"Sir Ravenlock, the preparations have been made, and all of your belongings have been delivered to your Villa, in the Southern Vineyard.. Which may I add was very kind of the Lady Kairee to present you and yours with. Your family must mean a great deal to her, to be given such a place. Especially given the fact you are, according to our paperwork, only the captain of her colour guard. I mu--"
That was as far as the under-secretary of the interior had gotten, as a hand lifted to cut him off soundly. A brow raised, as one rather annoyed Brian Ravenlock regarded the young man with a rather not so pleasant glare. This of course caused the man to back peddle a tad, as he put a small bit of distance between himself, and the elder Ravenlock. Lowering his hand, Brian watched the young man closely, and after yet another moment, finally spoke..
"What I am, or what I do is not the concern of yours or anyone else's, save the Queen's and myself. And I trust we shall not have anymore talks of this nature in the future, Mister...?"
The young man gulped lightly, and looked as if he had half expected Brian to reach over, and cuff him upside the head. It was clear that he was not used to dealing with someone of... Brian's interesting demeanor. He had heard things as have others, in regards to what Brian actualy did for the Queen, and her court in Appleburg. Some had heard he was her counsel, others her possibly sibling or child... As ridiculous as that sounded. Others advised they heard other outlandish things in turn. The only fact to any of it, was that Brian was a part of her court, and the captain of her colour guard, and handled whatever she deemed necessary. A constant presence in her court, while she was present and away. That however was another story for another time.
"Bergminster, Sir Ravenlock.."
"Ah, yes..Burgermeister.."
This of course, got a raised brow from the young man who opened his mouth to protest Brian's choice of words, as Brian was quicker and raised a hand, effectively silencing the man, yet again.
"Relax, please. I know full well what your name is, and I will remember it.. As you will remember not to speculate as to what it is I do for her highness, and her court. Are we in agreement? We are? Perfect.. Now back to the matter at hand, the Villa is prepared and my articles have been moved, and that is good. Actually, I needed a few other details tended too, if it is not too much trouble, Mister Bergminster?"
Collecting himself, the young man straightened a bit, upon being called by his name. In all honestly, not many people addressed him by his proper name, and for some reason that caused a nice deal of pride within the young man, as he nodded to Brian once more.
"Of course, Sir. After all we are the Department of the Interior, for the right Kingdom of Appleburg, by her Lady the Queen Kairee's grace. We look after our own, in every way possible. So what else may we assist you with?"
Ah, what a few well placed words will do for one's ego, and what not.
"Well, Mister Bergminster. We have some additions that will be joining us during our stay here, namely my daughter Elena, and Lady Kerrithra. My brother Alexander, and his Lady Lain. I would like to have visas drawn up for each of them, if that is at all possible, and--"
Now it was Brian's turn to be abruptly cut off, as Bergminster sounded off in a very enthused nature!
"No, no, no, no, no.. That will not do! No paperwork is needed for the family, of her Highness' Colour Guard Captain. We will have someone meet you all at the Villa, and confirm the number in your group and we will handle the rest! We will see to it, they are taken care of, and Sir? Did you say, Lady Kerrithra? 'The' Lady Kerri? With the ears?"
Brian was somewhat stunned, but by no means would he interrupt the young man, as Bergminster was indeed on a roll. Instead, he nodded to the young man, and clasped his shoulder a bit, chuckling softly as Bergminster made shapes with his hands, as he inquired about Kerri. Strangely the shapes somwhat resembled cats ears, and then a tail.
"Actually, yes that Kerri.. And I am sure she would love a guided tour of the city."
"Sir! I would like to volunteer myself for that particular detail!"
Ah, when young men have Kerri on the brain... They commit to the most suicidal of missions.. With no real idea, of what they are getting into, sometimes we like to call them idiots.. Brian is one such person, in that regards, save it was not with Kerri on the brain, instead it was his beloved Jenai.. So he can appreciate the young man's fervor, and readily complies.
"Of course, consider it yours. I shall inform, Kerrithra, myself."
