Fallen Kingdom

Chapter 4

(Six months later)

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(Elizabeth's point of view)

"Ha, you have done well. I don't think there is anything else that I can teach you. I'll be going now. See ya." I was ready to call this day finished when the queen asked me to go with her. I can't seam to have a moment of rest there couple of days.

"So how did he do today? Was he better? Does he need any more practice?" The queen kept asking questions.

"No. He has done good. There is nothing more I can teach him."

The queen looked happy. But there was something in her face that concerned me.

"Is there something wrong? That look on your face tells me that there is something else on your mind, other than your sons progress." I said.

"Nothing gets past you, does it. Well yes there is something." She sounded worried.

"What is it? Maybe I can help?" We, and that means everyone in the town try to do everything they can to help out the queen. That includes me.

"Well... maybe.... Lets talk some where privately. Then I can tell you what is going on." That problem that was aggravating the queen must be really bad. I followed her and she really was in a rush. We can in her study. She closed the door behind her and came to a place in her study.

"What are you doing my queen?" I asked. She was acting really strange.

"Shh... I am trying to open this door. In there we can talk, but here... we can't. In this house there are a lot of secret door that led you different part of this castle. Even some that lead outside." we stayed quiet for a long time. "Ha! Got it. Come in quickly." I hurried inside and she followed right behind me.

We were in the secret passage. She took a fired torch and with the other hand she garbed her dress. She went in front of me again. We were walking at a normal speed now.

We walked for what seemed to me ten minutes and then came to stop. I looked round and we were in a large room filled with books. There were rows of books that started from the floor and reached the top. In the middle of the room was a large desk, piles of old papers every where.

The queen went to the desk and looked around for something.

"Where are we? What is this place?" I asked.

" We are under ground. And this is were all the important information of my kingdom is stored. I have a mission for you to do. But I have to know if you are going to accept the mission first. Do you?" She stopped searching through the papers and looked up at me.

"Oh. I'll be honored to do this. But why make me go and not your royal guards."

"Because a normal elf can not come a mile close to where I need you to go with Logan. Logan has to go but I don't know if he will make it there with out some one to take him. And since you and Logan are not normal elves, you can accompany him."

She stopped talking for a minute and gave me some time to meditate what she was saying.

"You are half human, and half elf. Logan has royal blood. In the dragon territory you can pass, but no one else can." She sat down and looked really sad. Who would want to put there son through such a dangerous situation.

"Now I see why you were so worried. All right... I'll go." She got up and handed me two maps. "Why two maps? When do I leave? Does Logan know what is going on?"

"Hold on, one at a time. Well you guys leave tonight, and no. He doesn't know that he is leaving. I haven't told him yet. But he will know. Actually I am planing on telling him when we get out of here." She handed me a small bag and I put the two maps in there while she was talking.