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Two weeks later, and your relationship with the prince has somewhat improved. He no longer is actively ignores you. Sometimes its even the opposite. For example, sometimes when he reads his books he will laugh out loud or make small comments "Oh my look at that…", "I can't believe that…". He hopes to indirectly socialite you into inquiring about what he is reading. You get a lot of "Oh nothing, you wouldn't get it", but other times he will explain some macabre fact to you that he himself has just learned and wished to share. Apparently, sea serpents cannot die of old age, they instead eventually get so long that they can no longer consume enough substance to prevent death by starvation.
Two weeks later is also when the palace welcomes back the king's first born son, Yneed. Only two years the elder of the youngest prince, he is still only a youth himself. Despite that, the kings eldest has a great burden to bare. The future of the kingdom will one day rest on his shoulders, and the king is an almost impossible act to follow. Despite this, his many trumped up deeds give people hope that he will honourably continue the royal line. On his return, he presents the king with a trophy of a rather large bear pelt. Being the prince's body guard, you are given the honour of joining to stand among your veteran brothers who guard the king. It gives you a chance to notice the glances exchanged between the two prince's. The animosity should be visible to anyone…
A day later, the prince will have his first visitor to the lonely dinning hall that has become his routine. The two prince's meet, and a confrontation is swift. You are forced to look on in silence, along with the members of the eldest's entourage, as they begin exchanging slights.
"I see they found you, I suppose you were hiding in some hole then? Perhaps attempting to euthanize a family of gnomes for sport?"
"No I was just hiding in your head, I live there free of charge you see. Lots of empty space."
While the eldest prince sneers at his younger brother in disdain, the younger simply smiles back with a smug grin.
"You damn roach, can't you see how you embarrass father? How much damage your escapades cause? With every breath you draw you erode the stability of the kingdom. Its no wonder father wants nothing to do with you. "
"Is that so? Well he has a funny way of showing it. I'm not the one he is too ashamed to publicly embrace… Now off with you, I'm waiting for papa to arrive for our daily supper together. You will simply get in the way."
This strikes a nerve with the eldest son, and he returns with a wound that is enough to finally crack the youngster's mask.
"You are a curse on this family, strait from the womb of the HAG that spawned you. If not for her witchcraft father surly would have tossed you into a pit" Crude, but quit effective.
