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Dawn was flipping through a book, her fingers leaving marks on the worn yellow pages. It was on mechanics, her favorite subject, and Dawn was immersed in the diagrams, loosing herself in the topic she found would always take her mind off of her brother.
Fransisco was on the door, bored. He didn't know why the Princess had made him become an escort, when he was trained to do somethings more...higher ranked. Like being a gaurd of a royal, or something.
Dawn looked up, surprised when she heard the creaking of the floorboards. "Oh. Hello, Fransisco. Is something up with Princess?" she asked, standing up and crossing towards him worriedly.
He looked up sharply and shook his head. "No, she just told me I had to escort you. Since she doesn't know if she should trust others, you know..."He explained.
"Oh. Of course," Dawn said with a nod. "As long as your here... How good are you with mechanics? I've been working on a new project and I need some help."
He shrugged. "Um...im okay with that." He said.
"Look. I'm trying to plan an escape route and I know the safest place to head to in case there's trouble," Dawn said, pointing to a map spread out on a table. "I'm figuring out how to get there. And besides that, I need to find a place to train magic users. Somewhere in the castle."
He cleared his throat. "How exactly would you need my help?" He asked.
"You know the palace best. Where would be the most condusive place to practice magic?" Dawn asked, fixing Francisco with an annoyed glance.
He shrugged. "The woods, maybe." He said.
Dawn reworded her request. "No. Inside of the palace. Some place... sheltered, so that people can't see them or get in without some trouble." She studied the map, looking for a room that fit her description.
He once again rolled his eyes. "We can just do a place in the woods. It would help, since people here aren't really stupid to wander into them." He said.
Dawn kept her cool, her expression inscrutable. "The woods are susceptible to attacks from the rebels. I don't think we'd want to put our magic students in danger." She narrowed her eyes. "Now would we?"
He took a deep breath. "Then how about one of the hidden rooms? We can breakdown a wall and make it bigger."
"Hidden rooms?" Dawn asked. "Hmm... I suppose that would work..."
He shrugged. "Theres one in the library, you know." He said.
"I do," Dawn said with a glare. "I've been around this place long enough. I have one slight problem, though." She unrolled a layout of the west part of the palace, drawn in great detail. "Each room has a lock, like this," she told him, gesturing to a lock. "They lock from the outside, since the rooms were originally used as a place to store valuables. So you need someone on the outside to the people inside back into the open."
He nodded. "So just ask someone to do it." He said, thinking it was obvious
"And attract attention? No way," Dawn said. "Don't you think someone standing outside a wall would look suspicious?"
He shrugged. "We can just say to mind their own buisness.'" He said.
"And if we're under attack?" Dawn asked with an eyebrow raised, looking slightly amused. "The answer isn't that simple."
He grins. "Then we fight back. Thats simple, really." He said.
"No, it's not, because there might an entire army after them," Dawn protested, annoyed.
He rolled his eyes. "And we have a whole Kingdom of armies behind us."
"Can they get here in time?" Dawn asked. "Maybe they can't. I need to do the calculations."
He huffed. "If you already know, whats the point in asking?"
"It sounded like a good idea," Dawn said, close to the point of anger.
He shrugged. "Then let me continue my work." he said.
"So... standing around and watching people like a creepy stalker?" Dawn asked, her voice expressionless.
He glared at her. "I have this position because Azalea decided to protect you."
"Well, you can tell the princess I don't need protecting. I'm not that important," Dawn told him angrily. "I don't think I matter that much to the queen."
He rolled his eyes, annoyed. "Your one of her close friends, obviously she cares for your protection.''
"I know that. So? She shouldn't have sent you. She could get in trouble with the queen." Dawn sat down at the table, pulling a book towards her.
He shrugged. "Beats me."
"So go back to doing your job," Dawn growled, feeling annoyed.
He rolled his eyes. "Fine."
"Good." Dawn turned back to her book, totally ignoring Fransisco.
Francisco clicked his tongue. He totally deserved a break.
"Stop making noise, you're annoying me," Dawn told him, keeping her gaze focused on her book.
He rolled his eyes. "Likewise" he muttered
Dawn bit her tongue, trying hard not to say that bad word she'd learned recently.
Francisco sighed. He looked around the room.
"Well? Find something to do, your movement is distracting," Dawn said with a glare.
He glared at her. "You've got to be kidding me! I cant even look around?"
"Then at least sit down and look around," Dawn said through gritted teeth. "Somewhere where I can't see you." She sucked in a breath. "Idiot," she mumbled under her breath. "I have work to do, okay? The queen won't take any late work. My life could literally be on the line."
Francisco rolled his eyes. "If you we're really into your work, you would put me no mind." He said.
"You're distracting. Now shut up," Dawn hissed. "It's my life in danger here, not yours. How about you come back to me when you're in a situation with circumstances like my own?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Okay first of all, i didn't ask to be here. Secondly, can you shut up and continue working? If this is so important, why cant you do it without getting distracted."
"Do you think I like this?" Dawn protested furiously. "I'd much rather be doing something I'm good at. I suck at planning and making and just- just leave me alone!" She buried her head in her hands, flopping down onto the table top.
