Introduction
Power, this world has always been about power. Who rules what, who can kill you with a nod of their head and who can't; its a dangerous world to live in, a dangerous world indeed.
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Rielle:
"I have no intention of seeing him at all." Rielle replied looking at Annabelle. "He can come do whatever business he came to do and as long as it does not affect any of us in any way we wont have a problem." Rielle opened the door to her room, the usual two guards posted outside but now there were two on the inside as well. She smiled when Ollie came over to her, she had promised Jason she would look after the Golden retriever while he was gone. "Hey Ollie." Rielle smiled softly it was clear she was tired, that she hadn't been sleeping well if she slept at all. "Are you feeling any better?" Rielle asked looking at Annabelle sitting down Ollie coming over resting her head on Rielle's lap.
Sebastian:
"My Father is pushing the wedding, nothing new." Sebastian replied slouching slightly a head ache starting to creep up on him. Rielle's Uncle always brought a head ache with him always had, he wasn't the type of person you would want to upset in anyway, he could hold a grudge and had power to destroy you without even being suspected. "You were gone for a while this time." Sebastian said though Jason didn't have time to answer when Isabella came in, Sebastian got up going over to his sister. "Izzy what happened?" He asked lifting her head up getting a closer look at her split lip.
"I have no intention of seeing him at all." Rielle replied looking at Annabelle. "He can come do whatever business he came to do and as long as it does not affect any of us in any way we wont have a problem." Rielle opened the door to her room, the usual two guards posted outside but now there were two on the inside as well. She smiled when Ollie came over to her, she had promised Jason she would look after the Golden retriever while he was gone. "Hey Ollie." Rielle smiled softly it was clear she was tired, that she hadn't been sleeping well if she slept at all. "Are you feeling any better?" Rielle asked looking at Annabelle sitting down Ollie coming over resting her head on Rielle's lap.
Sebastian:
"My Father is pushing the wedding, nothing new." Sebastian replied slouching slightly a head ache starting to creep up on him. Rielle's Uncle always brought a head ache with him always had, he wasn't the type of person you would want to upset in anyway, he could hold a grudge and had power to destroy you without even being suspected. "You were gone for a while this time." Sebastian said though Jason didn't have time to answer when Isabella came in, Sebastian got up going over to his sister. "Izzy what happened?" He asked lifting her head up getting a closer look at her split lip.
Annabelle
Annabelle smiles at Ollie then takes a seat across from Rielle. "I am, thank you. I'm sorry I haven't been around to help you with what you needed..." Annabelle didn't know how she felt about the guards inside the room but didn't let on. She knew it made Rielle feel safer and therefore didn't want to take that luxury away from her friend. All of their lives would be easier if they had more luxuries, even as some of the richest people in the country. "Wonderful to see your little cousin again isn't it?" Annabelle asks with a smile, knowing Rielle loved to see her family that she didn't hate.
Jason & Isabella
Isabella didn't meet Sebastian's eyes as she entered the room. She didn't even meet his eyes when he lifted her head, just let him. She didn't answer at first but saw there was no good in denying that something happened. "There was an attack," Isabella mumbled under her breath. She was wearing her riding clothes and obviously didn't look royal whatsoever unless you knew the girl. "What?" Jason asks as he comes over to look at the split lip, noticing the bruises on her wrists and just under her collar. He wondered where else Isabella was hiding bruises or cuts but didn't ask, not yet anyway. "We were attacked, I was out riding with an escort and there was an attack all right?" Isabella snapped, her hands in fists in her anger, not towards her friends, but towards the men who had ambushed her and James. He was in slightly worse condition, a small cut on his cheek from a knife, but that was all. She knew Jason knew her escort, but wasn't so sure about Sebastian. "We were riding through Lilian's forest when a bunch of soldiers, that weren't french, came out and ambushed us," Isabella explains tiredly, she ached from being thrown about and her lip tasted metallic from what little blood still seeped from the cut. Jason shakes his head, wonder filling it. "Oh no," He mutters running his hands through his hair. Isabella looks back up at Sebastian. "They wanted me to tell you something," She says softly, takes a deep breath, then continues, "They said to warn the French and Scottish royalty, they're coming. That's all they said. They didn't recognize me and figured me to be a stable girl, so that's why it worked out like that," Isabella says with a sigh as she steps back from Sebastian. "Do you know what that means Sebastian?" Isabella asks curiously. Jason was afraid that his friend did know and that everything they were about to get into was going to be very bad, and bloody.
Annabelle smiles at Ollie then takes a seat across from Rielle. "I am, thank you. I'm sorry I haven't been around to help you with what you needed..." Annabelle didn't know how she felt about the guards inside the room but didn't let on. She knew it made Rielle feel safer and therefore didn't want to take that luxury away from her friend. All of their lives would be easier if they had more luxuries, even as some of the richest people in the country. "Wonderful to see your little cousin again isn't it?" Annabelle asks with a smile, knowing Rielle loved to see her family that she didn't hate.
Jason & Isabella
Isabella didn't meet Sebastian's eyes as she entered the room. She didn't even meet his eyes when he lifted her head, just let him. She didn't answer at first but saw there was no good in denying that something happened. "There was an attack," Isabella mumbled under her breath. She was wearing her riding clothes and obviously didn't look royal whatsoever unless you knew the girl. "What?" Jason asks as he comes over to look at the split lip, noticing the bruises on her wrists and just under her collar. He wondered where else Isabella was hiding bruises or cuts but didn't ask, not yet anyway. "We were attacked, I was out riding with an escort and there was an attack all right?" Isabella snapped, her hands in fists in her anger, not towards her friends, but towards the men who had ambushed her and James. He was in slightly worse condition, a small cut on his cheek from a knife, but that was all. She knew Jason knew her escort, but wasn't so sure about Sebastian. "We were riding through Lilian's forest when a bunch of soldiers, that weren't french, came out and ambushed us," Isabella explains tiredly, she ached from being thrown about and her lip tasted metallic from what little blood still seeped from the cut. Jason shakes his head, wonder filling it. "Oh no," He mutters running his hands through his hair. Isabella looks back up at Sebastian. "They wanted me to tell you something," She says softly, takes a deep breath, then continues, "They said to warn the French and Scottish royalty, they're coming. That's all they said. They didn't recognize me and figured me to be a stable girl, so that's why it worked out like that," Isabella says with a sigh as she steps back from Sebastian. "Do you know what that means Sebastian?" Isabella asks curiously. Jason was afraid that his friend did know and that everything they were about to get into was going to be very bad, and bloody.
Sebastian:
Sebastian:
“Go get cleaned up Iz.” Sebastian said gently kissing his sisters forehead, he glanced at Jason but didn’t answer his question before heading for the door, he turned to face Jason again. “Make sure Rielle is still in perfect health, we learned the hard way last time that her Uncle does not just idly ask things.” Sebastian said referring to when he had asked Rielle if she was still feeling alright. He sighed and exited the room two guards following him as he headed to his Father's Chambers in hopes that he would know something about it, though he still hadn’t crossed off the fact that Rielle’s Uncle could have just been trying to scare them, he pushed the oak doors open. “Father.” He said getting his father's attention from his work. “Something has happened and I think we should do something about it Immediately.”
Rielle:
“Adelaide is a gentle girl, Its nice to see another Kind face from whats left of my family.” Rielle replied she looked down at where she had left her book open before being disturbed by the advisor, she slowly closed it putting it back on the pile that sat on the table, it was no secret that Rielle loved to read and was known to pass her time in no other way but picking up a good book. “Your Grace, the Physician Asks your presence in the infirmary.” Rielle gave the guard a puzzled look before standing smoothing her dress. “Thank you. Have you heard or seen Lady Gabriella? I have not seen her for a few days I am starting to worry.” The guard shook his head slightly. “No your Grace, I can send for someone to search for her.” Rielle nodded with a slight smile. “Please.” She looked at Annabelle. “Can you please help them look? and be careful...My Uncle is at court.” Rielle moved away from the table Ollie following her with one call of her name, she always found the walk to infirmary long and it seemed to get longer every day, though it was strange for Jason to ask for her unless something was wrong. Rielle stepped down the three steps entering the infirmary Ollie running straight over to Jason, she turned hearing the guards shut the door something she still wasn’t custom to. “Is something wrong?” Rielle asked going over to him. “Its not very often you ask for me.”
Sebastian:
“Go get cleaned up Iz.” Sebastian said gently kissing his sisters forehead, he glanced at Jason but didn’t answer his question before heading for the door, he turned to face Jason again. “Make sure Rielle is still in perfect health, we learned the hard way last time that her Uncle does not just idly ask things.” Sebastian said referring to when he had asked Rielle if she was still feeling alright. He sighed and exited the room two guards following him as he headed to his Father's Chambers in hopes that he would know something about it, though he still hadn’t crossed off the fact that Rielle’s Uncle could have just been trying to scare them, he pushed the oak doors open. “Father.” He said getting his father's attention from his work. “Something has happened and I think we should do something about it Immediately.”
Rielle:
“Adelaide is a gentle girl, Its nice to see another Kind face from whats left of my family.” Rielle replied she looked down at where she had left her book open before being disturbed by the advisor, she slowly closed it putting it back on the pile that sat on the table, it was no secret that Rielle loved to read and was known to pass her time in no other way but picking up a good book. “Your Grace, the Physician Asks your presence in the infirmary.” Rielle gave the guard a puzzled look before standing smoothing her dress. “Thank you. Have you heard or seen Lady Gabriella? I have not seen her for a few days I am starting to worry.” The guard shook his head slightly. “No your Grace, I can send for someone to search for her.” Rielle nodded with a slight smile. “Please.” She looked at Annabelle. “Can you please help them look? and be careful...My Uncle is at court.” Rielle moved away from the table Ollie following her with one call of her name, she always found the walk to infirmary long and it seemed to get longer every day, though it was strange for Jason to ask for her unless something was wrong. Rielle stepped down the three steps entering the infirmary Ollie running straight over to Jason, she turned hearing the guards shut the door something she still wasn’t custom to. “Is something wrong?” Rielle asked going over to him. “Its not very often you ask for me.”
Isabella
Isabella nodded slightly, then moved to go to her rooms. She wasn't about to go to Jason when she knew nothing was broken. She was concerned about James, but didn't say anything else as she walked to her room, picking bits of grass from her hair. When they managed to get away they had ridden like crazy and not bothered with getting the filth out of their hair. She drew her own bath, throwing the dirty clothes on the ground and heading into the bathroom where she bathed and didn't really bother with trying to get clean so much as relax.
Annabelle
Annabelle nodded at Rielle, wondering if there was something wrong or something happening. Sure Rielle's uncle was around, but he wouldn't have done something the day he got there would he? That would be complete idiocy. When Rielle mentioned Gabriella, Annabelle realized she hadn't seen her friend for a few days either. She nodded to Rielle as she followed the guards in search of Gabriella. Annabelle walked quickly and soon enough, found herself getting more and more worried. Where was the girl? What was happening?
(Wanna grab Annabelle and have Sebastian freak or do you have something else in mind?)
Jason
Jason nodded at Sebastian in response and took off for the infirmary, he only walked quickly and with purpose, not panicky and scared like he felt. He wouldn't deny that he was terrified. Who was it that attacked Isabella and James? Was it really a rivaling kingdom or was it Rielle's uncle trying to bug her. Would he tell Rielle? That would worry her though. He knew a guard was going to get her so he went into the infirmary and went to get a look out his window to see if he could see anything when Rielle entered. Jason turned and smiled slightly. "Rielle, just so you know before I say anything else, she is alright. Isabella was attacked in the woods by a group of people and she got a little banged up but she is okay. A busted lip and some bruises probably. Sebastian just wants me to give you a checkup just in case, well... you know who wanted to try something on you and or he did what he did to Isabella just to then distract attention away from you and then hurt you... You get what I'm saying right?" Jason asks as he looks her over, searching her eyes for blurryness or her body for shaking.
Isabella nodded slightly, then moved to go to her rooms. She wasn't about to go to Jason when she knew nothing was broken. She was concerned about James, but didn't say anything else as she walked to her room, picking bits of grass from her hair. When they managed to get away they had ridden like crazy and not bothered with getting the filth out of their hair. She drew her own bath, throwing the dirty clothes on the ground and heading into the bathroom where she bathed and didn't really bother with trying to get clean so much as relax.
Annabelle
Annabelle nodded at Rielle, wondering if there was something wrong or something happening. Sure Rielle's uncle was around, but he wouldn't have done something the day he got there would he? That would be complete idiocy. When Rielle mentioned Gabriella, Annabelle realized she hadn't seen her friend for a few days either. She nodded to Rielle as she followed the guards in search of Gabriella. Annabelle walked quickly and soon enough, found herself getting more and more worried. Where was the girl? What was happening?
(Wanna grab Annabelle and have Sebastian freak or do you have something else in mind?)
Jason
Jason nodded at Sebastian in response and took off for the infirmary, he only walked quickly and with purpose, not panicky and scared like he felt. He wouldn't deny that he was terrified. Who was it that attacked Isabella and James? Was it really a rivaling kingdom or was it Rielle's uncle trying to bug her. Would he tell Rielle? That would worry her though. He knew a guard was going to get her so he went into the infirmary and went to get a look out his window to see if he could see anything when Rielle entered. Jason turned and smiled slightly. "Rielle, just so you know before I say anything else, she is alright. Isabella was attacked in the woods by a group of people and she got a little banged up but she is okay. A busted lip and some bruises probably. Sebastian just wants me to give you a checkup just in case, well... you know who wanted to try something on you and or he did what he did to Isabella just to then distract attention away from you and then hurt you... You get what I'm saying right?" Jason asks as he looks her over, searching her eyes for blurryness or her body for shaking.
(Yeah, we can do that, just wait for them to Find Gabby and they can grab them both.)
Rielle
Rielle watched Jason carefully he was talking quickly and seemed very anxious, she smiled softly going closer to him brushing her hand against his, the door was shut and the guards wouldn't come in or let anyone in, she was at least for a little while free from reality again. "I feel fine. I'm being heavily guarded..." She reassured gently putting a hand on his cheek in hopes it would calm him down a little, she had a bit of a headache but her headaches had been coming and going long before her Uncle had arrived, she noticed Jason himself was tense and seemed very reluctant to believe her when she said she was fine. "Jason, I feel fine, I promise there is nothing to worry about, I'm as healthy as I was when you left." Rielle gently brushed her lips against his.
