Princess Mariel felt it was all her brother's fault too. Prince Ron had risked his life to save hers and they got along very well. If it wasn't love, then what was it?"I believe so too" She said, wiping her tears with a blue handkerchief. "Prince Ron is innocent. My brother may have forced him or seduced him.""Ugh!" Princess Rose groaned in disgust. She couldn't believe the King liked men and it was her own brother. How could she have been so blind? No wonder he never paid much attention to her. "No. I have to do something. I can't let them be. I have to save my brother."She turned to leave but Princess Mariel quickly stood up and blocked her path. "Wait, you can't just storm there right now. What are you going to say to them?""I'm going break off this stupid alliance and leave this Kingdom with my brother before he corrupts him any further!" She tried to push Princess Mariel away but surprisingly found that Princess Mariel was quite strong despite her thin frame. She didn't budge
"I accept your condition." She said to Princess Rose. "A week from now, we will hold our annual hunting competition on the snowy mountains. After hunting, there will be a feast. Let us use the opportunity to implement our plan."Princess Rose smirked. It seemed like her goal would be achieved sooner that she thought. "How do you think we can separate your brother from mine though?""During the feast, we will lace their foods with the strongest aphrodisiac we can find. I will lure Prince Ron out of the hall under the pretext of needing help with something then take him to my room." Princess Mariel said. "What comes next will not be hard to achieve.""My brother is easy to fool." Princess Rose said. "But not yours. How will I get him out of the hall?""The aphrodisiac will do that for you." Princess Mariel answered. "He will feel it's effects and go to his room to handle it. All you need to do is follow."Now with a clear plan, the Princesses gazed at each other, smiling.Princess Rose
In the dim dungeon, Prince Ron struggled to see, while Zedekiel, with a snap of his finger, lit more than a dozen light pearls, banishing the darkness. As Prince Ron blinked, adjusting to the sudden brightness, he scrunched his nose at the dungeon's stench. His gaze fell upon Hilda, seated on the floor, wrists and ankles bound by head chains affixed to the wall."Please, kill me." Hilda croaked, not bothering to look at the people who came to see her. "I don't want to go back to her. Please, just kill me.""By her, do you mean my sister?" Prince Ron asked.His voice seemed to grab Hilda's attention for she gasped, shocked, raising her head sharply. "Your Highness!"She saw Zedekiel standing next to Prince Ron and was confused. Then it suddenly dawned on her. Could the young Prince have known of his sister's plans all along and had already formed an alliance with the King of Netheridge?If that was it then there was hope for her!She burst into tears as she kowtowed. "Your Highness. Yo
Prince Ron sighed. "Look Hilda, you are here to answer questions not ask them. Are you willing to speak or not? It'll be very easy for us to kill you and capture someone else. We have the advantage you know. My sister isn't aware that I know of her plans so speak or we can let you rot away in your prison cell."Hilda blinked, stunned that the Prince they all thought was stupid and slow could threaten her like that. She thought he was weak and soft hearted. She thought he would be moved by her tears but it turned out that he wasn't.It's not like she was pretending to cry. She really didn't want Princess Rose to know she was still alive. She wanted to be free of her but for the first time, she realised that she had been siding with the wrong team. She thought the Crown Prince was useless so she opted to serve Princess Rose and help her take over the Kingdom. Turns out the Prince was hiding his abilities all along!"The Shadows have never stopped hunting Elves." She said, shocking Princ
Prince Ron gasped. "So great great great uncle Kaiden is the Shadow Master? I thought he died in war!""That's what he made everyone believe." Hilda said. "Only few of The Shadows know that he is still alive. I know because my father was one of his trusted aids.""So why can't Prince Kaiden expose himself to the Queen of Ashenmore?" Zedekiel asked. "Why does he fear her?""Because she has the power to kill him." Hilda answered."I do not understand." Prince Ron said. "How?""I'll explain, Your Highness." Hilda assured. "Even though King Rapheal had banned dark magic, Prince Kaiden still went ahead and practiced it, saying that Shadow Magic was not enough to defeat the Elves. With time, Prince Kaiden grew stronger and stronger. Fearing that Prince Kaiden would try to rebel and take over the Kingdom, King Rapheal tricked him into taking a heart-binding centipede."Zedekiel thought about it and chuckled. "The old man was wise.""Indeed, he was." Hilda agreed.Prince Ron, who didn't know
The humans have been at war with Elves for thousands of years. The hatred they had for each other runs deep into the depths of their souls, buried right into their bone marrows, to the extent that no human could stand the sight of an Elf and if one is caught, the worst kinds of torture were implemented.Their favourite was cutting off the long pointy ears and nailing them to the walls of their borders. Some even competed on how many ears they’ve nailed.On the other hand, no Elf wanted to hear the word 'human'. In fact, if an Elf should mistakenly pronounce the word 'human', he is immediately executed and if a human is caught, he is turned into a slave and treated like a dog till he dies from exhaustion. The Elves weren't normally this brutal. In fact, they are naturally peaceful creatures and had proposed peace to the humans which was accepted but the human King breached the treaty. He lured the Elf King into his castle under the guise of a feast to celebrate six months of peace th
As they approached the throne room, the guards standing on either side of the large golden double doors pushed them open for the siblings and they they bowed. The siblings found their parents sitting on their thrones. They were the spitting image of their mother while the only thing they got from their dad was their eyes. A few other people Ron recognized were there. Like the Royal Advisor, Physician, members of the royal court and so many others.King Cain was dressed in a golden and maroon attire. He was holding the royal golden scepter which was passed down from generation to generation. He will also pass it down to Ron when it was time. His dark hair was streaked with silvery grey hair which was covered a bit by the golden crown on his head.One look at King Cain would tell anyone he wasn't to be messed with. He had a stoic expression and the hard look in his eyes commanded respect. Ron was most especially afraid of him. Queen Lilian was the epitome of elegance. She was dressed
Ron sneaked out of the castle through his secret route. It was a dark murky pathway underneath his grandfather’s bedroom which led to a cave at a riverside not far from town.His grandfather had showed it to him before he passed away. They used to go on so many escapades together. Witness festivals, celebrations, annual games and competitions and so much more. But after his grandfather died, his father became more strict on him which left barely any time for him to go out and have fun. He didn't like to be indoors all the time like some housewife. He preferred to go out, interact and see what the world was like. Reading from novels wasn't enough. This time, he took one of his grandfather's disguises. It was a black wig and crappy mustache. After he reached the cave, he took off his royal clothes, folded them neatly then stuffed them in a bag. He then put on the wig and mustache, coupled with a dirty brown robe. He looked like a beggar. Exactly what he was going for. As long as he mi