The rest of the meeting went as well as could be expected, and all the arrangements were settled. All Brian had to do now, was head back to Rhy'din and make sure all was ready with Jenai, and everyone else. Then it would be time to head back to Appleburg, and make ready for the much anticipated Aleyah and Nathressa Ravenlock..
That was as far as the under-secretary of the interior had gotten, as a hand lifted to cut him off soundly. A brow raised, as one rather annoyed Brian Ravenlock regarded the young man with a rather not so pleasant glare. This of course caused the man to back peddle a tad, as he put a small bit of distance between himself, and the elder Ravenlock. Lowering his hand, Brian watched the young man closely, and after yet another moment, finally spoke..
"What I am, or what I do is not the concern of yours or anyone else's, save the Queen's and myself. And I trust we shall not have anymore talks of this nature in the future, Mister...?"
The young man gulped lightly, and looked as if he had half expected Brian to reach over, and cuff him upside the head. It was clear that he was not used to dealing with someone of... Brian's interesting demeanor. He had heard things as have others, in regards to what Brian actualy did for the Queen, and her court in Appleburg. Some had heard he was her counsel, others her possibly sibling or child... As ridiculous as that sounded. Others advised they heard other outlandish things in turn. The only fact to any of it, was that Brian was a part of her court, and the captain of her colour guard, and handled whatever she deemed necessary. A constant presence in her court, while she was present and away. That however was another story for another time.
"Bergminster, Sir Ravenlock.."
"Ah, yes..Burgermeister.."
This of course, got a raised brow from the young man who opened his mouth to protest Brian's choice of words, as Brian was quicker and raised a hand, effectively silencing the man, yet again.
"Relax, please. I know full well what your name is, and I will remember it.. As you will remember not to speculate as to what it is I do for her highness, and her court. Are we in agreement? We are? Perfect.. Now back to the matter at hand, the Villa is prepared and my articles have been moved, and that is good. Actually, I needed a few other details tended too, if it is not too much trouble, Mister Bergminster?"
Collecting himself, the young man straightened a bit, upon being called by his name. In all honestly, not many people addressed him by his proper name, and for some reason that caused a nice deal of pride within the young man, as he nodded to Brian once more.
"Of course, Sir. After all we are the Department of the Interior, for the right Kingdom of Appleburg, by her Lady the Queen Kairee's grace. We look after our own, in every way possible. So what else may we assist you with?"
Ah, what a few well placed words will do for one's ego, and what not.
"Well, Mister Bergminster. We have some additions that will be joining us during our stay here, namely my daughter Elena, and Lady Kerrithra. My brother Alexander, and his Lady Lain. I would like to have visas drawn up for each of them, if that is at all possible, and--"
Now it was Brian's turn to be abruptly cut off, as Bergminster sounded off in a very enthused nature!
"No, no, no, no, no.. That will not do! No paperwork is needed for the family, of her Highness' Colour Guard Captain. We will have someone meet you all at the Villa, and confirm the number in your group and we will handle the rest! We will see to it, they are taken care of, and Sir? Did you say, Lady Kerrithra? 'The' Lady Kerri? With the ears?"
Brian was somewhat stunned, but by no means would he interrupt the young man, as Bergminster was indeed on a roll. Instead, he nodded to the young man, and clasped his shoulder a bit, chuckling softly as Bergminster made shapes with his hands, as he inquired about Kerri. Strangely the shapes somwhat resembled cats ears, and then a tail.
"Actually, yes that Kerri.. And I am sure she would love a guided tour of the city."
"Sir! I would like to volunteer myself for that particular detail!"
Ah, when young men have Kerri on the brain... They commit to the most suicidal of missions.. With no real idea, of what they are getting into, sometimes we like to call them idiots.. Brian is one such person, in that regards, save it was not with Kerri on the brain, instead it was his beloved Jenai.. So he can appreciate the young man's fervor, and readily complies.
"Of course, consider it yours. I shall inform, Kerrithra, myself."
The rest of the meeting went as well as could be expected, and all the arrangements were settled. All Brian had to do now, was head back to Rhy'din and make sure all was ready with Jenai, and everyone else. Then it would be time to head back to Appleburg, and make ready for the much anticipated Aleyah and Nathressa Ravenlock..