"Go after them!"

Footsteps grew louder as two siblings of the age of seven ran away from the guards that were tracking them down. It had started to rain, and there was a mix of mud and water circling the ground. In the far distance, the sound of armor clanked against the damp floor, heading closer to the escapees. The children stopped at the far end of the castle wall and looked for a place to hide, but there was none.

"This way." The boy took a hold of his sibling's hand and started to run towards the left side of the castle. He tried to make a break for the one hideout he knew he would be able to escape with his sibling. The sound of the guards grew louder as they ran forward without hesitation.

"Freeze! Hold it right there!"

By the time they were half way to freedom, one of the guards had caught up to them with incredible speed and managed to grab the boy's hand. Another had come and grabbed a hold of the girl. The two tried to tighten their grip to each other, but there was no chance of doing so before the guards managed to rip them apart.

"No! Let me go!"

The boy tried to break free of the guard's grasp but was unable to. The guard's grip was strong and almost seemed unbreakable. The boy was soon thrown to the floor with his hands clamped behind his back by nearby guards. He screamed for his sister as he saw her being dragged back to the castle against her will. Guards that held the boy down then started to drag him towards a cellar that seemed to be hidden in a location that neither he or the girl ever knew existed. As he locked his eyes on his sister, her wails ringing against his ears as she was being dragged farther away from him, he felt as if a part of him was being taken from him...stolen from him.

"Why are you doing this to us?!"

A guard looked down at him and said, "Your father has requested us to lock you up in this cellar, were you will learn how to be a servant other than be royalty. You are prophesized to have brought destruction if you had stayed and took over the throne."

"Destruction?" A look of confusion came over the boy.

He then looked towards his sister and saw a look of deep sadness on her face as tears rolled down her dirty cheeks. Her expression was dull and unresponsive, something he could never forget.

He shouted her name making her flinch. She looked up and tried to make out the words her brother was telling her. The sound of rain hitting the floor made it hard to listen. The words came out as a blur but she managed to hear what he was saying.

"We will see each other again, no matter how long it takes! Do you hear me!? Even if I die trying, I will see you again!"

She was pulled back into the castle doors before being able to respond.

The guards then stopped and opened a door, which looked as if it was hidden by ivy. He shivered as he heard the clank of the door. The guards pushed the door slightly, and then walked him inside of the room. There was a dim light from broken bricks that surrounded the room. It was cold and wet, and nothing stood in the room except for the guards that held him.

"This is where you will be staying until further notice. Until then, you will learn how to serve."

"Wait! You can't leave me here! What about my sister? I need to see my sister!"

The guards then walked out and locked the door shut. He got up and ran to the door and tried to open it while shouting and begging for help, but no one could hear. He fell to the floor; face covered with tears and cried a soft cry. Standing up slowly, he looked around and couldn't see much, his vision blurry from the tears falling down his dirty cheeks. Tears started to fall to the floor non-stop. He walked around and stumbled onto something metallic. An annoyed look came over his face but disappeared quickly. He got back up and looked at the floor and found an old, broken mattress. He couldn't find anything else to sleep on in the area so he decided to lie down. It was still comfortable on one side even though springs flung out over the other. He managed to fall into a deep sleep a few minutes after lying down. The nightmares were endless and the night seemed long. But to him, nothing could compare to the day he would be able to see his sister again.