"Look who caught the king's eye." Says Gerald.
"What do you mean by that?" Says Olivia confused.
"Your little girl is a charmer. Just like her mother." He replies.
"Oh? Well that is good news. Maybe she can help us in our plan in the long run." She says thoughtfully.
"Her father is also looking quite healthy if I can say." He says. This immediately catches her attention.
"How is he? How does he look? Is he scarred? Is he thin? Tell me!" She says hurriedly.
"Relax. I have just said he looks very healthy." He says almost laughing.
She lets out a sigh of relief and rests back in her chair. She was just planning what to do next to capture the attention of both Hayley and the queen. An idea then pops up in her head and she goes looking for the seamstress.
"Oh me lady, what brings yah here?" Asks the seamstress.
"I need a favour from yah." She says as she pulls her back into her quarters.
***
Hayley goes about her business looking at the horses left in the ranch then, she spots a woman in the far east walking toward her.
As she looks closer, she sees that the woman's face looks a bit charred. Putting two and two together, she runs back into the castle in fear to tell the queen.
"Now you don't think i'm crazy huh?" Says the queen.
Hayley runs back out only to find the woman she had seen a while ago is gone. She then starts to second guess herself whether the queen's paranoia had started to weigh in on her.
***
Olivia walks back into Gerald's castle with an amused look on her face.
"What did you do?" Asks Gerald.
"Oh I was just having a little fun as usual. Not to worry. Things are about to fall into place." She says as she goes to clean up.
It was only a matter of time before she came out of hiding. She would after all give anything to hold her loved ones in her arms again. To tell them how sorry she was for putting them through unimaginable torture.
And it was only a matter of time before the queen started seeking allies in other kingdoms. She had to act fast. She might have been locked up for thirteen years but she was not oblivious to the queen's ways.
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Destined Hope
Narrativa Storica"Go! They will surely have our heads if they know of this!" She says handing the baby to him. The guards are catching on and there is no time left. With one last look, she says, "Promise me you will never let her out of your sight." "But..." he sta...
