The Apogian War

Chapter 17

Soon after

"THE KING WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY" the weird looking man said, 'pls be seated' he had heard Esthers tender voice calling to him as he stood there dumbfounded by the whole scene,

"What has gotten u so sullen, our guest" Clover had not heard the voice in a while and quickly discovered that it was the eldest sister's voice ' Jezebel '.

Am sor ry,,,,. Clover stammered on what to call her, for by now , his sureast guess was that there were princesses of the domain,,, ry ur Highness"

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'Pls call me by my first name Jezebel' and Delilah, she pointed out to the other sister,

The scent of the delicacies brought Clover back to earth,

'Sisters, princesses, damsels, dancers , he was placing these thoughts together,

He sought to lay arms on the hundreds of various delicacies set before him, he looked around him, Jezebel and Delilah were both engaged in speech, and Esther was looking puzzling at him, 'umm' sorry be said without much thought, " we mustn't each, until my father arrives,word is he's at the gate as we speak' u must still keep up the act in front of my father for he is eagerly looking for a suitor for me' Clover was shocked,

'suitor he thought, does that mean,,,' before he could complete his thoughts, she snapped at him, and said ' pretence Clov' a new nick name she had given to him,

The king has arrived the weird looking man exclaimed, Clover looked around him as he composed himself,

But lo and behold, the king turned out to be Poseidon, or so he thought?.

THE CASLE OF THE APOG DOMAINS (AUSBURN AND FALTRON DOMAIN)

Amid the evening mist and the rising moon, the stone walls seemed to hold a supernatural stillness. Some windows, illuminated by reflected firelight, seemed to observe us from up high. The causeway that crossed the moat was slick with moss and algae, painting it an eerie green. The portcullis was down, but was stuck two feet from stone floor. Though this seemed to invite our curious members, it brought caution to the rest of us. Our torches reflected off the water of the moat that seemed home to dark things that swam just out of sight.

The Courtyard beyond the gate was dark except for a single fire brazier that burned atop an ancient fountain. It’s dark water seemed to absorb all light and leave our mouths dry with fear.

Ausburn sat admist the small courtyard in the dark, alone and warried he thought,

'Darkovan, Darkovan, Darkovan, why mustn't u let us be, the laws are old and wary, perhaps it's time for us to move admist the future with naw laws' his arms and sword glowed burning red aflown the courtyard

Even more intense as his though carried on,

'I truly hath loved Faltron, and she also me, so why hath the laws of stupid old Vandartha, prevent us from doing so, he stared at Faltron's chambers windows, from towards where he sat, she seemed to have been staring on the now empty battle field, which would have been a very blood bath,

'Is this the lords Will, that I should not be with my one true love?

Has the Domains not already taken away my family's, and my honour, I am now thought far and wide as the rebellious daughter who had killed her family to attain the Throne, which was only part of their scheme,

And now the Rebel who has defiled the Great laws'

Beads of sweat slowly found their way down her face, she felt that hunch as she turned invulnerable looking towards her windows edge, found Ausburn staring intensely at her, like he desired her care warmth and tender voice to calm him, and bring his thoughts from the far away land they had wondered into,

THE BARRACKS

Indistinct chatter went on as the young gaurd, no he was now the Captain of. The Imperial Knights he strooled briskly towards his chambers as he heard two Captains deep in conversation,

(BANG BANG BANG) "ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, why why why, I finally get my chance to settle the scores and now this has happened' the first captain with a pirate eye patch said agitating,

The second guard had a somewhat unfixing glare at the height of the towers, where the guards had been killed, well all that has happened has happened, we pray fight gone fight gone,

The new captain was wondering if the Imperial Knights were tireed of staying idle and doing nothing, 'paharps I could put together a ,,,,,,: he thought.

The castle of Hardias 'darkly lit' standing tall above the land scapes of Vandartha, guards at every turn armed to the teeth, but hard to be seen, 'hw did this guar,, D's g,,et here' he asked Esther 'ummm,, hw may I say this, they had been there,,, what,,, how ,,, when ' Clover exclaimed confusedly,

"the king shall make his way through, the weird man began,

Clover looked around hopefully to spot the king 'the man with such great thirst and power which holds through before his eyes,

The king strooled briskly towards the shining hall, 'hmmph when has my search for Clover made me king, but surely this may pls master Darkovan, yes surely, surely surely" Poseidon kept repeating those words over and over under his lips,

He recalled. " Sire, sire sire pls answer, and repeat for thine answer to be heard, he kept asking, sire sire where is thy house, where do thou livest, Poseidon became tired and just dragged him over his shoulder towards where the general had pointed, which led him to lo and behold the castle of Hardias,

"What the, lord of light, is that' a guard hurriedly ran towards the already waried Poseidon, and the drunken fast asleep king,

"Fast, fast, fast, ring the bells, the king has arrived,

Crowds of butler's and maids, walked hastily never running, towards them, they took the king and his guest, cause he won't let go of Poseidon's garment, to the king's chambers, the room was dimly lit, and the grounds were cut out of fine earth metals, the chairs sparkled

With shiny metals,

The King’s bedchambers were not only a place for rest. They were also the setting for important Palace ceremonies. Each day, it was here that the king had his waking (lever) and retiring (coucher) ceremonies, accompanied by his courtiers. He would also take his private meals, known as Petits Couverts, in these chambers. Being invited to be present during one of these ceremonies in the king’s bedchambers was such a privilege that it was cause for rivalry between members of royalty.

As a matter of respect, the queen could not enter the king’s bedchambers. To see her, he would visit her adjoining apartment.

Sumptuous décor for a royal bedchamber

The bedchamber’s decor is truly fit for a king. Its furniture is opulent and overelaborated with gilding. In the center is a monumental canopy of drapes, which protected the ruler from cold. The top of the bed is adorned with four bouquets of white ostrich feathers, a luxury product reserved only for the royal couple.

A gilded railing stops visitors from reaching the bed and used to sanctify the king’s own space. Courtiers who were invited to attend the lever or the coucher of the king were not allowed to cross it.

Above the fireplace stands a bust of Louis XIV sculpted by Antoine Coysevox.

The central room of the king’s apartment

The bedchamber is the central room of the king’s apartment. To get there, visitors cross through the bull’s eye antechamber, which served as a vestibule during lever and coucher ceremonies.

Passing through the bedchamber of the king of Versailles, visitors reach the council chamber, where the king worked and gathered with his ministers.