Sangria (A DSMP + Hermitcraft Kingdom au)

Chapter 6

To say Phil was stressed would be an understatement, he didn't think he'd be pacing around the room stressed out of mind a week before stepping down as king. Xisuma, and Xanthi, his two advisors had gone missing, Grian had gone missing, Wels was depressed, and Mumbo was shocked as well. He didn't know what to do, or hell, even where to start looking for Xisuma, Xanthi, and Grian. The kingdom was huge, and while Philza doubted they were outside of the capital, the city was still enormous, as cities go.

Phil wanted to reassure everyone that everything was gonna be alright, but he didn't know that. He sighed, grabbing a book from his desk, and flipping to a random page. Philza skimmed the words on the page, and a paragraph caught his eye.
The best place to hide is in plain sight, because no one expects it. Likewise, if you are a traitor to your kingdom, hide in the king's court! The king would never expect one of his own court to betray him.

Philza read that paragraph over and over again, the words sinking in. Phil closed the book to look at the title, it was probably one of Techno's books. The cover read 'Secrets and War' and in smaller text 'and how to overthrow a government'. Phil thought while one of his court members probably weren't gonna overthrow a government, they may want to take advantage of Techno when he becomes king.

Phil decided to call one last court meeting before he officially stepped down as king. If he wanted any peace of mind, it would have to happen soon. Phil decided it would be tomorrow.

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The next morning the court was all sat around a table, two seats were empty, Xisuma and Xanthi's. False looked worried, and a bit sad, Doc looked normal, but when did his expression ever change, Scar and Bdubs were talking in hushed voices, and Eret and Tango were whispering as well.

Phil took a deep breath, "Good morning everyone, I'm sure you're all wondering why I called you here this morning. I'm sure you guys all know what's going on, so I'll cut to the chase. I believe that someone here is a traitor."

Scar stood, "Your highness, I think it would be a good idea to use a truth spell?"

Philza nodded, and Scar pulled out a crystal from his purple robe he always wore. The crystal began to glow, "not sure how long the spell will work," Scar said, "so you better hurry up and ask!"

Phil smiled at the wizard, and nodded. "Bdubs?" Phil said, turning to the man.

"N-no! I would never think of betraying the crown." The man said, the stutter in his voice clear as he stumbled through his sentence.

Phil nodded, turning to False, "False?"

"No, I try to defend this country everyday, and I think the others in my rank would say that as well." False said, confidence showing through her statement."

Alright," Phil said, nodding, "Doc?"

"Same thing as False, your highness" The guard said, his face not really changing in expression.

"Tango?"

"No, I love this country!""Impulse?"
"N-no." The small squire stuttered, obviously nervous about being away from Wels."Ok, and Eret?"
"No! I would never betray this country, after what we worked for here."Phil sighed, "alright, Scar, I doubt it's you, but you're the only person I haven't asked"
Scar smiled. "No, your highness."

"Alright, there may be a few more people I still need to ask, as for now, you're all dismissed," Phil said with a heavy sigh. Why did he still feel like there was someone lying? He brushed that concern aside, and went back to his room. He needed to rest.

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Grian ran through the hallways of this prison? He didn't know what it was, but he was gonna get out one way or another. He felt something in his wings, a strength that hadn't been there before. He slammed a door open, and felt the cool air of the outside world rush in.

Grian ran into the nearest crowd, flying probably wasn't the best idea. He looked around to see if he could spot the castle from there, and to his surprise, he could. Grian bolted in that direction, pushing through the crowd. The gates were closed, and two guards stood by the door, and many were perched on the wall around said gates. But, Grian thought, anything can be flown over with wings. He flapped his wings once, lifting him off of the ground, and he caught the wind under his wings. 

As Grian flew up he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wings, before falling to the ground. The last thing he heard before passing out was an "oh shit."

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Grian opened his eyes to see a very worried Mumbo, and a few more fuzzy outlines of people."Grian you idiot," Mumbo said.
"Well that's a nice way to wake up." Grian replied, quietly, his head was pounding.

Grian closed his eyes again. Everything was too much for his brain to handle.

"Grian are you ok?" Mumbo asked, worry lacing his words.

"Yeah, just closing my eyes feels better." he replied quieter this time, everything just felt too much.

"Uh, maybe you should get some rest?" Another voice asked.

"I mean, I passed out, which is like forced rest but okay," Grian replied.

With that he heard two sets of footsteps walking out of the room. The room went dark and Grian sighed. It looked like that one week extension might be longer.

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Grian why are you so good at bad ideas?

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