Kidnapped by his Majesty

Kidnapped

"Go! Attack!" A voice yelled hastily. The small group nodded and charged forward with their swords. Loud voices filled the air as they fought innocent people, the swords cutting into their bare flesh, screams were heard. Suddenly, the loud sound of a horses hoof beating against the hard stones made itself present. Prince Leo. The prince quickly dismounted his horse and took out his sword. "Well well well, what do we have here? Little princy playing brave wittle knight?" The leader of the invaders said. The prince growled lowly and swung his sword at the invader, but he was not quick enough. The invader easily dodged, as laughed mirthfully. "My turn now," The invader said darkly. He swung the blade at the princes face, a small trail of blood slowly leaking down his face. "ATTACK!" The prince yelled loudly. The villagers grabbed whatever weapon they could, and began to fight back. After much fighting, and loss, the Invaders found too many of them, and decided to retreat.

At the Castle...

Prince Leo was pacing back and forth nervously. The attack was too close. They're forces were getting weaker and weaker, while they were growing stronger and stronger. Too lost in his thoughts, he didn't hear footsteps approach him. "What are you doing?" A voice said from behind him. Prince Leo turned around, showing his scarred face. "What the heck happened to your face?!" The young woman said. "We were recently attacked by the Invaders again. There attacks are growing stronger by the minute. First the east border, then the west, and now this. Our forces can't take them on like this much longer." Prince Leo said running his hand through his hair. "So early in the day? That's not very smart." She said frowning. "Yeah, they keep coming back no matter how hard we fight back." He said, glancing at his best friend, with little hope in his eyes. The young woman standing before him was Adeline.

Her mother was a simple midwife, helping the villagers deliver, she even delivered the queen's second son, Prince Caspian. Her mother became good friends with the queen, and soon enough, Prince Leo befriended Adeline, who visited the castle frequently with her mother. But soon, the midwife fell ill, and passed away. Looking at Adeline was too painful for the queen, her face only a reminder of her loss, so the queen tucked herself away in the castle, never showing her face unless it was necessary. With nobody to attend to Adeline, she was to be banished from the castle. But that all changed when the castle received an anonymous letter, threats about killing Adeline. Learning this knowledge, Prince Leo begged for Adeline to stay with them, for her safety. And the king granted it.

"I suppose this is what I get for being courteous," Leo said with a soft chuckle. "I'm just glad you're okay," Adeline said sighing. "I can only imagine how you must have felt."

"As future king, he shall have no time for 'feelings' they make you weak, and can easily be targeted." A loud, authoritative voice said from behind them. The two jumped at the sudden sound, soon calming down once they realized who it was. "Good morning, Your Highness," Adeline said, dipping into a deep, overly pronounced bow. "Oh pish posh! Call me Benjamin." He said. He turned his glare towards Leo. "As for you, my son, you have to cut the weeds before they begin to grow! Control the problem before it controls you! Nip it in the bud! Thwart the issue before-"

"I understand, Father," Leo said, massaging his temples with two fingers. "It's best I get going, your mother needs help getting to her studies, you know how she is these days." Leo gave his father a small nod before turning to Adeline. "It's best I get going as well, I need to plan out our next attack," He said. Adeline nodded and gave him a small hug. "Be safe," she whispered in his ears before he walked away.

***

"No, you need to understand WHY this is so important! You need to know combat consists of two parts. Mental and Physical." Adeline nodded as she buried her head back into her book. Her daily lessons were essential is she wanted to become a knight. Something she had been training for all of her life. If she couldn't protect her mother, and.. and her brother, then what was the purpose of her being here? "I apologize for how late our lessons have been running lately, the Invader attacks have been becoming more frequent."