The Tale of Opposite Souls

33) 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒶𝓋𝒾𝑜𝓇𝓈 𝓌𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒

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𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

"What do you mean the King is gone?"

The knight explained "we had found a note in the yard and had seen several horses and some of our knights went to track where they ran, this is the note."

I snatched it from their hands and began reading.

If you are truly desperate enough to find your beloved Southside King have the Queen meet me alone tomorrow at a location south. She alone and only her. If not I will be sure to slaughter the King if any knights appear, if anyone tries and interrupt us. May I have my revenge.

I scoffed to myself and said "fine. I will see them."

My father said "no you will not!"

I told him "no! My brother is dead! My husband is now taken and I am with child father! I do not care! I am going right now."

He grabbed my arm as I shouted "do not put your hands on me!"

He looked at me and I said "you may be my father but I love Jughead! A man I once hated I have now deeply fell for. I will not allow anyone to take him from me. No one."

He frowned and nodded as I said "prepare me a horse."

The knights agreed and left as I said "tell mother and Polly I will be back with Jughead."

My father grabbed my hands and said "you must come back."

I smiled and hugged my father and told him "I promise. I know exactly what I must do."

He pulled away from me as I left.

I had changed from my dress into a new lighter form of clothing such as pants, a cloak and a blouse.

I had my satchel as I got onto the horse and I told the knights "if I'm not here by the time the sun rises, come find me."

They nodded and I snapped the ropes and the horses zoomed off.

After riding for several hours I saw the sun begin to come up. I had arrived at the destination and held my stomach as I frowned and approached the wooded area.

I held my bow and arrow close to me as I shouted "I am here! Now please all I want is my husband."

I saw Nicholas St Claire and I held up my bow and he dragged Jughead body that was tied up. He struggled in the restraints as others appear with swords around me.

"Elizabeth..." Nick let out as Jughead looked at him still tied up and struggled in two knights grips.

"You have changed, you seem to love this pathetic idea of a man."

I told him "give the King back or I will have your head."

He smirked and stared "really? I have my knights surrounding you, and foolishly enough you have decided to come without any help."

I told him "this is between you and I. You're rather the fool who's not man enough to stand up against me."

He suddenly threw Jughead and his head hit a rock.

I gasped and looked at him saying "you try one more thing I'm going to let go of this arrow and have your head."

He sighed out "you amuse me Elizabeth...why this scum? He cheated you."

I said "he loves me unlike you. You rather use me as your toy."

He laughed out "don't all Kings?"

I sighed and told him "give him back."

He smiled and looked over at Jughead passed out I shot the arrow at a tree and I warned him "that's a warning shot next one will not be."

He laughed out loud "and how could you do that? You can't even protect your own land how can you-"

But before he finished I shot the arrow at his shoulder. He groaned and I began shooting down his knights as he tried to shout at them to get me.

I ran and shot the last few as I went to grab another arrow till I gasped as I felt a hand grab mine.

Nick tossed my stuff aside and he held a knife to my neck shoving me onto a tree as the arrow still in his shoulder pulsated with his blood dripping.

"You are so pathetic, I will make sure to see the end of your land, of all your people because that is what you deserve."

I panicked and held my stomach but as he said that a sword went through his body and I gasped as soon enough he fell to the ground. I saw Jughead panting holding the sword as he looked at me.

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𝓙𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥

I groaned softly as I felt dizzy I saw Nicholas with an arrow through his shoulder and saw a knight beside me on the ground with an arrow through his heart.

I shimmed myself over and grabbed his sword and carefully cut off my restraints on both my ankles and hands.

I had ducked down behind rocks and trees and saw Nick running over and grabbing Elizabeth as he said something I couldn't make out.

I snuck over and held and gripped the sword in my hand I then sunk the sword through him as he gasped.

I whispered to him "never touch my wife like that...die."

I took the sword out of him as he dropped to the ground and Betty saw me and I looked her way as she began crying and I grabbed her as she sobbed holding me as I held her head and I her tightly against me as soon enough I saw her families knights rush over to the scene.