“Perhaps, but I won’t be part of that,” Aliana pointed out. “And it shouldn’t be too hard. Once Kyle’s back in his room, they should take you to get her. You’ll have five minutes... that should be plenty of time.”
“I suppose.” Kyle said nodding. “So...are we going to try it for real now?”
“Not yet,” Aliana answered. “We need to make the stuffed Kyle first.”
She then turned to Cassandra. “Would the servants be able to do it by tomorrow?”
Cassandra nodded. “Yes they should be able to.”
Kyle didn’t look pleased. “But...Meriandra...”
"Yes... we'll get her out," Aliana whispered soothingly. "But we need to be sure that we succeed... it's worth us taking a bit of time to give ourselves the best chance possible. After all, if we fail, then there's every chance that we'll
all be locked up there... me, you, Merry, Lydia, the lot. I understand how much you want her back right away - and so do I - but, it's a risk we can't afford to take
..."
“I’m sure dad wouldn’t do that...all he wants is me...” Kyle said letting out a sigh. “If it...comes to it you can hand me over...”
"Sure... but that's an absolute last resort," Aliana argued. "We should try everything else we can think of first... including this. But, for now, our work today is done... would you like us to move you back to your room? And do you have any requests for dinner?"
"I guess..." Kyle said with a sigh. "But I'm not really hungry, so no..." he added with a shake of his head. "I just want...you."
"Yeah, you did just eat that bread and cheese... so, I understand if you're not hungry right now", Aliana responded. "But, if there's anything you'll want to eat later in the day... it'd be useful to know now, so that it can be prepared for you."
Aliana then turned towards Kyle, and stared lovingly into his eyes. "Anyway, I don't have any plans for this evening. So, I can stay with you for as long as you want
."
Kyle smiled blushing lightly. "Then, I demand lots of kisses and cuddles." he said smirking.