Chapter Fourteen
Techno was pretty sure that even the oil candles hanging on the side of the wall were more expensive than him, because as he peered at them, he noticed intricate patterns, much like the rest of this castle that he was in.
He wasn't sure what the castle was made out of, but it looked like marble, and it had the most beautiful paintings and carvings around every corner. It was, to simply put it, breathtaking.
He wouldn't admit this to anyone though, especially not a hybrid (though he doubted he'd see one for a while), because he was supposed to hate humans, and he mostly did, but it was true that they did build beautiful things.
Too bad they usually destroyed it in their wars though.
Techno peered at the stained glass as he passed it, following Sykkuno, who nodded to other guards stationed throughout the hall.
"So, we're guards, which means we don't usually get to use these walkways unless we're on duty, but the guard path is blocked off, for now, so until we get that fixed we have to use this hallway," Sykkuno mentioned, and then chuckled to himself, "I don't think anyone's annoyed about it though, it beats the guards' area by far."
Techno nodded to what he said but then paused. Why was it blocked off? What had happened there?
As if somehow reading his mind, Sykkuno started talking again.
"I know what you're probably thinking, 'why's it blocked off?', well, an...accident of sorts happened. It'll be back to our use within a few days, so no worries there."
Techno narrowed his eyes at what Sykkuno said, and the man luckily didn't notice. That was weird. An...accident? Sounds like a coverup to him, but okay, to each their own.
Sykkuno kept walking, and soon they were going down some stone stairs that opened up to the outside of the castle. Techno had to shield his face for a moment from the sun to let his eyes adjust, before he lowered it slowly and took in the glistening blue sky.
As they reached the bottom of the stairs, he noticed a pale dirt trail through some grass that led to a building. It was still more expensive looking than anywhere he'd lived, but it was definitely on a lower level than the castle. He wasn't complaining about that though, he'd take what he could get, and in his case, this was much better than what he was expecting.
Next to the building he could see training grounds much like the ones at the sanctuary, only a lot larger and of much better quality.
Sykkuno led him to the building through the wide open doors, and Techno craned his head to look around. It looked like a quarters of sorts. The first main room was filled with couches and cupboards, and Sykkuno walked forward to a sheet hanging on the wall and wrote something down with a quill he'd picked up from the table and had dipped in ink. When Technoblade raised an eyebrow at him, he smiled and said "Signing us in." Then he walked forward again towards the open door at the back of the room that led to a hallway. Doors lined the walls in the hall, and Sykkuno took him right to the back.
Techno leaned forward to read the sign on the door, and Sykkuno took the paper out, writing 'Technoblade' on it, before sliding it back into the small glass case. A couple other names were on the sheet too, Techno noticed, peering closer.
'Sykkuno, Slimecicle, Punz, Ponk' and in a scribble underneath 'Technoblade'.
"We'll get it put on properly in the future, but for now though, here's your quarters. You share it with me and some other guys, but you'll meet them later."
Techno nodded at Sykkuno's words and opened the door to see 5 beds, almost as if they were expecting another person.
Puffy's words flashed through his mind, and he realised this was her doing. She'd signed him up, so they knew he was coming.
Windows were next to each bed, and large closets were at the back of the room. Other than that, there wasn't much, save for a few personal belongings hanging by the others' beds.
It was really clean, and absoluetly nothing like what he'd been expecting.
"Like it?" Sykkuno asked, and Techno turned to him.
He debated what to say for a moment, before he shrugged.
"I was expecting something a little less," he turned back to the room, hesitating, "well, rich."
Sykkuno laughed at that and set his dark coat on a hook.
"Yeah, it surprises every newbie, I'll be honest. Despite King Schlatt's...odd, personality, he sure knows how to take care of his workers." Sykkuno said, suddenly taking a new, softer voice.
Techno raised an eyebrow at that. From what he'd heard, Schlatt was a prick, so this was odd.
Sykkuno noticed the look on his face and then sighed, "Yeah, well, lots of us think it's his husbands doing anyway. He's a lot nicer than the king." he murmured, and Techno tilted his head to the side slightly (seriously, he needs to stop doing that).
Huh. He knew that Schlatt had a husband, and a child, at that, but he hadn't ever really thought much about them. This was good information though, because that meant he had even more chances to gain the trust of the royals. Oh yeah, it was all coming together.
The sooner he could get this all over with, the sooner he could go home, home to where he was supposed to be, with hybrids, not humans.
And yes, Sykkuno was pretty nice (so far), but he was still a human, and that meant he couldn't be trusted.
Techno wasn't sure when the hatred for humans had really stirred in him. He used to be a human (at least he thought he was), so he didn't actually know how he'd come to hate (or, just heavily dislike, if you will) them. Maybe it was when he'd seen humans doing everything they could to kill hybrids, or the many amounts of safehouses that hybrids were killed at. Yeah, probably that.
Although, it was all under Schlatt's rule, so maybe without him, things would be better.
If he died, maybe hybrids and humans could live in harmony.
Techno sighed, no, that wasn't his mission. He was supposed to get the humans trust and gather information for Puffy, he wasn't supposed to put himself in a situation where he could die too. He had to be a messenger, not a martyr.
Sykkuno cut Techno out of his thinking when he chucked over some guards clothes.
Techno held them in his hands, and then looked back up at the black haired man.
Sykkuno chuckled, "Trainees start off without armour. Really, only the ones going into intense battle get armour, the rest of us just get a normal uniform." he chuckled, and Techno nodded.
"You can wear your normal clothes whenever, except when you're on duty. Although I'd recommend you train in the training clothes you've got, you don't want to sweat up your nice clothes." Techno snorted at the words 'nice clothes' because he doesn't really have any, other than his robe from Puffy.
"Also," Sykkuno continued, "word of advice, when you go into the villiage, even if you're not on duty, you should wear your uniform. The villagers and travellers tend to be nicer to anyone working with the royals, which in turn means us. Free bread is always a win."
Techno raised an eyebrow, "Okay, thanks."
Sykkuno snorted at that, probably thinking about how he'd just word spewed while Techno stuck to two words, but didn't say anything. He was polite like that, it seemed. Not annoying, not like that old guy, 'Bo' or whatever his name was.
Sykkuno sighed, "Well, I'll leave you to it," he gestured to the trunk that Techno had placed beside him, "I'll be in the lounge if you need me." and with that, Sykkuno turned and left.
Techno watched him go for a moment, before sighing to himself and turning back around.
He stared at the room with narrowed eyes, and noticed the one bed in the corner that had no belongings around it. Must be his, then.
He moved forward to the bed, sitting back on it and placing his trunk at the foot of it. His hands clenched and unclenched in the blanket, trying to ease some of his stress.
He looked out the shaded window to the grass and forest beyond, before looking back at the other beds.
"Home sweet home, I guess." he muttered to himself, before flopping back onto the bed with a heavy sigh.
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Hello friends!!! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!! Thanks for the kind messages last chapter, you all mean the world to me <3
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(21/4/21)
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