Chasing After A Young Thief

The next day in the marketplace, a young 19-year-old boy in a white sleeveless tee shirt was being chased down by the palace guards for Sultan Hoboe for taking a loaf of bread & a wheel of cheddar cheese from some merchants for himself & his sick younger sister, Tecna.

Tecna was an 18-year-old fairy who would usually dance upon the streets for a few coins so that they could actually buy food & medicine, she did not necessary like the way that her older brother & their pet chick, Chicko obtained food for the already starving siblings, but she knew that Riven knew that Tecna would not live for too much longer if she did not get the proper nourishment she needed.

Since Tecna couldn't dance for money so the siblings could buy food for themselves as well as medicine to treat Tecna's illness, Riven had to steal what they needed in order for them to survive.

"Get that no account street urchin!" the Captain of the Guard, Sky called as they all chased after Riven & Chicko who were running back to their home with the food.

Riven then ran inside his home with Chicko by his side with the food & medicine for Tecna but the door was opened a crack so another couple of guards, Flora & Helia could hear the conversation Riven was having with Tecna.

"I'm back with lunch for us and your medicine, Teccey," Riven said. "I would like you to eat so you can get stronger and get better much sooner."

"Thank you my sweet big brother." Tecna said to Riven with a hoarse cough in her voice.

Riven then divided the food so he & Tecna could eat but since he wanted his dear younger sister to feel better quicker, Riven gave more of the food he took to Tecna out of not his generosity, but out of responsibility for taking care of her since their parents died.

"Captain Sky look! There's a girl in that rundown shack," a guard named Helia sighed dreamily. "she could very well be the one to break the evil curse over Layla! We must bring these two to the palace at once!"

"We shall bring them to the palace all right Helia," Stella said. "because we shall throw both of these thieves into the royal dungeons!"

"No Stella! Princess Musa would never allow that," Flora protested. "besides... look at that poor girl! She is as ill as poor Prince Timothy!"

"How could you be so thoughtless," Sky & Bloom exclaimed. "now we know why he stole that food! That poor boy needed it for his sister!"

Valtor & the Trix watched Riven caring for Tecna through Valtor's crystal ball.

"I cannot even believe this!" Darcy exclaimed.

"This simply is not happening!" Stormy shouted.

"These two can actually get the lamp!" Icy exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yes... we have finally found them," Valtor said to Icy, Darcy, & Stormy. "we have finally found our diamonds in the rough!"

At Sultan Hoboe's royal palace that evening, the royal guards passed on by Prince Timothy's bedroom where Princess Musa was reading to her sick older brother with Riven & Tecna bound up in chains being led to the royal dungeons.