The Thief and the Royal

Dead or Alive

Part 3 Recruits!! Is anyone noticing these were all posted on the same day? I don't know if its possible to see that but Part 1, 2, and this one maybe even a part 4 i don't know. All in one day. My wrist hurts honestly. Above is a picture of the boys' satchels

Published- February 17 2019

Will's POV~

When we finally got to the other end of the tunnel Graser decided to boost me up instead of the other way around.

"Y'know Grase, we've been doing this for 2 years and this is only the 5th time you've boosted me instead of the other way around. Good job." I turned around and pulled him up closing the hatch behind him.

Graser walked out of the room grumbling about how he's strong, or whatever. I put the rug back in place and went to the family room seeing Graser and Shelby kiss.

"Alright that's just nasty." I closed my eyes and turned around.

"Will if you ever fall in love, remind me to jog your memory of the days you told me kissing is gross." Shelby laughed at Graser's remark.

"Oh yes, ha ha very funny. Graser go out there and get the stuff. Sun sets in a few moments and curfew won't help the situation we are in." I shooed him out of the room.

He put his hood above his head and put on a pair of gloves covering his robotic and normal hand. He turned around and waved goodbye before leaving the house.

"I don't think you like females." Shelby said as soon as he was gone.

"What?" I was very confused about this.

"Every time a woman hits on you, your oblivious and don't care. Whenever a male that looks attractive walks nearby, you look. Plus whenever me and Graser do anything at all, your disgusted." She knew a lot about me that even I didn't know. 

"So what are you suggesting? I'm into dudes? A few years ago that was illegal. The only reason our kingdom accepts it is because Arthur is gay. Your not telling me I have something in common with him, are you?" I shuddered at the thought.

"Its not that it's a bad thing. Males are attractive in my opinion."

"That's because your a female into males. Kinda normal." I growled out walking upstairs into the planning room.

"I'm just saying." She spoke, following me up there.

"Alright fine, I like males. I think they are hot. Well, at least some of them." I sighed out sitting on a wooden chair nearby.

"As long as you leave Graser with me, I think all will be fine Will." Shelby laughed walking back downstairs.

I turned around in my chair, looking at the planning board.

If we entered the castle by the balcony facing West, I think since it has barely any activity that will be our best shot. Maybe then we can enter and start up there making our way around. If any room has information on this Liam guy, take it. Plus if we run into the treasury defiantly grab some stuff.

I turned back around and grabbed an empty map figuring out how to draw this thing. I grabbed 2 more seeing as there were 3 floors. One empty map for 1 castle floor.

"Yo Will! I'm back and sun is setting right about now. We have to hurry if we want to see our way back to Shelby's." Graser yelling walking upstairs into the room.

"I don't have an escape plan yet! Crap." I sighed rubbing my face with my hands. 

"So Dylan gave me 2 extra things of rope. Says just in case." Graser set everything down in front of me.

"He's a genius! We'll use one to get up and if we need to escape split up and use the extra to get down. Easy enough right?" I asked ideas flying through my head.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go dude!" He ran out of the room. This hopefully goes as planned.

Downstairs Graser sat there saying goodbye to Shelby. I put my hood up and had 2 ropes in my bag, Graser must have the other. "You ready because if we don't come back, we're either in jail or dead." I informed Shelby. She had tears running down her face.

"You can do it. I believe, that you can do it. Get back here, and be safe." She pushed us out and we quietly laughed at her after she shut the door.

"Let's go West side. Easiest way in is the top balcony connected to the room that never has any activity." I said started to run around houses and trees as to not get caught by guards patrolling.

"Sounds good to me." Graser said as we made it to the correct side.

"Here goes nothing." I whispered getting out the rope connected to the grappling hook. I connected it to an arrow for an easier way to get it up there seeing as its not gonna make it by me just throwing.

The woosh sound was oddly quiet like every other time i've shot the bow. It went up, up, up, up, made it. I threw my hand in the air as a celebrating symbol but quickly put it down. I looked around to see if anyone seen when no one was there i started putting my bow back around my body and climbing up the rope against the side of the castle wall. Graser flat on my trail.

"Guards east, coming our way." Graser whispered.

"We're almost there."I whispered back climbing onto the metal balcony.

As soon as Graser made it up I started to pick up the rope to the second floor as to make sure any guards walking the streets don't see it. Graser held up a thumbs up and I took out a map handing it to him.

"What do we do now?" He asked as we walked into the room.

"Honestly? The bedrooms are a floor below us so tiptoe. If anything these are storage but it doesn't hurt to look." I whispered walking around the room. Nothing but papers and dust.

"Earlier this morning when we got back and headed to Shelby's, a kid that looked our age was up here. He seemed kinda bored. All he did was look around. Liked looking at us for some reason." Graser said as we left that room drawing on the paper. 

"Well we were running awfully fast. Who's kid do you think he is?" I asked. Checking a room full of absolutely nothing.

"I honestly don't know, he wasn't anyone I've ever seen before." Graser said walking out of another room.

"3 down 4 to go." He sighed.

"Trust me Graser, this will be a long night." I sighed going into another room.

"You say that like I don't already know." He whisper yelled.

"Just saying. Hey Grase this one's empty as well." I said walking out and closing the door behind me.

"Same here. Man does he really not put anything here?" Graser asked checking out one of the last rooms. I opened my door and seen another empty room.

"Apparently." I laughed.

"Boring much?" He asked as we walked to the stairs descending quietly.

"This is where we have to be the quietest." I said signalling him to check the room closest to our right. He opened the door and I heard soft snores. He giggled and pointed at me then inside the room.

I checked and there was Arthur holding a teddy bear. I tried my hardest not to burst out laughing. I then seen on his dresser there was a paper with my description on it and in black letters:

                                                                 WILL KIING

                                                               DEAD OR ALIVE

                                                              $5,000 Reward

This could go very badly.