Hunter crossed his fingers when everyone was sat comfortably, he was cautious, making sure he had his back against the wall and everyone within view, even though most of the people in the room where his trust staff and his wife, he had to make sure that the guests didn't try anything. He was paranoid in that respect. When Furyk had a little outburst over the past being dragged up and then he settled down, Hunter nodded in agreement, so he decided to overlook the Captains out of turn speech<br/><br/>"I could not agree with you more Captain, matters of the past are not important here, what is important is the reasons for you two coming to us in the first place. Please, tell us why you have come all of a sudden and without the proper warnings?"<br/><br/>Hunter knew something was going on, but he couldn't really put his finger on it, all of a sudden, Anyx, twin sister of the Queen had come to the castle out of nowhere, talking of eloping into his Kingdom, without sending a messenger in advance, as was tradition. She then also had her husband show up, without invitation or warning, with this air of evil about him, and suddenly they had a castle to move into at the bequest of his beloved Xyna. He smelt that something was off, and it was nothing to do with the cooks fish for once.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Andrew nearly lost his temper when the jumped up security manager spoke out of turn, berating his wife like she was an insolent child, if he had been back in his own home, he would have ripped the mans throat out for the insubordination, obviously King Hunter was a lot more lax in his approach to discipline, something that would no doubt have to change if he were to keep a hold on his throne.<br/><br/>"We have eloped Your Majesties, because we fear for our lives, there was an uprising in the North, mobs of anti vampire protestors took up arms and overwhelmed our defenses, forcing us to flee. Anyx came ahead of me because I stayed to try and quell the rioters before any serious damage was done, alas this failed and I barely escaped with my own life...."<br/><br/>He took his gloves off and pulled the collar of his robe down to reveal a rather gruesome slash across his shoulder and upper chest<br/><br/>".....So we have come, seeking refuge in your Kingdom. Please, will you help us?"<br/><br/>This was of course an elaborate story that had been concocted to make the King believe that they really were homeless and in need of help. The cut on his chest and shoulder had been done by Anyx herself, he needed a fresh wound to ensure that the Phoenix's believed him from the beginning.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Hunter listened to the tale told by Drake in silence. Then he was shown the wound and he almost winced if he hadn't seen such wounds before on soldiers. He nodded<br/><br/>"Very well, you can have the castle to call your own, there will be a donation of monies sent to you as well with a small security force that will recruit people from nearby villages to guard your new home and grounds. If you require medical attention, which by the looks of it you don't, then speak up now and I shall arrange for your chest to be looked at"<br/><br/>He sighed and looked to everyone else<br/><br/>"These are dark times and we need to be careful, do not trust anyone that you do not know, make sure you are security conscious at all times, the Captain does not need more incidents like the one that we had earlier today because of someone's carelessness"<br/><br/>He really did not trust this Andrew Drake, or his sister in law, so he would need to set up a watch on them within their new guard. He would need to speak to the Captain once they could get some time alone, so that they could allocate a man or a small group of men to be their informants on the Drakes activities.