Thread: Political Scales [Eclipse Jalodra & Shyone]

Sitting down at the table the prince greeting his commanders as they came in and began to join him at different spots on their side of the table. The way that the Prince talked to the men, it was quite obvious that the prince was more comfortable in the company of his generals than he was when around his advisers. This was especially the case because of the respect that they seemed to show Biyu, since it made the overall atmosphere just feel a lot more at ease. The young man seemed to be quite interested in any news from the front, even though they were meant to meet about that later. It was quite obvious that war was something that the soon to be Emperor was interested in. One of his general had come over to sit down next to Ryou, and the two constantly seemed to be whispering back and forth about something. It was that Kurosawa had been conducting a long and hard fought campaign in the south to try and regain a proper homeland for Biyu's people. The reason he was trying to keep it a secret was that he wanted to give it to her as present... for being their for him all these years. It was about this time that his advisors started to spill into the room and took up their places around the table. Though Kurosawa found that their less than positive attitude about Biyu's presence was really starting to get on his nerves. There was really nothing he could do about it though, beyond that extremely cold and doll eyed stare that he sometimes gave. It normally worked to shield Biyu from anyone's words. There was also the annoyed nudge that some of the larger and more battle hardened generals gave the small scholarly advisors. These were men who had at one point under Ryou's father fought the Lamia's in battle, and had the scars to prove it, along with there respect. This included the Captain of Ryou's Imperial Guard... who especially wasn't about to see the prince's guardian insulted in such a manner. Soon though even Ryou was distracted away from such things as the food was brought out, and he gently thanked each servant that sat down a plate. He was very quick to dig in and start eating the food as it was laid out in front of him. The more simplistic nature of the meal brought a sense of comfort to the princes belly. As well as his natural well being in a overall sense. The cooks that made food for Ryou were some of the best, and he always made sure that they had the best ingredients of even the simplest things. Such as the chickens that laid the eggs came form a royal hatchery of hens... that the prince tried to tend to with loving and adoring care whenever time allowed him. Of course he also liked to use the time when he was outside like that in order to spend time alone with Biyu. It was always a good chance to talk, at least if they could get away from the advisors long enough to go on a walk. It was obvious that was what he was thinking about at the moment... as he glanced over at his guardian and gave a soft smile. The Lamia had always taught him the importance of being pleasant, and so that was what he was going to do. The Lamia wasn't the only one who was made uncomfortable by the conversation about finding him a bride. There was a reason that Kurosawa was the oldest of his fathers son who wasn't yet married... and that was because the prince seemed to always do his best to deflect the topic. Of course this time he knew that it would be a lot harder to do, and so that was when he did something that he normally did to throw off his Advisors... as well as to make himself more comfortable with a situation. Reaching over the male gently grab hold of Biyu's tail and gently pulled it over towards himself, before wrapping it around his waist. The prince didn't use enough to disturb the way the Lamia was curled up in her spot, but it was enough that he felt the weight of her tail in his lap... which he softly began to pet in a very nonchalant manner. To Ryou it was certainly a comforting feeling to have his guardian this close, and in a way it was his method of tuning out the Advisors about any potential bride. Then suddenly he had the most wonderful idea, as he slammed a hand down on the table along with the drink that he was holding. It was quite the uncouth action for a prince, but then again given he smile on his face it was quite obvious that this was normal Ryou behavior. Looking right at some of his advsiors he said, You know what sssilly boysss... I think my meeting with you guysss will be later tonight if you don't mind. I am sssure that mossst of you would be more than happy to ssstay up a bit later than usssual to accomdate the time of your prince? It was very uncharacteristic of Ryou to be a bit on the heavy handed side even with advisors, but given the playful wink he shot towards Biyu... it was obvious what his goal was. He had a feeling she wanted to talk to him, and so he was giving her the time to do just that....