Nine had never wanted to vanish so much from a place. It was bad enough that they were under the sea, but a Glacis princess had it out for him! It was all the fault of the cursed creature named Sunshine.
Why couldn't the human just do her job and close her mouth? She had to go and please the princess, creating trouble for him! This wrong would be avenged or else, he was not Nine Rathunn, a friend to a friend of a friend, to a cousin of two hundredth Prince Charm Zeburun, of the Heltone Empire.
With a final, lingering look at Sunshine Princess Lita turned on her heel. "I must join the others at the stadium for the ceremony. I trust you won't let me down Sunshine."
The heavy doors clicked shut, leaving only the three of them in the silent, shimmering museum.
