The last few weeks I've been struggling with the story. I'm not sure where to go with it, and I'm not sure how to resolve the hanging issues. I DO have a plan for resolving the explosion, but I'm not ready to do that yet. Actually, I'm not sure how to get to it. Chapters will come slowly as I work on it, as this is the last chapter I have completed, and the next is only a few paragraphs long right now.
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Troy did a remarkably gentle landing and we were quickly transferred to the waiting Bell 525's. Ten minutes later we were flying over crenelated stone walls that looked to be twenty feet wide and twice that high. I could see circular towers on the corners, and flanking the gates. On the peak of the hill inside this fortress wall stood a U-shaped stone castle with round towers topped with copper cone shaped roofs. We landed in the courtyard of the castle and George led Josh, Billy, and me through a grand entrance and to the offices.
We walked through a reception office to a much larger office and George said "Of course, you can choose to use rooms as you see fit, Sire. With the last few remodels, this has been the King's office as it has the deck, the view, and the attached offices, library, and conference room."
I looked around and realized it was quite similar to my old office, just larger. The huge mahogany executive desk had a chocolate brown leather chair behind it, with two arm chairs facing it. Facing the fireplace was a leather sofa, with chairs at an angle on either end. Perpendicular to the huge widow was a pair of sofas, facing each other across a coffee table. I walked around the desk and opened the door behind it to find an office about the size of my old one.
George said "That was planned for the King's Beta, er, Royal Secretary, Sire. If you'd like, we can settle in the conference room and continue our discussions. Or you could rest a bit until James, Baron Erich, and the rest arrive."
I looked around considering everything that had happened,
then looked George in the eye and asked him "Who knows this castle the best,
and more important, who knows about every secret door and hidden room in this
castle?"
George smiled and said "We all agreed that no single one of us should know all
the secrets of the castle, Sire. If you're wanting a
tour, I will call the lead builder. He alone knows all the secrets."
"That tour can wait until Leonard gets here. Do you know enough to show me
where my pups have been taken?"
George laughed and said "Too many rooms for me to guess, Greg. I'll find the current house manager and he'll know."
George left us and Billy, Josh and I explored the offices attached to mine. Billy said that Josh should use the office next to mine while he used the outer office. That way we both had access to a conference room, and to each other. We found Tommy in a small room full of computers and monitors, with a young footman showing him which monitors were which cameras and how to switch between them. Once he got a feel for the system, he logged in and pulled up the view from the garage camera back in Pennsylvania.
The scene was ghostly. The sun had gone down, and there was darkness surrounding the bright work lights focused on the collapsed house, and fog hanging in the air. It looked like a scene from a disaster movie, but this wasn't a movie, this was our home. Billy put his head on my shoulder and Josh wrapped his arms around both of us from behind me as we watched hundreds of vampires still moving the stones and debris by hand, carefully searching for my mates and pups. We watched a few minutes, then I couldn't watch any more. I turned and we found George in my office with a man he introduced as Demetri Stephanos, head of the household staff.
Demetri bowed low as he said "It is an honor to finally meet
you, Your Majesty. I, and your entire staff, are here to serve your needs. How
can I be of assistance this evening, Sire?"
I sighed. Now that it was official, I knew I wasn't
going to be able to get them to stop bowing and such, so I didn't even try.
"Demetri, I need to know where my pups were taken. Then I need you to show me
where I will eat breakfast in the morning, and finally, my room."
"Of course, Sire. Your pups are in the royal residence. We assumed you would
want them to choose their own rooms, but you can make changes as you see fit. I
can show you to your dining room, then take you to your pups, and then your
room. If you'll follow me, Sire."
Demetri turned and led us down a wide hallway to a small,
secured room with an elevator. Demetri used a security card and hit `R1'. When the
elevator stopped, the doors opened to another wide hall. There were what looked
like living rooms, game rooms, and finally a dining room with a table roughly 10'
by 30'. Unlike our old table, this one only had 4 chairs on the ends, and 12
chairs down each of the long sides. I looked around, then said "I meant the
family dining room, Demetri. This looks like the formal dining room."
"Oh no, Sire. This is for your family. The formal hall can be arranged to seat
as many as five hundred, if we make things a bit tight for the tables farther
from you. Any state dinner will be held there. This is for your daily meals
with your mates and pups. As I understand it, you have three mates and thirteen
pups, but only the Crown Prince, his mate, your daughter, her mate, the five
boys you have with you, and the twin infants will be living here?"
"That's correct, but we don't need this much space."
"With all due respect, Sire. When your other pups visit, or when the Crown
Prince has a pup? Your daughter is expecting, and your parents and grandfather
are coming as well? I think we'll be adding seating within a week."
