Michael

As I make my way back to Rae's chambers through the passageways beneath the castle, I hope everyone I care about somehow made it out of here safe. I have a feeling these people are not going to go down without a fight.

I have not been able to locate Rae yet through all of my searching. My hope is that she made it out of here and is far away.

I slowly open the concealed door in Rae's chambers just enough so I can see what is going on. They stand in a semicircle shouting at each other. I can not make out any specific words but I can tell they are frustrated that things have not gone their way thus far. They are arguing amongst themselves.

Perhaps they will get fed up and leave? Or they will turn on one another and eliminate themselves so I won't have to.

"Fear not lads." One man speaks "we've still got hope." He yanks the door open and grabs me by the shirt, yanking me inside the room. He lifts his shoe and smashes the bottom of his boot into my head.

***

I awaken with a massive ache in my entire body. I am sat up in a chair with each limb tied up to one of the wooden spokes.

I've been captured.

Caroline steps forward. "I didn't want for it to end like this, Michael."

I nod. "I didn't either. I am so sorry about what happened between us."

"You are only sorry because of your compromising position right now." She shakes her knife at me in anger.

"No, truly. I am sorry." I admit. "I should have been honest with you from the beginning. We could have worked something out. We could have been great and I ruined it. I ruined it all."

"Then join us." A man speaks from the group. "Join us to show her you are truly as sorry as you say."

I shake my head. "Doing that would break far more promises to far more people."

"Like the Queen?" He asks.

"For starters." I shrug.

He lifts his dagger and slashes it across my cheek. "Where is she?"

"Well, I'm not quite sure. Last I saw her, she was running after Caroline."

He looks back at Caroline. "I told you I took care of it!"

"Then how come when I went to the throne room, there was no one inside?!" He shouts.

"What?" She asks, truly shocked that Rae was not in there.

They can't find her either. That gives me hope. Hope that she is safe. Hope that she is far away from here and not in any danger at all.

"We have the Prince." He toys with me.

"I know for a fact that isn't true." I laugh.

"How do you know?" He asks, curious.

"Because right before you captured me, I set him down for a moment to peek inside here. He should still be sitting there unless he somehow crawled off." I motion to the entrance to the passageways.

He runs to go look, causing me to laugh hysterically. "There's no baby there!" He shouts.

"And that is exactly how I know you don't have him. If you had him, you wouldn't have gone to find him just now." I explain to him my process. "You are actually dumber than I thought. Thank you for freaking out like that. It was quite entertaining to watch."

The man stomps back over to where I sit. He shoves the chair, pushing me to the floor angrily. The chair shatters beneath my wait. Caroline squeals as my head hits the carpeted floor.

He sits on top of me, beating me with his fists. "Where. Are. They?!" He is overcome with anger. My jokes have sent him over the edge.

"I will never tell you. Go ahead, kill me. I'm not more valuable to you alive than I am dead."

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