Fredrick Arwell Wow, Fredrick thought to himself. That was ALOT to take in. Fredrick could;t help but view himself as very small as the enormity of this mission was made clear. As flabergasted as he was though, he couldn;t help but feel sorry for this poor young girl [SMS] who had heard everything, and atop of all that, just so happend to play a huge roll in this high stakes venture, and she seemed frightened. He knew how rough it was in the world, and knowing that she was practically being called to be sent into a war zone, Fredrick didn;t want the things that happend to him to happen to another person. Fredrick just wanted to turn to her and give her a big hug. Fredrick apporached the girl. He then spoke solemly. "Look kid. I;m just as in the dark as you are, and, well, I know that this is alot to chew. But by the looks of it, we arn;t doing this alone." He then set aside the wine and glass, then put a hand on her shoulder. "I know we just met, but, what I guess I;m trying to say is, I;ve got your back." Fredrick then turned to the Emperor and Empress, somewhat angry that they would allow children to fight their battles for them. Nonetheless, this didn;t seem like something he could change. If she had to fight, then he would fight alongside with her. He turned to the king and queen, trying to hold back tears. "Well your highnesses. I doubt we have much choice in the matter, but if everything you say is true and and in trouble, then I could see how you would want my help." Fredrick was still very indecisive about the whole thing, but didn;t have the stones to say no. He continued to talk. "This all sounds like I have nothing to gain and everything to lose..." He then turned his head to the girl. "...But I think I have something worth fighting for after all." He then said in a joking manner: "Just give me some bucks, booze, and some fancy dinners and we;ll call it a deal. I know you can afford it." He couldn;t care less about the other stuff, he just didn;t want her to rough it alone.