Slay and Rescue by John Moore

Author:John Moore [Moore, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781625674531
Publisher: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Published: 2019-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

“YOU SURE HAVE A NICE PLACE,” said Ann, looking over the gleaming floors and woodwork, the glow of the brass doorknobs in the lamplight.

“Oh yes,” said Charming. “These are the walls, that’s the ceiling. Boy, this place has everything.”

It was late evening when they arrived at the castle. As planned, much of the staff had already retired, and the kitchen was closed. Still, there were servants enough to prepare rooms for Ann and Aurora; Wendell, of course, saw to the horses and baggage. There was a bustle of activity as the group of travelers and servants separated and Prince Charming, returning to his own quarters, found himself walking down a deserted hallway with the raven-haired Princess.

“Did you find your room comfortable?” he asked.

“Oh, yes,” said Ann. “Yes, it was fine. Yes. Very comfortable. Luxurious even. Yes, it was very nice. Yes.”

“Well, that’s good. I am glad you like your room. I mean, all the rooms here are pretty nice, but, you know, if you prefer another room, then you can have one. Or you can just stay where you are. Whatever you want.”

“No, it’s fine. Really.”

“Well, good.”

They continued to walk together. Charming thought his bootsteps on the wooden floors sounded unnaturally loud.

“So,” said Ann. “You live here, right?” It well ranked as one of the stupider questions ever asked and she realized it.

“Uh, right,” said Charming, feeling like an idiot for not coming up with anything more clever to say. It was with some relief that he reached the door to his room.

“Well, here I am,” he said, his hand on the knob. “Guess I’ll see you in the morning.”

“Yes,” said Ann. “Well, pleasant dreams.”

“You too,” said the Prince. “I’d invite you in, but, of course it wouldn’t look right, having a girl in my room.”

“Oh no,” said Ann. “That night at the inn was an exceptional case. No, I couldn’t possibly enter a man’s bedroom alone.”

“No,” said the Prince. He pushed open the door and she followed him in. “No, there would be all sorts of a row raised.”

“Right,” said Ann. “Even though we aren’t doing anything, of course.”

“Right.”

They stood in the center of Charming’s bedchamber, about three feet apart, not meeting each other’s eyes. The Prince made an awkward gesture with his hand. “I guess it’s okay as long as we leave the door open.”

“Good idea. We don’t want anyone to see us together like this, but after all, we don’t want to be together where no one can see us.”

“That’s just what I was thinking,” said the Prince, kicking the door closed with his foot. Ann made no move to stop him. They stood apart in silence for a few minutes more.

“Nice room,” said Ann.

“Yeah, I like it. There’s a little balcony over there where you can step out and look at the stars.”

“Oh, how nice. Do you look at the stars very often?”

“No, never. But if I want to, there’s the balcony.”

More silence.

“Well, I guess I better be going back to my room now,” said Ann. “I don’t even know why I came in.

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