CHAPTER 13-1: THE WISE KING'S DILEMMA Written by: Faded8755 Starring:
Cai	Gilsus	Merriot	Dinadan

--- Sacred King Calendar, Month 10 , Year 216 ---
-- Castle Linnuis --

Cai: Is that so?

Gilsus: Yes, your highness.

Cai: Does your young prince realize how rash his plans are? Has he not heard of the defeat of Iscalio? After getting Salisbury, Eorsia, and Oltroute, then what?

Gilsus: Uhhhhh..... (darn! Why must the prince send me, here? It would be better if he had sent me to Leonia, instead! I don't have time to debate with The Wisest Person in Forsena! I heard Lyonesse is a real beauty... Too bad...)

Cai: Yes?

Gilsus: I... I'm sure he has already thought it all out. H... He hasn't told me the specifics of his plan...

Cai: (Gerient, Coel... why didn't you stop Lance from making a fool of himself??) Gilsus, isn't it?

Gilsus: Huh??

Cai: (sigh...) Your name...

Gilsus: Ah, yeah...

Cai: I would really like to agree really... but I have no reason to believe that his plan has really been thoroughly thought through... I will not commit my knights to folly!

Merriot: Uhhh... Cai, I'm really sorry to bother you, but there's another person waiting to see you... I'm afraid he cannot wait...

Cai: A lot of guests today, huh? Merriot, please stay here for a while, I'll get Dinadan to accompany you and our guest.

Merriot: Ok... (turns to Gilsus, smiles hesitatingly) ... Hi...

Gilsus: You must be Princess Merriot... Well, rumours of your beauty have reached my ears... and I guess I just confimed it with my own yes...

Merriot: Pretty poetic too, huh? I wish my brother had a knack for that... So that I wouldn't need to take care of him so much... then, maybe I won't worry that he'll be alone when he grows old... oh, sorry... what was I blabbering???

Gilsus: Not at all... I think, that-

Dinadan: (entering the audience room) Ahem...

Gilsus: Good day, Knight Master.

Merriot: Dinadan, will Cai be all right? I mean, what would be that person doing here, demanding to see Cai?

Dinadan: Don't worry. He is there with BeauArte in the conference room. He'll be just fine.

Gilsus: (That man?? Who is this other visitor, who received a higher priority than a plan from his majesty?)

Dinadan: So, I heard about this plan you're talking about...

Gilsus: It's the prince's. Why does the king doubt me?

Dinadan: Oh, come on. Why did Prince Lance send you here to tell us about the plan and not tell you the specificalities of his plan? Don't tell me that the prince has forgotten that he is dealing with the Wise King?

After a beat... Cai showed up with BeauArte behind and 'that man' his identity cloaked by the shadows... Gilsus tries hard to see who he is, but to no avail...

Merriot: Cai... How'd it go?

Cai: (sigh...) So, I have decided. Meriott, Dinadan, BeauArte, I hope that you all support me in my decision...