♛...𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 1𝘹1 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭44

[`sappho]

the north ;

ｂｌａｎｅ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxblane watched as tobin handled giving the money to the assassins. usually he would try to cheat people out of some of the money he offered but he wouldn't want to get on the bad side of assassins. plus, they were a valuable ally, especially when he needed dirty work done.

ｔｏｂｉｎ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxtobin nodded with a grin. "of course, it was good doing business with you and i hope it will happen again," he said. "i wish you safe travels back to your homeland, until we meet again," he said charmingly before he turned and made his way to the carriage, which took off quickly. they needed to get back to the north as soon as possible to make sure no southern guards or midland guards were alerted to what happened and stopped them on the road.

the middle ;

ｃｏｒｅｎｉｎｅ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxcorenine gripped her husband's arm nervously. "we must alert our guards immediately, if we are quick enough they may be able to stop them while on the tiger's road (a road the leads from the south to the north) before they split off on the ice path towards their castle."

ｍａｇａｒ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxmagar sat beside herya and held her quivering hand, hoping to calm down his sister. he looked over at myles as he spoke. he shook his head. "it's not any of our faults, we are simply caught in our parent's messes," he whispered.

ｈｅｒｙａ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxherya couldn't open her mouth. her jaw was closed tight but he body was still shaking like a leaf blowing in cold winter's wind.

the south ;

ｓａｒｒａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxwhile gisella tended to her daughter, sarra hurried over to the other children to make sure none of them had been hurt. some of them were as young as five and even a light cut from a small knife could have them bleeding to death.

ｍａｅｍｏｒ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxmaemor finally stood from the ground but didn't dare to talk to his father or the other royals. he quickly turned away from them, feeling that this was somehow his fault.

ｂｈａｅｓａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxbhaesa's eye was already being to swell from the place were she had impacted the ground. her legs were shaky but with her mother's help she was able to stand. she could feel the bruises on her arms from where she had been grabbed. she looked to her mother. she shook her head, tears running down her cheeks (something which hardly ever happened). "h-he's gone," she cried.

[salvation.]

Isaac Bathia

Isaac looked down at his wife and nodded his head. He looked at Aldo. "We are going to try and stop this." Aldo nodded his head, and Isaac turned to Elyzabeth. "Lets go."

Aldo Tamsin

Aldo watched the Bathia's prepare to leave, he turned looked around and saw his wives tending to the children. He straightened his clothing and swiftly left the chapel looking for people in his army to send after the northerners.

Gisella Tamsin

Gisella drew Bhaesa close to her and nodded her head. "I know dear... Aldo is going to bring him back." She brushed her daughters hair with her fingers.

Alesia Ingaret

Alesia looked out the window of the carriage during the ride. They were entering middle kingdom land at the moment, she was sure they hadn't heard about their little wedding crash yet. She began to rub the rubies on her neck as she waited impatiently to arrive home.

Elyzabeth Bathia

As soon as her father told her they were leaving she bolted out of the chapel. She looked around anxiously for their carriage, she spotted it quickly and bunched up her dress skirt. The guards that accompanied them to the wedding became alert at the urgent tone of the princess. "They took Herya and Magar... we need to go now." She stated.

Myles Tamsin

Myles looked up at them his gaze instantly going to Herya. "Is she alright?"

Braya Grizel

Braya huffed when he left and opened the bag taking a good amount of coins for herself and shoving them in her pocket. She turned to her fellow assassins, about a dozen or so, they were shedding their southern guard disguises. She shook the coin bag which sparked their greedy attentions. "Time to get paid." She said before tossing the coins into the air into the crowd of assassins. They all scrambled to grab their share. Braya took this time to slip her mask and hood back on and darted off towards the direction of the northern kingdom. Hidden among the tree line she took out guards that were just on patrol.

[`sappho]

the north ;

ｂｌａｎｅ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxthe carriage went through the south and the midlands very smoothly, it seemed that the guards hadn't been notified in time. blane thought about what he would do with all of these "guests". well, the southern prince was going to be alesia's servant so he'd let her decided what to do with them. as for princess herya and her brother, they would have to be housed far apart to make sure they couldn't conspire to escape together.

