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Right as Inadi was thinking things couldn't get any worse, suddenly the man known as Lesley was a breath away from him and seemed to be inching closer. Inadi grew stiffer than any chair he had sat in, and pole he had leaned against. Staring back into the other man's eyes, the pessimist felt his glasses fog up due to the heavy and hearty breath that Lesley let go past his lips. Good thing too. Had Lesley seen just how wide Inadi's pupils became from that point on, it would rival that of a small black hole. [url=https://24.media.tumblr.com/0109f8c5cae4e7d04aac47cd0f5a788b/tumblr_mjtkgn6kTU1qbvovho1_500.gif]His face locked into a complete shock as if it were chiseled out in stone.[/url] Unable to say anything or move, he was completely unsure of how to combat this problem. Right as the boy was nearly about to lose his senses, Lesley left and began walking elsewhere. Where that was, Inadi wasn't sure. To be completely fair, he also didn't care.

If he could have, Inadi would have fainted on the spot. However, there was the eight foot bear that still occupied the room and controlled a good portion of the mood in the room. Then again, an eight foot bear would control any room he walked into. Inadi's glasses eventually lost the fog that covered them and he stared up at his “mentor” of sorts. Here was this giant, top hat wearing grizzly giving him some kind of speech a father gives a son after being accepted into college. He had known Mr. Cuddles all of maybe more than a week and he had grown attached to him this deeply? Maybe his love for this Panda woman he mentioned all started the day before he arrived.

Inadi would have chuckled at the thought but was cut off from his own thoughts as he felt his spine give way again. WHY?! That was the only question that rang in his head as he felt his organs squeezing against his chest. What could he possibly have done to deserve this kind of treatment? Got on a train at midnight? Was that really so bad as to earn the literal definition of a bear hug every hour of every day since he arrived in this horrible spin off of a Lewis Carrol book? He silently prayed that this Froggy person would stop being late and just arrive at the door. What a terrible day for tardiness...

Once Inadi finally was let go, nothing stopped him from falling this time. He silently rolled into a fetal position and felt himself sink into the wooden floor underneath him. Staring back up from his salvation, he saw as Riley, the poor girl, finally got a taste of the horrible torture that had crushed them all at some point in this prison with sweets. He hated to admit it, but he secretly reveled in the sight of others suffering the hugs as well. If he would suffer, he would not do so alone.

The door bell finally rang. At last he would be free to escape to some new place. As he slowly picked himself off the ground he overheard that the guide was a bit of a klutz when it came to directions. A terrific trait to hear when it came to introducing a guide. As everyone left, Inadi felt a deep pang in his chest walking towards the doorway. He still wasn't sure what was going to happen when they arrived at the Queen's castle. Worse yet, he didn't know what the Queen would have wanted. He stopped at the doorway and seemed to stand still in time as everyone continued down the path to the Queen. Steps could be heard behind him. If he wasn't sure who was behind him, the fur that tickled his arm made it clear.

“You're scared to leave aren't you? I can tell by how still you are to be honest.” Mr. Cuddles said as he placed a soft paw on the boy's shoulder. Inadi smiled and gave a chuckle. It was his Achilles' Heel. Doing something he wasn't used to. Doing something he wasn't sure what the end result would be. He hated that fear of being unsure. With the bake shop even, he was almost sick to the core not being able to make any kind of real schedule out. Everything was new for him. And just as he was starting to feel comfortable and in control, here he was about to be thrown into a whole new place.

Inadi took a step out of the doorway. It was a tough step, but he needed to take it so he could turn and stare back at the bear. In his own world, working for a bear at a sweets shop would hardly count as being normal. Here though, it seemed about as normal as anything would get. As safe as anything could be. “I know you want me to go with them to be with my own kind. That much I know Mr. Cuddles, but why so soon. Can't I just stay a little longer? And you still haven't told me what it is the Queen will have me do. Why all the secrets?” Inadi asked as he felt that deep pang in his chest again. Staring down at the ground he felt a much lighter hug envelope him. 

The bear placed his hands on the boy's shoulders again, letting the hug go and staring down at him. “Because you've been so caught up in your ways that you don't take risks. Hardly a way to succeed at anything. Even I take risks making new recipes. You need to be able to accept new things and people in your life.” The bear said as he saw Inadi drop his face away from eye contact. His head hung hard but the bear knew he was still listening. “Only then you'll be able to enjoy life as it is meant to be.” 

Inadi picked his head up after a few seconds of keeping it hung. No words were exchanged, as the water in the young man's eyes was all that needed to be seen. Another quick hug was exchanged and Inadi quickly began running after the other people in his group. Finally able to catch up with them he entered the castle with the others and began catching his breath. Right as began thinking it was time to relax, the elevator suddenly shot up and Inadi felt himself almost become weightless. The feeling would have been incredible if he wasn't short a few breaths of oxygen. As the elevator finally came to a stop Inadi landed face first into the floor. Picking his head up he immediately went to check his glasses and luckily only found them crooked as they usually were. Letting out a sigh of relief, the boy crawled out of the elevator in fear that his legs wouldn't work. 

Eventually he found himself back on his feet and looked over at the man named Vince. They were just told to not touch any of the vines or plants and here he was ripping out vines by the hand full. Then the whining about the walking. Inadi let out a sigh as he pushed his glasses up on his face and turned towards Riley. “You would honestly think that he would have a bit more respect being in the house of royalty.” He scoffed. Plus, what if those vines were poisonous or some kind of creature. They wouldn't know. This was a weird place as it was. As the questions began getting asked, he was unsure if he should bring anything up. He had no idea what he was going to be doing for the Queen, but then again maybe someone else would be a bit more brave than he was to actually ask the ruler of this land a question. He could wait his turn....that may or may not ever arrive.