Varian's POV

How I hated her... what right does she have to come stroll up to me and pretend that we are ... dare i say... friends. She knows what she did, if we were good friends she would have helped... she would have saved my father. I frowned as I played the painful memory in head, reliving that horrid moment.

I jolted as I heard a key jingle outside of the door. The princess came waltzing through the door, grinning ear to ear, what could she be so happy about. She stuck her fist out towards me as if to tell me to open my hand. I carefully watched her movements and started to wonder what her intentions were. I slowly opened my hand, chancing whatever her actions.

She dropped a small key in my hand. I looked at it with confusion on my face. She looked at me then over to the window, indicating the use for it. Realization hit me as I acknowledged my own stupidity. I drew the key into the keyhole and held the handle to turn it. The small click echoed in the dead silent room, as the sound of the crash of chains followed.

A small smile escaped from my lips. The image of the chains falling free from the window gave me a sense of ... freedom.

Chapter done... hope you guys enjoyed.