Sebastian
After finishing the seemingly never ending conversation with his Father it was decided that the woods would be patrolled along with the castle grounds. Sebastian had heard Rielle had a few guards and Annabelle on a man hunt for her other Lady and he himself was curious as to where the young Gabriella had got to as he had not seen her with Rielle or Annabelle or even around the castle in days. Sebastian's head was spinning by the time he got back to his own Chambers it seemed like one near catastrophy after another, court always went to hell when there were people visiting from other countries and not all agreed with the arranged marriage between Rielle and Himself. With that in mind he changed and laid down on his bed planning on having a nap that is if nothing else happened.
Rielle
Rielle watched Jason carefully he was talking quickly and seemed very anxious, she smiled softly going closer to him brushing her hand against his, the door was shut and the guards wouldn't come in or let anyone in, she was at least for a little while free from reality again. "I feel fine. I'm being heavily guarded..." She reassured gently putting a hand on his cheek in hopes it would calm him down a little, she had a bit of a headache but her headaches had been coming and going long before her Uncle had arrived, she noticed Jason himself was tense and seemed very reluctant to believe her when she said she was fine. "Jason, I feel fine, I promise there is nothing to worry about, I'm as healthy as I was when you left." Rielle gently brushed her lips against his.
Sebastian
After finishing the seemingly never ending conversation with his Father it was decided that the woods would be patrolled along with the castle grounds. Sebastian had heard Rielle had a few guards and Annabelle on a man hunt for her other Lady and he himself was curious as to where the young Gabriella had got to as he had not seen her with Rielle or Annabelle or even around the castle in days. Sebastian's head was spinning by the time he got back to his own Chambers it seemed like one near catastrophy after another, court always went to hell when there were people visiting from other countries and not all agreed with the arranged marriage between Rielle and Himself. With that in mind he changed and laid down on his bed planning on having a nap that is if nothing else happened.
Annabelle
Annabelle found herself in the library eventually and went back to where Gabby had found her a few days ago, searching for her favorite book. She was rather shocked to see her friend back there, but relived that she was okay. "There you are Gabriella, everyone's been worried sick about you," Annabelle says as she goes forward to see her friend. "Are you alright?" Annabelle asks as she sits in the chair beside Gabriella, taking her hand.
Jason
Jason let himself get caught up in Rielle, pulling her closer and kissing her gently until he remembered why he had asked her to come and pushed her pack gently. "Rielle, I am worried about you. He's here and someone attacked Isabella, she's more heavily guarded when going out as you know you know who wouldn't dare let anyone touch her. That reminds me, I should go check on him too..." Jason mutters the last part more to himself than to Rielle. "Have you had anything strange happen recently? Anything smell a little bit funny?" Jason asked. He was a master at potions and all kinds of antidotes/poisons. Not that Rielle, or anyone but the king, knew that really.
Annabelle found herself in the library eventually and went back to where Gabby had found her a few days ago, searching for her favorite book. She was rather shocked to see her friend back there, but relived that she was okay. "There you are Gabriella, everyone's been worried sick about you," Annabelle says as she goes forward to see her friend. "Are you alright?" Annabelle asks as she sits in the chair beside Gabriella, taking her hand.
Jason
Jason let himself get caught up in Rielle, pulling her closer and kissing her gently until he remembered why he had asked her to come and pushed her pack gently. "Rielle, I am worried about you. He's here and someone attacked Isabella, she's more heavily guarded when going out as you know you know who wouldn't dare let anyone touch her. That reminds me, I should go check on him too..." Jason mutters the last part more to himself than to Rielle. "Have you had anything strange happen recently? Anything smell a little bit funny?" Jason asked. He was a master at potions and all kinds of antidotes/poisons. Not that Rielle, or anyone but the king, knew that really.
Gabriella:
Gabby rolled her eyes slightly sighing a little. "I'm fine." she replied standing up putting her book back on the shelf looking at Annabelle before heading to the door she looked over hearing Annabelle following her. "I'm trying to avoid my Father and the first place he will look for me is anywhere i Could be seen with you or Rielle." Gabby sighed Rielle might have disliked her Uncle but Gabby wasn't the biggest fan of her father either, he adored her and spoiled her but only to show her off as some item that anyone could clame for the right price, and she hated it more than anything.
Rielle:
Rielle smiled a little sitting down on one of the beds. "There's a new servant girl, but she hasn't caused any trouble so far." Rielle watched as he came back over to her. "I feel fine. Royals get attacked all the time. You know as well as I do that it could simply be villagers trying to get us on edge and clearly they have succeeded." Rielle watched him carefully he still seemed on edge, she sighed a little bit holding back a laugh with a smile, she didn't want to just dismiss the situation an she was going to talk to Sebastian or even go straight to the King and Queen, but she didn't want everyone stressing over something that could be a simple rouse to scare everyone.
Gabby rolled her eyes slightly sighing a little. "I'm fine." she replied standing up putting her book back on the shelf looking at Annabelle before heading to the door she looked over hearing Annabelle following her. "I'm trying to avoid my Father and the first place he will look for me is anywhere i Could be seen with you or Rielle." Gabby sighed Rielle might have disliked her Uncle but Gabby wasn't the biggest fan of her father either, he adored her and spoiled her but only to show her off as some item that anyone could clame for the right price, and she hated it more than anything.
Rielle:
Rielle smiled a little sitting down on one of the beds. "There's a new servant girl, but she hasn't caused any trouble so far." Rielle watched as he came back over to her. "I feel fine. Royals get attacked all the time. You know as well as I do that it could simply be villagers trying to get us on edge and clearly they have succeeded." Rielle watched him carefully he still seemed on edge, she sighed a little bit holding back a laugh with a smile, she didn't want to just dismiss the situation an she was going to talk to Sebastian or even go straight to the King and Queen, but she didn't want everyone stressing over something that could be a simple rouse to scare everyone.
Annabelle
"Oh, Gabby, really. It's not going to be all that bad. I'm sure he won't touch you after what Rielle said to him earlier," Annabelle says with a smile. She wondered briefly about whether or not the other guards were still looking, but didn't think much more about it. "Come on then, let's go tell Rielle you're alright so that she doesn't worry," Annabelle says as she opens the door. She wasn't paying attention to what was behind her as she walked backwards, talking to Gabriella still, "I'm just glad I found you and you're alright."
Jason
Jason nods unconsciously. "I'll go see her soon. It could also just be that she tripped and fell and came up with an elaborate story so she didn't look so... well, clumsy, but we both know Isabella and she is observant and not a fibber about such important matters. I really think you should stay in the castle for a few days, just to wait until things smooth over and I feel safer about you moving around here," Jason says with another nod. He takes Rielle's hand, giving it a slight squeeze as he smiles at her. "Promise?" He asks looking at her concerned.
"Oh, Gabby, really. It's not going to be all that bad. I'm sure he won't touch you after what Rielle said to him earlier," Annabelle says with a smile. She wondered briefly about whether or not the other guards were still looking, but didn't think much more about it. "Come on then, let's go tell Rielle you're alright so that she doesn't worry," Annabelle says as she opens the door. She wasn't paying attention to what was behind her as she walked backwards, talking to Gabriella still, "I'm just glad I found you and you're alright."
Jason
Jason nods unconsciously. "I'll go see her soon. It could also just be that she tripped and fell and came up with an elaborate story so she didn't look so... well, clumsy, but we both know Isabella and she is observant and not a fibber about such important matters. I really think you should stay in the castle for a few days, just to wait until things smooth over and I feel safer about you moving around here," Jason says with another nod. He takes Rielle's hand, giving it a slight squeeze as he smiles at her. "Promise?" He asks looking at her concerned.
Gabriella:
Gabby shook her head slightly, her brown hair falling into her eyes, she came to a stop seeing a knife now at Annabelle's neck and one on her own. "if either of you make a sound, your both dead." Gabby shifted slightly looking straight at Annabelle before everything went black.
When Gabby came to they were in a different room though it looked as if it were still part of the castle. Her hands were bound to the chair she was in and the bindings were tight enough that she couldn't slip her hands out. Hearing the door open she pretended she was still out. "We only need to keep the blonde one, she is closer to Sebastian than the other one." she heard another man sigh. "True as that is, the brunette is closer to Rielle." The man walked closer to her causing her to hold her breath. "Our goal is to weaken the already weak alliance between France and Scotland...When Sebastian finds that this one is gone he will do everything in his power to find her, Rielle will become suspicious and since they can rarely get along on a good day, a fight is sure to start. Let the Lady Gabriella go." The other said Gabby did her best to be limp as she was carried from the room with no Idea where she was going, now she knew where Annabelle had been disappearing to she had been in Sebastian's company.
As soon as she was sure the man was gone she stood up, it had grown dark she wasn't sure how long she had been gone all she knew is that she needed to find Rielle, she searched her friends room and figured Rielle already knew they had been missing and headed for the throne room, and sure enough everyone was there and Rielle and Sebastian were in the middle of a yelling match, Elizabeth looked as if she had a massive headache her elbow sitting on the arm of her throne and her head resting in her hand. Frances was watching clearly becoming very annoyed where as it looked like Jason and Isabella were both trying to talk some sense into the two young royals. "Rielle."Gabby said softly and the room went silent. Gabriella was relieved to be in her friends embrace again. "They still have Annabelle." she whispered softly when Rielle stepped out of their hug.
Rielle/Sebastian:
As soon as Rielle heard her ladies were missing she went straight to the throne room, she had something else to tell Jason but it would have to wait as her friends were more important, and to no surprise Sebastian was already in there. "I want them found immediately." Sebastian looked at her. "We can't do Immediately, we have to analyze this, it could be a trap." Rielle looked at him a dangerous light flashing across her brown eyes. "They are my Ladies and guests of your court, which may I remind you when I returned you all made a promise to keep us all safe, last time I checked being held captive doesn't fall under that Category" That was when the arguing started Elizabeth had started to at least try and help out but her voice had been drowned out and she had clearly given up where as Jason and Isabella were trying to talk sense into both of them which was also miserably failing. It wasn't until Gabriella came into the room that there was actually any silence, but the worry in Rielle just grew when she heard whoever had taken them was still holding Annabelle. "It will be alright Gabriella. We will find her." She turned to Sebastian. "With your help or not, your Majesty." She said with a very fake bow before leaving the room one arm over Gabriella's shoulders.
Gabby shook her head slightly, her brown hair falling into her eyes, she came to a stop seeing a knife now at Annabelle's neck and one on her own. "if either of you make a sound, your both dead." Gabby shifted slightly looking straight at Annabelle before everything went black.
When Gabby came to they were in a different room though it looked as if it were still part of the castle. Her hands were bound to the chair she was in and the bindings were tight enough that she couldn't slip her hands out. Hearing the door open she pretended she was still out. "We only need to keep the blonde one, she is closer to Sebastian than the other one." she heard another man sigh. "True as that is, the brunette is closer to Rielle." The man walked closer to her causing her to hold her breath. "Our goal is to weaken the already weak alliance between France and Scotland...When Sebastian finds that this one is gone he will do everything in his power to find her, Rielle will become suspicious and since they can rarely get along on a good day, a fight is sure to start. Let the Lady Gabriella go." The other said Gabby did her best to be limp as she was carried from the room with no Idea where she was going, now she knew where Annabelle had been disappearing to she had been in Sebastian's company.
As soon as she was sure the man was gone she stood up, it had grown dark she wasn't sure how long she had been gone all she knew is that she needed to find Rielle, she searched her friends room and figured Rielle already knew they had been missing and headed for the throne room, and sure enough everyone was there and Rielle and Sebastian were in the middle of a yelling match, Elizabeth looked as if she had a massive headache her elbow sitting on the arm of her throne and her head resting in her hand. Frances was watching clearly becoming very annoyed where as it looked like Jason and Isabella were both trying to talk some sense into the two young royals. "Rielle."Gabby said softly and the room went silent. Gabriella was relieved to be in her friends embrace again. "They still have Annabelle." she whispered softly when Rielle stepped out of their hug.
Rielle/Sebastian:
As soon as Rielle heard her ladies were missing she went straight to the throne room, she had something else to tell Jason but it would have to wait as her friends were more important, and to no surprise Sebastian was already in there. "I want them found immediately." Sebastian looked at her. "We can't do Immediately, we have to analyze this, it could be a trap." Rielle looked at him a dangerous light flashing across her brown eyes. "They are my Ladies and guests of your court, which may I remind you when I returned you all made a promise to keep us all safe, last time I checked being held captive doesn't fall under that Category" That was when the arguing started Elizabeth had started to at least try and help out but her voice had been drowned out and she had clearly given up where as Jason and Isabella were trying to talk sense into both of them which was also miserably failing. It wasn't until Gabriella came into the room that there was actually any silence, but the worry in Rielle just grew when she heard whoever had taken them was still holding Annabelle. "It will be alright Gabriella. We will find her." She turned to Sebastian. "With your help or not, your Majesty." She said with a very fake bow before leaving the room one arm over Gabriella's shoulders.
Annabelle
Annabelle felt the knife at her neck before she saw it. She looked down and took a deep breath, but didn't say anything. When the darkness overcame her, she was terrified. When Annabelle awoke, their captors were talking. She watched carefully though she didn't recognize either of them. She listened silently. Watching Gabriella as well. She was worried about her, her friend still appeared to be out cold. When they noticed that she was awake, neither changed their tone though one did move over to her. "Don't touch me," She whispers as she pulls away when he brought his hand up to her face as if to touch her. When Gabriella was carried from the room, she watched, hoping her friend would be alright and find Rielle and Sebastian to tell her what was happening. "They're both far more reasonable than to fight in such a time. They'll find me and when they do, they won't be happy with you two..." Annabeth managed without a shaky voice, sitting back to be as far away from the men as possible.
Jason & Isabella
Jason and Isabella had been two of the first discover the girls missing. Jason had come across Annabelle's locket and had run into Isabella on the way to the throne room where he gave the locket to Sebastian. He hadn't wanted to go directly to his friend, but with the strange occurrences, he knew he needed to. Isabella still had a cut lip though it had closed up for the most part. She still wore riding clothes, hating the dresses her mother made her wear. "Rielle, there you are," Isabella noticed Rielle coming in and smiled, worried that maybe Rielle too was taken. When Rielle ignored her and went to argue with Sebastian, Isabella sighed. Jason and Isabella tried to convince Rielle and Sebastian to stop with the arguments and had just given up and gone to sit on the steps leading to the thrones when Gabriella came in. Annabelle wasn't with her though and that was what worried the two. When Rielle left, Jason and Isabella shook their heads. The two were polar opposites, how were they going to get married? Jason didn't necessarily want it, but he knew that if it didn't happen, hundreds, thousands of people could die. "I'll go talk to Rielle if you talk to Sebastian," Isabella says as she stands. Jason nods and the two go to their people.
