An Everlasting Snowfall [BOOK ONE]

2: Hostage?

   It's already been a few hours, and there was no sign of life anywhere. I started to panic, since this stranger was bringing me to the middle of nowhere, at least I'm assuming. The outsider was wearing a black cloak, so I couldn't depict who it was. For some reason, they brought a whole different vibe than the people in the Winter Colony. Less souless, I guess. 

   "We're almost there,"  they told me, and I had to say, I could see a lot castles from afar. Were they from a foreign kingdom? If so, which season? It would only make sense if they kidnapped me because they were from the Spring Colony. However, this person was full of secrets.

   As we got into the castle gates, the outsider lifted my arms over their head so we wouldn't be attached. They grabbed my arm as I saw all the angry faces around me yell hostile remarks. "Silence!" my kidnapper shouted as all the hostile voices faded. They grabbed my arm again and led me into the castle. As they helped me off the horse, I got led to the dungeon, where I expected to be put.

   The kidnapper shoved me into a cell, which was very unsanitary. "Lady Winters, my name is Florian Spring. I am the prince of the Spring colony," he spoke. I nodded. "You are a hostage and will be kept in here until Spring arrives, just as we deserve," Florian continued, and all I could do was nod in agreement. I spotted a quill on the cement and wrote something on my arm saying, I am mute, sir. I can only see and hear you.

   Florian gasped a shock of surprise, and then nodded. "I understand. I guess now that you are my father's hostage, the most polite thing to do is show myself," he chuckled. He took off his cloak and tossed it aside. I looked stunned, seeing how handsome he was. I didn't know people could be this good looking. Florian had curly golden locks, with pale skin and a warmish undertone. He also had a nice body, not too skinny, but not too muscular either. His facial features were also warm and soft, unlike most men in the winter colony, where they had quite sharp and harsh features. 

   "King Bloom will come soon," Florian said, snapping my mind back to reality. "I will come back with him to check up on you, and keep guard," he added, catching a brief smile. He looked so cute when he smiled. However, I knew that he was from an another season, so I just had to snap out of this fantasizing. He was just good looking, thats all.

   As he swiftly walked away, he pulled called to a different person down the hall. I couldn't fully hear what Florian was saying, but I just faintly heard him tell someone, possibly a servant, something crucial. Florian chuckled as he called from the dimly-litted dungeon, "Bring me Prince Samuel,"