One-shot: Leona and his family
Cheka: Unca! Unca! Will you tell me a story?
Leona: I'm busy, boy. Go play somewhere else.
Cheka: I know you're not busy, it's your break... come on, tell me a story!
Leona: Precisely, it's a break, I'm taking a break from everything and everyone, and that includes you. Go bother your perfect father or someone else.
Cheka: Aw, come on! Pretty please? With sugar on top?
Leona: You don't give up, do you, brat? Urgh, fine! Just... give me five minutes, it's tea time. Go eat some cake or something, I'll be right there.
Cheka: Yay! Thanks, Unca! Tell me the story of Kovu and Kiara, will ya?
Leona: Sure, sure, now give me at least five seconds of peace, already.
Ruggie: Cheka's growing up so fast. Such a pretty kid, and very smart too, shehehe!
Leona: He's pretty annoying, that's what he is.
Ruggie: What a cruel Unca. I bet the poor boy would be heartbroken if he heard such meanie words.
Leona: I wish. No matter how much I try to be rude to him, the boy never feels upset at all. It's like he don't know what being rude is.
Ruggie: Or maybe he just loves you.
Leona: Make him love you instead, if you think that's something good. The brat ruined every chance I had of obtaining real pow...
Leona: I really can't get five minutes of peace here. Don't yell like that. I swear that I...
Jack: The prince! He's sick!
Leona: ... what, did he get a cold or something? I wouldn't complain if he lost his voice for a bit or...
Jack: They think he was poisoned!
Jack: He's unconscious, lots of fever, after he ate a single slice of cake! I think the enemies of the kingdom tried to poison him!
Jack: The king and the queen are with him, and I believe you should...!
Ruggie: Jack? For pity's sake, give Leona a moment, will you?!
Ruggie: Just shut up! I know, you know, Leona knows! Okay?!
Jack: I'm back. I need to report to the king, where is he?
Ruggie: The king and the queen are in the prince's room, they can't talk now.
Ruggie: Leona's at the door.
Ruggie: He won't hear you.
Ruggie: Did you get any leads at all, some valuable information about the responsibles for this or anything?
Ruggie: Then, no need to disturb Leona. It's been three days and the prince didn't improve at all. He might die at any time.
Jack: But there must be something we could...!
Ruggie: Just get some rest and get back to your investigation. Get some help if you need to. Leona's gonna need some justice if the prince survives.
Jack: If he survives? He WILL survive! He's just a kid, he can't...!
Ruggie: Put it in whatever words you want. But he wouldn't be the first kid's death I've seen in my life. Life's not fair, Jack.
Jack: Leona, listen here! Listen here, I went investigating and I found...!
Leona: Don't care. It's a king's job to seek justice. If someone tried to poison the boy, they're enemies of the kingdom. The king must deal with them, not me. So, tell your tale to my great brother when he leaves that room.
Jack: Leona, you bastard, how can you talk like...!
Leona: WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE TO GET THE BASTARDS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IF THE PRINCE DIES?!?! IF YOU WANT TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND LOOKING FOR THIS, GO AHEAD, BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT MY NEPHEW IS ABOUT TO DIE AND I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, SO...!
Leona: Leave me alone! The two of you, leave me alone!
Ruggie: Leona, it's Cheka! He regained his conscious!
Ruggie: They found out what poison the criminals used, so he's... ouch! Hey, watch your step, you stepped on my foot!
Jack: It's been a long time since I saw him run so fast.
Ruggie: Tell me about it. Let's go!
Cheka: Aw, Unca, don't look so sad. Mom said I'm gonna be okay. I just ate a bad cake, that's all.
Cheka: Maybe I'm alien-genic to it?
Leona: ... it's "allergic", brat.
Cheka: Yeah! Wow, you know so many words... speaking of that, can you tell me the story? You know, about Kovu and Kiara?
Leona: ... you never give me a moment of rest, do you? Later. Your dad left to take care of some business about the kingdom, but he's probably not gonna want to leave you until you heal completely. I'm gonna take care of his business, so he can be here with you.
Cheka: Aw, thank you, Unca! You're so kind, you always think of others!
Ruggie: You actually took care of the paperwork the king left behind? Wow, I thought you'd try a coup or something, while the king was busy taking care of the prince.
Ruggie: Geez, I'm just joking! No need to glare like that! Sheesh...
Leona: Half of the problem is solved. The kingdom is in order. Now, the other part. The bastards who did this...
Jack: That's what I was trying to tell you. I got them.
Jack: My first investigation led to nothing. But now I got them. They're in the dungeons.
Leona: So. You're the ones who tried to poison the prince. Very clever and sneaky. You thought you could hide from my knights at the Scalding Sands, didn't you?
Prisoner: All I did, I did for...!
Leona: Did I give you permission to speak, traitor?
Prisoner: I'm no traitor! My loyalty is with Sunset Savanna! The king is weak, and the prince is even worse, just a weak brat with no will whatsoever! We need a stronger king, like... argh!
Leona: I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I believe you know you're talking about my brother and nephew here, right? You have some nerve, traitor.
Ruggie: Oooh, Leona's mad, shehehehehe...!
Leona: Don't talk to me like that in front of the prisoners, Ruggie.
Jack: Should we prepare a trial for him, Leona?
Leona: I suppose that's what a good king would do. Falena would certainly give him a place to speak, would listen to him, before deciding for a sentence. Maybe he would be exiled. After Felona passed on so many pacifist laws, it's been a long time since we had a proper death penalty, not even trash like this one end up in the gallows anymore.
Prisoner: In my trial, I'll tell the truth to everyone. We need a proper king! We need...!
Leona: Oh, no. The thing is, you see... I'm not a good king. I was never a king, but if I was, I'd be a terrible one. So, you're just not lucky enough to be judged by a good king like Felona. You're stuck with me, the worst king ever.
Felona: All efforts were in vain. Nobody was able to discover anything about the assassin who tried to kill Cheka.
Leona: Is that so? But you didn't put much effort in it, did you?
Felona: Oh, my brother... my son is alive, that's all it matters to me. Of course, I made efforts to improve our safety here, so we'll never go through that again. But I don't think punishing the responsible would give me some relief.
Leona: Really? Well... I think you're a good king, brother. Even too good.
Felona: ... wow, it's rare for you to compliment me like that. Thank you, Leona.
Leona: You think that's a compliment? Well, that's on you...
Cheka: Dad! Unca! Let's go!
Leona: ... five minutes of peace, that's all I ask...
Cheka: You two promised you'd teach me how to play Spelldrive! Ruggie and Jack are already outside! Come on, you promised!
Felona: We did promise, didn't we?
Leona: I accidentally made a promise when I was busy. The boy's smart, he knows exactly when to press me for attention.
Felona: Oh well, let's go. But I don't know how much I'll be useful. You were always a better Spelldrive player than me.
Leona: ... now YOU are the one complimenting me.
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