Jason looks at Sebastian carefully. "Sebastian, what are you wanting to do? We have to get her back or else Rielle will get very, very mad.
Isabella walked into Rielle's room upon knocking, smiling at her. [b]"Hey, listen,we'll get her back, you know that right? How are you handling all this?" Isabella asked gently, going to sit beside Rielle. She looked to Gabriella, "We are glad you are alright as well."
Annabelle felt the knife at her neck before she saw it. She looked down and took a deep breath, but didn't say anything. When the darkness overcame her, she was terrified. When Annabelle awoke, their captors were talking. She watched carefully though she didn't recognize either of them. She listened silently. Watching Gabriella as well. She was worried about her, her friend still appeared to be out cold. When they noticed that she was awake, neither changed their tone though one did move over to her. "Don't touch me," She whispers as she pulls away when he brought his hand up to her face as if to touch her. When Gabriella was carried from the room, she watched, hoping her friend would be alright and find Rielle and Sebastian to tell her what was happening. "They're both far more reasonable than to fight in such a time. They'll find me and when they do, they won't be happy with you two..." Annabeth managed without a shaky voice, sitting back to be as far away from the men as possible.
Jason & Isabella
Jason and Isabella had been two of the first discover the girls missing. Jason had come across Annabelle's locket and had run into Isabella on the way to the throne room where he gave the locket to Sebastian. He hadn't wanted to go directly to his friend, but with the strange occurrences, he knew he needed to. Isabella still had a cut lip though it had closed up for the most part. She still wore riding clothes, hating the dresses her mother made her wear. "Rielle, there you are," Isabella noticed Rielle coming in and smiled, worried that maybe Rielle too was taken. When Rielle ignored her and went to argue with Sebastian, Isabella sighed. Jason and Isabella tried to convince Rielle and Sebastian to stop with the arguments and had just given up and gone to sit on the steps leading to the thrones when Gabriella came in. Annabelle wasn't with her though and that was what worried the two. When Rielle left, Jason and Isabella shook their heads. The two were polar opposites, how were they going to get married? Jason didn't necessarily want it, but he knew that if it didn't happen, hundreds, thousands of people could die. "I'll go talk to Rielle if you talk to Sebastian," Isabella says as she stands. Jason nods and the two go to their people.
Jason looks at Sebastian carefully. "Sebastian, what are you wanting to do? We have to get her back or else Rielle will get very, very mad.
Isabella walked into Rielle's room upon knocking, smiling at her. [b]"Hey, listen,we'll get her back, you know that right? How are you handling all this?" Isabella asked gently, going to sit beside Rielle. She looked to Gabriella, "We are glad you are alright as well."
(Sorry I was gone for so long, I went on a retreat I wasn't aware I was going on until the morning of :P)
Rielle/Gabriella:
Rielle stood in her room in front of the fire, she had settled Gabriella down into a chair and wrapped her up with a blanket. She had been at court for what? A month and a half two months? Time seemed to have gone so fast with nothing going wrong then everything seemed to go down hill. Rielle turned to face the fire as Isabella walked in a familiar sickness coming over her body, she prayed it wasn’t the result of the hours she spent with Jason almost a week and a half before he left, though she started to doubt it as the Sickness started coming and going the second day he was gone.
Rielle took a deep breath putting her hand over her mouth putting the nausea at bay before turning to Answer Isabella. “I’m handling it as well as I can...I’m sure we will find her.” Rielle added more trying to convince herself than anyone. She looked at Gabriella walking over putting a hand on her friends shoulder. Gabriella watched Rielle carefully as her posture changed for a split second and her hand went to her mouth, but she didn’t want to say anything, didn’t want to add to everyones stress, her head was pounding and her body ached, and her mind could only think of poor Annabelle. “We will find her Rielle...” She whispered quietly Rielle forcing a smile in return.
Sebastian:
Sebastian groaned when Jason walked into his chambers, he turned to look at his friend. “I am doing everything I can to get Annabelle back.” He said stopping Jason before he could speak. “My parents have agreed to search for her, and have left the punishment up to Rielle, though knowing her, they won’t have anything more severe than life time in the dungeons.” Sebastian went back to his desk sitting down. “Rielle is Naive, and she is to gentle and to kind, she is going to get herself into trouble.”
Rielle/Gabriella:
Rielle stood in her room in front of the fire, she had settled Gabriella down into a chair and wrapped her up with a blanket. She had been at court for what? A month and a half two months? Time seemed to have gone so fast with nothing going wrong then everything seemed to go down hill. Rielle turned to face the fire as Isabella walked in a familiar sickness coming over her body, she prayed it wasn’t the result of the hours she spent with Jason almost a week and a half before he left, though she started to doubt it as the Sickness started coming and going the second day he was gone.
Rielle took a deep breath putting her hand over her mouth putting the nausea at bay before turning to Answer Isabella. “I’m handling it as well as I can...I’m sure we will find her.” Rielle added more trying to convince herself than anyone. She looked at Gabriella walking over putting a hand on her friends shoulder. Gabriella watched Rielle carefully as her posture changed for a split second and her hand went to her mouth, but she didn’t want to say anything, didn’t want to add to everyones stress, her head was pounding and her body ached, and her mind could only think of poor Annabelle. “We will find her Rielle...” She whispered quietly Rielle forcing a smile in return.
Sebastian:
Sebastian groaned when Jason walked into his chambers, he turned to look at his friend. “I am doing everything I can to get Annabelle back.” He said stopping Jason before he could speak. “My parents have agreed to search for her, and have left the punishment up to Rielle, though knowing her, they won’t have anything more severe than life time in the dungeons.” Sebastian went back to his desk sitting down. “Rielle is Naive, and she is to gentle and to kind, she is going to get herself into trouble.”
Isabella
Isabella nodded, putting her hand on Isabella's shoulder before going to take a seat on her bed. She was tired, and really wanted to go eat a large meal, then sleep, but that would be bad as her mother would probably yell at her for being improper or something. Sometimes she wished she could just go be a stable helper too, be with James more, get food more often since she would work for the castle, and a few other perks... but then she wouldn't have the perks of sneaking around the castle without being questioned, out loud at least.
Annabelle
Annabelle was as quiet as she could be as she sat. Her hands were rubbed raw from the ropes and she was starting to get hungry as well as sleepy. She didn't want to talk to either man or fall asleep for fear of what would happen during that time. She looked away every time they tried to make eye contact and had shied away from each attempt to touch her. She wondered briefly if she would be found, if Sebastian was worried, for she knew certainly Rielle was... She ignored one of the men as they approached her, looking down at the floor so not to have to look him in the face.
Jason
"What? You don't want to see me?" Jason smiled slightly as he took a seat at Sebastian's desk, facing his friend. "Sebastian, let's focus on the problem and we both know Rielle didn't Have Annabelle stolen away, it would have given her a heart attack," Jason says brushing away the comments of Rielle in his head. He didn't want to be rude to his friend, or his lady friend, but he also wanted to focus on Annabelle. She was his friend and he too was worried of her...
Isabella nodded, putting her hand on Isabella's shoulder before going to take a seat on her bed. She was tired, and really wanted to go eat a large meal, then sleep, but that would be bad as her mother would probably yell at her for being improper or something. Sometimes she wished she could just go be a stable helper too, be with James more, get food more often since she would work for the castle, and a few other perks... but then she wouldn't have the perks of sneaking around the castle without being questioned, out loud at least.
Annabelle
Annabelle was as quiet as she could be as she sat. Her hands were rubbed raw from the ropes and she was starting to get hungry as well as sleepy. She didn't want to talk to either man or fall asleep for fear of what would happen during that time. She looked away every time they tried to make eye contact and had shied away from each attempt to touch her. She wondered briefly if she would be found, if Sebastian was worried, for she knew certainly Rielle was... She ignored one of the men as they approached her, looking down at the floor so not to have to look him in the face.
Jason
"What? You don't want to see me?" Jason smiled slightly as he took a seat at Sebastian's desk, facing his friend. "Sebastian, let's focus on the problem and we both know Rielle didn't Have Annabelle stolen away, it would have given her a heart attack," Jason says brushing away the comments of Rielle in his head. He didn't want to be rude to his friend, or his lady friend, but he also wanted to focus on Annabelle. She was his friend and he too was worried of her...
Sebastian:
Sebastian sighed leaning back in his chair crossing his legs resting his hands on his lap. "Jason I really don't need to talk about this, it is getting late and I would like to go to bed." Sebastian said in a very dismissive tone one he rarely used with Jason if at all but he was thankful his friend got the message saying something like they could talk about it in the morning. As soon as Jason left Sebastian did as he said he did but his worry for Annabelle grew to the point where he had sent groups of guards on patrol in and around the castle and at one point after waking up numerous times decided to dress and start looking himself. "I want her found!" He growled at some of the guards growing more frustrated by the minute but none of them Questioned their Prince's authority.
Rielle:
Rielle sighed a little sitting down, it was getting very late and she was tired though she knew sleep was something that would allude her until Annabelle was found and was safe again. She silently wondered why they had released Gabriella but at the same time was grateful as she would have probably been having a harder time pretending she was holding herself together than if they were both gone. Rielle smiled gently tucking Gabriella into her bed, she didn't want Gabriella going back to her own chambers incase her attackers came back and since she wasn't going to sleep she told Gabriella she could sleep in her bed. Rielle had also told Isabella she would be fine and that she should get something to eat, as Rielle could hear Isabella's stomach protesting.
Once Isabella was gone and Rielle was sure Gabriella was asleep she sat down at her desk and found herself staring blankly into space until her door opened, Rielle felt her face light up for a split second when Jason walked into the room, she stood up slowly nausea still having a slight grip on her and went over to him, she took his hand turning to Gabriella hearing her move before sighing and turning back to Jason. "I assume you were unable to talk any sense into Sebastian?" She asked softly and quietly
Sebastian sighed leaning back in his chair crossing his legs resting his hands on his lap. "Jason I really don't need to talk about this, it is getting late and I would like to go to bed." Sebastian said in a very dismissive tone one he rarely used with Jason if at all but he was thankful his friend got the message saying something like they could talk about it in the morning. As soon as Jason left Sebastian did as he said he did but his worry for Annabelle grew to the point where he had sent groups of guards on patrol in and around the castle and at one point after waking up numerous times decided to dress and start looking himself. "I want her found!" He growled at some of the guards growing more frustrated by the minute but none of them Questioned their Prince's authority.
Rielle:
Rielle sighed a little sitting down, it was getting very late and she was tired though she knew sleep was something that would allude her until Annabelle was found and was safe again. She silently wondered why they had released Gabriella but at the same time was grateful as she would have probably been having a harder time pretending she was holding herself together than if they were both gone. Rielle smiled gently tucking Gabriella into her bed, she didn't want Gabriella going back to her own chambers incase her attackers came back and since she wasn't going to sleep she told Gabriella she could sleep in her bed. Rielle had also told Isabella she would be fine and that she should get something to eat, as Rielle could hear Isabella's stomach protesting.
Once Isabella was gone and Rielle was sure Gabriella was asleep she sat down at her desk and found herself staring blankly into space until her door opened, Rielle felt her face light up for a split second when Jason walked into the room, she stood up slowly nausea still having a slight grip on her and went over to him, she took his hand turning to Gabriella hearing her move before sighing and turning back to Jason. "I assume you were unable to talk any sense into Sebastian?" She asked softly and quietly
Jason
Jason's smile disappeared upon hearing Sebastian. It was more of an order than anything. Sebastian had never really ordered Jason around. He nodded, his posture changing into that of a guard, his anger and hurt evident in his frame. He bowed and walked out. His friend wouldn't be happy with him, but he didn't really care at this point. He walked and walked for a good half hour before he realized he probably needed to talk to Rielle. He wasn't concerned at all about walking around by himself, he was good enough to protect himself. He walked into her rooms seeing that Isabella was gone and Gabriella was asleep. "Did I talk sense in him? Rielle, this is crazy, you two need to put your differences aside to find this friend of ours. He wouldn't listen to me at all, but I hope you will when I say that you two need to work together, that's the only way these sort of things work," Jason says. He would know. He hoped Rielle wouldn't push him away like Sebastian did, but he wasn't sure she would put her anger and fear aside to work with the prince.
Isabella
Isabella was wandering the halls, wondering where her brother was. He had tried to comfort Rielle and wasn't very successful since that wasn't her kind of thing. She had been wandering ever since. When she walked to Sebastian's room, he wasn't there. She had noticed more guards frantically searching, but didn't think any of them would be smart enough to figure out where the girl might be.
Jason's smile disappeared upon hearing Sebastian. It was more of an order than anything. Sebastian had never really ordered Jason around. He nodded, his posture changing into that of a guard, his anger and hurt evident in his frame. He bowed and walked out. His friend wouldn't be happy with him, but he didn't really care at this point. He walked and walked for a good half hour before he realized he probably needed to talk to Rielle. He wasn't concerned at all about walking around by himself, he was good enough to protect himself. He walked into her rooms seeing that Isabella was gone and Gabriella was asleep. "Did I talk sense in him? Rielle, this is crazy, you two need to put your differences aside to find this friend of ours. He wouldn't listen to me at all, but I hope you will when I say that you two need to work together, that's the only way these sort of things work," Jason says. He would know. He hoped Rielle wouldn't push him away like Sebastian did, but he wasn't sure she would put her anger and fear aside to work with the prince.
Isabella
Isabella was wandering the halls, wondering where her brother was. He had tried to comfort Rielle and wasn't very successful since that wasn't her kind of thing. She had been wandering ever since. When she walked to Sebastian's room, he wasn't there. She had noticed more guards frantically searching, but didn't think any of them would be smart enough to figure out where the girl might be.