ｔｏｂｉｎ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxtobin stayed pretty quiet for most of the ride. he could hear the southern prince and the midland prince whispering with each other. he didn't really mind because it wasn't like there was a way they could escape and they didn't seem like that was what they were talking about. he felt the carriage pull to a stop as they reached the castle.

the middle ;

ｃｏｒｅｎｉｎｅ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxcorenine hurried after her husband and her daughter towards their carriage. they probably wouldn't make it back in time but they had to try.

ｍａｇａｒ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxmagar sighed. "she's okay. she'd defiantly be better is she wasn't being taken prisoner by notherners," he whispered, a spike of anger in his voice. he was just glad he would be here to prevent anything bad happening to her.

ｈｅｒｙａ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxherya couldn't open her mouth. her jaw was closed tight but he body was still shaking like a leaf blowing in cold winter's wind.

the south ;

ｓａｒｒａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxwhile gisella tended to her daughter, sarra hurried over to the other children to make sure none of them had been hurt. some of them were as young as five and even a light cut from a small knife could have them bleeding to death.

ｍａｅｍｏｒ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxmaemor finally stood from the ground but didn't dare to talk to his father or the other royals. he quickly turned away from them, feeling that this was somehow his fault.

ｂｈａｅｓａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxbhaesa nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. "we have to show them they can't terrorize us anymore," she told her mother. she usually hated the idea of wars but right now, she wished for one.

[salvation.]

Isaac Bathia

Isaac quickly got into the carriage and as soon as everyone was inside they took off towards the middle kingdom.

Aldo Tamsin

Aldo made his way back to the castle and notified the head of his royal guard of the event. The guards quickly left to assemble a group to retrieve the stolen royals.

Gisella Tamsin

Gisella nodded her head frowning slightly. "Why don't you go check on your other siblings, try to keep your mind off the events that just happened."

Alesia Ingaret

Soon the scenery changed to the icy landscape of the northern kingdom, and Alesia smiled. It was so beautiful in the north despite all the cold.

Elyzabeth Bathia

During the ride Elzyabeth was looking at her hands, she was counting numbers with her fingers. She looked up at her parents with horror in her eyes. "We aren't going to make it."

Myles Tamsin

Myles nodded his head and didn't say anymore. He was fully aware that they were listening to them. He began to brainstorm ideas on how to escape, he could conclude that he would be working close with the princess from now on. Maybe under all that coldness she had a warm heart.

Braya Grizel

Braya made it easily across the northern border. She made her way to the village, she would be taking up shelter there for the time being. Just in case the northerners needed her, her gut told her a war was going to happen.

[`sappho]

the north ;

ｂｌａｎｅ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxblane was the first to step out of the carriage when it pulled to a stop inside of the walls. "have the princess and her brother taken to the west tower, put them in separate room and post guards outside of their doors at all time," he told the first soldiers he met. he saw a servant boy rushing towards the back kitchen. "you, servant boy! take this man with you and have him put in a servant uniform," he said as myles was taken from the carriage.

ｔｏｂｉｎ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxtobin watched as myles was taken to be changed into his servant uniform and herya and magar were taken towards the west tower of the castle. he looked over to his sister. "you'd better follow after your servant and make sure he's dressed to your liking," he told her. "as for me, i'll be paying a visit to the princess," he said before walking off.

the middle ;

ｃｏｒｅｎｉｎｅ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxcorenine couldn't force herself to say anything but she had a feeling that they were already too late. the queen stuck her head out of the window as they made they way to a huge gate on the road that would close off the middle lands and the northern lands. "close the gates!" she called to the soldiers. they were probably too late but at least they could stop any enforcement coming to the north.

ｍａｇａｒ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxmagar hung his head a bit as he was ordered to follow a couple of soldiers into the huge castle. it was very big, he had to admit that. this castle, however, was much colder and dimmer than in the middle lands. it felt like constant winter and he knew it would be even colder in the huge towers.

ｈｅｒｙａ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxherya stumbled her whole way up the huge spiral staircase that led up the tower. the small arrow-slits in the huge stonewalls let in strong gusts of wind that the princess tried to shield herself from.

the south ;

ｓａｒｒａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxwhile gisella tended to her daughter, sarra hurried over to the other children to make sure none of them had been hurt. some of them were as young as five and even a light cut from a small knife could have them bleeding to death.

