Black swirling mist took to the air and Motto gripped the armchair.   He was in trouble.  The Prince rose quickly and leapt backward; placing himself between the chair and the snake eyed thing.  Motto’s movement was too fast for a normal person to discern, his agility wasn’t entirely human after all.<br/><br/>"It's nice to see you again, Sir!  I-i'm sorry if I scared you too much last night."<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“.....you..”</span>Motto hadn’t really formed a complete thought.  He remained in his combat stance and blinked several times as the Princess addressed the kitten.<br/><br/>"I said 8 o Clock! Like you told me!  Right?”<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“Dude.”</span>Motto relaxed and scowled at the creature while returning to his seat.<br/><br/>"You've been kitnapped!"<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“What?”</span><br/><br/>"Kidnapped"<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“....”</span><br/><br/>"Right!"<br/><br/>Motto’s gaze fixed on the Princess while she explained her reasoning, his agitation became more and more noticeable until at last he got to his feet.<br/><br/>"For now, you can stay here, but later tonight, you and me have somewhere we need to go."<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“Hold on.  Just.. hold on a second.  I get what you’re saying.  I do.  But ...this is ...hardcore.  Not that I have a problem with that but this could make things worse, Isabella.”</span>Motto moved to where she stood and faced her while resting his hands on his hips.  He appeared to be thinking hard.<span style="color: #00FF40">“Instead of starting a war of our kingdoms, why not blame a common enemy?”</span>Motto searched her eyes for signs of understanding.<span style="color: #00FF40">“You know who I’m talking about.”</span>If things went south with her plan, his people were in real danger.<br/><br/>For the first time in his life, the stakes were clear and Motto quaked inside himself at how vulnerable the Elementals had become.  Rather than focus on the painful truth, he opted to keep things generalized.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF40">“Listen, your plan isn’t bad and I’m sure there’s a lot more involved.”  </span>He shifted his feet and ran a hand through his hair.<span style="color: #00FF40"> “I’m grateful.” </span>The situation weighed heavily and Motto’s face reflected it.<span style="color: #00FF40"> “But Princess let’s do this with the full consequences in mind, not just you and me escaping.”</span>He had more to say, but it could wait.  Right now the engagement was sort of a big deal.