Rielle:
Rielle Barely looked at Jason when he walked in, she simply stood from where she was sitting going over to her window, the night had turned stormy, almost perfectly reflecting her mood. “I know.” She finally replied after a few minutes of just pure silence and tension in the air. “Believe me, I know.” Rielle turned to face Jason who remained where he was when he came in. “Annabelle is missing, England is starting to question our alliance, our engagement, the strength of both our countries, the strength of Sebastian and the strength of me, and like the predator England is, they strike when their prey is weakest.” Rielle laughed slightly that tired completely drained laugh. “While Sebastian and I can barely stand being in the same room with one another for more than five minutes, unless he is drunk and looking for company. I’m just his broodmare.” Rielle laughed again but this time the laugh turned to tears. “Gabby, was almost killed..." Rielle said reluctantly looking at her sleeping friend. "And we are going to find Annabelle dead, because it is taking to much time working apart and Sebastian and I can’t work together...”
Sebastian:
Sebastian ran his hand through his hair in pure frustration. “ I just want her found!” He almost yelled at the guards standing in front of him. “Do whatever you have to, I want her found.” The guard shifted uneasily. “We found a man leaving the castle, drunk, but taunting us about how they had the Lady to Queen Rielle. We have him in the cells...” Sebastian looked at the guard. “Torture him until he speaks.” The Guard looked at Sebastian. “We need orders from the King or Queen...” Sebastian cut him off staring daggers at the guard. “The longer we wait, the less chance we have of Finding Lady Annabelle alive, may I remind you, she is Queen Rielle’s lady, and one of her closest friends. Would you like me to tell her you're the reason for Lady Annabelle’s death?” The guard shook his head with a simply no. “Then I suggest you go, and do as I say.” With that the guards left his presence and Sebastian went to return to his rooms, running into Isabella on the way, he just looked at her and sighed. “What are you doing out at this hour Izzy?” He took her by the hand bringing her to his chambers with him. “The last thing we need is for you to go missing as well.” Sebastian moved to his Window as soon as Isabella sat down before beginning to pace, he thanked Isabella for trying to make conversation to get his mind off of everything but also stated it wasn’t working in the least.
The Guards did as they were told torturing the man until he spoke which wasn’t until Dawn. “Alright! Alright!” The man screamed loud enough that they thought the glass in the lanterns would break. “She’s in the castle, in the abandoned Wing from after the fire, the old diplomats wing...in the biggest room.” One guard stayed behind to through the man in the dungeon while the others started down the halls to get Annabelle.
“They won’t find you dear.” The man said getting close to Annabelle's ear taunting her, putting the dagger at her throat again. “Rielle and Sebastian.” He laughed, and laughed quite hard. “They are just pure entertainment, a joke, yelling at each other.” He sighed brushing some of Annabelle’s Golden hair away from her face. “I never knew a couple could be so....so....Counterproductive, If this is the direction France’s Monarch is going, I would pack up and leave.” He moved in front of her. “But all England wanted was complete Chaos, yes his parents are still on the throne keeping order, but as soon as they are not...Chaos, more so than now, and you will be the start of it all, isn’t that wonderful? Rielle the poor little thing, is simply a scared little girl with a crown on her head and a Country to lead, an alliance to keep, and power she doesn’t know how to use.” He went to Annabelle’s left side twirling the dagger in his fingers. “And Sebastian, he just need legitimate heirs. He’s just going to use her as a broodmare, could care less about her. He’ll have a mistress as soon as Rielle is pregnant with their first child, if he doesn’t already have one now that is.” The mans chuckle filled the stale air of the old room. “That is the weakest a Crown can get. And its all thanks to you, one girl, who is just afraid as her Queen.”
Rielle Barely looked at Jason when he walked in, she simply stood from where she was sitting going over to her window, the night had turned stormy, almost perfectly reflecting her mood. “I know.” She finally replied after a few minutes of just pure silence and tension in the air. “Believe me, I know.” Rielle turned to face Jason who remained where he was when he came in. “Annabelle is missing, England is starting to question our alliance, our engagement, the strength of both our countries, the strength of Sebastian and the strength of me, and like the predator England is, they strike when their prey is weakest.” Rielle laughed slightly that tired completely drained laugh. “While Sebastian and I can barely stand being in the same room with one another for more than five minutes, unless he is drunk and looking for company. I’m just his broodmare.” Rielle laughed again but this time the laugh turned to tears. “Gabby, was almost killed..." Rielle said reluctantly looking at her sleeping friend. "And we are going to find Annabelle dead, because it is taking to much time working apart and Sebastian and I can’t work together...”
Sebastian:
Sebastian ran his hand through his hair in pure frustration. “ I just want her found!” He almost yelled at the guards standing in front of him. “Do whatever you have to, I want her found.” The guard shifted uneasily. “We found a man leaving the castle, drunk, but taunting us about how they had the Lady to Queen Rielle. We have him in the cells...” Sebastian looked at the guard. “Torture him until he speaks.” The Guard looked at Sebastian. “We need orders from the King or Queen...” Sebastian cut him off staring daggers at the guard. “The longer we wait, the less chance we have of Finding Lady Annabelle alive, may I remind you, she is Queen Rielle’s lady, and one of her closest friends. Would you like me to tell her you're the reason for Lady Annabelle’s death?” The guard shook his head with a simply no. “Then I suggest you go, and do as I say.” With that the guards left his presence and Sebastian went to return to his rooms, running into Isabella on the way, he just looked at her and sighed. “What are you doing out at this hour Izzy?” He took her by the hand bringing her to his chambers with him. “The last thing we need is for you to go missing as well.” Sebastian moved to his Window as soon as Isabella sat down before beginning to pace, he thanked Isabella for trying to make conversation to get his mind off of everything but also stated it wasn’t working in the least.
The Guards did as they were told torturing the man until he spoke which wasn’t until Dawn. “Alright! Alright!” The man screamed loud enough that they thought the glass in the lanterns would break. “She’s in the castle, in the abandoned Wing from after the fire, the old diplomats wing...in the biggest room.” One guard stayed behind to through the man in the dungeon while the others started down the halls to get Annabelle.
“They won’t find you dear.” The man said getting close to Annabelle's ear taunting her, putting the dagger at her throat again. “Rielle and Sebastian.” He laughed, and laughed quite hard. “They are just pure entertainment, a joke, yelling at each other.” He sighed brushing some of Annabelle’s Golden hair away from her face. “I never knew a couple could be so....so....Counterproductive, If this is the direction France’s Monarch is going, I would pack up and leave.” He moved in front of her. “But all England wanted was complete Chaos, yes his parents are still on the throne keeping order, but as soon as they are not...Chaos, more so than now, and you will be the start of it all, isn’t that wonderful? Rielle the poor little thing, is simply a scared little girl with a crown on her head and a Country to lead, an alliance to keep, and power she doesn’t know how to use.” He went to Annabelle’s left side twirling the dagger in his fingers. “And Sebastian, he just need legitimate heirs. He’s just going to use her as a broodmare, could care less about her. He’ll have a mistress as soon as Rielle is pregnant with their first child, if he doesn’t already have one now that is.” The mans chuckle filled the stale air of the old room. “That is the weakest a Crown can get. And its all thanks to you, one girl, who is just afraid as her Queen.”
Annabelle || Isabelle || Jason
Annabelle
She didn't move as he did, uncomfortable with how close he was. Annabelle listened, her stomach hurting by this point. She followed his progress by watching his shoes, not wanting to provoke him at all by looking up at him. When the man insulted Rielle, Annabelle felt her hands ball into fists for some reason. She couldn't do anything, so why was she doing something like that? The mistress part truly made her upset though. She felt the hot tears stream down her face uncontrolled and cursed herself silently for not holding them back. Was that really the only way Sebastian thought of her? A plaything? It wasn't possible was it? Annabelle was certainly afraid, terrified, but she wasn't quite sure what she could do at this point.
Isabelle
Annabelle heard a door open yet didn't look up as she heard a voice, another unfamiliar one, one that was out of breath as well. "They tortured him and he squealed. The guards will be here soon. What do we do with the girl?" He asked. Annabelle had never felt far clutch her gut more. What would they do with her? She stayed silent, hoping they wouldn't look to her and make a worse decision than if they weren't, though she didn't understand why that would happen.
Isabelle had been on her way to the dungeons to talk to the man that had been caught when she was intercepted by Sebastian. She wasn't going to tell him where she was going, that'd only worry him. That was not a good idea whatsoever with everything else going on. "I was on my way to talk to you. You need to stop and think Sebastian," Isabelle began before she was cut off. "I'm not going to go missing. You know as well as I do that I can hold my own for a while," She claimed, more annoyed at her brother's over protectiveness than anything.
Jason
Jason moved to Rielle, slowly and tiredly. "I was just going to say hello at first," Jason stated simply. Jason moved to take Rielle's hands in his own. "Don't say that. The two of you are just different, like Gabby and Ann-" Jason stopped upon realizing he was mentioning the missing lady in waiting. He had looked for her, but hadn't had much time to do so.
Jason took Rielle's face in his hands when she kept going. "No, she will not be dead. I promise you that, I will make sure of it myself. All we need to do is find a mediator. Who better than Isabelle? You both love Isabelle. That way you can talk through her and she can make sure neither of you say anything that might offend the other. How does that sound?" Jason spoke softly to Rielle, looking her in the eye carefully. "I promise, everything will end up all right in the end," Jason whispered softly as he hugged Rielle. He worried for her, about her, and for what she didn't worry about enough, causing him too much worrying his opinion.
Annabelle
She didn't move as he did, uncomfortable with how close he was. Annabelle listened, her stomach hurting by this point. She followed his progress by watching his shoes, not wanting to provoke him at all by looking up at him. When the man insulted Rielle, Annabelle felt her hands ball into fists for some reason. She couldn't do anything, so why was she doing something like that? The mistress part truly made her upset though. She felt the hot tears stream down her face uncontrolled and cursed herself silently for not holding them back. Was that really the only way Sebastian thought of her? A plaything? It wasn't possible was it? Annabelle was certainly afraid, terrified, but she wasn't quite sure what she could do at this point.
Isabelle
Annabelle heard a door open yet didn't look up as she heard a voice, another unfamiliar one, one that was out of breath as well. "They tortured him and he squealed. The guards will be here soon. What do we do with the girl?" He asked. Annabelle had never felt far clutch her gut more. What would they do with her? She stayed silent, hoping they wouldn't look to her and make a worse decision than if they weren't, though she didn't understand why that would happen.
Isabelle had been on her way to the dungeons to talk to the man that had been caught when she was intercepted by Sebastian. She wasn't going to tell him where she was going, that'd only worry him. That was not a good idea whatsoever with everything else going on. "I was on my way to talk to you. You need to stop and think Sebastian," Isabelle began before she was cut off. "I'm not going to go missing. You know as well as I do that I can hold my own for a while," She claimed, more annoyed at her brother's over protectiveness than anything.
Jason
Jason moved to Rielle, slowly and tiredly. "I was just going to say hello at first," Jason stated simply. Jason moved to take Rielle's hands in his own. "Don't say that. The two of you are just different, like Gabby and Ann-" Jason stopped upon realizing he was mentioning the missing lady in waiting. He had looked for her, but hadn't had much time to do so.
Jason took Rielle's face in his hands when she kept going. "No, she will not be dead. I promise you that, I will make sure of it myself. All we need to do is find a mediator. Who better than Isabelle? You both love Isabelle. That way you can talk through her and she can make sure neither of you say anything that might offend the other. How does that sound?" Jason spoke softly to Rielle, looking her in the eye carefully. "I promise, everything will end up all right in the end," Jason whispered softly as he hugged Rielle. He worried for her, about her, and for what she didn't worry about enough, causing him too much worrying his opinion.
|| Rielle||Sebastian
The man in front of Annabelle simply paced thinking of all the options, if their job was done, they could simply knock her out and leave her for someone to find, but the question was, was their job done, or was their more they could do? The chaos already created had weakened the already fragile bond between Rielle and Sebastian as was the goal. “Take her leave her tied to something in the gardens, don’t be seen, guards will be everywhere. Take the passageways. Its raining, she will be hypothermic by the time they find her.” The newer male nodded, as the other gagged Annabelle to stop her from screaming. “If you try anything.” He whispered softly in her ear. “You’ll be dead before you can blink.” The man nodded handing untying her from the chair but keeping her hands tied before handing her over, then preparing to make a quick getaway.
“Keep moving!” The man growled at Annabelle pulling her as she stumbled on the stairs in the dark passageways, the castle passageways were hard to navigate, easy to get lost in, you would of had to have spent days even weeks going through them, finding safe paths, and each and everyone of the exits.
The rain was cold and the wind colder hitting them hard as they emerged from the castle, the gardens were large but were fairly easy to navigate, he pulled Annabelle to one of the more secluded sections sitting her down beside a bench trying her to it, both of them already drenched. “Pray to God they find you girl, before you freeze.” He said which could have been taken as a kind gesture if he hadn’t spat it out as if he were wishing the cold would claim her before they found her.
Sebastian simply looked at his sister taking her words into account. “It’s the only way to get anyone to talk Isabella.”He said almost to calmly, the way their Father would when he was about to scold them, a calm quiet anger that Sebastian could feel boiling up inside. He hadn’t thought that they could torture Annabelle back, or how it would affect Rielle, but if he were being honest they couldn’t dislike each other anymore than they already did, but at the same time he knew Annabelle cared for Rielle as a sister and vice versa. “If they torture he in retaliation, it will make the situation worse for them.” He moved to sit beside Isabella looking at her. “I have a sickening feeling they are smarter than that.” That was true, they had been smart enough to grab both of Rielle’s ladies, and were smart enough to release one to inflict fear but they had also strategically kept Annabelle, which was a mystery to Sebastian, but perhaps they were being watched a very real possibility. There was no doubt these men were smart, no doubt at all.
Rielle almost hesitated when Jason cradled her face in his hands, she didn’t know why, maybe it was because she was crying and was making herself vulnerable, she sure felt vulnerable. Though Jason spoke softly and was careful with what he said and how he said it, she noticed he made a point not to mention Annabelle, though it made her feel like Annabelle was already gone, a tragedy that no one dare spoke of, but she couldn’t think that way. His promise that everything would be okay in the end soothed her, she moved putting her right hand on his cheek bringing them closer as he was still holding her head between his hands. Rielle leaned forward slightly softly kissing him. “ "Thank you..." she whispered quietly looking into his eyes that were full of concern. Rielle relaxed when Jason gently pulled her into a hug, her crying ceasing. "Stay?" She asked smiling slightly when Jason nodded.
