I Loathe You

Chapter Eighteen

The Queen and King Michele were doing a locator spell on the Duke of Casus. They both knew that the Duke was doing this out of revenge and wanted it to be over quickly. (Queen Cara): "That is odd. This feels almost too obvious" (King Michele): "He is keeping my son at his Duchy in Casus? Let's go get him!" (Queen Cara): "Wait! This is too easy. He would only be there to cause a scene or trap us. Either way, we need to come up with a solid rational plan instead of acting on emotion without the facts" As she was saying this, King Michele was already heading out the door to his carriage. She knew that she was trying to reason with someone in panic mode, and that trying to make sense of things to someone in that state would only bring about nonsense. They headed out to Casus in the shared carriage and her majesty kept looking out the carriage window. She could feel it in her gut that this was easier than it should have been, and that they needed to take better precautions. There were a lot of questions that were unanswered. (Queen Cara): "None of this makes sense, Michele" He was rubbing his face from where she had punched him. Clearly it was harder than she had anticipated but he deserved it. Yet, she still felt bad for doing it. (Queen Cara): "Here. Hold still" She put her hand on his cheek and did one of the healing spells King Sebastian taught her when they were courting. It cooled the wound and healed it up within seconds. (King Michele): "Thank you. You didn't have to do that" (Queen Cara): "No problem. I have just been thinking and I really feel like we are walking into a trap" (King Michele): "What makes you so sure?" (Queen Cara): "Damian hated the both of us for years. What happened to make him suddenly go for revenge? He knows that James is your son and not mine. Would he really have waited until the boy was specifically one year old before kidnapping him? He must have another agenda" (King Michele): "I think you're- *CRASH* The carriage was shot with destructive spells that destroyed the wheels, killed the horses, and the men that were riding. The collision caused both the Queen and King Michele to be rendered unconscious. Next thing they knew, they woke up in a holding cell. The Queen recognized this holding cell from when she was courting the Duke as younger kids. His parents gave a tour and showed them around the holding cells to show where the naughty children would be put if they didn't listen. It was a way of scaring them but it excited the Queen. She was not one to jump to fear as quickly as other people would. Which is why she was more angry than anything whilst King Michele was battling between sadness and panic. (Queen Cara): "I told you this was a trap! If you had just listened to me!" (King Michele): "Listened to you? Like you listened to me when I begged you not to murder the mother of my little boy?" (Queen Cara): "That bitch got what she deserved" (Duke Grant): "Your majesties! Welcome to Casus! I see you have been settling in nicely" (King Michele): "Where is my son?" (Duke Grant): "You see, I thought that if I was worth leaving for a pathetic loser, that you would actually marry him and make it worth the trouble. So imagine my surprise when you two ended up in splitsville" Queen Cara remained seated on the bench as King Michele begged the Duke to set them free and have him take his son home. She was not interested in explaining herself to someone she had long forgotten. (Duke Grant): "I will give you your son once I feel that the debt you took is repaid" (King Michele): "Debt? Took what? If this is because of the Queen leaving you- (King Sebastian): "That is not why he has your son, Michele" King Sebastian's voice made the Queen stand up immediately in search for his face. He should be home in bed, but she was so happy to hear he was there to save them. King Sebastian had killed every last person in the Duchy on his way to the Duke, saving him for last. (King Sebastian): "Either you tell them the truth or I will make it excruciatingly painful as I slowly slice up your tongue for threatening my Queen's life" Queen Cara could not take her eyes off King Sebastian. Both because she was relieved to see him and because she loved how protective he is of her. These two are truly a match made in heaven with the way they would fight to save each other. (Duke Grant): "Why should I tell them anything?" (King Sebastian): "Your people that work with you are dead. Prince James is safely on his way back to Saxum. All that is standing between me and you is the fact that I feel generous enough to let you be honest before I end this charade" He refused to speak. This made the Queen as furious as it made the King. He used his sword to threaten him one last time, but this man was going to keep his mouth shut. (King Sebastian): "Alright. What a difficult one. When you mentioned the Duke, I did some background checking at home. Turns out that this young man was dating none other than a Riley Warp" (Queen Cara): "No way. What a way to travel down the food chain, Damian" (Duke Grant): "Shut up! She was my girl and you killed her!" (Queen Cara): "Well, I enjoyed watching your girl die in my dungeon" (Duke Grant): "You bitch!" (Queen Cara): "I am honoured that you feel emotional enough to do some name calling. Except you are wrong about a big part of your revenge" (Duke Grant): "What part is that?" (King Sebastian): "Queen Cara didn't kill Riley. She died of royal blood infection after working with the Bloodline" (Duke Grant): "No. You're lying! She killed her! You all did" (Queen Cara): "That is enough" *BLAST* Queen Cara used a controlled destructive spell to melt off the metal bars and then send the Duke flying into the wall. He died on impact. King Michele was confused as to how she did that but King Sebastian smirked with pride. (King Michele): "You could have let us out the entire time?" (Queen Cara): "Yes. Forgive me for getting bored of the dramatics. My King needs to get home to rest and I would like to be there with him" (King Sebastian): "And Michele, my wife told me what you tried. The only reason I am letting you walk out here alive is because that little boy needs his father in his life. Make no mistake. If you ever take my kindness for weakness, I will not hesitate to behead you. Understood?" (King Michele): "Yes, your majesty" The King and Queen shared a passionate kiss, and walked to their carriage that was waiting for them. There was a separate one to take King Michele back to Saxum. Just like his wife, the King burnt the Duchy to the ground. Nothing like some ashes to prove an enemy is dealt with.