Aspen just had become fascinated and focused on his new project. Of course it was just one wing but he still held onto the believe that if he did an excellent job then the king would be impressed and hire him full-time. Of course working self-employed had it's perks but he would rather get paid more doing something that was easier to put on a resume.

"Whatever you want to do is fine. I'm not really in charge of this project. More like...a supervisor. I'll talk to my father about the details, for now, you can do whatever works for you."

Aspen gave the faintest nod, his attention turning back to the wing in front of him. His excitement from earlier had returned. He became so focused that he didn't even realize that Prince Avery and Prince Robert had went to go fence. That is, until he turned around and saw that they were gone. Hopefully fencing would take out some of the prince's annoyance with his little brother.

Before he got started, he took a few before pictures on his phone to look at and review his plans with the King. He also wanted to map out his vision so the king would have a better idea of what changes he had in mind. He didn't want to do any of the expensive work until he had the king's permission.

He decided to start simple with washing the walls. It seemed like a good place to start until he had the king's permission to do what he had visioned laying eyes upon the room. He decided to go in the hunt himself for cleaning supplies around the castle. He figured it wouldn't be too hard to find soap, water, and a rag. Maybe a little bleach if he looked hard enough...

He didn't know his way around the castle but it still didn't take him too long to find what he was looking for. He took supplies from the kitchen to wash the walls with. Soap and water would work and would be the cheapest option for now. No use in charging a cleaning fee and for cleaning supplies when most people had supplies on hand. Not even the castle was an exception to this.

Aspen began working on the walls, giving them a good cleaning. It would take hours just to clean them by the looks of them. He could see why the king wanted to remodel the castle. Paint only looked good for so long, even if the walls were cleaned regularly.

He finished cleaning the walls two hours later. He stepped back to further assess them. The walls were still stained but some of the yellow tint had faded. He would mention changing the color of the paint in his redesign plan. White and light colors worked well for common households, not so much castles that needed to appear breathtakingly stunning all of the time.

He heard a tap on the window and jumped a little, expecting to find another guard telling him he wasn't allowed to be working here. Instead, he spotted the head of the prince's younger brother. He was a bit confused, questioning whether the younger brother was trying to distract him from his job so he wouldn't do his best job for the king.

After a moment of hesitation, he approached the window and cracked it open just a little bit,"How may I help you, sir?"

Aspen didn't expect the younger prince to say what he did. The prince's attitude and tone of voice was confusing. It was formal like it should have been. Royalty were to address citizens with formal etiquette. He did reach out a hand to Prince Robert's shoulders to steady the younger prince when the prince swayed, muttered a strand of curse words, and caught the window seal.

He tilted his head in a little confusion at the prince's hey. The confusion increased more when the younger prince acted to be interested in his plans on the castle. Well, he assumed that it was pretend. After all, maybe both brothers had one thing in common. He just didn't know why the brothers were trying to pick on him.

"Your brother looks uncomfortable," He leaned to look down at Prince Avery just as Prince Robert leaned more into the windowsill. He moved back just before things got awkward. Things already got awkward once with the older one. At least the older one was about his age.

"Rob, hurry it up!"

He heard Prince Avery call and gave the slightest hint of a smirk. The poor older brother was once again stuck on the worst side of his brother's antics. He sympathize with Avery just a little for that. He also had brothers that put him through the ringer.

"I do have plans for this wing but I'd rather make a blueprint and share it with the king before I share it with anybody else," He finished, offering his hand to the prince,"Perhaps I should pull you into the wing before your brother drops you."

Aspen was going to take the younger brother's hand and pull him through the window but before he did, Avery seemed to reach his max limit for his brother's little stunt. Both princes disappeared from view. He leaned against the windowsill to make sure they both were okay. Of course they were but Prince Avery did look rather red in the face.

He heard Prince Avery's apology for his brother being a minor annoyance. Honestly, it wasn't that big of a deal. He was basically finished for the day anyway. He didn't move on without the king's approval. It just didn't seem right to move on. Even with his regular projects, he always had permission.

"I'm not sorry! I want to help paint!"

So that's why the brother was trying to pretend to be interested. He wanted to help. Well. he didn't see why not one of the princes or both of the princes couldn't help him paint if they wanted to. Painting was rather simple and would be his next task after the approval.

He decided to leave the wing and go check on the princes. When he got there Prince Avery was making his way away from the pit.

"I've cleaned the walls but I'd rather not start on anything else without approval. Would it be okay if I sent you my blueprint stating my plans so you can share them with the king?" He said once Prince Avery got closer, giving the faintest indication of a bow before he addressed him.

"Perfect, I should have the blueprint ready and sent to you by tonight," Aspen stated with a nod. He did have jobs booked for this evening but he got to work early and completed them before coming to the castle. He had been so excited that he had to keep himself busy to help calm him. At least that meant he would be quick with the blueprint and the king could give him approval to continue with the project. It would be easier to show the king his plans than began to explain them.

Prince Avery glanced back toward his brother and then back toward him. He wasn't surprised to hear the question about Prince Robert being able to paint. After all, the younger man made it quite clear that he did want to help.

"Well perhaps-" He began to speak but was interrupted by Prince Robert impatiently asked him if he could paint. He frowned a little, rubbing the side of his neck awkwardly. He hated being interrupted but knew to hold his tongue around the princes.

"I'm not ready to began painting quite yet," His gaze slipped down to the younger prince,"But I don't see the harm in having an extra eager hand for when I do."

His gaze slid up to Prince Avery,"Painting is rather simple. I've been painting walls since I was 5. I'm sure he'll learn quickly as long as he has a little patience and is truly willing to listen and learn."