instead, you"re playing a game of house with her . "

"Shut it, she--" Kazuya paused, "--is unlike those girls you sleep around with . "

"Is that so?" Rhys didn"t press the issue, but Kazuya found his friend looked over at Lyn, "She"s a key part to our plan, so don"t screw it up . I don"t care what method you use . But gain her trust, make sure she believes you before you tell her anything, got it?"

Kazuya stares at his friend for a few minutes, before he finally said, "Rhys, for now, don"t mention that stuff . "

The man frowned, "Kazuya, you can"t be serious . " Rhys shook his head disappointedly, "That woman is merely a chess piece in our plans . You can seduce her all you want . But don"t fall for her; otherwise, our plan will fall apart . "

Shouldn"t that be a good thing, him falling for Lyn for real? Kazuya doesn"t reply straight away, and he felt his friends growing anger . After a while, Kazuya spoke up, "Lyn differs from her family members . She has done nothing wrong," Kazuya said . Honestly, when he thinks of the original plan to seduce her but later on abandon her . It made Kazuya sick to the stomach . Being betrayed by somebody like that won"t make anyone feel well . If he"s feeling this way just thinking about it, what would happen to Lyn?

He couldn"t do it .

Rhys paused as though he considered the words Kazuya just said, before he commented, "I do agree that the Princess is different than the rest . But we really can"t be too sure; she"s still Queen Orthez, daughter . "

Queen Orthez, huh? Anybody related to the Queen is their enemy . However, Lyn, he can"t a.s.sociate her as one of those people . Kazuya tapped his fingers against the wall, but he was becoming increasingly restless . Rhys tossed him a cigarette and Kazuya thanked him . He tried to quit smoking, knowing the damage it possesses to your body . But it is hard to stop once you"ve gotten started . Once the cigarette was in his hands, he felt a sense of relief and quickly lit it up .

"It"s hard to quit," Kazuya murmured .

Rhys laughed, "Dude, don"t bother trying anymore . It"s useless . "

The smell will stick to him, will Lyn notice? She clings to him a lot after all, "Did you call out to me to ask?" Kazuya changed the topic . He didn"t want to talk about the subject regarding Lyn anymore or wait for Rhys to bring up his secrets .

His companion nodded, "The thing is, the Mist Kingdom Main castle is large . Even with our group of ten, I doubt we can infiltrate the place in one go . "

Kazuya"s face was grave hearing those words, "We have to check every corner somehow," Kazuya trailed off, as he took another puff from the cigarette, "I don"t think we will get another chance to explore the castle . "

"Then, there"s another suggestion the others came up with him," Rhys seemed to hesitate to tell him but eventually spoke up, "And that"s to have the Princess show you the way . "

Kazuya glared at Rhys suggestion . It"s not like he didn"t think about it . At least initially anyway, however, he changed his mind once he saw what the girl"s powers were . Traces of dark magic, no it"s dark magic . Considering Lyn"s situation, there is no way anybody could have taught her those spells, leading him to one conclusion, Lyn"s dark magic is natural . He had yet to tell Rhys regarding the girl"s powers . Kazuya knew Rhys would tell the others in a heartbeat and they"d scheme something up .

"I know you think it"s dangerous for her . And yeah, it will be . Even if she shows us around naturally, people will be suspicious . That"s why we will have to rely on you for this side plan, while we stick to the main one," Rhys nodded to himself, not getting an immediate response . Rhys thought he understood and continued speaking .

Kazuya, however, was thinking to himself how stupid the side plan was . No, the whole project itself is ridiculous . Lyn isn"t as stupid as they all think she is . In fact, recently he noticed that she"s picked up on his suspicious actions . Though Kazuya does spend most of his time with her, there are occasions where he is late . Events where he is planning away with his friends . Yet she always treats him normally, no matter how late he dropped by .

"The original plan hasn"t changed, we strike at exactly 20:00 hours . The opening starts at 8:00 am, so we have eight hours until then . But those eight hours won"t go to waste . In that time, we will set up our defenses just in case we are to get caught . "

