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up yet.  However, she wants everything perfect.  So if you could please get ready, then she will know that I tried.”  Randolph teased with a smile.
    “Fine.  Just use the AVID when it is time and we’ll be right down.”  Gilbert spoke as he turned and closed the door in his brothers’ face.
    With a slight laugh Randolph turned and headed for the garden.  With any luck the prince would be sleeping in and he could get a few things done.
     
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    “Edward, this is Alexis.  Is Crown Prince Bryan ready for breakfast?”  She spoke into her AVID as she walked back toward the dining room.
    “Good Morning Princess Alexis!  Actually , I just arrived at Leo’s door. Let me check with him and I will call you right back.” Edward answered as he waited for Leo to answer the door.
    “Very well , just keep me informed.”  Alexis answered distractedly as she began checking the decorations and seating arrangements in the dining room.
    Edward waited several minutes for Leo to answer the door.  “Good morning,” he greeted.
    “Yes, good morning,” Leo replied. 
    His rumpled clothing made Leo look like he had just been wrestling.  “I am sorry to disturb you but we weren’t sure what time the prince would be ready for breakfast with the Royal Family?”  Edward tried not to emphasize the word Royal as he spoke, but it happened anyway.
    “What time is it?”  Leo asked as he blinked quickly and rubbed his eyes.
    “It’s five a.m.  The family usually eats around seven but as I mentioned we weren’t sure of the prince’s preference.  Is he awake yet?” Edward asked.
    “I don’t think so, let me check,” Leo answered as he walked across the room and turned on a monitor.  It displayed the prince’s bio-signs and an infrared display showed that he was sprawled out on his bed sleeping soundly.
    “He seems to be sleeping,” Edward commented slightly impressed with the readings that the monitor displayed.  “Does he normally sleep late or rise early?”
    “Normally?  I have no idea,” Leo answered.  “At home he usually doesn’t need me until after mid-morning.  What he does before that I don’t know.  I used to be occupied with little more than his appointment schedule.  Busy though it was, it never began before ten in the morning.”
    Turning off the monitor Leo walked over to his couch and sat down heavily.  “Besides , I’m not sure if he has been sleeping long.  The last time I checked he was still awake and that was only a few hours ago.”  Leo scratched his head and covered a yawn as he tried to force himself to wake up.
    After a moment’s thought Edward said, “When the prince wakens please just let me know and I will have breakfast prepared immediately.”
    Leo looked at him and then replied, “If Prince Bryan needs to meet with the Royal family for breakfast at a certain time I am sure he will be happy to do so.  He would n ot be pleased if I let him over-sleep.”
    “No, that’s not necessary.  The Royal Family wants him to be comfortable and happy.  Today especially they want him to feel welcome.”  Edward paused , thinking of the day’s schedule, and then in a softer slightly secretive voice he said, “However, the King usually eats breakfast around seven and the luncheon is scheduled to begin at one this afternoon.”
    ‘Family politics .’  Leo understood what Edward was really saying. ‘You might not want to keep the King waiting for his breakfast.’  “I am sure that Crown Prince Bryan will be up and ready to eat by seven,” Leo quietly answered.
    “Very good.  If anything should change please let me know as soon as possible.”  With that Edward gave a slight bow and walked calmly out into the hallway closing the door behind him.
    Leo stared at the closed door.  Reaching down he set his alarm for six and then stood and walked back over to his bed.  ‘With any luck the prince will already be awake and ready by then.’  Releasing a sigh he slipped