章 6: Southern France, 1002

Year 1002, Southern France

Kol: who is ready for the next course?

Finn: Kol,

Kol: I know I'm just joking.

Rebekah: sigh, such pretty clothes, what a shame they will go waste.

Elijah: Rebekah, we discussed this.

Rebekah: no you discussed this, none of us have a say in the matter, this lots are travelling somewhere their cart is full of silk and jewelry, five of them, opps, six of us. Wherever there were going to, why don't we just go in there stead.

Elijah: first of all, Rebekah, there are six of us and five of them, second, we don't know the custom of these people, how are we going to fit in.

The mikealson's just looked at the bickering Rebekah and Elijah, when Niklaus smelled someone. Due to his werewolf heritage not being suppressed, his senses were heighten more than others except from Viktor.

Niklaus: shhh, I think I smelled someone.

Viktor hearing his brother, remembered this scene, he looked at where the famous Lucien Castle hid himself, he walked there and removed the coth covering him.

Lucien being discovered tried to run away but was surrounded by the Mikealson's.

Rebekah: aren't you a handsome one?

Kol: all I see is dessert.

Lucien became scared silly when he heard Kol.

Lucien: wait, please I can help you.

Viktor: and how if I may ask.

Lucien: I am the personal servant of the Count De Martel, I heard what you were talking about, I was supposed to escort them to the castle of the count for a lengthy stay, I know their customs as well as their court habit, if you suppose to pose as the people you slaughtered here, I can help you fit in, please.

Rebekah: please let us keep him.

Elijah: Rebekah no, what's our most important rule.

Rebekah: never leave alive someone who

Kol and Rebekah: have seen what we are.

Elijah: thank you, a practice that has served us very well indeed.

Finn: she has a point, he may be of use to us.

Kol: a proper family squabble

Niklaus: perhaps we should put it into a vote. All those in favour of letting him live.

Rebekah and Finn raised their hands when Kol said.

Kol: those inclined to gut him.

Kol and Elijah raised their hands leaving Viktor and Niklaus to vote.

Viktor: I say we let him live, we can't continue to live like this, like animals, we should at least behave like normal people for once even if we are not normal per say.

Kol: Nik, what shall it be?

Niklaus looked at Lucien which the latter did the same.

Niklaus: I say we keep him.

Viktor: alright that's done, now to the most important matter here, there are six of us while they are five of them.

Lucien: I can get you something to wear when we get close to the castle.

Viktor: alright then, let's go.

They made their way to the Count castle while learning the ways of nobles from Lucien, when they got close to the castle, Lucien went to get a clothes from god knows where and brought it for Viktor who took it and changed.

After a few minutes, they arrived at the ball room.

Lucien: here, you see the Count De Martel, you address him as your grace and all the other nobles as my lord, and when you speak to the Count, you should speak of hunting, he loves his horses and his hounds and how deep my lady Rebekah, he also relishes a healthy cleavage and for god's sake all of you should stop looking up.

The mikealson's siblings were looking around them, this is the first time they've seen a castle, even though Viktor was a reincarnator, this is also his first time seeing one in person not to talk the least of entering one. Lucien straightened Kol's dress which Kol did not take well and whispered to Lucien's ear.

Kol: touch me again and I will rip your arm straight off your shou...

Finn: behave Kol or I will bury you under the ground to rot.

Rebekah: this isn't going to work, is it?

Lucien: calm down, just do as we practised, I know that you look lovely my lady.

Elijah, Niklaus and Viktor were at the back of the group.

Niklaus: are you worried brother

Elijah: we placing our trust at the hands of a complete stranger, Niklaus.

Viktor: don't worry brother, everything will work out fine.

Elijah: if you say so brother.

They got to the Count whom Lucien bow to.

De Martel: Lucien, you are supposed to fetch the count Tequesta.

Lucien: indisposed your grace, gout, may I present his children, the lord Finn, Elijah, Viktor, Niklaus and Kol and of course the lovely lady Rebekah.

The Count looked at the mikealson's siblings never hearing about them before. He stood up to address them.

De Martel: your father has never mentioned you to me before in any of our dealings.

Viktor quickly replied not wanting to make it awkward like in the series.

Viktor: your grace, do forgive us our father has always distance himself with all his travels, we were mainly raised by servants.

Elijah: however I do know that he would be very pleased if we were introduced to society by your noble hands, your grace.

Niklaus: your grace, I look forward to hearing tales of your hunting escapades, may I present our sister.

Rebekah moved forward to introduce herself, she bowed low enough for the Count.

Rebekah: Rebekah Tequesta at your service, your grace.

The Count looked at Rebekah trying to get a good view of assets.

Viktor thought in his heart to kill this man before they leave his castle. How dare he look at his sister indecently.

Everything went fine as everyone went about doing what they felt like doing.

Niklaus and Lucien

Niklaus: you've proven to be of immense help.

Lucien: of course my lord.

Niklaus: though I'll say you don't seem at all disturbed leading us to your master's home.

Lucien: my master is cruel drunkard who torments his minions for sports, beggars who seek supper, vassals who cannot pay a debt like my own Father. All this gentle folk behind their silks and jewels, they are slavers, killers. Whatever evil you are, you are all among greater evils to him, what do I care if you kill a lot of them.

Niklaus smiled when he heard Lucien's word.

Everyone attention were drawn to the two individuals walking into the ball room. Niklaus turned to look who they were.

Niklaus: who are they?

Lucien: they are the Count's children, the lord Tristan and his sister, lady Aurora.

Niklaus: she is exquisite.

He looked at Aurora with a new light in his eyes as he was fascinated by her beauty, she also looked back at him and smiled.

Lucien: yes, um as her brother is wicked, might suggest that you stay away from them completely.

Niklaus: oh would she really be such a threat to someone like me.

Lucien: the lady Aurora doesn't need teeth to tear a man's soul out, one need only stare at her eyes and be lost.

Viktor saw all this from a conner and just shake his head when he saw his brother's lovestruck face and that of Lucien wondering what they saw in her anyway.