Our story starts right from the beginning. In the faraway land of Amazonia...

Amazonia was a kingdom, in the geographical location of where London now stands. It was ruled by the extremely handsome Lord Vikram Baron Kabra, and the most beautiful woman in the land, his wife Lady Isabel Hollingsworth-Kabra. Their only offspring, and next in heir to the throne was Prince Ian Damon Kabra. He was 22, and was currently being pursued by the entire female population of Amazonia. Apart from his extremely good looks, Ian was also very intelligent. He had book knowledge, and also possessed a very rare kind of common sense.

In this very same kingdom, lived Daniel Arthur Cahill, who was the local blacksmith of the area. He lived with his wife, Natalie and their two kids, Luke and Jason. With Daniel, lived his sister, the young and pretty, Amy Hope Cahill. They all lived content and happy in their small cottage, from the small wage that Daniel was able to manage. Amy wished not to marry, and so still lived with her brother.


And this is where our story starts...


Amy and Natalie were chatting in the tiny bedroom of the family's house, as Natalie put Luke to sleep. Jason was already asleep in the bed next to them. Suddenly, they heard a knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Amy offered generously. She walked to the brown door and opened it. "Hello, how may I help yo..." She paused as she saw the scene displayed in front of her. On the door were two people wearing the official Amazonia uniform, which only soldiers of the royal palace wore. The two men wore a scowl on their faces, and in between them stood her brother, Dan. He opened his mouth to say something, but one of the soldiers beat him to it.

"Good evening, ma'am. We believe..." The man looked at Dan in disgust. "...this thing is yours."

"Yes, he's my brother. And his name is Dan." Amy said, a very annoyed look on her face. The soldier raised his eyebrow, and Amy shrank back.

"Well, anyway. Like I was saying. Miss, your brother has been arrested on charges of assault of an officer. This is a big felony, and you can expect dire consequences. The verdict from the court will be released tomorrow, and he is allowed to spend the night today at home. Although, two soldiers, in this case, us two, are supposed to stand guard outside your house to make sure he doesn't escape in the night." The man said blankly, not even a hint of emotion on his face. The other soldier roughly pushed Dan inside the house. Amy shut the door in their faces. By that time, Natalie, had put the kids to sleep and came rushing to see what all the commotion was about.

"What's the matter, Amy?" Natalie asked worriedly.

"I don't know! Daniel Arthur Cahill, you'll explain to me what all this was about. And you will do it right now!" Amy demanded, her arms crossed. Dan rolled his eyes. He was 20 now, and still allowed himself to be bossed around by his sister.

"Ames, it's nothing,"

"Oh don't you 'Ames' me! What were those two talking about? You assaulted an officer? Why would you do such a stupid thing?" Amy almost screamed. Dan knew Amy was usually a reasonable person, but this scenario really didn't look very good. He cleared his throat...this would require a lot of explanation.

"You know those two nincompoops standing outside our house? So, I was walking to the smithy this morning and I saw both of them hitting Harry. With wooden clubs." Amy and Natalie looked shocked. Harry was a thirteen year old boy, who worked for the local baker of the town. He was a very sweet boy, and all the villagers liked him a lot. Why would anybody have anything against someone like him?

"I ran to the scene, and tried to break the fight apart. But those two idiots didn't stop. So, I had to do something. That's why...I kinda punched one of them." Dan said sheepishly. "But both of them soon overpowered me. I had told Harry to run off during the fight, so that is why they caught me instead. But what could I do! I asked one of the people, and the reason they were beating poor Harry was because he refused to give them free bread. I mean, how could I just stand by while an innocent boy got beaten by a bunch of corrupted monsters?!"

"But they can't punish you for such a stupid reason! Why, just because Harry refused to give those two free bread they did all that?!" Amy demanded angrily.

"That's what I heard from the villagers. Everyday these two come to the village and terrorize the villagers for free stuff. They demand that they are authority, and the villagers are too scared to go against them. That was...until they asked Harry." Dan said, his head bowed down.

"Well, what are they going to do now?" Natalie spoke up. The past didn't really matter right now. All they had to do was concentrate on the future.

"I...I honestly don't know. The court orders come tomorrow. And we all know the charges for assaulting a higher officer are really dire. Possibly even...a life term in prison." Dan said sadly. He hugged Natalie, as she sobbed in his shirt. A tear rolled down Amy's eye. These times were really hard on the peasant people. The government in Amazonia was horrible and unjust. Amy wiped her eyes. She couldn't watch her little brother go away from his family. She wouldn't stand for it. Amy was ready to go in his place...but she knew Dan would never allow it. But there was no harm in asking right? And even if he would say no...she had a plan B.