May The Odds Be In Our Favor

Chapter 4: The Escape

The man with the mask bowed down in front of them. And looked his surroundings as if he was looking for something. Then King Ethan was thinking and Queen Alayna was catching her breath.

"Your royal highness, my name is Lord Dewayne" he introduced himself

"What is purpose for attacking our caslte" Queen Alayna asked.

"I am nothing but to bring safety not harm you highness" he explained.

"But why attack and kill some of my best men?" King Ethan furiously asked.

"You must simply forgive my mean as well... They are just defending themselves." he looked at his men.

"Well, then what else is your purpose here?" King Ethan asked him

"I am here to look for the child" he said

"There is no child here. I am a barren woman." She lied to him

"But why have a bedroom for a child, if there is no child?" he asked.

"Only my niece stays here and sleeps here." she explained.

"Well then where is you niece?" he asked.

"She has left the kingdom this morning" she explained.

"Oh alright then." he became silent and spoke. "Bring them to the dungeon" he ordered his men.

King Ethan brought out his sword and fought Lord Dewayne with all his might, but he was too skilled for the king. he was wounded on his left side rib. and just right about when Lord Dewayne was about to kill King Ethan, Queen Alayna ran towards him and surrendered. They were brought to the dungeon and Queen Alayna let his king rest on his lap while she puts medicine in his wound.

"Why did you surrender?" he asked

"Because we promised Illiana that we'll keep each other safe. Remember? So stay with me my love." she reminded him

"I will, my love." he held her hand through the night.

For two years, the king and queen were held against their will. They became the servants of the evil Lord Dewayne, they were kept in the dungeon and abused. But they had to be strong for their daughter, because they believe that she will return and retrieve the kingdom back.

While their daughter was living the normal life, she was known for only being a pauper, not a princess for she would not be captured by the enemies. she practiced her sword fighting skills with her step father, Leo. While, her step mother, Agnes helped her control her powers and helped her to focus on her meditation. But the only thing they can see, feel and say is that her powers are getting stronger and stonger.

- Meanwhile at Timothy's resting place -

"Yah! I must say Nigel, you are getting stronger" as he wooshes his sword to the side.

"Thank you Tim" he puts his sword down.

~laladum laladum dadumdadum~

"Can you hear that Nigel?" Timothy stood up and listened carefully

"Hear what Tim?" Nigel asked.

"A girl. Singing. Beautifully." He ran, he followed the voice of the beautifull woman.

- Meanwhile at peach tree, where Illiana finds peace for her meditation -

"Laladum laladum dadumdadum" she sings, until she hears foot steps. She then grabs her sword and ran as fast as she can back to the market where Maid Agnes and Leo are staying for work.

"Who was she?" Timothy catching his breath witha smile.

"Who's who?" Nigel asked. Cathcing his breath as well.

"The girl singing. She was wearing a white cape. She was a princess" Timothy described her.

"How sure are you that she was a princess?" Nigel asked, still catching his breath.

"Her white cape, my lad. Only royalty can wear such white cape." He answered Nigel.

"Well, princess or not, she no where to be found." Nigel breathes in and out until he finally catches his breath.

"She can be found. With her cape. She's not that hard to find. Let's go to the marketplace. I'm sure she's there" Timothy then walks since, they were both tired.

- Meanwhile, a cave before Illiana arrives at the market -

"Dersuminahum" she chants a spell as she rub her hand on her cape.

"That should do the trick. The man who saw me must've seen the color of my cape... Hmm, from white to black" she smiles and walks.