[b][u]The Garden[/b][/u]

"That sounds like a solid plan," while Kai took the lead, Nolan trailed behind the King and Queen, his rifle clutched tightly between his hands.

Things went rather smoothly at first, and he turned to whisper something at Haru. "You be careful out there, okay? We'll make sure to watch over them, you can trust us, especially Kai." The garden was beautiful and it was a shame that pirates were looting the place. Had the situation been more favorable, he would have asked the queen about those specific purple flowers. 

Since his parents owned a vineyard, Nolan was no stranger to plants and flowers. His mother and Annie would have liked these as well. Maybe if they succeeded, he'd ask the Queen if he could perhaps buy a few. Wait, wait, the pirate shook his head. They needed to focus on more important matters at the moment. "The shed is on the other side of the garden, if we can get them there quietly, we should be in the clear...oh gosh!" Before he could say more the queen let out a yell and gave away their position.

Uhhh, he felt like turning into a puddle, so much for avoiding conflict.

"Your highness!" Nolan leaped in front of the queen. "Stay behind us," Nolan didn't exactly feel confident, but Kai was with him and the master pirate knew how to handle almost anything. As the group rushed towards them, he put on a steely face.

He wasn't going to let Kai do all the work. Nolan gritted his teeth and took aim. He manage to shoot one of the pirates in the knee and the man crumpled to the ground, a string of yells and curses leaving his lips as he did so. There was no time to feel sorry and when another pirate rushed towards the king and queen, Nolan shot them in the shoulder and sent them falling onto their back. Kai easily took care of the rest.

"T-That was intense," the cook spun around. "Are you both okay?" He eyed the king and queen up and down, looking for any injuries. They seemed fine, so he led them towards a garden shed. "We might need to leave you hear, we're really sorry. Please lock the door and don't come out." He bowed quickly, "we'll try to resolve this as soon as we can and with this fella over here." He tapped Kai on the back, "we'll be sure to be done with it in no time."

Ahhhh! He didn't even feel that confident but he had to pretend because he didn't want to scare them. "What's next on our list Kai?"