23 Sada

"Wait, isn't this just an errand?!" Draco asked, his eye twitching.

Hearing this, Amira looked at Draco strangely, "Draco, what is it that you think that servants do exactly?"

"I don't know… I guess run errands and stuff. It's just that the way you were describing this 'mission' of yours made it seem like some life or death endeavor." Draco replied after a moment.

'Damn, at first I thought all this servant stuff was merely in name only, but it looks like I'm really going to have to go shopping for Amira.' Draco thought.

However, Amira looked almost insulted when she heard Draco's words.

"The way you're describing it makes it seem as if it wasn't. Draco, do not misunderstand. This IS a life or death endeavor. I will get what I desire, even if I have to burn down the entirety of London to get it." she said.

"Woah, woah. Easy there, Hitler. Don't worry, I'll make sure I get everything you want.." he said placatingly, trying to calm Amira down.

He didn't realize he had accidentally stepped on a landmine.

Amira snorted when she heard this, "A normal servant would never speak to me this way."

However, Draco just laughed, "I guess It's a good thing I'm not a normal servant then."

Amira sighed and shook her head, "If normal means good, then yes." she continued, "Anyways, this mission should be a good chance for you to get used to your powers and learn how to control your strength. Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity."

Draco didn't know how to feel about Amira calling running her errands an opportunity, but he just nodded his head sheepishly.

As Amira finished saying that, the SUV slowed to a stop outside another of the palace's towers.

Looking up at the tower, Draco saw that it looked almost exactly the same as the Ḥāmin Tower.

The base of the tower was a glistening white, and atop the tower was a large golden dome. However, Draco noticed that unlike the Ḥāmin Tower, this tower had countless windows lining its walls.

There was probably well over a hundred people moving to and from the tower, and Draco could only spot a dozen or so Ḥāmin standing at attention around the tower.

While Draco was observing the tower, he heard Amira's voice over his shoulder.

"Samir, go ahead and fetch Sada from the tower." she said.

Samir, who was driving their car until now, promptly exited the vehicle and began to head towards the tower.

"Amira, what's up with this place? Why does this tower have so many people in it?" he asked, unable to hide his curiosity any longer.

"This place is the Residential Tower. This is where the guests of the Khalid Dynasty stay, the Dynasty's servants and their families live here as well. Everything is divided into many different floors, however, so the guests are separated from the servants." she said.

"Servants? I didn't realize the palace had servants other than the Ḥāmin." Draco said.

Amira shook her head, "The royal palace is the size of a small city, there's no way it could run on the Ḥāmin alone. After all, the palace grounds need to be maintained, food needs to be prepared, and our guests need to be served."

She continued, "The Ḥāmin are also only allowed to serve members of the royal family. Although they are stationed throughout the palace, they will only follow the orders of my family."

Draco nodded his head at that, "I guess it would be pretty impractical to have the Ḥāmin do all of that, while also being in charge of guarding the palace."

"The servants here play vital roles in the Khalid Dynasty. In fact, even Ḥāmin foundlings are selected from the children of the Dynasty's servants." she said.

This all made sense to Draco, but there was still one thing he was curious about, "So, are all of the servants here unpowered?" he asked.

Amira nodded her head, "The vast majority of them, yes. However, there are a few lesser powered among them that have more specialized roles." she then looked out the window, seemingly noticing something.

"Speak of the devil." Amira said as she looked at the figures approaching the car.

Draco saw that there was a short figure in a brown burka being followed by Samir, and Draco quickly realized that this brown robed figure was a woman.

As the two reached the car, Draco noticed that the woman's burka did little to hide her voracious curves.

Once they reached the car, Samir opened the door for the woman and she promptly got in.

Draco couldn't tell the woman's facial features, but as soon as she got into the car his beauty senses started to tingle.

While Draco was busy appraising the woman, Samir had gotten into the driver seat and started the car.

Suddenly, as if noticing his gaze, the brown robed woman said, "Are you just going to stare at me like that? Princess, this new boy toy of yours is strange."

Draco's eye twitched when he heard that, "Boy toy? That's rich coming from someone wearing a glorified picnic blanket."

Immediately, the tension in the car rose to the peak as Draco and Sada glared at each other.

