Lucky for Gherrick, he was quick and stumbled through a laugh as he barely was able to dodge the tree.
"Are you trying to kill me, Aurora?" he shouted through a laugh. "This is no way to treat your prince!"
Gherrick knew she was mere inches ahead of him now- just mere seconds away from out running him as they passed into the castle yard and were making it for the great stone wall.
"Guess we'll find out! Whoever touches the palace wall, wins!" And as the pair rounded the corner and rushed inside the front gates, the massive towering palace of ivory and gold shimmered before them in all of it's glory. The building was made of so many interesting resources, from ivory colored stones, to the gold that gilded and capped the towers in filagree and Ehverien designs. But the main structure held within the cavity of stone were the glimmering, sparkling, mulit-colored glowing crystals that made the island famous. And it was said these crystals were forged from their child goddess Evra herself.
The palace was constructed on holy grounds so the royal family knew their Goddess approved, and as Gherrick was making a run fro the nearest crystal wall that shined before them like an iridescent rock- a fuzzy white blur plowed into him as Gherrick was suddenly pinned to the ground as a hot pink tongue lapped at his face.
"We-We-Wesleton!" Gherrick gasped through giggles as the large fluffy dog continued to lick at his face. "Come on now, you're going to make me lose-"
And as he sat up, barely able to push the fluffy beast aside, he noticed Aurora just a leap away from the palace wall. "The race."
Well, it looked like he lost this one as he gave Aurora a shake of his head as he ruffled Wesleton's fur.