The middle child of the Hisuka family listened closely as his father relayed to him exactly what was said durring the meeting of the heads. He noted all those who had spoken, those who hadn't, and the mannarisms of everyone present.<br/><br/>Ijemaru frowned slightly. "It's potentially problematic that we don't know what was said in the woman's gathering. It would probably have been just a load of show talk, but from what I've seen, many of the more threatening competators we have are female."<br/><br/>He paused for a moment, gathering his thoughts before he let out the initial plan of action he'd decided on. "First of all, we leave the king unharmed for the time being. He's potentially more of an ally than a threat. If someone else decides to attemt his head, we'll let them have it. If he was killed, it might also be benificial if it were not by our hands. However," he interrupted himself, "if the person attempting the assassination is a bumbling<span style="font-style: italic">idiot</span>, we'll step in and put a stop to it. If the attempt would fail anyway, we may as well put ourselves in better favour with the royal family."<br/><br/>"Hmm," he went on. "The queen must be killed, but not too soon in the game. If possible, we should win her trust before taking her out. If she herself were to give a recomendation to the king on our behalf, it would have quite the impact," he said with a slight smirk. "If possible, we should find an ally who would be willing to take out her highness with their own hands, and my orders."<br/><br/>"As to the other royals, neither the prince, nor the princess must be harmed. If you hear anything of assassination attempts, for the princess especially, let me know. We<span style="font-style: italic">will</span>stop them."<br/><br/>At this comment, Amadeus raised an eyebrow, but he knew better than to question the boy. He was an excelent strategist, and if he said something must be done, then in<span style="font-style: italic">must</span>be done.<br/><br/>"At about mid-day," Ijemaru went on, "I'll wake Claudius and have him take care of our good Lord Butches. That oaf will do nothing but get in the way from here on out. He is an idiot in the very essence of the word. Likely, someone like him will have body guards and such, but it shouldn't be a problem. I'll go with Claudius of course so I can adjust orders properly if the need arises. Currently, I think that's everything."<br/><br/>The boy stood up and began his way back to the door. "Oh, if you're engaged in conversation with anyone from here on, you can use the responses on pages 9-16 in their adapted forms.<span style="font-style: italic">Do not</span>make any more mistakes."<br/><br/>Amadeus flinched on the inside. It seemed his son was not going to forgive his mistake in the gathering hall anytime soon. At least it didn't seem to have made a mess of things. The adult watched as his authorative son left for his own room, letting out a slight sigh of relief that he could relax a bit.<br/><br/>----------------<br/><br/>Miku was upset that Ije-chan left so soon after arriving. He always put business first and her later. Not that he had any reason to put her first, but she could dream. She spend a while in her room, laying on her bed and getting used to the feel of her fancy suit. She always wore boy clothes, but a suit was something new.<br/><br/>The disguised girl jumped up in excitement when she heard the door open again. She quickly went out into the area that joined their three rooms and greeted her brother. "Welcome back," she said, smiling. "Are you finally able to put work aside for a moment?"<br/><br/>Ijemaru looked toward his sister. "Go to sleep Miku," he said firmly. "The sun is almost up." He turned and headed toward his brother's room. "I have some things to discuss with Claudius."<br/><br/>Miku let out a dejected sigh. If he was talking to Claudius of his own free will, it meant they were about to assassinate someone. Would her brother's work ever be done?<br/><br/>The girl eventually resigned and retreated back into her room to sleep for the day. Even the palace guest rooms had such comfortable beds. Their family was well off, but they just couldn't compare to the palace.<br/><br/>------------<br/><br/>Ijemaru knocked on his brother's door and entered without a response. He was greeted by his older brother sporting a pair of head phones and reading a dirty magazine. He wore the expression he usually gave his younger sibling: an irritated glare.<br/><br/>"Hello brother," Ijemaru said. He aimed at some form of politeness, but his feeling of superiority toward the older vampire rang in every syllable. "I have a job for you," with the tone, the words translated to: 'you're going to do a job for me.'<br/><br/>The eldest Hisuka boy rolled his eyes and made an exasparated sound. "What now?"