Time for some relaxation (TLIN)

[Alkoul]

Alkoul City, Alkoul
2:22 pm, April 29, 2012
Queen Kelly sitting at the table drinking some tea and eating her favorite breakfast of grilled eggs and a slice of bacon, getting up after finishing she looked out the window seeing the busy streets of Alkoul City filled with peoples and cars rushing to work. Walking back to the tv room she turned on the tv and a commercial for Alkou'ls smallest colony popped on, Tres Beau a colony located on a small island total land area of about 60 square miles, with a population of only 39,000 some people. unlike other islands Tres Beau has only one small beach, the cost line is barren except for the valleys that are home to small villages. However though the center of the island is filled with farm lands, forests and home to the Per'lons' vacation home.

Kelly looked out the window, then down at her busy schedule then back at the tv. Saying out load to no one, "You know I need time off too!". And that was that she called her staff that she was taking some time off she ignored their objection saying that her schedule was to full and to many well known people were to see her, she didn't care and started to pack up.

In her room again, she goes back and forth looking for some nice clothes including a good bathing suit for some time at the beaches. She hears a knock and her maid, Florence Domingo walks in, "Kelly here's the dress from the dry cleaners."

Taking the dress, "Flora, can I ask you something?"

Smiling, "Sure go a head."

Kelly smiled, "Flora when was the last time you went on vacation?"

Stunned but also over whelmed, "Oh i'll say not since 19.."

Kelly cuts her off., "Thought so. The second you started with 19, I know it's been to long. I about going to Tres Beau and I'd like you to come with me. Forget about work for about a week or so. Consider this a payed vacation"

Flora smiling, "Oh thank you Kel, you made this old woman happy."

Kelly stops Flora before she leaves, "If you haven't have anything to wear on the sandy beaches, take the afternoon off and go buy somethings for your self." She goes to her purse and takes out A 1,600 and hands it to Flora, "Flora take this go to the nearest store and buy something please. We're leaving before nightfall."

Flora takes it and closes the door but she can't keep her joy to her self, she screams, "Good by Alkoul and work!" which echos through out the hallways and rooms.

Alkoul City International Airport
7:34 pm

Kelly standing on the runway next to Flora they're waiting to board Royal Force Two, which is a 777 looks like a mansion in the air, Kelly and Flora board along with some 40 personal and national security staff and personnel. Taking their seats in the front near the royal bedroom they look out the window in time to see Alkoul City and the beautiful sunset, glaring over the mountains and the Pirre La Rivera, river pinks, blues, reds, oranges. Almost looks like one is traveling to heaven it self.

Over Tres Beau
April 30, 9:12 am



Kelly woke up earlier and looking out over the island, "So beautiful."

In about ten minutes they will have landed at the Tres Beau Airport located three miles away from the island since there is no place to put an airport. Once landed they'll get on a 70 foot yacht and sail to Tres Beau Dockyard which will only take 20 minutes.
Upon leaving the boat they are greeted by the locals, get into their cars and take off to the Getaway Home that is located on the highest point of the island, Mt. Beau (1,569 ft).


the house isn't very large, 8 bedrooms all on the second floor, a large living room, large dinning room and kitchen. However though it is part of a complex that in total has 15 buildings, a helipad and various other security buildings.

[Alkoul]

Tres Beau

Kelly looks down at the small villages and farmlands below the getaway. She has always loved coming here when she was little, her mom would tell the kitchen staff to take the week off as she would make delicious vegi soups and very good cakes. Her dad would take Kely and Houston her brother out on hikes to the rocky beaches, where they'd spend the entire day looking at the rocks and exploring in the few caves nearby. Kelly's happiest memories none the less.

Flora un packing a few things in her room sees Kelly standing in the garden in which provides the retreat its fresh fruits and veggies. She knows that this is where Kellys best and happiest memories are when the Von Housker (per'lon) family was here on vacation. Walking out towards the garden, Flora places her hand on Kellys shoulder gently, "Oh Kel I know how this place hold your best memories of the good old days. But now I think you should enjoy your time and try not to think of what could have been."

Whipping the tears from her eyes, Kelly leans down and picks a strawberry, "Well I guess your right. Mom wouldn't like seeing me un-happy, so what do you want to do before the guests arrive?"

