Hey guys! Sorry for a semi-long wait! I've been having this really long writers block! Sad and terrible, yes, but in the end I got an idea explosion and now I'm already planning the next chapters! Also, I want to thank all the reviewers for such fantastic comments! I'm glad I'm doing good so far! Since you're all so awesome, I have decided to leak some secret info! I'm making another story about ppgz... a high school story! Now... enough rambling and onto the story!
Brick's P.O.V
It was night now. Very few knights were on patrol, scanning the area for criminals. I laid low in the bushes, looking out for any knights that might be in eyesight. It seemed I was clear for now. I took my opportunity and ran through the streets, looking for a household fast asleep that can be robbed. There were plenty of big houses rich people had built, so that leaves me with a lot to steal. Good thing I brought my black bag to store things in.
I kept running lightly, toward a wooded area that wasn't dense enough to be a forest. I kept running along the dirt path, seeing a white house ahead of me. There was a river stream next to the house, making me assume they had plenty of usable water. As soon as I was just a step away from the door, I hid behind a dense thicket of a bush. Footsteps could be heard over the pounding of my heart. The door opened to reveal a man with blonde hair that was slicked to the side. The man had a white suit on and a bowler hat to match it. Then he walked out, followed by the King himself.
"Well, Marcus, it's nice to know I have a good trading partner in business. It's not a lot you have to give me, either. Your family's mine carries a lot of famous jewels such as sapphires, diamonds, and even emeralds. You mined about 360 jewels this year- and most years, I might add- and all I ask is that you give me a quarter of that amount. I give you the money, and we both go on, living our lives peacefully." the King had said. The other man, Marcus, nodded and bowed. Although he seemed nervous the way he stuttered and shook.
"Yes, sir. Q-quite a pr-privilege to do business with such a man of high q-quality and authority." Marcus said. The king nodded and smiled in a sinister way. "Well, I shall be on my way. Goodnight, Marcus." The King left without another word. Marcus went over to a large garden and nervously tended to it. I silently went up the steps and opened the door without making a sound.
Inside, I found myself in a large hallway with all kinds of jewels placed on showing cases and some even placed on pillows. I immediately got to work and stole as much as my bag could carry. I even stole six pillows for my brothers and friends back at the hideout. After I was done, I slowly made my way outside.
When I stepped through the door, I came face-to-face with none other than the King. He had an evil smirk written across his face, and his coal-black eyes stared right into mine. Swiftly, I swiped his feet out from under him and ran.
He quickly called out for his guards. I looked behind me, expecting to see them giving chase already, but there wasn't a single guard in sight. I turned my head around only to collide with the chest of a person. I stumbled back, shook my head of the daze, and saw who I crashed into... A knight.
He grabbed my wrists, and tied a rope around them. He held a piece that was connected to my hands like some sort of wrist leash. He did the same with my feet, but without the extra length. Then he pulled me along, heading in the direction of the castle.
