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“Why? The prison isn’t a fun place.”
“I want to see him and know why he did that. Also, it’s kind of like a fuck you if I come too. Remember how he told me you weren’t going to put up with my ‘shit’ as if you were going to beat me too?”
“Hmm. If you want to…” Rainier stared off into space for a moment before his gold eyes flicked back to Felix’s face. “Maybe I should let you sentence him.”
“Me?! But I don’t have that kind of power.”
“You can decide whatever you want, and I’ll make sure it’s done,” said Rainier. “He hurt you, so I’ll let you pick.”
Felix ate one of the nibs. “What’s the usual punishment for assault?”
“It varies depending on the circumstances of the event and if it’s their first offense or not. He didn’t rob you, and he didn’t attempt to kill you, but I’m assuming he already planned this considering the way he acted when he got you up. It wasn’t like an argument between two people that got out of control. But-” Rainier held up one slim finger. “-besides causing physical harm, he also tried to bribe you into sucking his dick. Sexual coercion is a crime too because it’s a form of rape. I’d give him two counts of assault since he caned you too.”
“That’s not just one count?”
Rainier shook his head. “He caned you, and then he attacked you again after that incident. That’d be a year each. For attempting to bully someone into sex without the sexual action taking place is typically worth a good seven years. Attacking someone under my protection is worth another year because I said so. Since he premeditated it and caused further harm, that’s another year.”
Eleven years was a long time to sit in a prison cell and stare at the wall, but Felix thought it was fair. If he beat someone, yanked their arm out of their socket, and tried to get them to suck his dick, it would be completely fair if he was imprisoned that long.
“For that many crimes that include sexual coercion, a whipping could be added,” said Rainier. “Mum and I don’t like that punishment, so it’s only reserved for serious things like rapists and murderers.”
“I think what you said is fair enough,” said Felix.
“Think about it overnight, okay?”
“I will. What if he comes after me later?”
“If anyone ever bothers you in the future, you can always come to me about it,” said Rainier. “I can also have him banned from Rosewood once his sentence is finished, and if he returns, he’ll be in worse trouble.”
***
Rainier was still in the privy room the next morning when Felix was eating breakfast with one hand and stroking Inky with the other as he sat on the couch. He had a mouthful of food when a lady in an emerald green dress came sailing in. For a second, he couldn’t imagine who she was until he remembered Rainier’s Aunt and cousin were visiting.
This must have been Natalie, and she had the same long black hair, but her eyes were bright yellow instead of gold. His face warmed to be meeting another member of the Royal Family with a mouthful of food.
“Hi Rainier’s friend. Is he in his room?”
Felix was still trying to chew so he could swallow, and he nodded at her. "Mhm."
She headed for the tiny hallway and paused. “Rainier, can I come in or are you naked? I don’t want to be scarred for life before breakfast.”
“Why are you in my rooms?”
“Because I felt like it.” She turned to Felix and put a finger to her lips before she yelled. “I’m coming in!”
“You better not!”
Felix nearly choked as he swallowed and tried not to laugh, and Natalie giggled as she came closer. “I guess you’re Rainier’s pal, huh?”
"Yeah. Er, hi."
Rainier came out with his coat only half on. “That’s my companion, Felix, and he’s not a spectacle for you to stare at.”
“I wasn’t staring at him. I was just asking."
“What are you doing in my rooms?”
“I only came in here because Mother wants to go try the teashop on the corner of Main Street. Your Mum won’t go, and Mother thinks you won’t like it. I’m not here to invade your privacy.”