Flora thinking a bit, "Well last time I was here was in 2006, on your parents wedding anniversary, we ate dinner at this abandoned castle that is right on the edge of a cliff. I say we go there."

Kelly tapping her figner against her lips, "Oh I know where that is, mom and dad would take Houston and I there and we'd play house or king and queen. We only played on one side since I wasn't fond of being next to a cliff."

So for the next two hours Kelly and Flora drive to the other side of the island and hike to the abandoned castle one the cliff. Upon reaching the aged and rotting front door Kelly carelessly opens the door and due to it's age, the door falls into the building. Damp and dark except for the few shafts of light that come through holes, the place looks like it was just abandoned with out any one taking anything. Kelly and Flora carefully walk to the top floor which has a 180 degree view of the valley below them.

Flora exhausted from the walk sits on the floor, "Kelly I need to remind you that i'm a 54 year old and that...that was too much. But I guess people are right the veiw is wroth the walk."

Kelly looks down to the valley floor must be at lest 1,000 feet. She turns around at Flora, "Flora you were born on Tres Beau, that is why you love coming here. So I never understood who and why this place was built here?"

Flora sighing, "Tres Beau was once it's own kingdom, well Queendom matter of fact. Back during its height in the 1300s the monarchy ruled over vast amounts of land and ruled over many. However though Tres Beau picked a fight with the wrong country in the 1500s. They wanted to take Unity Isle, and the massive military and navy of Alkoul quickly defeated Tres Beau and by the start of the 1700s, Alkoul had taken the island itself. As a last resort Queen Rachel IX has this castel built as Tres Beaus last stand, well Alkoul finally took the castle about nine years after the island and government fell."

"Why did it take nine years to take this." Kelly asking very confused.

"Well the Alkoulians thought it a waste to try and take the castle and the ten acres it sits on, so Queen Rachel ruled over ten acres of land and about 38 people for the next nine years. Well Rachel though that since Alkoul had most of its army gone she thought she could win back some land, well Alkoul still had around 2,000 troops on the island, they simply fought their way into the castle and executed the entire royal family." Flora looks at a painting on the wall, most of it destroyed, they thought they killed the entire royal family, but they didn't. My great-great-great-great grandmother survived, she was Rachels daughter."

Kelly a little shocked to hear this, "Oh Flora..I...I don't know what to really say."

Flora taking Kellys hand, "No need to forgive, it wasn't done by the Per'lon family the executions....I was done by the Von Housker."

Kelly stunned, "You mean my fathers family did this? Are you sure it was the Von Housker's of Perre la Rivera?"

Flora shrugging, "Kelly I have no hard feelings for your fathers family. And have no ill wishes, your father and his family apologized for their ancestors actions. But you shouldn't, Alkoul is a better place because of your grandfather, King Edward VI. He sized upon the Von Houskers demise, and made Alkoul safe. The Von Houskers destroyed this nation, destroyed Alkoul because they loved war and the thrill of gaining land." Flora walks to the center of the main room where a rusty chair sits. Rubbing her hand along it, "This was the throne room. Where my five times great grandmother once sat."

[The Batorys]

The aircraft that quietly (to the extent that a jet can ever be quiet) landed at Tres Beau Airport was similar to that of the Empress, the color of bone, and shaded subtly to appear as a dragon carved from ivory. Unlike its twin, though, it was pristine, not bearing the bullet holes and dents of having been present at the Battle of Karthay. Of course, its passenger hadn't either.

The yacht that sailed out from the harbor, much more silently, did not share this color scheme. An older vessel, she had been covertly bought by the Dragon's Claw some time ago and refurbished, due to their preference for having assets in many different nations. Most recently, her appearance had been drastically changed, and she was now matte black from stem to stern, from waterline to the top of the mast, including even her sails. Naturally, she was crewed by Dragon's Claw, this hand selected partly for their competence in such matters, as well as, of course, their less innocuous skill.

Standing apart from the crew was a figure in stark white. The journey across the waves was not a long one, and as the craft reached the quay, Ilona Batory, heir of Empress Vereba, adjusted her sunglasses, which, as necessary for her kind, left no gaps in which sunlight could reach her eyes, and called her hostess to announce her arrival.