However, before Draco could move to push the woman out of the car, he heard Amira's voice to his left, "Draco, this is Sada. She's one of my personal handmaidens, and she's been serving me since we were both children. With that being said, the two of you better get along."

When Draco and Sada heard this, they both snorted and turned their heads away.

'I won't start anything if they won't start anything.' they both thought to themselves.

Amira let out a chuckle when she saw the actions of her two servants, "Sada, you're still just as bad at first impressions as ever."

Sada just shook her head, "It's not like I try! Princess, you know my words just come out sometimes." she said exasperatedly.

"I know all too well." Amira said with a sigh.

Draco then turned to look at Amira, "So, what's she doing here?" he eventually asked.

"Sada is here to assist you in your mission. Or, it's more like you're going to assist her. She knows what I want to get, so all you need to do is keep her safe while you're in London."

When Sada heard this, she looked at Draco in a new light, "This guy is my guard? Is he even a Ḥāmin? I thought the Ḥāmin were forbidden to speak." she said.

When Draco heard this, he became annoyed, "The f*ck is your problem? You do realize I'm right here don't you?" he asked Sada.

However, just when Sada was about to retort, Amira's cut in.

"Alright, alright. Listen up you two! If you can't get along then just don't say anything. Especially you, Sada." she said, annoyed by the two's bickering.

"Fine by me." Draco said, and Sada just let out a, "Hmph." before turning to look out the window.

Like this, the ride continued in silence.

***

Eventually, the car came to a stop outside of a hangar.

Draco thought that this hangar looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place a finger on it.

After everyone got out of the car, the four of them headed into the hangar. Once inside, Draco finally knew why the place looked so familiar.

Looking at Muhammed's private jet that was in front of them, Draco realized that this was the hangar he had pulled into when he had first landed in Saudi Arabia!

Amira's voice could be heard to his side, "Draco and Sada, you two will take this plane to London and retrieve the things I have asked for."

"Wait, isn't this Muhammed's plane?" Draco asked.

Amira nodded her head, "It is indeed, but don't worry, Muhammed is off on a 'business trip' and said that I could use it in the meanwhile." she laughed, "Although Muhammed can be scum of the earth sometimes, at times he can also be quite useful."

A dark look flashed past Sada's eyes when she heard Muhammed's name mentioned, and Draco didn't miss the subtle trembling of her shoulders.

However, Draco was still thoroughly pissed off with Sada's earlier attitude and just put this at the back of his mind.

"Alright then, so is it just going to be me and Sada going on this 'mission'?" Draco asked.

"The plane's crew will still be there of course, but as they will not be leaving the plane this mission will be in mostly your hands. The Dynasty has many Ḥāmin stationed throughout London, but I shall assign someone to look after you." Amira replied.

She then looked at Sada for a long moment, then turned to Draco, "Okay, that being said, are you both ready to depart?"

Sada just nodded her head sheepishly, but Draco suddenly said, "Wait! I still need my bag, it still has all of my stuff in it."

Amira smirked, "You mean your drugs?" she shook her head, "I had a feeling you would ask for that, so I had Samir bring it." she said as she motioned towards the Ḥāmin.

Samir then nodded his head and disappeared, and once he reappeared a few seconds later he was holding Draco's black backpack.

Before, Draco would have been unable to see the man's movements, but now he saw that the man had actually sprinted to the car and back at a speed that would make even Olympic athletes jealous.

Taking the bag from Samir, Draco looked back towards Amira, "Okay, now I'm as ready as I'll ever be."

"Perfect. Well, the plane has already been prepped for take off, so all you need to do is board now. It should be around a 6 hour flight, I wish the two of you the best of luck." Amira said.

Draco and Sada nodded their heads. "We're off now!", Draco said as they both walked towards the plane.

After climbing up the stairs and entering the plane, Draco was once again impressed by the luxury within it.

Draco eyed the shining crystal ceiling, the white and gold trimmed walls, and the large bar in the center of the plane. He lamented that such a plane was wasted on a guy like Muhammed.

Draco found a seat in a corner of the plane and started to recline in it, getting ready for the long flight ahead of him.

However, to his surprise, he saw Sada come and sit down next to him.