As the night moved on, Rielle found herself curled up beside Jason in front of the fire drifting in and out of sleep, she had grabbed a blanket off her bed and now was quite comfortable, it wasn't long after that she fell into a deep sleep.
As Dawn broke people started moving throughout the castle mostly maids, and servants going on about their business. Many people moved through the gardens, a young servant girl maybe fourteen stumbled upon the shaking and drenched Annabelle who appeared to be unconscious. “Guards! Guards!” She called as loudly as she possibly could touching Annabelle gently trying to wake her. “Guards!” She called again and two of them finally appeared. “The Queen’s missing lady...” They worked as quickly as they could untying her, one Guard picked her up while the other put his cloak over top of her, rushing into the castle, straight to the infirmary where they expected to find Jason, who was not there, laying Annabelle down, the guard who had carried her sent the other to get people to find Rielle, Sebastian, and Jason.
Rielle came rushing into the infirmary right behind Jason, Gabriella had followed behind her, Rielle looked at Sebastian who was already there, but moved to watch Jason who had started assessing her, The guards that found her answering all of the questions like where was she found, though it was obvious she was found outside. Rielle tuned out the talking voices in the infirmary and moved to sit beside Annabelle’s bed taking one of Annabelle’s pale hands, but Rielle almost dropped it she was so cold. “Jason, she’s freezing.” Rielle bit her lip holding back the cry, but kept Annabelle’s hand in her own. A very sudden sense of over whelming panic took over her but she managed to keep herself calm, collected. Gabriella stood behind Rielle a hand on her shoulder, Sebastian stood away from them but closer than he normally would. "She's going to be alright Rielle. She's strong" He said softly in the most caring voice he could, though he knew she wouldn't listen to him.
The man in front of Annabelle simply paced thinking of all the options, if their job was done, they could simply knock her out and leave her for someone to find, but the question was, was their job done, or was their more they could do? The chaos already created had weakened the already fragile bond between Rielle and Sebastian as was the goal. “Take her leave her tied to something in the gardens, don’t be seen, guards will be everywhere. Take the passageways. Its raining, she will be hypothermic by the time they find her.” The newer male nodded, as the other gagged Annabelle to stop her from screaming. “If you try anything.” He whispered softly in her ear. “You’ll be dead before you can blink.” The man nodded handing untying her from the chair but keeping her hands tied before handing her over, then preparing to make a quick getaway.
“Keep moving!” The man growled at Annabelle pulling her as she stumbled on the stairs in the dark passageways, the castle passageways were hard to navigate, easy to get lost in, you would of had to have spent days even weeks going through them, finding safe paths, and each and everyone of the exits.
The rain was cold and the wind colder hitting them hard as they emerged from the castle, the gardens were large but were fairly easy to navigate, he pulled Annabelle to one of the more secluded sections sitting her down beside a bench trying her to it, both of them already drenched. “Pray to God they find you girl, before you freeze.” He said which could have been taken as a kind gesture if he hadn’t spat it out as if he were wishing the cold would claim her before they found her.
Sebastian simply looked at his sister taking her words into account. “It’s the only way to get anyone to talk Isabella.”He said almost to calmly, the way their Father would when he was about to scold them, a calm quiet anger that Sebastian could feel boiling up inside. He hadn’t thought that they could torture Annabelle back, or how it would affect Rielle, but if he were being honest they couldn’t dislike each other anymore than they already did, but at the same time he knew Annabelle cared for Rielle as a sister and vice versa. “If they torture he in retaliation, it will make the situation worse for them.” He moved to sit beside Isabella looking at her. “I have a sickening feeling they are smarter than that.” That was true, they had been smart enough to grab both of Rielle’s ladies, and were smart enough to release one to inflict fear but they had also strategically kept Annabelle, which was a mystery to Sebastian, but perhaps they were being watched a very real possibility. There was no doubt these men were smart, no doubt at all.
Rielle almost hesitated when Jason cradled her face in his hands, she didn’t know why, maybe it was because she was crying and was making herself vulnerable, she sure felt vulnerable. Though Jason spoke softly and was careful with what he said and how he said it, she noticed he made a point not to mention Annabelle, though it made her feel like Annabelle was already gone, a tragedy that no one dare spoke of, but she couldn’t think that way. His promise that everything would be okay in the end soothed her, she moved putting her right hand on his cheek bringing them closer as he was still holding her head between his hands. Rielle leaned forward slightly softly kissing him. “ "Thank you..." she whispered quietly looking into his eyes that were full of concern. Rielle relaxed when Jason gently pulled her into a hug, her crying ceasing. "Stay?" She asked smiling slightly when Jason nodded.
As the night moved on, Rielle found herself curled up beside Jason in front of the fire drifting in and out of sleep, she had grabbed a blanket off her bed and now was quite comfortable, it wasn't long after that she fell into a deep sleep.
As Dawn broke people started moving throughout the castle mostly maids, and servants going on about their business. Many people moved through the gardens, a young servant girl maybe fourteen stumbled upon the shaking and drenched Annabelle who appeared to be unconscious. “Guards! Guards!” She called as loudly as she possibly could touching Annabelle gently trying to wake her. “Guards!” She called again and two of them finally appeared. “The Queen’s missing lady...” They worked as quickly as they could untying her, one Guard picked her up while the other put his cloak over top of her, rushing into the castle, straight to the infirmary where they expected to find Jason, who was not there, laying Annabelle down, the guard who had carried her sent the other to get people to find Rielle, Sebastian, and Jason.
Rielle came rushing into the infirmary right behind Jason, Gabriella had followed behind her, Rielle looked at Sebastian who was already there, but moved to watch Jason who had started assessing her, The guards that found her answering all of the questions like where was she found, though it was obvious she was found outside. Rielle tuned out the talking voices in the infirmary and moved to sit beside Annabelle’s bed taking one of Annabelle’s pale hands, but Rielle almost dropped it she was so cold. “Jason, she’s freezing.” Rielle bit her lip holding back the cry, but kept Annabelle’s hand in her own. A very sudden sense of over whelming panic took over her but she managed to keep herself calm, collected. Gabriella stood behind Rielle a hand on her shoulder, Sebastian stood away from them but closer than he normally would. "She's going to be alright Rielle. She's strong" He said softly in the most caring voice he could, though he knew she wouldn't listen to him.
Annalise || Isabelle || Jason
Annalise
When they emerged outside, Annalise felt her breath taken from her because of the cold. She struggled against the cold and the man's grip which hurt. She wouldn't be surprised if she was bruising. Annalise looked up at the man before he left causing her heart to race. It was freezing and her arms and chest were entirely exposed. Her skirts were sodden and she was unlikely to get any warmth from them.
She sat there, calling out as loud as she could even though she had the gag on. She was scared of the darkness and the cold and being alone. Her breathing was becoming extremely labored and she found she couldn't feel her hands or her legs. She tried to move but found she was having a more and more difficult time. She rested her head on the seat, tired, sore, and hurt. She prayed once to God before the cold took her over, shaking violently.
Isabella didn't look at Sebastian as she sat back. Of course she wanted her friend back, but not at the cost of torturing someone, even if they might deserve it. Isabella caught the steel in his voice and looked up at him, feeling anger race through her as well. "Yes, I'm sure the idiots who already took her and are hurting her wouldn't do more," Isabella spat as she stood. She knew they were smarter than that, but that didn't mean they aught to be tortured like they were.
Isabella walked towards the door, anger coursing through her. Her brother was no different from her father. He looked down upon her and it hurt that he saw her only as a tool, nothing more. "Perhaps there's more to all of this than just one of Rielle's ladies getting kidnapped. So you know, Annalise has been sick recently, I wonder why," Isabella stated, venom in her tone. She didn't care she was talking to the crown prince, she was also talking to her brother. He couldn't do anything more than punish her by grounding her or something along the line.
Isabella
Her route from earlier didn't waver as she went down to the dungeons. As she walked, she caught sight of herself in the mirror. She wore her riding pants and a loose shirt. Her hair was up rather elaborately because her maid insisted, but her face looked battered. Her lip was still cut, her cheek bruised, and the skin visible bruised as well. It hurt sure, but not enough for Isabella to really care since she had hurt herself riding or climbing, much more painful too.
There were no guards around as she went to the cell, seeing a bloody mass of a man in one cell and knowing it was him. "Why did you all do it? Didn't you know it would hurt you and your friends? I just don't understand. I'll let you go if you swear to leave France. Nobody deserves torture, even if they kidnap an innocent," Isabella stated, her voice growing softer and softer.
She heard something behind her but figured it was a rat or a guard. Both were not very good results, but what was truly behind her was far worse.
Jason nearly left to go back to the infirmary when Rielle asked him to stay. He wasn't sure he should since Gabby was there, but figured he could claim he wanted to make sure Rielle wasn't too stressed. He heard a loud thump coming from the wall and looked to it, furrowing his brow. He was not sure whether it was in the secret passageway or not, but was nearly positive it wasn't good. Jason held Rielle carefully. He was wide awake and didn't drift off at all as he watched the fire.
When morning came, Jason heard footsteps and immediately moved. He set Rielle down carefully, then moved to the salon room of Rielle's apartments. He walked out the door as if he was just visiting and as he moved down the hall, saw a guard at Rielle's door. Upon hearing Annalise was found, he took off, racing for the infirmary. The girl couldn't have been in the best condition after the threats heard.
Jason
Jason moved to Annalise and, though he felt rather awkward about it, began taking off Annalise's wet clothing. Sometimes the dress stuck too much and Jason had to cut away the dress. He lifted Annalise with one arm while sliding the dress under her with the other. He left her bloomers on so he wasn't entirely uncomfortable about changing the girl. He then laced up the front of the dress loosely so that she would warm faster. He sat on the bed behind her, propping her up so he could wrap blankets around her stomach and torso which felt like ice.
"You can let the others back in," Jason stated as he moved to the fire to collect the heated rocks. He was careful as he wrapped the rock with a cloth then slipped it into Annalise's bed so it could heat her up more. "Can someone get some tea for her? Hot tea," Jason asked as he wrapped her wet hair into a warm blanket and felt her forehead with his hand, finding it icy to the touch. It was not good, that much was obvious to them all.
He heard the door open but didn't look up as he watched Annalise, sitting down beside her bed. He noticed her breath began to be more labored than before, slowing even more. His pulse raced as he stood over her, cursing softly. He pressed down on her chest multiple times before breathing air into her mouth with his own, trying to fill her lungs with air for her.
"Come on Annalise," He whispered as he repeated the process. She began breathing again causing Jason to breath out in relief, running his hand over his face as he looked at her. He was exhausted from watching her and trying to heat her up as fast as possible. "She'll be alright in a while after she heats up some more," He whispered, groaning as he sat back down. "She would warm up faster if someone... well... um, shared, body heat, but I don't think I should do it..." He stated simply, really not wanting to climb into bed with the younger girl. Perhaps Rielle, or someone that she was in a relationship with though Jason didn't look at or suggest he knew anything of the sort.
"She'd be fine without it but I mean... well... uh... yeah..." Jason stated in the end. He wasn't sure if Rielle knew her lady was pregnant or if Annalise even knew she was pregnant. The baby was a few weeks old in her stomach yet Jason wasn't wanting to announce it. He was worried for the baby, should it get too cold and not heated fast enough it could die, but if it was heated too quickly it could die that way too...
(I think Isabella should be taken to England and used as a way to bargain. France should be taken over then Rielle and Sebastian have to work together to get the girl they both love back. Something along those lines anyway.)
Annalise
When they emerged outside, Annalise felt her breath taken from her because of the cold. She struggled against the cold and the man's grip which hurt. She wouldn't be surprised if she was bruising. Annalise looked up at the man before he left causing her heart to race. It was freezing and her arms and chest were entirely exposed. Her skirts were sodden and she was unlikely to get any warmth from them.
She sat there, calling out as loud as she could even though she had the gag on. She was scared of the darkness and the cold and being alone. Her breathing was becoming extremely labored and she found she couldn't feel her hands or her legs. She tried to move but found she was having a more and more difficult time. She rested her head on the seat, tired, sore, and hurt. She prayed once to God before the cold took her over, shaking violently.
Isabella didn't look at Sebastian as she sat back. Of course she wanted her friend back, but not at the cost of torturing someone, even if they might deserve it. Isabella caught the steel in his voice and looked up at him, feeling anger race through her as well. "Yes, I'm sure the idiots who already took her and are hurting her wouldn't do more," Isabella spat as she stood. She knew they were smarter than that, but that didn't mean they aught to be tortured like they were.
Isabella walked towards the door, anger coursing through her. Her brother was no different from her father. He looked down upon her and it hurt that he saw her only as a tool, nothing more. "Perhaps there's more to all of this than just one of Rielle's ladies getting kidnapped. So you know, Annalise has been sick recently, I wonder why," Isabella stated, venom in her tone. She didn't care she was talking to the crown prince, she was also talking to her brother. He couldn't do anything more than punish her by grounding her or something along the line.
Isabella
Her route from earlier didn't waver as she went down to the dungeons. As she walked, she caught sight of herself in the mirror. She wore her riding pants and a loose shirt. Her hair was up rather elaborately because her maid insisted, but her face looked battered. Her lip was still cut, her cheek bruised, and the skin visible bruised as well. It hurt sure, but not enough for Isabella to really care since she had hurt herself riding or climbing, much more painful too.
There were no guards around as she went to the cell, seeing a bloody mass of a man in one cell and knowing it was him. "Why did you all do it? Didn't you know it would hurt you and your friends? I just don't understand. I'll let you go if you swear to leave France. Nobody deserves torture, even if they kidnap an innocent," Isabella stated, her voice growing softer and softer.
She heard something behind her but figured it was a rat or a guard. Both were not very good results, but what was truly behind her was far worse.
Jason nearly left to go back to the infirmary when Rielle asked him to stay. He wasn't sure he should since Gabby was there, but figured he could claim he wanted to make sure Rielle wasn't too stressed. He heard a loud thump coming from the wall and looked to it, furrowing his brow. He was not sure whether it was in the secret passageway or not, but was nearly positive it wasn't good. Jason held Rielle carefully. He was wide awake and didn't drift off at all as he watched the fire.
When morning came, Jason heard footsteps and immediately moved. He set Rielle down carefully, then moved to the salon room of Rielle's apartments. He walked out the door as if he was just visiting and as he moved down the hall, saw a guard at Rielle's door. Upon hearing Annalise was found, he took off, racing for the infirmary. The girl couldn't have been in the best condition after the threats heard.
