Ree shook his head. "And let my investment die. I was promised a boone I have not collected on, and I also promised until I get you home, I would protect you." He pulled back just a little to smile into those grey eyes. "If this is not your home then I will be there when you find a new one. Lets go." He let go rising from the bed.

That only earned a laugh from the thief that was well prepared. "... I have spoons and other objects I managed to grab along the way. As well as some funds from two days ago. However it is best to try and find a ship were we can work out a contract as you did with James. Silver only last so long." If all else failed, Ree had no qualms about working of their passage. The thrill the young noble had was contagious, he had never been outside of the city before. He watched the young noble grab his bag as well as a small chest from the dresser. Once Kais was ready, he grabbed the other buy his hand, guiding him through the shadowed curtains past the guards to yet another door into the castle. The taste of freedom was a shorter walk this time. It led them to an out door cellar of an abandoned noble house.

Ree did not slow his mad scurry until they were close to his own shack. He finally slowed to a stop, realizing it might have been the last time he would see the abode. He could hear the kettles whistle even on the street. "I need to talk with mother alone, if you go upstairs you will find my bed empty, you can rest there for tonight. We will leave at dawn."

He let out a sigh that he didn't know he was holding. And then he laughed. "I have never read an adventure novel. In fact, my boon was going to be a request for you to teach me, but now I must rethink that." He adjusted his bag over his shoulder. "You can go upstairs and sleep. I must get ready to do chores, heat the water and so forth."

By the time he returned he was sweaty and tired and realized he missed the large fluffy bed. It felt like clouds. He saw the other lying on his bed and remembered his offer from before. He grabbed his pillow curling up on the floor with the little ones. He had forgotten to tell the Royal about James. He yawned as the rest of the house was waking up. The furnace was already ready for them.

His eyes flew open and he found himself hanging off the edge of the bed close to the other. "You will what?" He whispered in disbelief.

Ree moved until his nose was pressed against the other. His eyes were wide with excitement. "Not just words, but maps and other things?"

He blinked dreamily like a doe eyed moon calf. Curling his fingers around Kais face he excitedly pulled him in for a quick kiss. "Thank you. you have more magic then I ever will."

His mind was still on the excitement of the trip, only then did it dawn on him how big it truly was to be. He knocked his head into the others forehead with a grin and pulled his head back to avoid yawning in the others face. Ree crawled into his bed and absentmindedly pulled the other into his arms like a long lost teddy bear. The goofy grin never left his face.

It felt like a heavy weight was on his chest. Rees body naturally sprawled out, the other was a log, a giant log that was while, making him warm also constructed his breathing. Red eyes blinked away the haze of sleep only to stare at an alabaster neckline. Ree grunted to himself, he should have slept on the floor. Turning his head he realized most of the little ones were already up and about. Slowly he inched his way off the edge of the bed until he could roll onto the ground. Ree crawled on the floor reaching the door to give himself leverage. He escaped to the lower level of the shack where his mother was baking bread.

The elderly woman twisted her head listening to the steps of Kais as he entered. She turned towards him greeting him with a crescent smile. “You are not one of my children.” She hobbled over to the boy and lightly grazed her fingers over his skin. They were fine and smooth lacking the usual calluses that came with work and grit from the street. Her eyes narrowed. “You are a welcome here, guest of my son , but who are you?”

The elderly woman twisted her head listening to the steps of Kais as he entered. She turned towards him greeting him with a crescent smile. “You are not one of my children.” She hobbled over to the boy and lightly grazed her fingers over his skin. They were fine and smooth lacking the usual calluses that came with work and grit from the street. Her eyes narrowed. “You are a welcome here, guest of my son , but who are you?”

After following Kais all day, Ree was glad when he finally stopped. He was hungry and tired and not sure what upset the boy in the first place. He crept up behind Kais and silently sat beside him. He let his feet fall over the harbors edge as a wave crashed into it. “Did you find a ship?”

HRee didn't understand how telling his mother about the escape from the castle and how Kais came to sleep in his bed was private. He ran his head through his hair. "She is my mother.” He recalled the brief moment Kais talked about his own birth mother. “she has never betrayed me before. I trust her. I did not think I would see you again so I did not want to have my secrets to myself. You act as if trusting some one is a crime.” He stopped talking unable to defend his actions. Not when he felt like they were not a crime. He turned his back on the royal. He should not have gotten his hopes up the other was probably just using him as an escape. Ree turned back towards Kais grabbing him by the cuff of his shirt?. “What did you do?”