"Ney my Lady, they have not. No word had bin herd of them." He cleared his trough and breaded out heavily, a serten sign that he needed to tell her something she would not like “I have learned that one of the boys, messenger’s family had packed up and left over night”  He paused uncomfortable with giving only bad news, it was something he hated doing to his Lady but it seamed that he was unable to protect her from everything. This was the first time he could talk to her in some time and he had some news<br/><br/>"You’re Ladyship, Princess" If anything that was a sign of trouble "There are only 9 more men in the castle guard that are fit for duty, the others had came down with the same disease as your Lord father " He informed her, she might have noticed he was leaning on the wall slightly "I have sent all of them to the walls the men who were not in the castle are not infectrd, I hope that will keep true. "<br/><br/>He added with some urgency "Worry not my Queen I have held guard over your quarters ever since, and will do so till the disease passes " He seamed to leave something out. As he waited for any orders