Jason
Jason moved to Annalise and, though he felt rather awkward about it, began taking off Annalise's wet clothing. Sometimes the dress stuck too much and Jason had to cut away the dress. He lifted Annalise with one arm while sliding the dress under her with the other. He left her bloomers on so he wasn't entirely uncomfortable about changing the girl. He then laced up the front of the dress loosely so that she would warm faster. He sat on the bed behind her, propping her up so he could wrap blankets around her stomach and torso which felt like ice.
"You can let the others back in," Jason stated as he moved to the fire to collect the heated rocks. He was careful as he wrapped the rock with a cloth then slipped it into Annalise's bed so it could heat her up more. "Can someone get some tea for her? Hot tea," Jason asked as he wrapped her wet hair into a warm blanket and felt her forehead with his hand, finding it icy to the touch. It was not good, that much was obvious to them all.
He heard the door open but didn't look up as he watched Annalise, sitting down beside her bed. He noticed her breath began to be more labored than before, slowing even more. His pulse raced as he stood over her, cursing softly. He pressed down on her chest multiple times before breathing air into her mouth with his own, trying to fill her lungs with air for her.
"Come on Annalise," He whispered as he repeated the process. She began breathing again causing Jason to breath out in relief, running his hand over his face as he looked at her. He was exhausted from watching her and trying to heat her up as fast as possible. "She'll be alright in a while after she heats up some more," He whispered, groaning as he sat back down. "She would warm up faster if someone... well... um, shared, body heat, but I don't think I should do it..." He stated simply, really not wanting to climb into bed with the younger girl. Perhaps Rielle, or someone that she was in a relationship with though Jason didn't look at or suggest he knew anything of the sort.
"She'd be fine without it but I mean... well... uh... yeah..." Jason stated in the end. He wasn't sure if Rielle knew her lady was pregnant or if Annalise even knew she was pregnant. The baby was a few weeks old in her stomach yet Jason wasn't wanting to announce it. He was worried for the baby, should it get too cold and not heated fast enough it could die, but if it was heated too quickly it could die that way too...
(I think Isabella should be taken to England and used as a way to bargain. France should be taken over then Rielle and Sebastian have to work together to get the girl they both love back. Something along those lines anyway.)
|| Rielle||Sebastian|| Gabriella
"Princess....What a surprise to find you down here speaking to my friend." he stopped her before she could call out for anyone. "The guards won't hear you." The man was an English diplomat that much was clear as he wore the colors of England, he nodded his head slightly and the two men that stood behind him moved to his sides. "This is all playing out so nicely." He said and the other two chuckled, he snapped one finger and watched as his men tried to grab Isabella and get her under control, though she was a lot harder to control than Rielle's ladies had been, she struggled for longer, but they had taken care of the dungeon guards and the dungeon was to far down to hear anyone, and people other than guards rarely came down. "We have a wonderful place for you in England." He smiled at her slightly once the his men got her hands tied he didn't bother with gagging her, you couldn't hear anything from the lower passageways. "We weren't planning on taking you for some time, but since this is so convenient...Well, I can't pass up the opportunity." He signalled for her men to start going. "Bring her to the boats, I will take care of this mess of a man." He stated it so coldly that it was almost inhuman, but everything they had done, everything they were planning wasn't human, but like all people they did as their crown commanded and it was no Secret that the English King was not one to toil with.
Sebastian watched Isabella leave but didn't really do much about it, he would confront her and get her to keep her mouth shut later when the chances of him completely snapping at her were considerably lower. How she had figured it out he probably would never know, though Isabella was known to be smart, and most of the time people didn't take notice she was there, as a result people said things around her that they normally wouldn't say around other people, Sebastian always found it strange, Isabella was still royalty he would have thought her presence would be acknowledged.
With a sigh he moved to his desk, having any kind of relationship with a royal was risky, but Annalise had to have known that, she was best friends and a lady to a Queen, positions didn't usually get riskier than that, unless you are the child of a royal and a royal yourself. Sebastian had lost count how many times people had attempted to end his life when he as a young child, or how many times they tried to end Rielle's, Even Jason had been attacked once or twice, but Sebastian had labelled that as no other reason but his bond with Jason.
The night was long and the storm was just growing worse and even though Sebastian had tried to sleep it was to no avail, and dawn was breaking before he even knew it, but he just remained in bed, with no energy to get up or to go about his morning routine, he supposed he could say he was sick, his mother would wait on him hand and foot, but his father wasn't as caring, and would make him get up anyways causing an argument between his parents that he didn't want to start.
A knock at his door maybe half an hour later was what finally got Sebastian to get out of his bed, more like rise from the dead, at least thats how he felt. "Come in." He called and stood right up when he saw it was a guard. "I'm sorry to intrude my lord, but Lady Annalise had been found." Sebastian barely took a minute to think before taking off out of his room, he knew the halls like the back of his hands and were able to navigate them at quick speeds while others might miss a turn and get lost, shocked to find he was the first one in the infirmary, he took time to catch his breath and to look at Annalise who looked lifeless at best. It was only moments after that Jason, Rielle, and Gabriella came into the room, Gabriella bruised and cut but looking better than the day before.
Rielle watched Sebastian when Jason said someone would have to get into bed with her, but he seemed to just back away a clear response, of course, she was in there and he wouldn't do anything in front of her, but Rielle saw the way Sebastian looked at Annalise."I can." Gabriella said softly, but Rielle shook her head. "You yourself were attacked, you need rest Gabby. I will, I have nothing to do today anyways." Gabriella nodded slightly, but sat down, her way of insisting she stay, Sebastian dismissed himself and left the guards posted outside. Rielle carefully pulled back the blankets, she was in her nightgown, a very thin white thing, she knew usually you take your clothes off, and she would have if it wasn't for the fact Gabriella was there, and Annalise probably didn't want to wake up to that, but it was nothing Jason hadn't seen.
Rielle climbed into the bed resting beside Annalise, her body was warmer but still cold, it wasn't long before Rielle herself was shivering slightly, but it was minor enough she could hide the tremors from them. "Rielle, I'm going to have breakfast in my rooms, and read."[/b]Gabriella looked at her friend, Rielle nodded slightly, she knew she had asked just so Rielle would know where she was and if she moved through out the day she would probably leave a note in her rooms for Rielle to find.
Rielle watched Jason at his desk, she had no idea how he always had something to work on, but he was always at that desk doing something, if he wasn't with her pretending to help her with the excuses to see him during the day, even though her headaches were still persistent, it was really the only thing she needed something for. Though her nausea was another thing she would have liked something for, but was keeping that one to herself the best she could.
Rielle thanked the servant that brought in breakfast for all of them, and mentally reminded herself to thank Gabby, as Rielle was sure it was her who sent the servant, Rielle picked at hers keeping conversation with Jason as they ate and keeping as close to Annalise as she could while sitting up. Rielle stopped eating putting the tray on the bedside table, she put a hand over her mouth as casually as she could, closing her eyes in attempts to keep the nausea at bay. She took a deep breath, looking at Jason who himself had stopped eating but she gave him a reassuring smile, her classic don't worry about it. "How long do you think it will be until she wakes up?" Rielle asked her attempt to divert the attention from herself, wondering if Jason would play along.
"Princess....What a surprise to find you down here speaking to my friend." he stopped her before she could call out for anyone. "The guards won't hear you." The man was an English diplomat that much was clear as he wore the colors of England, he nodded his head slightly and the two men that stood behind him moved to his sides. "This is all playing out so nicely." He said and the other two chuckled, he snapped one finger and watched as his men tried to grab Isabella and get her under control, though she was a lot harder to control than Rielle's ladies had been, she struggled for longer, but they had taken care of the dungeon guards and the dungeon was to far down to hear anyone, and people other than guards rarely came down. "We have a wonderful place for you in England." He smiled at her slightly once the his men got her hands tied he didn't bother with gagging her, you couldn't hear anything from the lower passageways. "We weren't planning on taking you for some time, but since this is so convenient...Well, I can't pass up the opportunity." He signalled for her men to start going. "Bring her to the boats, I will take care of this mess of a man." He stated it so coldly that it was almost inhuman, but everything they had done, everything they were planning wasn't human, but like all people they did as their crown commanded and it was no Secret that the English King was not one to toil with.
Sebastian watched Isabella leave but didn't really do much about it, he would confront her and get her to keep her mouth shut later when the chances of him completely snapping at her were considerably lower. How she had figured it out he probably would never know, though Isabella was known to be smart, and most of the time people didn't take notice she was there, as a result people said things around her that they normally wouldn't say around other people, Sebastian always found it strange, Isabella was still royalty he would have thought her presence would be acknowledged.
With a sigh he moved to his desk, having any kind of relationship with a royal was risky, but Annalise had to have known that, she was best friends and a lady to a Queen, positions didn't usually get riskier than that, unless you are the child of a royal and a royal yourself. Sebastian had lost count how many times people had attempted to end his life when he as a young child, or how many times they tried to end Rielle's, Even Jason had been attacked once or twice, but Sebastian had labelled that as no other reason but his bond with Jason.
The night was long and the storm was just growing worse and even though Sebastian had tried to sleep it was to no avail, and dawn was breaking before he even knew it, but he just remained in bed, with no energy to get up or to go about his morning routine, he supposed he could say he was sick, his mother would wait on him hand and foot, but his father wasn't as caring, and would make him get up anyways causing an argument between his parents that he didn't want to start.
A knock at his door maybe half an hour later was what finally got Sebastian to get out of his bed, more like rise from the dead, at least thats how he felt. "Come in." He called and stood right up when he saw it was a guard. "I'm sorry to intrude my lord, but Lady Annalise had been found." Sebastian barely took a minute to think before taking off out of his room, he knew the halls like the back of his hands and were able to navigate them at quick speeds while others might miss a turn and get lost, shocked to find he was the first one in the infirmary, he took time to catch his breath and to look at Annalise who looked lifeless at best. It was only moments after that Jason, Rielle, and Gabriella came into the room, Gabriella bruised and cut but looking better than the day before.
Rielle watched Sebastian when Jason said someone would have to get into bed with her, but he seemed to just back away a clear response, of course, she was in there and he wouldn't do anything in front of her, but Rielle saw the way Sebastian looked at Annalise."I can." Gabriella said softly, but Rielle shook her head. "You yourself were attacked, you need rest Gabby. I will, I have nothing to do today anyways." Gabriella nodded slightly, but sat down, her way of insisting she stay, Sebastian dismissed himself and left the guards posted outside. Rielle carefully pulled back the blankets, she was in her nightgown, a very thin white thing, she knew usually you take your clothes off, and she would have if it wasn't for the fact Gabriella was there, and Annalise probably didn't want to wake up to that, but it was nothing Jason hadn't seen.
Rielle climbed into the bed resting beside Annalise, her body was warmer but still cold, it wasn't long before Rielle herself was shivering slightly, but it was minor enough she could hide the tremors from them. "Rielle, I'm going to have breakfast in my rooms, and read."[/b]Gabriella looked at her friend, Rielle nodded slightly, she knew she had asked just so Rielle would know where she was and if she moved through out the day she would probably leave a note in her rooms for Rielle to find.
Rielle watched Jason at his desk, she had no idea how he always had something to work on, but he was always at that desk doing something, if he wasn't with her pretending to help her with the excuses to see him during the day, even though her headaches were still persistent, it was really the only thing she needed something for. Though her nausea was another thing she would have liked something for, but was keeping that one to herself the best she could.
Rielle thanked the servant that brought in breakfast for all of them, and mentally reminded herself to thank Gabby, as Rielle was sure it was her who sent the servant, Rielle picked at hers keeping conversation with Jason as they ate and keeping as close to Annalise as she could while sitting up. Rielle stopped eating putting the tray on the bedside table, she put a hand over her mouth as casually as she could, closing her eyes in attempts to keep the nausea at bay. She took a deep breath, looking at Jason who himself had stopped eating but she gave him a reassuring smile, her classic don't worry about it. "How long do you think it will be until she wakes up?" Rielle asked her attempt to divert the attention from herself, wondering if Jason would play along.
Annalise || Isabelle || James || Jason
Isabelle
"James, Sebastian, Jason, Rielle," Isabella called as she pulled against those trying to restrain her. She didn't stop until she pulled at her hands and found them unable to move at all. She looked up at the man who seemed to be in charge.
"Let Annalise go, she didn't do anything and she isn't royal," Isabella shouted back at the fellow as she struggled against those restraining her once again. Isabella wasn't necessarily scared of boats, but she knew once she was out of the country Sebastian could do little to get to her unless he traded something major which he couldn't do without hurting France.
Isabella thought about what he could have meant about having a place in England. What could he possibly mean? When they emerged from the tunnels, Isabella significantly more scraped up and bruised after struggling so much and causing herself as well as those holdin her to fall about. As they walked, or stumbled really, Isabella saw they were moving past the stables. She called out as loudly as she could, "James, James help me, please!" Isabella saw a familiar form from the doors of the stables though she was turned away when the figure continued to come out, walking calmly.
James
"I'm one of the prince's and what I say goes. I don't care what my father told you, I'm in charge on this mission. We can't let her go now though since you brought her past the stables you idiots. Get her to the boats and know next time you decide to change plans without consulting me first, you're dead," Stated James, the third in line for the English crown, also the youngest of three brothers upon being adopted upon being looked at for his skills in theft and deception on the streets. He looked after Isabella with contempt and hunger in his eyes, not the usually loving way he was towards her.
James looked back at the second in command. "You will obey me this time and won't question me when I command you not to touch her in any way except to move her or make her eat. Am I clear?" James hissed. He knew the older man hated James, hated he had to take orders from a sixteen year old. James had the great fear the man would touch Isabella to hurt her or humiliate her and knew if he wasn't around, it would most likely be done, either because she was so young and pretty, because she would be a toy for the English anyway, or to spite James's command.
"Blindfold her until we're on the boat. Do not tell her who I really am quite yet. I don't care if she thinks I betrayed her but you're not to tell her what I am," James stated simply before stepping back to watch the proceedings with Isabella, ignoring the pain in his chest he felt upon seeing her getting manhandled as she struggled, or at least pretended to on the outside.
