Chapter 49 - Forty-Seven (1/2)

”So, tell me Aeglos, as the only one with a functioning brain in this room, do you have a plan?”

My brother pouts at me, but I ignore him, as I feel Leo resting his arm behind my back on the sofa. Aeglos just smiles weakly, saying:

”Yes, actually, I have.”

I turn to Leo then, realizing that he is a little too close for comfort, but I don't let it get under my skin as I make a smug remark by raising my eyebrows as if saying: See Leo how is done, you plaaaan first, you use your braaaain first.

He just smirks again, a mischievous glint in his eyes, probably thinking how to get back at me for it. I gave back one of my own then, saying with my eyes: Didn't like it? And what are you going to do about it?

Our mute conversation was interrupted by Aeglos, who gave a dry cough to get our attention back to the task at hand.

”There is a way to enter the castle as, in the next few weeks, they will be holding a Masquerade, one of the many parties they give for the nobles. My contacts were able to find employment inside the party, and once inside the castle we would be able to reach the treasure. For that, Thilgon, I think you are the most suited one, being able to enter your shadow and all.”

I nod. ”I agree, though I would need a map or something to find the right place, and if there is a special lock, a safe or something there.”

”Yes, for that you have Prince Leonel, I mean, Leonel to guide you. The only problem is how he will get inside as his face is well known in the court.”

Leo keeps his face neutral, almost aloof, the kind he used to show me when he had just met me.

”I can carry him in my shadow dimension, no worries.”

”Oh, that's a relief. Me and Thor will take care of the escape then, we will make a distraction by attacking another area of the castle, and in the confusing you two can escape.”

”You and Thor?”

”Yes, Hunthor.”

What's up with the nicknames now oi?!

I fume at that, literally, narrowing my eyes, but before I can complain Leo intervenes, talking about the layout of the castle, and time passes as we discuss the plan, looking at a map, with the castle addend, handmade, by Leo, covering any problems that may happen, as well as the meeting place after the attack.

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Well, the plan seemed perfect… with a slight problem, one small detail…

The staff for the party… there was only vacancy for women.

”No-way that I'm going to wear that!”

”Come on, you don't care on wearing those almost n.a.k.e.d desert clothes and now you don't want to wear a simple servant dress?!”

I was discussing with Aeglos on the change room since I only discovered this simple fact once we were at the employment agency, going to a private chamber where they would show the ways of the job, our accomplice sweating on the corner as we fight.

”Really? Just a dress?! Then why don't you wear it?!”

”And how could why? It would look very weird because of my broad shoulders and my heigh-”

He stops in the middle of the word, a little too late, when my gaze tries to make holes in his pretty freaking elf face.

”What? Because I'm not tall? Because I have the height of a woman?! You little bastard!”

”No, that's not what I-”

I kept venting my anger on him as he kept trying to make me wear the servant women clothes, but once my anger was fumed out Aeglos tried to reason with me, and damn he had a lot of patience and time to do so; and to many good arguments too.

So yeah… I ended up having a brilliant afternoon wearing woman clothes; nothing too shabby though, just a skirt that went all the way down, and some undergarments to hide my lack of b.r.e.a.s.t.

Worst was the high-heels. God I hate them, even more than dragons; something I never thought that would be beaten in my rank of worst things; as I had to walk straight while holding a tray and serving fake consumers here and there, not looking in the eyes, head down, blablabla.

This was worse than working out; women earned my respect after that, geez.

Aeglos ran away once the training started, what a good friend he was really letting me on my own to go back to the new inn, a nice house with a winter garden right in the middle, having, instead of walls in the corridors, an open space to it.

Tired I went to my room to call my brother for dinner, but when I was about to enter Leo appears beside me, saying:

”Your brother is not there, he went out with Aeglos.”

That popped a vein on my forehead. Sneaky bastard, taking advantage of the time I wasn't home uhm… Tsk tsk tsk.

”Let's dinner together.”

Leo said, turning and walking away without giving me a chance to protest. Sighing I went after him, I was really hungry after all.