I nodded quietly and picked up the warm broth and sipped it. I felt the urge to get sick ten minutes after I finished it. I tried to fight it, but I wasn’t able to. Joanne grabbed a trash can and I got sick. Bart brought me some water to rinse my mouth. Robert took the trash can away and returned with a syringe of clear medicine. “Let’s see if this medicine helps calm your stomach, Kay.” Robert said patting my head. “We need to get you better.” He gave me a serious look. The door opened and the king walked in looking irritated. Everyone bowed to him except for me. I just glared hatefully. “Well, you can’t be that sick if you can glare at me so rudely.” He hissed walking over to Conor and I. “Progress report?”“We gave her broth, Majesty but she wasn’t able to hold it down. I have given her some medicine to see if that helps calm her stomach. We will try broth again in the next fifteen minutes.” Robert replied firmly.“I see. Princess Karen-” Zachary commented pointedly. I clenched my
-Karen-“Well, as long as the king says it’s okay, your guard can stay.” Bart replied with a chuckle. “I want you to gain a little bit of weight Karen.” He gave me a serious look. He pulled a small bottle out of his pocket and handed it to me. “This is strength building drink. We made it with chocolate-”I opened the bottle at the word chocolate and downed it. Yummy! “Can I have another one? It was really good.” Chocolate! How did I live without it?! Conor chuckled and kissed my cheek.“I’ll give you another one tomorrow. In the meantime, you should both rest now.” Bart instructed taking the bottle and leaving us alone.I pulled the top blanket up and over us and starting making out with Conor. Oh, I missed this. It only makes me want you that much more! The blanket got pulled off us suddenly. “No making out in the medical ward, you two.” Roger snapped making us both jump. We looked over at him in surprise. He chuckled as he sat down. “I figured that might happen since these rooms hav
-Karen-“Thank you very much for that reprieve, Charles.” Conor responded as I nodded in agreement. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Charles insisted as he bit into an apple. “But now that you’re both back, there are some snacks for you in the basket on the dresser to your left. I looked around and saw Bart and Joanne were gone. “Oh! Conor, I meant to ask you a while ago… But when I had woken up after being asleep for the hibernation period, Joanne and Bart were dancing and you had something in your hands… What was that thing?” I asked as he nodded vigorously.“I’ll go get it.” He replied going back through the door. I heard the main door open and close quickly as Joanne and Bart returned.“Alright. I need to go tend to the king, Princess. It was a pleasure as always.” Charles murmured, kissing my right hand. “You’re catching on quickly and I will make sure to speak highly of your progress. Very good job today.” “Thank you Charles.” I replied happily. He left the room as J
-Karen-“What do you want? Why don’t you just leave us alone?!” I growled trying to fight the pain in my back. “Haven’t you done enough already?!” Just get the hell away from me! And stay away!She laughed. “Don’t be stupid, girl! I plan to kill you eventually. I just am going to play with you for a bit first.” Monica replied as she walked over to the other three with Michael. He pulled out the metal rings and slipped them on his right hand.“Put her down, Monica!” Conor yelled angrily. “And you! What do you think you’re doing Michael?”“Just putting a plan into motion, brother.” Michael answered rolling his shoulder a few times. “I wanted to remind you all about the brass knuckles I have. And to remind you of some other things.“Or else what, Prince Conor? You’re going to kill me?” She mocked walking up to him. “Please! I’m not afraid of you. The only person that could have a chance at saving you right now is a bit chained up…” She looked back at me and waved her hand once and I coul
-Karen-When I woke up, I could see I was in a closed dungeon cell on top of a sparse pile of hay. I felt like I had been beaten severely and my head hurt from a terrible migraine. I went to touch my head and saw I was in shackles. Shackles? Why? And why am I here? I managed to roll on my right side just enough to push myself into a sitting position with my legs crossed under the dress I had been wearing when I was in the armoire room with Conor, Bart and Joanne. I looked down and I was covered in a dark crimson colored substance that was flaking off from my skin. Is this- their blood on me? What happened to them!? It was all over me. It reminded me of the attack when she hurt Conor while we were on the Cliffs of Typher. Michael and Monica must have hurt them all so terribly! What the hell happened after I blacked out?The door slammed open making me jump. The king walked in holding a folder with one of the generals. The door shut and they walked over to me in an intimidating fashion.
-Karen-I left my thoughts drift to Conor, Bart and Joanne. I hope they are going to be okay. I hope they don’t believe I would hurt them… Not after all we have suffered through together. I felt my left foot start to curl down where the toes were being pushed under towards my heel. I heard popping and snapping noises as an unbelievable amount of pain shot through my leg. The same process was done to my right foot and the pain ricocheted throughout my lower body. Breathe Kay! Even if it’s shallow.“Not bad... Hearing your bones and tendons snap is music to my ears. I kinda regret that paralytic but I don’t want people hearing you scream. We are trying to keep this hushed up. Cause, you know, you are a Princess, well… Until I kill you at least. Then you’ll just be another name on the very long list of people I’ve killed.” Michael explained as he blocked the light for a moment. He had a shatter stick in his hands. Not that thing again.Over a progression of several hours, he slowly broke
-Conor-“Hey Conor! Wake up.” Joanne prodded impatiently. “Wake up! Come on sleepy head!” She shook his shoulder gently and he opened his right eye and looked over at her. “Yes! Your Majesty! Conor’s waking up!” Ugh… What the hell happened? I remember being stabbed several times again… But after that?Zachary bolted into the room and was next to Conor’s side in an instant. Conor slowly stretched and flexed his fingers as he held them up a few inches from his face. Damn… I feel like I got ran over by a truck. Or hit by a train. A couple trains. “Can you hear me, son?” Zachary asked seriously. Conor nodded with a wince. Though I don’t want to... “You’ve been unconscious for about a week now… Whatever that girl injected into almost killed you.” That girl? “Roger said there were eight different poisons in that syringe. It’s taken him five days to start to reverse its effects… Your liver failed and then your heart but thankfully we were able to replace those… Your kidneys are on the verge
-Conor-“When they got back from the Cliffs, Karen was covered in his blood then too but it’s because Monica said she wants Karen to feel responsible if Conor dies. I would bet everything that this is just a scheme on Monica’s part to try and get Karen out of the picture. Karen would do anything to protect Conor. Anything!” Joanne exclaimed after she calmed down a little bit. Anything and I know she wouldn’t question dying for me either. Don’t die on me love. I need you. “Michael and Monica did say that this was a ploy to get me out of the way and for her to die in the process. I was fully conscious when Michael said that.” Conor added quickly.“So… That means Augustus probably lied to me on two counts… Augustus, Michael and Monica are the ones I need to hunt down… The three of you are not to leave this room.” Zachary commanded as he left the room. “Roger, go to the dungeon immediately and check on that girl. I want you to make sure she isn’t dead. That servant I sent about twenty mi