Jason
Jason moved to his desk, sitting down and looking through some papers he had been given. Individuals who needed to be checked for treason. He was surprised to see James the third or forth down. He furrowed his brow, shaking his head slightly. James wouldn't do that, would he? Jason looked up as Rielle covered her mouth, seemingly sick. He got a sick feeling in his own stomach then. He couldn't have done it, could he? If Rielle was pregnant because of him, Jason's biggest fear, and the baby didn't look like Sebastian... He could very well be killed along with the child, his largest concern, and or Rielle, his other largest concern.
"You know if you don't tell me what's wrong I can't do anything right?" He stated simply after they had exchanged words about a few things. Jason sighed when Rielle tried to divert his attention. He leaned back in his chair, shrugging as he looked at Annalise. Some color had returned to her cheeks. Jason briefly wondered if she would be hurt that Sebastian wasn't with them, by her side. "I suspect it will be a few more hours though it could take days Rielle, we don't know how long she was out there," Jason explained, looking at the girl with concern. He thought of Annalise as a sister, one he truly did care for in a brotherly way.
Isabelle
"James, Sebastian, Jason, Rielle," Isabella called as she pulled against those trying to restrain her. She didn't stop until she pulled at her hands and found them unable to move at all. She looked up at the man who seemed to be in charge.
"Let Annalise go, she didn't do anything and she isn't royal," Isabella shouted back at the fellow as she struggled against those restraining her once again. Isabella wasn't necessarily scared of boats, but she knew once she was out of the country Sebastian could do little to get to her unless he traded something major which he couldn't do without hurting France.
Isabella thought about what he could have meant about having a place in England. What could he possibly mean? When they emerged from the tunnels, Isabella significantly more scraped up and bruised after struggling so much and causing herself as well as those holdin her to fall about. As they walked, or stumbled really, Isabella saw they were moving past the stables. She called out as loudly as she could, "James, James help me, please!" Isabella saw a familiar form from the doors of the stables though she was turned away when the figure continued to come out, walking calmly.
James
"I'm one of the prince's and what I say goes. I don't care what my father told you, I'm in charge on this mission. We can't let her go now though since you brought her past the stables you idiots. Get her to the boats and know next time you decide to change plans without consulting me first, you're dead," Stated James, the third in line for the English crown, also the youngest of three brothers upon being adopted upon being looked at for his skills in theft and deception on the streets. He looked after Isabella with contempt and hunger in his eyes, not the usually loving way he was towards her.
James looked back at the second in command. "You will obey me this time and won't question me when I command you not to touch her in any way except to move her or make her eat. Am I clear?" James hissed. He knew the older man hated James, hated he had to take orders from a sixteen year old. James had the great fear the man would touch Isabella to hurt her or humiliate her and knew if he wasn't around, it would most likely be done, either because she was so young and pretty, because she would be a toy for the English anyway, or to spite James's command.
"Blindfold her until we're on the boat. Do not tell her who I really am quite yet. I don't care if she thinks I betrayed her but you're not to tell her what I am," James stated simply before stepping back to watch the proceedings with Isabella, ignoring the pain in his chest he felt upon seeing her getting manhandled as she struggled, or at least pretended to on the outside.
Jason
Jason moved to his desk, sitting down and looking through some papers he had been given. Individuals who needed to be checked for treason. He was surprised to see James the third or forth down. He furrowed his brow, shaking his head slightly. James wouldn't do that, would he? Jason looked up as Rielle covered her mouth, seemingly sick. He got a sick feeling in his own stomach then. He couldn't have done it, could he? If Rielle was pregnant because of him, Jason's biggest fear, and the baby didn't look like Sebastian... He could very well be killed along with the child, his largest concern, and or Rielle, his other largest concern.
"You know if you don't tell me what's wrong I can't do anything right?" He stated simply after they had exchanged words about a few things. Jason sighed when Rielle tried to divert his attention. He leaned back in his chair, shrugging as he looked at Annalise. Some color had returned to her cheeks. Jason briefly wondered if she would be hurt that Sebastian wasn't with them, by her side. "I suspect it will be a few more hours though it could take days Rielle, we don't know how long she was out there," Jason explained, looking at the girl with concern. He thought of Annalise as a sister, one he truly did care for in a brotherly way.
|| Rielle||Sebastian
The older man grumbled slightly. “Yes my Prince.” He almost spat but decided not to get into anymore trouble, it was a moment of opportunity and he had taken it, but he wasn’t going to argue as it could cost him his head as many things he wanted to say to the arrogant boy could. They did as they were told blindfolding her and walking her towards the boats though she definitely knew how to put up a fight, he found it so funny how the Princesses rarely knew how to fend for themselves, while the boys were taught their way around multiple weapons, the girls were taught to use their manners, their bodies, their flirtatious ways to get themselves out of trouble, Though Isabella seemed to have a grip on how to defend herself, even though her skills were a little weaker, she still knew how to put up a fight, though from what he could see all it was doing was tiring her out.
The man moved to the room Isabella was now locked in, why not put her in the cells below deck, he had no idea. He opened the door without knocking putting a tray of food in front of her, growling when she turned her head from it. “You have to eat. Or is it not suitable for you fine taste Princess?” He spat the last word, simply growling again when he received no response, moving out of the room shutting the door and locking it again, there was no way she was getting out, he went to James’s office on the ship as he was told to if the girl refused to eat, he knocked and entered. “She is refusing to eat, or to speak.” He stated bluntly.
Sebastian walked back to his chambers to change before he was once again disturbed, a request from his parents to see him in the throne room, he groaned, the last thing he wanted to deal with was their bickering at each one another about something they couldn’t resolve in that moment, he had no patience for it, and if he was being honest his head was entirely somewhere else, he was questioning whether he should have volunteered to sit with Annalise, if she would want him to be there when she woke up, but knew at the same time, she would probably be just as happy to see Rielle, if not happier, and knew she was in good hands.
Shaking the disruptive thoughts out of his head he made himself look presentable before moving down the numerous hall ways coming up at the giant archway that lead to his parents thrones. The room was large, and was lined head to toe with guards on the sides and then two stood by his Parents, one on either side, he walked straight up to the marble stairs bowing slightly. “Mother, Father.” He greeted in the nicest tone he could muster in that moment, his mother stood up from her throne moving down to hug him giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek while his father just glared, glared like he always did, a disapproving look that always seemed to appear on his face when Sebastian entered the room, or was in his presence. “You asked for me?”
Elizabeth nodded slightly looking at her son brushing some of the hair from his face. “England, is becoming a problem.” She warned letting go of his hand moving back to her seat, Sebastian just took a deep breath. “Why are you telling me? I am not King.”Sebastian heard his father chuckle under his breath but tried his best not to retaliate.
though they didn't answer his question, they just continued speaking about it, on and on about how everything was so high risk, how the alliance with Scotland was fragile, of course it was fragile, they don’t get along. “We are thinking of moving the Wedding up.” His mother finally said speaking calmly but the idea of it just made Sebastian go tense, there was nothing he could do if they decided to move the date up, even though there was no assigned date. “It will show England we have Allies, and a strong Alliance with Scotland.” His Father finally spoke, watching Sebastian's every move like a cat. “We want to know what you think.” He added towards the end. Sebastian shifted uncomfortably he knew full well there was only one correct answer, he took a deep breath. “I believe, you should do what you think is best for France." He responded, a very reluctant response because he knew exactly what they would choose.
Expecting them to tell him right away Sebastian was shocked when his Father dismissed him, but knowing he was in no place to argue he bowed doing what he was told.
Rielle looked at Jason, she wanted to ask what had brought so much concern to him while he was reading the papers that sat on his desk but didn’t say anything, not wanting to pry. She watched him as he leaned back in the chair responding to her question, but what he had said before was now tugging at her. She considered it, but kept speaking about other things, She could have caught what Annalise had, she had been sick, and Rielle had been around her, whatever it was could have easily been passed on.
Sighing slightly she looked up at Jason, she needed to trust him, and she did, but not with everything.“I don’t think its serious.” She started. “I think i’ve caught what Annalise had, I have the same symptoms from what I can tell.” Rielle pulled the blankets up over Annalise’s shoulder brushing some of her now dry hair away from her face.“I was around her quite a bit, I could have caught it.” Rielle looked over at him again, though it seemed to just remain silent.
The older man grumbled slightly. “Yes my Prince.” He almost spat but decided not to get into anymore trouble, it was a moment of opportunity and he had taken it, but he wasn’t going to argue as it could cost him his head as many things he wanted to say to the arrogant boy could. They did as they were told blindfolding her and walking her towards the boats though she definitely knew how to put up a fight, he found it so funny how the Princesses rarely knew how to fend for themselves, while the boys were taught their way around multiple weapons, the girls were taught to use their manners, their bodies, their flirtatious ways to get themselves out of trouble, Though Isabella seemed to have a grip on how to defend herself, even though her skills were a little weaker, she still knew how to put up a fight, though from what he could see all it was doing was tiring her out.
The man moved to the room Isabella was now locked in, why not put her in the cells below deck, he had no idea. He opened the door without knocking putting a tray of food in front of her, growling when she turned her head from it. “You have to eat. Or is it not suitable for you fine taste Princess?” He spat the last word, simply growling again when he received no response, moving out of the room shutting the door and locking it again, there was no way she was getting out, he went to James’s office on the ship as he was told to if the girl refused to eat, he knocked and entered. “She is refusing to eat, or to speak.” He stated bluntly.
Sebastian walked back to his chambers to change before he was once again disturbed, a request from his parents to see him in the throne room, he groaned, the last thing he wanted to deal with was their bickering at each one another about something they couldn’t resolve in that moment, he had no patience for it, and if he was being honest his head was entirely somewhere else, he was questioning whether he should have volunteered to sit with Annalise, if she would want him to be there when she woke up, but knew at the same time, she would probably be just as happy to see Rielle, if not happier, and knew she was in good hands.
Shaking the disruptive thoughts out of his head he made himself look presentable before moving down the numerous hall ways coming up at the giant archway that lead to his parents thrones. The room was large, and was lined head to toe with guards on the sides and then two stood by his Parents, one on either side, he walked straight up to the marble stairs bowing slightly. “Mother, Father.” He greeted in the nicest tone he could muster in that moment, his mother stood up from her throne moving down to hug him giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek while his father just glared, glared like he always did, a disapproving look that always seemed to appear on his face when Sebastian entered the room, or was in his presence. “You asked for me?”
Elizabeth nodded slightly looking at her son brushing some of the hair from his face. “England, is becoming a problem.” She warned letting go of his hand moving back to her seat, Sebastian just took a deep breath. “Why are you telling me? I am not King.”Sebastian heard his father chuckle under his breath but tried his best not to retaliate.
though they didn't answer his question, they just continued speaking about it, on and on about how everything was so high risk, how the alliance with Scotland was fragile, of course it was fragile, they don’t get along. “We are thinking of moving the Wedding up.” His mother finally said speaking calmly but the idea of it just made Sebastian go tense, there was nothing he could do if they decided to move the date up, even though there was no assigned date. “It will show England we have Allies, and a strong Alliance with Scotland.” His Father finally spoke, watching Sebastian's every move like a cat. “We want to know what you think.” He added towards the end. Sebastian shifted uncomfortably he knew full well there was only one correct answer, he took a deep breath. “I believe, you should do what you think is best for France." He responded, a very reluctant response because he knew exactly what they would choose.
Expecting them to tell him right away Sebastian was shocked when his Father dismissed him, but knowing he was in no place to argue he bowed doing what he was told.
Rielle looked at Jason, she wanted to ask what had brought so much concern to him while he was reading the papers that sat on his desk but didn’t say anything, not wanting to pry. She watched him as he leaned back in the chair responding to her question, but what he had said before was now tugging at her. She considered it, but kept speaking about other things, She could have caught what Annalise had, she had been sick, and Rielle had been around her, whatever it was could have easily been passed on.
Sighing slightly she looked up at Jason, she needed to trust him, and she did, but not with everything.“I don’t think its serious.” She started. “I think i’ve caught what Annalise had, I have the same symptoms from what I can tell.” Rielle pulled the blankets up over Annalise’s shoulder brushing some of her now dry hair away from her face.“I was around her quite a bit, I could have caught it.” Rielle looked over at him again, though it seemed to just remain silent.
Isabelle || James || Jason
Isabelle
When Isabelle was locked in a room, she looked around, her heart racing and her stomach turning. This was what it was, is like for Annalise, she couldn't think of the girl in the past tense. She hoped the other, older girl was released, Isabelle could handle all of this having experienced for years, but Annalise? Isabelle sat in the corner of her room, once again thankful to not be in a skirt. At least she could fight back in what she was in. She looked up upon hearing her door open but let it rest against the wall again upon seeing who it was. Isabelle looked at the food as the fellow spoke.
She picked up the cup and seemed to study the contents inside before throwing it as hard as she could at the fellow. She was pleased to see it hit him though she didn't let it show on her face, knowing it could really hurt her later. Isabelle stood when the man closed the door, moving to it as quickly as possible. She hear the lock click just before she turned the knob. She pounded on the door, throwing her weight at it. Her shoulder ached from the effort though she didn't let up.
James
James rolled his eyes at the incompetence of the man. He had expected Isabelle to not eat, to not do anything but ignore the men that had taken her and just pretend like she was in charge, perhaps try to fight back or escape. He knew he couldn't let her go without being branded a traitor and get hunted down by not only France but England as well. He knew there was multiple ways he could keep her from running that involved embarrassing her, hurting her, or just down right restraining her. "She can survive a while without food and a few days without water. If she refuses food, let her. If she refuses water, let her. We'll be in England within three days, she can survive five or six days without water. We'll let my father worry about her after that," James stated simply.
The group was currently on the Seine, having to maneuver carefully around the river. They'd then make it to the English Channel which would take less than a day and a half. They'd have to travel on foot to London though he doubted it would take them more than two or three days. All together, the maximum Isabelle could survive without drinking water and James had no doubt she would hold off to spite her captors. He hated thinking of himself that way but knew he couldn't help it since it was his fault in the first place.
Jason
That, and Rielle hadn't yet bared an heir for Sebastian, which was so much worse. "Have you... considered it at all? Do you think it's possible that's what is going on?" Jason asked, really wanting to not be the doctor of the castle at the moment, much rather preferring going down to the kitchen and trying not to burn the castle down, that would involve a lot less danger, even with all the knives and working with the fire.
((OOC: I don't want to call you out on it, but there is still some godmodding going on. ((It's when you control my characters.)) I'm fine with what you've been having them do but I would prefer the one to make the decisions about that if you wouldn't mind.))
