CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
"Mongo?" said the Princess.
"Mmm?" asked Mongo, opening his eyes.
"You fell asleep," she said.
"My people do have to sleep, you know," he said, with a smile. Which was something his people did not do, smile, but he'd trained himself to do it at the appropriate moment around humans.
"I know, I know," she said. "It's just that I've never seen you sleep while I've been awake."
"Yes, I try to wait until you are asleep," he said. "But given the current circumstances...still, I apologise."
"No need to apologise!" she snapped. "You should sleep when you want! You should leave me room, have someone take over, go out, see your family..."
"I am your protector, my lady," said Mongo.
"It's been a year!" she said. "A year alone in this tower, speaking to almost no one but each other! I don't know how much longer I can last, Mongo."
"Am I such bad company?" he said. She knew he was joking, of course.
"There is no thread!" she said. "There hasn't even been an assassination attempt in six months."
"Five months, three weeks, but I see your point," said Mongo. "But I do still feel there is a threat." And that threat is me, he thought to himself. Mongo hadn't been sleeping, he'd been enganged in a coversation using the communication device inserted under his eyelids. His masters had grown impatient. They wanted the princess dead, and now. He'd made excuses, there were other guards (in truth he was the only one, but he was also the only source in the castle so they didn't know), her father was often present (also a lie) he would be caught and there mind probe would find out who his masters were (he could escape easily, in truth)...he gave excuse after excuse. But it wasn't enough for them. And they'd made him watch while they tortured his wife. They'd said his children would be next.
"The only threat is that you'll give in to your lust," she said. A joke, but it cut close to the bone. It was true he was attracted to her, strongly, and it was common in his culture for married men to sleep with women other than their wife...but not while she was being held by them. He could never...
"I shall speak to your father," he said, suddenly. "I will ask for answers."
"That's...that's great," she said. He'd never even suggested questioning her father before. "Maybe we can finally get out of here."
"Indeed," said Mongo. Then he stood up. Something was flying at the window...a giant bird.
"Princess, under your bed," said Mongo. She looked out the window.
"What is that?"
"Princess..."
"It can't get in anyway, it's...its beak is metal!"
"PRINCESS!"
She dived under her bad as the window smashed. Mongo lunged for the bird.
"Mmm?" asked Mongo, opening his eyes.
"You fell asleep," she said.
"My people do have to sleep, you know," he said, with a smile. Which was something his people did not do, smile, but he'd trained himself to do it at the appropriate moment around humans.
"I know, I know," she said. "It's just that I've never seen you sleep while I've been awake."
"Yes, I try to wait until you are asleep," he said. "But given the current circumstances...still, I apologise."
"No need to apologise!" she snapped. "You should sleep when you want! You should leave me room, have someone take over, go out, see your family..."
"I am your protector, my lady," said Mongo.
"It's been a year!" she said. "A year alone in this tower, speaking to almost no one but each other! I don't know how much longer I can last, Mongo."
"Am I such bad company?" he said. She knew he was joking, of course.
"There is no thread!" she said. "There hasn't even been an assassination attempt in six months."
"Five months, three weeks, but I see your point," said Mongo. "But I do still feel there is a threat." And that threat is me, he thought to himself. Mongo hadn't been sleeping, he'd been enganged in a coversation using the communication device inserted under his eyelids. His masters had grown impatient. They wanted the princess dead, and now. He'd made excuses, there were other guards (in truth he was the only one, but he was also the only source in the castle so they didn't know), her father was often present (also a lie) he would be caught and there mind probe would find out who his masters were (he could escape easily, in truth)...he gave excuse after excuse. But it wasn't enough for them. And they'd made him watch while they tortured his wife. They'd said his children would be next.
"The only threat is that you'll give in to your lust," she said. A joke, but it cut close to the bone. It was true he was attracted to her, strongly, and it was common in his culture for married men to sleep with women other than their wife...but not while she was being held by them. He could never...
"I shall speak to your father," he said, suddenly. "I will ask for answers."
"That's...that's great," she said. He'd never even suggested questioning her father before. "Maybe we can finally get out of here."
"Indeed," said Mongo. Then he stood up. Something was flying at the window...a giant bird.
"Princess, under your bed," said Mongo. She looked out the window.
"What is that?"
"Princess..."
"It can't get in anyway, it's...its beak is metal!"
"PRINCESS!"
She dived under her bad as the window smashed. Mongo lunged for the bird.
