Romance RP

Avi shook his head and replied, 

"I have no idea but hmm, shouldn't Duchess Irene know? I mean, she probably knows him way better than you or I do. She might have an idea about his friends and who may be able to help him in such a situation."

Ryan replied, "Yeah, that's a good idea.  I'll talk to her today and see if she has any ideas.  After all, Duke Collins can't hide Lycoris forever, right?"

He looked a little hopeful, now that he had an idea of what to do.

(Getting sleepy here so I'll get off for the night now and go to sleep.  I'll check back tomorrow and post again.  Nite, nite, Love.  ^^)

(Nite, nite, phoenix. ^^)

Avi smiled and nodding, he said, "Of course. How big is the gods' world anyways? Wherever he is hiding, we'll definitely find him and teach him a lesson."

The party continued spending the rest of the morning in the gardens and it was soon getting close to lunchtime. Avi said,

"It's about lunchtime. Do you want to head to the dining room now so we can get something to eat? The others are probably gathering at the moment."

Ryan nodded and replied, "Yup, that sounds good although we should take Melody back to her stall first so she can have her lunch as well."

He petted Melody on her head and then led the way back towards the stables.

Melody whinnied happily in agreement and followed Ryan and Avi to the stables so she could have her lunch. There, the two of them helped her back into her stall and Avi petted her gently, saying,

"Enjoy your lunch, girl. Eat well."

Melody whinnied happily in response.

(Ahh I am going to the pharmacy this morning since I am going to my dentist tonight so I may not be able to post later or I may post quite late. I'll see what happens but I am letting you know just in case. ^^)

(Ahh ok, I understand.  ^^)

Ryan petted Melody's head and added, "Have a good lunch, girl, and I'll make sure to visit you soon."

He gave Melody one more smile and then walked with Avi back inside the castle towards the dining room to have lunch with the others.

(Thanks. ^^  )

In the dining room, Rosaline and Bryan were present, as well as Alex and Nerine. As Avi and Ryan entered, Avi smiled and said, 

"Hey, everyone."

He took his seat and Rosaline smiled to them both. She asked, "Hey. How did you two spend your morning?"

Ryan smiled softly and replied, "We had a pleasant morning.  We took a walk in the gardens with Melody."

He intentionally left out the part about seeing Lisianthus.

(Came back a little early today. XD)

Rosaline smiled and said, "That's nice. The morning air is quite refreshing for you all and I am sure Melody must have enjoyed the walk."

Just then, a maid entered the room and after bowing respectfully, she said,

"Her Majesty sends her apologies and says that she won't be able to come down to eat. Should I fetch lunch for you all?"

(Ahh coolies.  Welcome back.  XD)

Ryan sighed sadly to himself, as the news didn't surprise him.  Alex glanced at Ryan, wondering if something had happened although he knew that now wasn't a good time to ask.

Meanwhile, Bryan looked to the maid and nodding, he replied, "Please do, miss."

(Thanks. XD)

The maid nodded and bowed respectfully before taking her leave. Rosaline furrowed her eyebrows in concern and curiously asked,

"Is it me or has Sia been too withdrawn lately? We rarely see her nowadays."

Alex replied, "I guess Sia has been stressed out with everything that has been going on lately so I suppose she's been wanting more alone time.  It is quite worrying, though."

Although Alex knew why Lisianthus was behaving as she was, he chose not to say so to Rosaline, as too many people were already involved in such a mess.

(Getting sleepy here so I'll get off for the night now and go to sleep.  I'll check back tomorrow and post again.  Nite, nite, Love.  ^^)

(Nite, nite, phoenix. ^^)

Rosaline sighed and nodding, she said, 

"Maybe but it's still strange. If she's feeling stressed or something, it's better to talk to someone rather than keeping it in like this. Well, it isn't healthy at least."

Avi sighed inwardly and Nerine looked troubled as she thought about it, but none of them said anything.

Bryan patted Rosaline's hand and said, "You're so kind to worry about Sia like this, my love.  How about we visit her after lunch and see if either of us can help?"

Rosaline liked the idea and nodding, she smiled a bit and replied,

"That's a good suggestion, my love. We should definitely pay her a visit and let her know that she isn't alone and that she doesn't have to keep any pain locked inside."

Although Rosaline didn't use to like Lisianthus very much because of her relationship with Ryan, she still didn't like to see her hurt or withdrawn like this and wished to help her.

Bryan smiled softly and replied, "Then it's a plan."

Alex looked to Nerine and gave her a look that indicated that he didn't believe that Bryan and Rosaline would be able to get through to Lisianthus, either.

(I'm sorry yet again. :/ Ok, let's just say that this week's schedule was a bit messed up because of various things but hopefully things can be a little more regular for me from now on. I'm really sorry again. ://)

Nerine sighed inwardly and returned the look to Alex, indicating that she thought the same, and believed that Lisianthus would only push them away too.

The maids soon returned with lunch and laid it out in front of the party, before taking their leave.

(Ahh that's ok.  No worries.  ^^)

Bryan smiled softly and replied, "Well, let's go eat.  Lunch looks delicious as always."

Alex and Ryan nodded and they began to eat, along with Bryan.

(Thanks for understanding. I appreciate it very much. ^^ Thankfully, I am here today. XD)

Rosaline, Nerine and Avi all started eating as well, getting energy for the rest of the day. Although things were relatively quiet, none of them looked quite happy or comfortable, as each of them had worries on their mind.

After a while, Rosaline was all done eating and waited for Bryan to finish as well.

(Nice.  ^^)

Bryan soon finished his lunch as well and seeing that Rosaline was already done, he asked,

"Shall we go seeing Sia now, my love?"

Rosaline nodded and replied, "Yup, let's go."

She then noticed the puppies and getting an idea, she turned to Ryan and said,

"Would you like to keep the puppies with you for the afternoon, Ryan? I think they miss you and would like to keep your company, right, boys?"

The puppies barked happily and wagged their tails upon hearing Rosaline's idea and smiling softly, Ryan nodded and replied,

"Sure, I'd be happy to keep the boys company.  We could all go visit Melody again."

Rosaline smiled as well and nodding, she said,

"Great then. Enjoy your time with Ryan, boys and I'll see you at dinnertime."

She then followed Bryan out of the dining room and to Lisianthus', hoping they find her there.

As Bryan escorted Rosaline to where Lisianthus would be, he turned to her and said,

"I hope we can get through to her, my love.  I don't know Sia too well but it is worrisome to see her isolate herself like this."

Rosaline nodded and replied, "Yeah, same here. I am not close to Sia either but it's not pleasant to know that she is going through such a difficult time and not try to help her at least."

They soon made it at her room and Rosaline knocked softly at the door, saying, "Sia, are you there? It's me, Rosaline and Bryan is with me."

There was no response however, as although Lisianthus was inside indeed, she didn't want to see anyone.