Dear Diary,
Hayden had a surprise for me in his closet today. I thought it would be a puppy. Or a pony. Either would've been nice. I just wanted a pet. But instead I saw Alexander Kingsleigh in his closet all tied up and unconscious. Hayden found out that I asked him for directions. Hayden wasn't pleased with me. That made me sad. I don't like it when my brother is angry or disappointed with me. But I now understand that what I did was wrong and put both of us and our mother in jeopardy, so I had to be disciplined.
First, Hayden scolded me for talking to Mother's enemy.
Then, he woke the Champion's son up and made me tell him the truth. That my real name was Scarlett and my mother was the Red Queen and that I wasn't supposed to leave where I'm from.
Then I was ordered to tell Kingsleigh that I had no feelings for him whatsoever. I've never felt love for anyone but my mother, or Hayden, or Ches. We'd only spoken once. All I thought was that this guy was cute and he called me pretty. My brother shouldn't presume these things all the time! How am I going to get a boyfriend with Hayden being my guard dog anyway?
The Champion's son seemed hurt by what I did, but honestly it was pretty stupid of him to get lured into the Outlands by my brother. You can't get past Hayden. Believe me, I've tried.
For now, our prisoner is still trapped in the closet. We needed to decide what to do with him before anyone finds out he's gone missing. Hayden wanted his head, but I wanted to shrink him and put him in a little jar with some air holes punched into the top as a pet. For now we're agreeing to disagree.
We've made my lapse in judgement work to our advantage and devised a plan to overthrow Aunt Mirana's corrupted government. We're going to use Alexander Kingsleigh as bait to lure people here and then we'll strike. Then my mother will be queen again and everything will be alright.