ｍａｅｍｏｒ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxmaemor finally stood from the ground but didn't dare to talk to his father or the other royals. he quickly turned away from them, feeling that this was somehow his fault.

ｂｈａｅｓａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxbhaesa continued to wipe the tears away from her cheeks and forced herself to look strong. "yes, mother," she said before she made her way towards sarra and the younger children.

[salvation.]

Isaac Bathia

Isaac followed his wife and immediately went to one of the guards at the gates. Explaining what had just happened. "I want guards all over the northern border." The guard nodded his head and took off. He looked at Corenine. "We have to start finding out a way to get Magar and Herya back."

Aldo Tamsin

Aldo made his way back to the castle and notified the head of his royal guard of the event. The guards quickly left to assemble a group to retrieve the stolen royals.

Gisella Tamsin

Gisella watched her daughter go, she turned to Sarra and went over to the queen. "Are they all okay?" She asked.

Alesia Ingaret

"I suppose you're right." Alesia sighed following after the servants. When they were finally inside the servants quarters she looked at the maid dressing him. "Try not to make him look so... poor. He is a prince after all." The maid nodded quickly and ushered Myles into another room.

Elyzabeth Bathia

Elyzabeth stayed silent as she let her parents speak. She looked towards the North, she had to get them back. Even if it was against her parents wishes.

Myles Tamsin

Myles followed the servants and obeyed them. He didn't want to start any trouble or anything. They got him into a simple yet fashionable outfit, something he would never wear in the south, but this was northern fashion. Thick layers and fur to keep them warm in the icy coldness. He stepped out in front of Alesia who nodded her head approvingly.

Braya Grizel

Braya made her way through the snowy village shoving most of the peasants out of her way. She was heading towards the castle, she had snuck into castles before. Sometimes she would raid the kitchens and steal wine or take shiny items to sell in the streets.She never got caught for the most part and if she did she usually knew her way out of things. She was stopped though when she approached the front of the castle.

[`sappho]

the north ;

ｂｌａｎｅ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxblane knew that the armies from the south and the midlands would be coming soon. everything was going as planned. now that they had a reason to attack the war would begin and blane would finally be able to set his plan in place of stealing all of the middle lands and killing off the midland royals.

ｔｏｂｉｎ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxtobin was silent as he made his way up the thousands of stairs leading up to the east tower, the place where most prisoners were kept. there were about five small rooms in the base of the tower and a guard standing at the door of each one. "i am her to speak to princess herya privately, leave us," he said to the guards before he walked into the princess's tiny room.

the middle ;

ｃｏｒｅｎｉｎｅ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxcorenine nodded. she started to get her gut feeling again and she suddenly knew that no matter what they did now to try to get their children back, there would be a war. "nothing is off limits now," she told to her husband in a harsh tone, something that she never really did. "no matter what we do, there will be a war. we need to get our children out of the north before it begins."

ｍａｇａｒ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxmagar had been separated from his sister. he felt so hopeless. how was he ever going to get his sister out of this? he could hear footsteps coming and the voice of tobin. what was happening?

ｈｅｒｙａ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxherya was sitting on the small cot that had been provided to her. the room was so dark and all she could hear was her own thoughts and the shrieking of the wind. she jumped when she heard the door open and the close behind her. all she wanted to do was cry.

the south ;

ｓａｒｒａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxsarra couldn't see any visable wounds but a few of the smaller children looked very shaken. "yes, no wounds, but they are definatly scared," she told gisella.

ｍａｅｍｏｒ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxmaemor finally stood from the ground but didn't dare to talk to his father or the other royals. he quickly turned away from them, feeling that this was somehow his fault.

ｂｈａｅｓａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxbhaesa continued to wipe the tears away from her cheeks and forced herself to look strong. "yes, mother," she said before she made her way towards sarra and the younger children.

[salvation.]

Isaac Bathia

Isaac nodded his head and sighed. "We can try to reason with Blane but I don't think he'll listen." He ran his hand down his face."Until we do get them. Magar is with her and he'll protect her."

