"Eremius?" You called out. The white haired male jumped and turned to you.

"Oh F/n. I thought you were in your country." He replied quietly.

"I was until your king forced me to be engaged to him. I getting married as soon as I come home."

"Is he with you?" Eremius started looking around. He looked...scared. then you noticed. Noticed his arms. They were covered with marks. The kind you get from being whipped. You grab his arm gentle enough so you don't inflict pain.

"How did you get these?" Immediately he tried to pull away and repeated the same question. Then pieces fell into place.

"Did Rhys do this to you?" You geniuenly hoped it wasn't Rhys who did it. Not because you had magically developee feelings or anything, but because if was the culprit, whay would happen to you.

Eremius stayed quiet for a while. Finally he spoke. "Yes he did. He claimed I didn't know my place." You move in to hug him.

"That bastard isn't here. He is in Aux." Eremius returns you hug. Soon you stopped the hug and just stared.

"F/n," he called out. "It is not safe for us to be seen. He might kill me for just being in the same room as you. But as for you..." he began to trail off. "He might do something worse." You look at the marks. You knew you were the cause of this.

"Eremius, did he kick you out of the palace?"

"No. But I lost my position and I work as a stable boy now."

"Okay good." Eremius gave you a questioning glance. Taking that as a cue to explain you say.

"You are going to play a necessary role in my escape."