Hiding was their only option. Fear of being captured and tortured in front of their people brought much pain to them. Their people had done so much for them, to keep them safe and hidden from the enemy, that they couldn't risk exposure. The royal children of Riga were hidden from the enemy for eleven years before a mistake got them captured. Their lives then truly started. The enemy they fought so many times to evade may have been the people who could've saved them long ago.
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