Prince Aiden didn't know how to respond to this level of betrayal. "Wel- What can I do then?" 

"Well I mean, the only thing that we can do now is kill your brother." Neil replied flippantly, talking out of his ass as he usually did in hairy situations. It usually worked, oddly enough. This time was no exception. 

"I can't kill him." Aiden said, defeated. While the prince was in a downward spiral, Neil's brain was working a mile a minute. He approached the prince. "You're going to need to start thinking about this whole thing differently. Why do you wear dress uniform if you've never been in combat?" 

"I have been in combat." Aiden said, though halfway through his sentence Neil started talking again, interrupting the prince. "Didn't he kill your father? Have you forgotten that you're now an orphan?" He let the words sink in. "Because of him? The brother you're trying to protect so much. Killed your father then your sister. He tried to duel you to the death when we were visiting and now he's framed you in front of the entire planet and it's put us in jeopardy too. You know usually I don't mind jeopardy-"

"Enough!" 

"Unless it's the vidcaster game show-" 

"I said shut up."

"We're in his compound now." Neil pressed. "I'm no assassin but if we don't do this, your father's murderer will win and I don't know about you but your dad seemed like a cool guy. You know maybe you were so far up your own ass you never noticed." 

Aiden punched Neil in the face, staggering the Pilot. Taya's jaw dropped, her gasp audible. Neil caught himself as Aiden grabbed his bruised fist and rubbed it, looking at Neil in anger. The young pilot rebounded quickly, with only a split lip. But he didn't strike the prince back. Instead he tongued behind his gums, and then spat out a small bit of blood. "Was wondering if you had it in you." Neil said. 

The Prince breathed heavily, but his eyes met those of Neil and they seemed to have a brief understanding. Neil had purposely goaded Aiden into rash action to prove he had the capability of not simply being a negotiator. Taya walked up and grabbed Neil's face, looking at his lip as she asked. "So what do we do?" 
[@Penny]