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Lenore smiled a bit as she got her horse and got on him. “Well no offense your highness but, you don’t know what it’s like to be a peasant. This whole world of not worrying about making ends meet but rather worrying about sending the kingdom to war shocks me.” Her horse started to walk down the cobblestone street. She looked over at the dark forest at the edge of the city, wondering what lurked in its shadows, it was rumored to be magic years ago.

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James looked at her and smiled a little at her. "I know that I don't. But I only am hoping to get a better understanding than what my father ever had." He said to her. "Plus, I hope that you help me get a little better understanding of that so that I can take care of our people better." He said. "I really don't want to go to war. That I know will be bad for the kingdom." He said to her.

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Lenore nodded her head slowly as her gaze steered her horse towards the forest. "J-James, why don't I meet you at home. I have some stuff to do." Before he could reply Lenore and her horse were trotting to the forest line, disappearing into the shadows. Lenore was curious to explore, with out being under the watchful eyes of the guards. She knew she'd be back, she just wanted a little bit of time and quietness to herself.

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"Okay. Just be careful." He said to her and went back to the palace. He went to his office and did some work. He had a lot to do. He worked for a while. He then walked around the palace garden alone for a while. He did not want to be around many people right now. He needed a vacation.

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Moose was exhausted, so he hobbled over to James in the garden and fell asleep at his feet. Meanwhile Lenore was rather intimidated by the immense darkness, broken up only by straggling bit of light passing through hundreds of feet of branches. Her horse sense her fear and was overly cautious as well, overreacting to every little noise in the forest. Unbeknownst to Lenore, she had crossed into enemy territory, slowly heading towards their capital.

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James smiled at Moose. He looked at the pup. He soon picked Moose up and went inside. He was starting to worry about Lenore and sent out people to look for her. He then sat on their bed with Moose and waited for them to find her. He was really worried. He hoped that they could bring her back.

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When Lenore emerged on the other side and saw their castle, she quickly realized she was in the wrong place. So she hopped off her horse, took off anything with the royal crest and threw it in her saddle bag. It was too dark now to turn back so she jumped back on and pulled her hood up as she made her was to the gates, careful not to meet eyes with anyone.

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James ended up falling asleep after staying up a long time waiting for them to come back with her. He was not sure where she was and that worried him.

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Lenore was allowed into their capital but after checking into an inn, she was soon recognized and taken as prisoner. Lenore didn't know what to do, or even how to get in touch with James, or what would happen to her beloved horse.

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He woke up the next morning and she was not there. He wanted his Lenore back. He loved her so much. He sighed as he was handed a lot of work. He got on his horse and rode around the land trying to find her. But she was no where he could see. He wondered where she could be as he went back to the palace. A guard walked in to speak with him about where she could have gone. The guard sighed. "Maybe she wasn't happy with you and her soon to be role as Queen. It is too much for a lot of people. She might have ran off instead of telling you. He really was not sure what to think as the guard left. Maybe it was true. That was why no one could find her.