Kazuya remained in a daze as Rhys went through the plan from the top . He didn"t need to listen to it again; he already knew it word from word . His thoughts remained on Lyn; the Princess knows something already . But why does she still treat him normally? Is it possible that it did not matter whether or not he was the enemy? That would be too naive, and from what he"s learned about Lyn"s character, that logic didn"t suit her .When Kazuya asked the shopkeeper for a cloak in that first clothes shop, he should have asked for two . No, thats not the issue here . Cloak or not, Lyn stood out . Now he understood why Queen Orthez made such a decision . Though he shouldnt agree with the Queen, now Kazuya wants nothing more than for Lyn to revert to wearing those plain clothes . Then again, he doubts that makes much difference too . The Queen keeps her locked up because she understands that her daughters elegance and grace is not something mere clothes can conceal . That made sense if he thought about it in that manner . Though Kazuya connected the pieces slowly, Lyn bringing too much attention is bad because of the mark? But seldom people should know about that too, Arghhh! I just dont understand . Kazuya exclaimed frustrated . The nearby pa.s.sengers looked at him like he was a crazy person . Realizing he spoke out loud, Kazuya looked down . Dont be an idiot now Kazuya . Thankfully, the people stopped staring, and Kazuya looked up and spotted the Princess walking back over . Lyn stood out like a sore thumb, so it was easy to keep track of her . Kazuya felt unusual whenever she let go of his hand . When Lyn first insisted on it, he wanted to tell her what it looked like to other people . Two grown men and women holding hands . But she defeated him with that smile of hers . She rushed over to him wearing a bright smile, Kazuya, theres a nice fountain at the center of town! The parks undergone a lot of construction since the last time, lets go, Lyn said, as she grabbed hold of his hand again . Kazuya looked down at their inter winded hands, Lyn . Yes? He wanted to ask her why she holds hands with him like this . But Kazuya supposes with her personality; he wont get an answer . Kazuya shook his head, theres probably no special meaning to it, Since youre so small if you keep rus.h.i.+ng off youll get lost . Lyn pouted, Im not a child . I know, Kazuya replied . He knows that if she was simply a naive and innocent young girl . Then he wouldnt be this interested in her, something came to mind, and Kazuya smiled, as he momentarily drew her close, I wouldnt kiss a child . D-dont be stupid!! Kazuya laughed at the girls reply; shes so amusing . When he and Lyn looked through various furniture stands, Kazuya spotted somebody from the corner of his eye and told Lyn he would look on the other side for a bit . The Princess noticed nothing and nodded . Kazuya walked over to where his friend was, a deep frown forming on his face, What? Kazuya wasnt pleased that Rhys interrupted his time with Lyn . Rhys was one of the leaders back in the Sound Kingdom; the man was only four years older . But for his age, people considered him doing well . Sadly, though his slanted eyes and the scar on his right eye which he sustained in a huge fight, caused people to misunderstand him . Though they hid, the pa.s.sing buyers looked at Rhys and whispered . Kazuya remembered when they first got to the Mist Kingdom border . It was difficult explaining to the guard that this guy was one of them Rhys rolled his eyes, What are you doing Kazu, seducing the Princess should be simple . But instead, youre playing a game of house with her . Shut it, she-- Kazuya paused, --is unlike those girls you sleep around with . Is that so? Rhys didnt press the issue, but Kazuya found his friend looked over at Lyn, Shes a key part to our plan, so dont screw it up . I dont care what method you use . But gain her trust, make sure she believes you before you tell her anything, got it? Kazuya stares at his friend for a few minutes, before he finally said, Rhys, for now, dont mention that stuff . The man frowned, Kazuya, you cant be serious . Rhys shook his head disappointedly, That woman is merely a chess piece in our plans . You can seduce her all you want . But dont fall for her; otherwise, our plan will fall apart . Shouldnt that be a good thing, him falling for Lyn for real? Kazuya doesnt reply straight away, and he felt his friends growing anger . After a while, Kazuya spoke up, Lyn differs from her family members . She has done nothing wrong, Kazuya said . Honestly, when he thinks of the original plan to seduce her but later on abandon her . It made Kazuya sick to the stomach . Being betrayed by somebody like that wont make anyone feel well . If hes feeling this way just thinking about it, what would happen to Lyn? He couldnt do it . Rhys paused as though he considered the words Kazuya just said, before he commented, I do agree that the Princess is different than the rest . But we really cant be too sure; shes still Queen Orthez, daughter . Queen Orthez, huh? Anybody related to the Queen is their enemy . However, Lyn, he cant a.s.sociate her as one of those people . Kazuya tapped his fingers against the wall, but he was becoming increasingly restless . Rhys tossed him a cigarette and Kazuya thanked him . He tried to quit smoking, knowing the damage it possesses to your body . But it is hard to stop once youve gotten started . Once the cigarette was in his hands, he felt a sense of relief and quickly lit it up . Its hard to quit, Kazuya murmured . Rhys laughed, Dude, dont bother trying anymore . Its useless . The smell will stick to him, will Lyn notice? She clings to him a lot after all, Did you call out to me to ask? Kazuya changed the topic . He didnt want to talk about the subject regarding Lyn anymore or wait for Rhys to bring up his secrets . His companion nodded, The thing is, the Mist Kingdom Main castle is large . Even with our group of ten, I doubt we can infiltrate the place in one go . Kazuyas face was grave hearing those words, We have to check every corner somehow, Kazuya trailed off, as he took another puff from the cigarette, I dont think we will get another chance to explore the castle . Then, theres another suggestion the others came up with him, Rhys seemed to hesitate to tell him but eventually spoke up, And thats to have the Princess show you the way . Kazuya glared at Rhys suggestion . Its not like he didnt think about it . At least initially anyway, however, he changed his mind once he saw what the girls powers were . Traces of dark magic, no its dark magic . Considering Lyns situation, there is no way anybody could have taught her those spells, leading him to one conclusion, Lyns dark magic is natural . He had yet to tell Rhys regarding the girls powers . Kazuya knew Rhys would tell the others in a heartbeat and theyd scheme something up . I know you think its dangerous for her . And yeah, it will be . Even if she shows us around naturally, people will be suspicious . Thats why we will have to rely on you for this side plan, while we stick to the main one, Rhys nodded to himself, not getting an immediate response . Rhys thought he understood and continued speaking . Kazuya, however, was thinking to himself how stupid the side plan was . No, the whole project itself is ridiculous . Lyn isnt as stupid as they all think she is . In fact, recently he noticed that shes picked up on his suspicious actions . Though Kazuya does spend most of his time with her, there are occasions where he is late . Events where he is planning away with his friends . Yet she always treats him normally, no matter how late he dropped by . The original plan hasnt changed, we strike at exactly 20:00 hours . The opening starts at 8:00 am, so we have eight hours until then . But those eight hours wont go to waste . In that time, we will set up our defenses just in case we are to get caught . Kazuya remained in a daze as Rhys went through the plan from the top . He didnt need to listen to it again; he already knew it word from word . His thoughts remained on Lyn; the Princess knows something already . But why does she still treat him normally? Is it possible that it did not matter whether or not he was the enemy? That would be too naive, and from what hes learned about Lyns character, that logic didnt suit her .