The clanging of sword against sword was exhilarating. The roar of dragons as the elves fought against them, trying to get to the vampire leaders. Nali was the Legatus of the Twelfth Legion, and it. Was. Awesome!They were winning and the cheering that could be heard from behind the walls of the kingdom was only making it better. As the last elf was slain, the doors burst open as people ran out in search of their loved ones. Nali was watching this all play out when he heard someone calling his name. It was his mother, Queen Adel, and his twin sister, Princess Nira. “Nali! Nali! Nali!” The canting of the dream quickly turned into Nira, shaking him awake. “You need to wake up and get ready. Mother has called a family meeting. You obviously need to be there,” she sneered. “Uhg, fine. Get out so I can get ready.” She left to go to the main room. While Nali was getting ready, he thought about asking the queen today. He has watched the war from the castle on a daily basis, but he wanted to get closer. He wanted to fight, but since he was the prince, he could do no such thing. He asked many times, but he always got the same answer: no.He was wearing his favorite sweater, dark grey, with the vampire insignia in blood red that went well with black pants, and boots. He had left his long hair down, not bothering to do anything with it, lest he be late to the meeting. As he went out the door, he noticed that no one else was up yet. He made his way to the main room, that served as the meeting room not only for the royal family, but also the council. They helped the queen make decisions. Everyone was already there when he arrived, which was expected. The royal family consisted of Queen Adel, Princess Nira, Princess Nora, and himself. They were the Kings, even though they had no king, and the kingdom was mainly ruled by the queen, even when there was one. “Glad you finally made it, Prince Nali,” Nira said mockingly. She was dressed in a simple, black sundress with the vampire insignia on the front. Her hair that was about as long as Nali’s, about down to her waist, was pulled up in an elaborate bundle of curls on top of her head, though she normally kept it is a braid. “Why, thank you, Princess Nira,” he responded in the same tone. “Hush, you two. I called you for a meeting to discuss pressing matters.” Queen Adel interrupted their bickering. She had on a red cape over a plain black tunic dress. “I have had reason to believe that the war will be over soon. The only problem is; I have also heard whispers of a secret weapon in the elves’ possession. I need someone to find out what this secret weapon is, and possibly seize control of it,” she said this dramatically, with a flourish of her cape. You might have called her a Drama Queen. “Uh… Why didn’t you call the council for this?” Nira asked. Nali had the same question, but Nira beat him to it. “Because, I want one of you to do it.” “Oh, please, let it be me, Mother! I am far more responsible than Nali, and you have another princess to rule the kingdom if something happens to me!” Nira begged. “Imma be Queeeeen! Yaaay!” Nora said giddily, her pigtails bouncing. Her small, pink crown glittered brightly with her sequined pink overall-dress over a white shirt. “Hm… You have a point. Alright, you can go as a spy,” the Queen said. “If she can go as a spy, why can’t I at least watch the war?” Nali said, trying to be calm. “N- well… Oh, alright. Just don’t die.”