II. The Impact of Her

~ Seven ~

"What do you mean? What happened to my sister??" I asked without hesitation.

"She's currently in the garden but an unknown man entered and he's been harassing her," my page said. "They said she tried to have a decent conversation with him to make him leave but he is now resulting in violence."

"Doesn't she have any guards with her?!" I exploded, grabbing my coat. "Where is she right now?! Why would you allow this to happen?!" I continued my rant as I sprinted towards the garden, my page, and Gonzalo right behind me. The two guards by my door followed us as well.

"There were guards with her but the man put a petrifying spell on them. She's now left to her own devices," my page continued to report.

"Why didn't she use her magic against him? She's the daughter of the ruling monarchs!"

"The man put some kind of hex on her so she won't be able to use her magic. She's now holding a sword against the man and the man is doing the same."

Without any sort of thinking of a plan to save her, I ran through the halls to the garden.

No one was allowed to put a sword on my sister's face without facing me.

~*~*~*~

"I'm warning you, if you don't leave me alone, I will not hesitate to put this sword into your chest!" I heard Elizabeth screaming as I got closer to where she was.

"I don't care, let's fight to the death!" the man screamed.

Using my magic, I transported from the nearest hall to right in front of Elizabeth. I drew my sword as soon as I arrived in front of her.

"The young prince!" the man exclaimed. He suddenly drew a spell on me but I immediately blocked it with a shield, protecting me and my sister from any kind of hex. The spell bounced back and hit him, putting the hex on him.

He tried conjuring another spell... but nothing came out of him. After trying too many times, he looked at his hands in horror.

"What did you do to me?!" he shouted at me.

As the man struggled with his powers, shouting and screaming in horror, I took the time to turn to Elizabeth, asking in a panic, "Are you hurt?" I examined her being.

"I'm all right, brother. My magic is simply... blocked," she said, trying to calm herself. "He cast some kind of spell on me and I can't use my powers."

I took one step back and put my hands together, closing my eyes. And as I gestured my hands into a way of opening two doors, I was able to remove the spell from her. "Now, you can use them again. But I would like for you to go to where Gonzalo is," I pointed using my eyes.

She turned and saw Gonzalo with my page and some of the castle guards, waiting by the nearest hall. She looked back at me and asked, "What about you?"

"I'll be fine. I have to take care of this matter before anything happens to you."

"Robert," she held me in place. "You are still unwell. Using too much magic may cause your wound to open."

"You will pay for this!" the man shouted as he charged towards us.

I put my hand in a stop formation, casting a spell that immediately threw him back to where he was, causing him to fall to the ground, back first. "I can take care of myself. You, on the other hand, need to get out of this situation right now," I returned my attention to her as the man continued to groan. "Go now," I repeated, gritting my teeth.

She nodded, disappearing in smoke. After a quick second, I saw her standing beside Gonzalo. I gave Gonzalo a look to remove Elizabeth from the scene.

Receiving a nod of understanding, Gonzalo turned to the guards and in no time, they walked away with Elizabeth. I turned back to the man, still groaning as he stood up.