Carlos watched in horror as the Prince and Princess were swept under in the rush of water.
They'd been so close to getting them back.
Those damn Lopez brothers!
First the crown and now they try and take two of the youngest from the Royal family?
The Madrigals would be devastated.
He clenched his fists as he rushed down towards the water as fast as possible.
It would destroy Felix...
His hijo had met Princess Pepa on the day she was supposed to be meeting suitors. But instead of looking over the nobles like her hermana who had already met Lord Agustin, her attention had been drawn toward Felix who was on his first day of duty as a guard.
Carlos hadn't known whether to laugh or feel horrified as Felix easily responded to the Princess, making her smile and laugh in a way they hadn't seen from her in years.
In the end, no one had the heart to stand between the pair, not when he clearly made her happy.
Their niños were everything to them but he knew that Prince Camilo just held a special place in their hearts. They loved all of them but Camilo had a unique ability to make everyone around him smile.
Carlos himself adored his nieto and had yet to snitch on him when he snuck into the barracks to talk to the guards.
And Princess Mirabel was one of the kindest souls he'd ever met.
Neither of them deserved this.
They had to find them.
Bruno still wasn't sure how he managed to grab ahold of the tree branch hanging low over the river. He didn't know how the branch didn't break under the weight of all three of them, the rope pulling painfully at his waist, but thankfully holding.
He didn't know but he was grateful for all of that as he struggled to pull the kids out after him.
He could have cried when they both started coughing up water the moment they each broke the surface. He hadn't realised how terrified he'd been that they might die until they were lying on the riverbank, hacking up water and gulping down air.
He rushed to roll them onto their sides to make it easier on them, feeling how they were both shaking violently.
He was shaking himself as he untied the rope and pulled both teenagers further away from that deadly water.
He'd never been so grateful to an involuntary vision in his life.
He looked up when Cami tried to push himself up on shaky arms and caught the boy when they gave under him.
"Take it easy," he murmured.
He was breathing harshly and there was still fear in his eyes. Bruno moved him a little to be closer to Mira and she immediately latched onto Cami. In moments the pair were tangled up in a tight hug as they slowly calmed down.
Bruno briefly wondered if the lanterns were worth all this terror but then another thought hit him and it felt like ice water was dumped down his spine.
If he hadn't chosen to come with them, what would have happened?
They'd already been planning to go to that tavern, his presence hasn't changed that. They would have still fled down the tunnel.
The only thing that affected anything was his vision...
If he hadn't been there...
"We-we can't swim."
