White Rabbit Boyfriend: Ilosovic Part One (special preview)

I was hired by King Ludovico at the behest of his husband, a Cheshire, to see to delegations between the Cats and White Rabbits. Queen Oseye of the Cats and King Ilosovic of the White Rabbits had been feuding worse than ever before. Queen Oseye, incensed by the fact that Miror now had a Cat upon the throne (Cheshire or otherwise) had taken a firmer stance on reclaiming the territory she thought belonged to her.

Refusing to be intimidated by the fact that a Cat was King, Ilosovic had begun to strengthen his numbers. He believed that, because of the new King, the territory was properly the Rabbits, as now Cats would be favored by the royal family and given much more than the White Rabbits.

This is where I came in. I had been trained by the Queen Mother Primrose in negotiation and conflict resolution, and I had been working for the royal family of Miror for a long time. I had even settled the dispute between Maestro Fortescu and his father-in-laws to a point they could be in the same room together without King Father Rosso throwing things at him. 

Kings Ludovico and Lewis had set it up for me to begin negotiations between the two kingdoms, allowing me certain liberties in order to have the centuries old conflict settled. I was given a crew of Card Knights as well as a White Rabbit and Cat assistant. I had also talked to Maestro Fortescu, who happened to be a Hare, on insight into the Rabbits just as Lewis had informed me on the Cats.

To keep things even, the Kings set up a neutral territory between the two kingdoms. It was an old summer home for the royal family, and a place that had become much beloved by Princess Genevieve. The Kings gave it to me to use so that Queen Oseye and King Ilosovic would be on equal footing, and we could stay there for as long as possible.

Queen Oseye arrives first, bringing with her two of her knights as agreed upon. She is beautiful and regal with a tall, slim frame. She is dressed in a form fitting white dress with a massive golden collar encrusted with sapphires. Her fur is white, except on her ears, tail, paws, and the dead center of her face there is a sort of burnt sugar color. Her wide blue eyes are haunting as she looks down at me. She stands taller than her guards and I do not doubt she could filet me better than they could. 

“It’s wonderful to have you here, Queen Oseye.” I say, giving her a graceful bow. “My name is Bing.”

Oseye tilts her head. “I know who you are. I was told by Lewis you would be the one to help me.”

I swallow down the nervous lump in my throat. “Well, yes of course, I’m here to help, but I am here to assist both you and Ilosovic equally.”

Her eyes narrow upon me. “Shouldn’t you show loyalty to your King’s people?”

“I will,” I answer. “But I am supposed to be unbiased in these negotiations, Your Majesty. Lewis asked me to take care of you but I am also to remain fair.”