the garden. It is, of course, your preference.” Leo answered, thankful to whoever made the schedule that the wedding wasn’t until the next evening.
“If you have anything else that you wish to do , please let me know and I will see if we can accommodate you.” Edward added quickly when the prince didn’t respond immediately.
Looking at them Bryan noticed the AVID communicator that Leo was holding. Walking toward them he said, “No. The schedule seems fine for today. Leo and I will discuss the rest later and let you know. How does this work?” he asked.
Edward raised his arm and displayed his own AVID as he explained. “Each AVID, which is an acronym for Audio Visual Information Device, is coded to each users DNA. Therefore it will not work unless it is on. Simply attach it like so.” Edward removed his and then replaced it. When the band around his wrist was secure a small blue light glowed from the center of the device.
“You can reach either myself or Princess Kalea at this time. We are the only ones that speak your language and so we had your communicator programmed appropriately. Should you wish your staff to use our system we can have them available by tomorrow afternoon.
“Admittedly these are severely limited in their function at the moment. However, since it was our understanding that you do not read our language we strove for simplicity.
“To reach me simply…well here if you would be so kind as to put it on you will see it more clearly.” Adjusting the band on Bryan’s arm Edward watched as the small blue light showed it was active. “To activate the AVID simply use this gesture.” Edward said as he flicked his wrist to activate his as an example.
“There, see the green light? Just press that and you will reach me anytime day or night.” Edward smiled as the prince’s eyes focused on the pink light. “Yes, as you must have guessed the pink light is for Princess Kalea. However she has asked that you not communicate with her until after the wedding tomorrow night. Please understand, she is very busy with wedding preparations and guests at the moment.” Lowering his voice a little he added. “And I do believe she is also a bit nervous.” Edward smiled and then continued in his normal tone.
“Anyway , due to her request, should you accidentally press her button, it will also reach me, until tomorrow after the wedding.” Edward shrugged, conveying that he had no control of this and hoped that it wouldn’t be a problem.
“Thank you Edward and yes I do believe these devices would be helpful for my staff as well. I am not sure how you will get enough lights on them but I am sure you have a solution.” Bryan’s voice showed that he was not offended by the simplicity of his AVID but that he expected an upgrade very soon.
“Very good, Sir. We will get on it first thing this evening. The others, as well as your current one, can also be voice activated, but the system is not fully programmed for your language. My apologies. However, I was assured that it would be ready by tomorrow evening.”
“Good, now , I don’t believe we will need your services for about an hour or so. Should something come up we will call you. Good day.” Bryan gave a slight nod and then turned back toward the door that Leo had indicated earlier.
Edward bowed and then left as he flicked his wrist and activated his AVID communicator. Leo noticed the holographic image that appeared above Edwards hand as he began tapping rapidly on the bottom of the image as he exited. Realizing the communicators did far more than they had been told but deciding to worry about it later, Leo closed the door and smiled. Crown Prince Bryan was in fine form today. Turning, Leo followed after Prince Bryan hoping the prince liked his rooms better than he had his own.
Bryan was pleased to find that his rooms were much more to his liking. His main b ed chamber was at the
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