Billy looked around and said "From the looks of the room,
I'm guessing those extensions are big?"
"Actually Sir, what you see is 4 tables. We have 6 more, and depending on the
needs of the family, we can comfortably feed 70."
Josh asked "And where is the kitchen? I might want to sneak
down for a midnight snack."
"The kitchens are in the lower levels, Your Highness. There are several, and
most are only for larger affairs. The one you will most likely want to visit is
at the base of the family elevator. Would you like something to eat before we
go, Sire?"
"Honestly Demetri, I just want to see my pups and take a nap. Please take us to
our family." I said as I looked around and saw Billy and Josh nodding in
agreement.
"Of course, Sire." Demetri said as he led us back to the elevator. We went up
another floor and the doors opened to another wide hall that had double doors
every 50 feet or so. Pointing to the first set, he said "These are apartments
for your older pups, parents, or other family you'd like living here Sire.
There are currently 2 of them on this floor with two bedrooms, two bathrooms,
and a sitting room. On the floor above there are 4 more, as well as 2 with
three bedrooms"
He led us past the apartments and the hallway turned. Here, the double doors were closer together and he explained these were single bedrooms with attached bathrooms for the younger pups. There were 6 of these single bedrooms on this floor, and 8 more on the floor above. At the end of the hall he opened a set of double doors and showed us into the master suite. I knew we'd need to make changes, as the normal king bed wasn't big enough for the four of us. Billy commented that we'd need more closet space as well.
"Prince George, er, forgive me Sire, Duke George said you'll be meeting with the lead builder tomorrow and you can address all of that with him. He will know how best to make any changes you require. Now, would you like to join your pups? Or shall we wake them and bring them in here?"
"I didn't realize they were asleep. Just take us to them."
As he led us to the room across the hall, he said "The boys wanted to stay
together, and your daughter and her mate refused to leave them, Sire. They're
all squeezed into the king bed in this room."
As we walked in, Tanya looked up and smiled "They're all
worn out Dad. Sam and I can move if you and Papa want to lay down with them?"
I smiled and leaned down to kiss her forehead "No, you two get some rest.
Billy, Josh and I will be across the hall if any of you need us." Billy and I
leaned over the bed and were able to give each of the boys a kiss on the
forehead before we all went back to the master bedroom.
I turned to Demetri and said "I assume there are rooms for
the dukes to get some rest?" He nodded, so I went on "Tommy is in the small
room off Billy's office, check if he needs anything. There will be two more
planes landing, with my parents, some of our staff, and their pups. On the
second plane is the Royal Chamberlain, Andrew Scott. I hope you have no
problems working with him to manage the staff?"
"Of course you want your man in charge, Sire. I will do anything I can to
assist him as he learns the house and staffing needs. I have put the dukes in
rooms in the visitors wing already."
There was a knock and we looked to the door to see the footman that had been with Tommy. Demetri said "Yes Alex?"
"Thomas asked to see his Majesty, Sir. He's waiting in the hall."
Before Demetri could answer, I called out "Come on in Tommy.
Do you have news?"
Alex stepped back and Tommy came in saying "Nothing from Pennsylvania, Greg. I'll monitor the feed from the camera, and I'll be talking
to my men on scene off and on. I just wanted to let you know that my men are
stationed outside and in the halls."
"When Leonard and Kailani get here, you get your butt in bed and get some sleep.
I'll want to meet with everyone in the morning, and you both need to be fresh."
I turned to Demetri and said "Put them in a family apartment for the next few
nights. Do the same for Andrew and Amie, my parents and Opa also."
Billy added "Mike and David will go in a family apartment as well as Matt and
Liza. Lucas and LeAnn can stay with Andrew, or have their own rooms. We'll sort
everyone out later, but when in doubt, put them in family rooms."
Demetri bowed to Billy and said "As you wish, Your Highness." Then he turned to
me and asked "What time would you like us to wake you, Sire?"
I thought for a moment, then said "Wake us at eight, and have breakfast served
at nine, please? Tell everyone that arrives that I'd
like to meet with them around ten if they choose to skip breakfast. Let the
pups sleep late if they want. How do I contact you, or someone from staff?"
"Text this number, Sire." As he handed me a card "The text
will automatically go to the steward on duty, as well as the senior staff
member on duty. Or you can open your door and ask the steward to come in."
"Thank you Demetri. Join us for breakfast."
Demetri bowed and left, with Tommy following him. I looked at Billy and said "Get undressed and get in bed. I know you're not tired, but we need to nap so we'll make it through tomorrow without falling asleep."
We turned when we heard a sob from Joshua. Billy and I rushed to his side as he smiled and said "She's awake. Samantha's awake!"