Aldo Tamsin

Aldo made his way back to the castle and notified the head of his royal guard of the event. The guards quickly left to assemble a group to retrieve the stolen royals.

Gisella Tamsin

"Of course they're scared. They just witnessed a death and their father's bride getting stolen." She said in a very over dramatic tone. "I hope Aldo has a plan on getting my son back."

Alesia Ingaret

"Why are you standing there like a lump? Follow me." Alesia snapped. She crossed her arms over her chest and let Myles walk alongside her. "I want to go see that princess. But I don't think dad will let me. He never lets me do anything."

Elyzabeth Bathia

She started to feel antsy. If she left now she could easily get to the north by morning the next day. "Mother. Father. May I go to my chambers?"

Myles Tamsin

Myles walked alongside Alesia listening to her complain about being a princess. He didn't care for much of what she was saying he was just trying to play the part and find a way out of the north.

Braya Grizel

Of course there were guards positioned there, but with a little bit of bribing she got inside. Once inside she began to wander the halls stuffing small items into the brown sack she had slung over her shoulder.

[`sappho]

the north ;

ｂｌａｎｅ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xxit was never blane's intentions to just kidnap the royal children for ransom or anything else. he wanted the war and he was going to get it, finally. now that it was assured, he had to start raising his forces and preparing to pay off loads of assassins.

ｔｏｂｉｎ ｉｎｇａｒｅｔ

xx"ah, princess herya, why wasn't i ever enough for you?" tobin asked, running his hand along the cold stone walls. "i-i-" the princess could do nothing but stutter. "don't even try," he growled.

the middle ;

ｃｏｒｅｎｉｎｅ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxcorenine nodded. "yes, i know. he would do anything for his sister, even risking his neck," she sighed. "there will be a war, and we need to prepare for it," she told him. her whole body told her about the war, but nothing about her children. she turned to the sound of her daughters voice. "yes, make sure your guards are with you at all times."

ｍａｇａｒ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxmagar had been separated from his sister. he felt so hopeless. how was he ever going to get his sister out of this? he could hear footsteps coming and the voice of tobin. what was happening?

ｈｅｒｙａ ｂａｔｈｉａ

xxtears ran down her cheeks and she didn't dare turn around and face tobin. they had been promised to marry at one time. "why did you have to do this?" she choked out.

the south ;

ｓａｒｒａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxsarra nodded but didn't dare make eye contact with her sister-wife. "im sure he does, he would do anything to bring myles back."

ｍａｅｍｏｒ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxmaemor finally stood from the ground but didn't dare to talk to his father or the other royals. he quickly turned away from them, feeling that this was somehow his fault.

ｂｈａｅｓａ ｔａｍｓｉｎ

xxbhaesa continued to wipe the tears away from her cheeks and forced herself to look strong. "yes, mother," she said before she made her way towards sarra and the younger children.

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[salvation.]

Isaac Bathia

Isaac watched his daughter leave. "I will notify the head of the guard and we'll begin war preparations immediately."

Aldo Tamsin

Aldo made his way back to the castle and notified the head of his royal guard of the event. The guards quickly left to assemble a group to retrieve the stolen royals.

Gisella Tamsin

"I know." Gisella huffed crossing her arms over her chest. She frowned. "You don't suppose there might be a war or something that's going to happen?"

Alesia Ingaret

After asking a couple guards about where the captured royals were staying Alesia eagerly made her way to the middle kingdom's prince's room. She would go see Herya but apparently her brother was already there. She swung open the door of Prince Magar's room. She looked around in utter disgust at the barren room. "Ugh, this place is disgusting." She glanced at Magar. "Greetings, Prince Magar."

Elyzabeth Bathia

Elyzabeth quickly went to her room and changed out of the dress she was wearing throwing on a old pair of trousers that once belonged to Magar. She pulled her hair back and tied it off with a ribbon. She was going to the Northern kingdom and no one was going to stop her.

Myles Tamsin

Myles stayed behind Alesia when she entered the middle kingdom's prince's room. He stayed quiet as he waited to hear their conversation ensue.

Braya Grizel

Of course there were guards positioned there, but with a little bit of bribing she got inside. Once inside she began to wander the halls stuffing small items into the brown sack she had slung over her shoulder.