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Lovely countries, although the Japanese tend to distrust strangers."
    "I wasn’t aware any foreigners had officially been to Japan," she said, cautiously.
    "Ah, well officially , Japan hasn’t been visited by the west. But we've been, just not en masse . They're skeptical of outsiders and sometimes that turns into distrust or anger. But you're not Asian in appearance, so you must have travelled there yourself."
    "I spent time in China as a child. My parents were merchants, so travel was necessary. I leaned a good many recipes from all over."
    "Judging by the crowd of soldiers, your cooking must be in great demand."
    The wife smiled. "We are not normally this busy."
    "Any idea why they're here?" Thomas asked nonchalantly. "There's no danger, is there?"
    "I don't think so. They mentioned they were waiting for an important man to show. I think they're just biding their time and letting off some steam."
    "Well, in addition to the good food, this is excellent beer." Thomas held up his empty mug to prove his point.
    "That’s true, it's excellent," I agreed, finishing my own mug.
    "Two more?" the wife asked.
    We both nodded.
    "What's wrong?" Thomas asked when we were alone.
    "Something weird is happening here."
    "Ah, Nathaniel, relax. We're being served excellent food and drink by beautiful women. I think that's a pretty good way to spend an evening. Tomorrow we’ll hunt down Mordred and Buckingham, rescue the boys, and then find Ivy."
    “You’re very sure of yourself.”
    “If I doubt it, I’ll just start to worry and over-think things. I need to be able to control myself when I see Mordred. Tearing him in half before he tells us what we need won’t help anyone except me.”
    I sighed and nodded slightly. "You're right. I'm probably just tired and anxious about the fact that we need to find those princes before Buckingham and Mordred can finish their plan."
    "Well we can’t go anywhere until we figure out where those crowns were meant to be taken."
    It was a good point.
    "You do know that the second we go speak to those soldiers, it's not going to end politely." A sly grin spread across Thomas lips.
    "You'd best finish enjoying your food and drink first. I'm hoping that if they keep drinking, any problems they can muster are going to be finished before they get serious."

Chapter 6

    We spent several hours in the tavern, while the soldiers got louder and louder, and the rain outside turned into a downpour. Although I was in a hurry, I wanted to make sure that the soldiers were not only full of food and drunk on beer, but that there wouldn't be anyone else arriving.
    What concerned me were the four men at the table farthest from the festivities. They were clearly soldiers and had watched Thomas and me from the second we'd entered the tavern. None of them had been drinking, and all four were avoided by the rest of the soldiers. I deduced that they were in charge and probably not people to underestimate.
    "Are you ready?" I asked Thomas, who nodded.
    We stood in unison, and I put my cloak back on before we made our way past the now-singing men to the table in the corner. As soon as we reached it the joviality behind us ceased. We were now the center of everyone's attention, no matter their inebriated status.
    "Can we help you gentlemen?" a dark-haired man on the far side of the table asked, his voice low and gravelly.
    "Tate sent us," I said, gaining no response from the men.
    The man closest to Thomas shrugged, his long blond hair falling over wide shoulders. "Don't know whom you mean."
    "Look, I don't have time for this," I snapped. "Tate got nabbed by the king's guard, but managed to get a message to me to bring the items here. He didn't exactly have time to let me know the names of everyone I was to meet, just the destination."
    "Is he dead?" the blond asked.
    "I don't fucking know or care about his current status, I just want these damn things out of my sight. They're far too dangerous to be carting all over the