''Don't!''

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Henry arrives at the sunflower field just in time to see one of the Rogues dragging Alexis towards a horse, the young woman fighting him every step of the way.

Henry and his men jump off their horses and head straight into the fight. His men help the couple guards that are still alive fight the Rogues off, while Henry heads straight to the Rogue that is holding Alexis.

-"You need to let her go before you meet an unfortunate ending." - Henry growls, his sword drawn.

-"The little princess will be coming with me and there's nothing you'll do about it." - A dagger appears against Alexis' throat.

-"Do you know who I am?"

-"Just another young Lord trying to get into the King's good graces."

-"Alexis, don't be afraid. Tell this man who I am."

-"He is King Henry Cavill, the Devil himself." - Her voice wavers slightly.

-"I'm not scared of you."

-"You say you're not scared, yet your hand betrays you, shaking ever so slightly. You have three seconds to let her go. Don't and you'll find why they call me the Devil."

The man pushes Alexis to the side, making her fall, and lunges at Henry. Henry easily blocks the sloppy attack and counterattacks, striking the man and slicing him in the leg.

Henry and the man go back and forth for a while, before Henry gets the upper hand. He forces the man on his knees.

-"Alexis, close your eyes." - He lifts his sword.

-"Don't. Don't kill him."

-"Why shouldn't I?" - He looks back at her, surprised.

-"My uncle will want to interrogate him and give him a proper punishment for all he has done." - Alexis stands up and walks over to him.

-"The punishment will be the same. Having me do it now or your uncle later, either way this man is going to die, you do realize that?"

-"I know, but maybe before he dies, he can redeem himself and stop others from getting hurt."

-"You're a lot like your mother."

Henry's sword is at the man's throat when he calls over one of his men and orders the man to be bound and taken back to the Castle so Josh can interrogate him.

But before the man is taken away, Henry leans over his ear and tells him he should thank Alexis for saving his miserable life. He sees the hate in the man's eyes and lets him get taken away.

Henry walks over to where Alexis is, leading her to his horse and helping her climb on. He tells her he will take her back to her mother and how worried she is about her, hearing the young woman thank him, shaking slightly.

He spurs his horse forward, thinking that Alexis might look a lot like her father, but she is definitely more like her mother.

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