Isabelle
When Isabelle was locked in a room, she looked around, her heart racing and her stomach turning. This was what it was, is like for Annalise, she couldn't think of the girl in the past tense. She hoped the other, older girl was released, Isabelle could handle all of this having experienced for years, but Annalise? Isabelle sat in the corner of her room, once again thankful to not be in a skirt. At least she could fight back in what she was in. She looked up upon hearing her door open but let it rest against the wall again upon seeing who it was. Isabelle looked at the food as the fellow spoke.
She picked up the cup and seemed to study the contents inside before throwing it as hard as she could at the fellow. She was pleased to see it hit him though she didn't let it show on her face, knowing it could really hurt her later. Isabelle stood when the man closed the door, moving to it as quickly as possible. She hear the lock click just before she turned the knob. She pounded on the door, throwing her weight at it. Her shoulder ached from the effort though she didn't let up.
James
James rolled his eyes at the incompetence of the man. He had expected Isabelle to not eat, to not do anything but ignore the men that had taken her and just pretend like she was in charge, perhaps try to fight back or escape. He knew he couldn't let her go without being branded a traitor and get hunted down by not only France but England as well. He knew there was multiple ways he could keep her from running that involved embarrassing her, hurting her, or just down right restraining her. "She can survive a while without food and a few days without water. If she refuses food, let her. If she refuses water, let her. We'll be in England within three days, she can survive five or six days without water. We'll let my father worry about her after that," James stated simply.
The group was currently on the Seine, having to maneuver carefully around the river. They'd then make it to the English Channel which would take less than a day and a half. They'd have to travel on foot to London though he doubted it would take them more than two or three days. All together, the maximum Isabelle could survive without drinking water and James had no doubt she would hold off to spite her captors. He hated thinking of himself that way but knew he couldn't help it since it was his fault in the first place.
Jason
That, and Rielle hadn't yet bared an heir for Sebastian, which was so much worse. "Have you... considered it at all? Do you think it's possible that's what is going on?" Jason asked, really wanting to not be the doctor of the castle at the moment, much rather preferring going down to the kitchen and trying not to burn the castle down, that would involve a lot less danger, even with all the knives and working with the fire.
((OOC: I don't want to call you out on it, but there is still some godmodding going on. ((It's when you control my characters.)) I'm fine with what you've been having them do but I would prefer the one to make the decisions about that if you wouldn't mind.))
(I'm sorry, I'm trying not to, so call me out on it if I do, its okay)
|| Rielle||Sebastian
The man sat with the others listening to them gossip about things they had heard in the castle, mostly about marital affairs and who was having them, though he really showed no interest, he was more interested in what France was going to do when they found out their Princess was missing, what the Prince would do, as he understood it, the two of them were close, they were also siblings but when had blood mattered much? People betrayed blood all the time to further their cause if it was necessary, there was really know one, anyone could rely on. Though he was more upset about the fact they were holding that Princess hostage, very upset, why couldn’t they just demand outright? He sighed running a hand through his messy hair.
The men kept drinking through the night, though the drunker they got the roudier they got, taking his leave he slunk down to the cabins they were staying in finding his bed, and planning on going to sleep.
Rielle felt her stomach tighten when she realized exactly what was happening, seeing what Jason was really hinting at, it was enough panic that it caused her to get out of the bed. Her mind racing she sat down on the bed Horizontal to Annalise’s trying to keep as calm as she could, if she was, it could cost her, cost her dearly, though she had also been in bed with Sebastian that one night, she could use that as an excuse, the most his parents could do was marry them before she started showing, as the last thing they needed was Sebastian’s first heir to be illegitimate because they weren’t married.
Thinking back to the night, Rielle bit her bottom lip thinking if she had taken anything, but nothing came to mind which increased her anxiety more even though she was trying to prevent that from happening, she didn’t want to panic, she wanted to stay calm.
Rielle had known the risk she was taking and took it anyway, but didn’t think much of it, didn’t really think anything of it.“I took the medication you have been giving me for my headaches the following night.” Rielle said softly finally looking back at Jason, remembering she had taken that, but she didn’t take anything else. Rielle clutched her hands tightly together on her lap keeping eye contact with Jason trying to slow her heart, and her racing mind. Her head pounded but Rielle didn’t break eye contact with Jason. Was this really happening? she was going to ask if it was even possible, but how he had hinted at it, she already knew it was.
At that point she was fearing more for Jason than herself, Sebastian would have no option but to back her up, he was fully aware, but if the child ended up looking more like Jason than Rielle. She felt like her heart was going to stop and her head explode, she managed to slow her breathing but was still quite jumpy, panicked, trying to think of every option she could possibly think of.
“My Father had blonde hair.” Rielle whispered. “Just about the same color as yours.”Rielle stood up moving closer to Jason. “Sebastian's Mother also has blonde hair...I've been with Sebastian once...just once...Its possible that a child of ours would have blonde hair...” Rielle knew very well the child was not Sebastian’s but what she was saying she was saying to calm herself, but she wanted confirmation from Jason, wanted him to say it not just hint at it, if he really thought she was. “Jason, is this happening? Am I....” She couldn’t even finish the sentence, the final word catching in her throat as if it were glass.
Sebastian looked around for Isabelle wanting to apologize, though he was having little success in finding her which he had expected, if there was one thing she was good at it was disappearing when she didn't want to be bothered. He searched high and low, maybe she had gone riding? If that was the case then he knew he wouldn't see her for a while, probably not until the next day, he sighed asking around slightly if anyone had seen her, but everyone just seemed to shake their heads in reply. "Well, let me know if you see her."He said to the guard in front of her room and he nodded before Sebastian left to continue looking. "Come on Izzy, where are you?" He mumbled under his breath.
|| Rielle||Sebastian
The man sat with the others listening to them gossip about things they had heard in the castle, mostly about marital affairs and who was having them, though he really showed no interest, he was more interested in what France was going to do when they found out their Princess was missing, what the Prince would do, as he understood it, the two of them were close, they were also siblings but when had blood mattered much? People betrayed blood all the time to further their cause if it was necessary, there was really know one, anyone could rely on. Though he was more upset about the fact they were holding that Princess hostage, very upset, why couldn’t they just demand outright? He sighed running a hand through his messy hair.
The men kept drinking through the night, though the drunker they got the roudier they got, taking his leave he slunk down to the cabins they were staying in finding his bed, and planning on going to sleep.
Rielle felt her stomach tighten when she realized exactly what was happening, seeing what Jason was really hinting at, it was enough panic that it caused her to get out of the bed. Her mind racing she sat down on the bed Horizontal to Annalise’s trying to keep as calm as she could, if she was, it could cost her, cost her dearly, though she had also been in bed with Sebastian that one night, she could use that as an excuse, the most his parents could do was marry them before she started showing, as the last thing they needed was Sebastian’s first heir to be illegitimate because they weren’t married.
Thinking back to the night, Rielle bit her bottom lip thinking if she had taken anything, but nothing came to mind which increased her anxiety more even though she was trying to prevent that from happening, she didn’t want to panic, she wanted to stay calm.
Rielle had known the risk she was taking and took it anyway, but didn’t think much of it, didn’t really think anything of it.“I took the medication you have been giving me for my headaches the following night.” Rielle said softly finally looking back at Jason, remembering she had taken that, but she didn’t take anything else. Rielle clutched her hands tightly together on her lap keeping eye contact with Jason trying to slow her heart, and her racing mind. Her head pounded but Rielle didn’t break eye contact with Jason. Was this really happening? she was going to ask if it was even possible, but how he had hinted at it, she already knew it was.
At that point she was fearing more for Jason than herself, Sebastian would have no option but to back her up, he was fully aware, but if the child ended up looking more like Jason than Rielle. She felt like her heart was going to stop and her head explode, she managed to slow her breathing but was still quite jumpy, panicked, trying to think of every option she could possibly think of.
“My Father had blonde hair.” Rielle whispered. “Just about the same color as yours.”Rielle stood up moving closer to Jason. “Sebastian's Mother also has blonde hair...I've been with Sebastian once...just once...Its possible that a child of ours would have blonde hair...” Rielle knew very well the child was not Sebastian’s but what she was saying she was saying to calm herself, but she wanted confirmation from Jason, wanted him to say it not just hint at it, if he really thought she was. “Jason, is this happening? Am I....” She couldn’t even finish the sentence, the final word catching in her throat as if it were glass.
Sebastian looked around for Isabelle wanting to apologize, though he was having little success in finding her which he had expected, if there was one thing she was good at it was disappearing when she didn't want to be bothered. He searched high and low, maybe she had gone riding? If that was the case then he knew he wouldn't see her for a while, probably not until the next day, he sighed asking around slightly if anyone had seen her, but everyone just seemed to shake their heads in reply. "Well, let me know if you see her."He said to the guard in front of her room and he nodded before Sebastian left to continue looking. "Come on Izzy, where are you?" He mumbled under his breath.
Isabelle || James || Jason
James
He opened her door, entering only to see a flash of metal. He rolled forward, dodging the attack and looking up to see Isabelle at the door. She held the tray her food had been served on. "Izzy, you have to put that down and calm down," James announced, standing with his hands in front of him.
"You better have a good explanation for why they're letting you walk around free while I'm trapped in here," Isabelle hissed, not wanting to alert the others she could hear down the hall that she had a chance to run. James knew and saw it on her face. "Izzy, Izzy don't do it," James called after her too late as she tried to move.
She was clumsy on the ship and James heard his men moving to chase after her. He raced into the hall, running into the opposite wall before pushing off and chasing after her. She hadn't gone far and hadn't even gone the right way though James didn't let her know that as he grabbed her before she turned towards the dead end hallway. He held her around the waste while she pushed against him.
Isabelle
James sighed as he lifted her, restraining her hands as he moved her back to her room. He walked her in, letting her go and backing up quickly. He grabbed the tray on the way out then shut the door, locking it and sighing. Why couldn't she just be an obedient princess on the outside sometimes? It would cause her a lot less pain and trouble.
Jason groaned, leaning back in his chair and nearly falling out from how far back he went. "Okay, so... Goodness, it's alright," Jason stated, trying to not freak out entirely. The three of them could be death once the baby was born should things go the wrong way, which always seemed to be the case. Jason nodded, trying to calm Rielle more than anything. It was unlikely the child would have blonde hair though it could be possible.
Jason
He didn't want to say the words as much as Rielle didn't, so he just nodded. Scared out of his wits though he didn't show it. [color=#53A37C][b]"I believe so Rielle... Well, I can't say I'm entirely scared. It's alright, we'll figure this out together and I swear, even if it is Sebastian's child, I'll protect them with my life," He whispered softly, hugging her gently to him, standing to then kiss her lightly.
One of the assassins that worked solely for the king walked into the throne room through a special entrance. "Sir, the stable hand had fled and the princess is nowhere to be found. He may very well have taken her since the two had a close relationship," The man reported.
James
He opened her door, entering only to see a flash of metal. He rolled forward, dodging the attack and looking up to see Isabelle at the door. She held the tray her food had been served on. "Izzy, you have to put that down and calm down," James announced, standing with his hands in front of him.
"You better have a good explanation for why they're letting you walk around free while I'm trapped in here," Isabelle hissed, not wanting to alert the others she could hear down the hall that she had a chance to run. James knew and saw it on her face. "Izzy, Izzy don't do it," James called after her too late as she tried to move.
She was clumsy on the ship and James heard his men moving to chase after her. He raced into the hall, running into the opposite wall before pushing off and chasing after her. She hadn't gone far and hadn't even gone the right way though James didn't let her know that as he grabbed her before she turned towards the dead end hallway. He held her around the waste while she pushed against him.
Isabelle
James sighed as he lifted her, restraining her hands as he moved her back to her room. He walked her in, letting her go and backing up quickly. He grabbed the tray on the way out then shut the door, locking it and sighing. Why couldn't she just be an obedient princess on the outside sometimes? It would cause her a lot less pain and trouble.
Jason groaned, leaning back in his chair and nearly falling out from how far back he went. "Okay, so... Goodness, it's alright," Jason stated, trying to not freak out entirely. The three of them could be death once the baby was born should things go the wrong way, which always seemed to be the case. Jason nodded, trying to calm Rielle more than anything. It was unlikely the child would have blonde hair though it could be possible.
Jason
He didn't want to say the words as much as Rielle didn't, so he just nodded. Scared out of his wits though he didn't show it. [color=#53A37C][b]"I believe so Rielle... Well, I can't say I'm entirely scared. It's alright, we'll figure this out together and I swear, even if it is Sebastian's child, I'll protect them with my life," He whispered softly, hugging her gently to him, standing to then kiss her lightly.
One of the assassins that worked solely for the king walked into the throne room through a special entrance. "Sir, the stable hand had fled and the princess is nowhere to be found. He may very well have taken her since the two had a close relationship," The man reported.
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"Yes, I'm not as I appear to be, but I swear I have good intentions, you just don't see them until they're before your eyes."
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"Arranged marriages don't allow for true love, so who would want one?"
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"I try to keep my feelings hidden as I know I have no hope with the one I want with the engagement and all, so I will support my lady."
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"I'm here to you if you'll listen."
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"Rielle is above all my friend, but she is also my Queen. I am loyal to her, and her alone."
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"People of our status have many privileges. Love however is not one of them."
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"Rielle is above all my friend, but she is also my Queen. I am loyal to her, and her alone."
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"Yes, I'm not as I appear to be, but I swear I have good intentions, you just don't see them until they're before your eyes."
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"I'm here to you if you'll listen."
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"I try to keep my feelings hidden as I know I have no hope with the one I want with the engagement and all, so I will support my lady."
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"Arranged marriages don't allow for true love, so who would want one?"
Rielle Marie
"Having a kind heart in a cruel world is not weakness, it is courage."
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"People of our status have many privileges. Love however is not one of them."
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Gabriella O'conner
"Rielle is above all my friend, but she is also my Queen. I am loyal to her, and her alone."
James Olivier
"Yes, I'm not as I appear to be, but I swear I have good intentions, you just don't see them until they're before your eyes."
Annabelle Olivia
"I try to keep my feelings hidden as I know I have no hope with the one I want with the engagement and all, so I will support my lady."
Sebastian Delphine
"People of our status have many privileges. Love however is not one of them."
Rielle Marie
"Having a kind heart in a cruel world is not weakness, it is courage."
Jason Olivander
"I'm here to you if you'll listen."
Isabella Delphine
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