Rapunzel decided to take a walk to clear her mind. Her parents promised to watch over the kids for a while as she did so. Everything was so stressful at the moment. It was going fine at first. And now this? Rapunzel knew that the whole assassination job was a terrible start from the beginning. But her parents did have a point. Eugene was the perfect choice. And now he could be dead, or seriously injured. Rapunzel hoped to God that Eugene wasn't dead. She would be a mess if he was.

Rapunzel shook off the thought as she continued walking through the gardens. She hugged herself, eyes down casted to the ground. This was a horrible feeling. At least her parents had returned the Captain to battle immediately as they began to formulate a rescue party. That brought some ease.

But that Prince.

He refused to leave after sending the Captain off. No matter how much they tried. He refused to go.

It was beyond frustrating.

Rapunzel didn't like the guy already. There was something about him. The only reason she would ever talk to him was to discuss matters about Eugene. But she had no intentions to talk to him. There was just something about him. Rapunzel tried not to dwell to much on the thought. With a sigh, she sat down on the bench, hiding her face in her hands. Why did things have to get so complicated?

Her head snapped up once hearing someone approach. Her eyes narrowed at the Prince, who made his way towards her. She frowned and he took a seat next to her with a grin on his face.

"Princess. I don't think we've been properly. The name is Alexander, but you can call me Alex." He said suavely, leaning a bit closer to her. Rapunzel frowned and tried to scoot a bit away from him.

"Nice to meet you." Rapunzel replied, "I'm sure you've already heard of me so no point in the pleasantries. But if you'll excuse me, I have to go." She added, getting up,

"I'll escort you there, Princess." Alexander said, taking her arm. Rapunzel promptly pulled if back, taking a few steps back.

"No thank you. I can walk there myself." Rapunzel replied and started walking. Alexander came up behind her, his shoulder touching hers. Rapunzel moved away, enduring the talk of the Prince and odd touches before arriving in the castle.

"Now if you'll excuse me." Rapunzel said, quickly running off.

She arrived in her parents study, relieved to see them there and with the twins. Rapunzel walked over, giving them both a kiss on the cheek before taking the twins.

"Are you sure you've both them?" Her mother asked. Rapunzel simply nodded before sitting down in a car, adjusting the children in her arms. Her eyes were focused elsewhere as her parents looked at her with concern. The Queen walked over to her, kneeling down a bit, "How are you holding up, honey?" She asked.

Rapunzel simply shrugged and let out a shakey sigh, "Okay I guess. I know Eugene can take care of himself no matter what. I just.." She said, trailing off for a moment, "Is there anyway we can get that Prince to leave? I really don't want him here."

Her mother sighed before only nodding, "We're trying to take care of that right now. Just try to stay clear of him, alright?" She said. Rapunzel only nodded before getting up.

"I'll be going to my room. I'll come if I need anything." Rapunzel said and got up and left.

xxxx

The next few days had been one of the hardest for Eugene. His body was in such pain and he wasn't sure how much longer he could hold on for. Everyday, the routine was the same. Brutal beatings until the man became bored. He tried out different types of abuse, each seeming to become worse on each day. Eugene had already prepared himself mentally for the beginning of the new day.

He ignored his burning back and chest, aching limbs, and his burning headache. Multiple, infected lash wounds covered his back and chest. His arms were covered with various cuts from daggers, and there was a gash on the back of his head. Not to mention all the cuts and bruises from various blows to his body.

Death seemed like a pretty good option right now.

But he had to continue on. Not for himself, but for his family. Eugene had one goal in site. To see his family. Even if it was one last time and he died, Eugene would be alright with that. So that is why each day, Eugene took the beatings, without a single complaint or adding fuel to the fire. He had to live.

At least luck was somewhat on his side.

At least he was healthy and fit when he first arrived.

But none of that seemed to matter now.

Eugene was broken from his thoughts once hearing the cell doors open. He cringed at the light that streamed in and sat against the wall, despite the burning back. Elthon had come into the room, the same grin on his face. The door was kept open as Elthon came closer to Eugene. Eugene's eyes looked towards the open door. His chance was now or never.

Despite the fact he was quite fatigued, Eugene made a strong shove towards Elthon, pushing him down onto the ground. He quickly stood up and dashed towards the door. Thinking that he was in the clearing, a pair of guards had stopped him, dragging him back into the cell. Elthon looked quite displeased. He stood back up, brushing off the dirt acquired on his outfit. He instructed the guards to chain him onto the wall and give him a knife and the standard whip he had been using.

Elthon sat down on a chair in front of Eugene, "Let's get down to business, Fitzherbert." He said coldly. Elthon leaned forward, tracing the dagger along his neck, "Why have you come to assassinate me?" He asked.

Eugene looked up and glared at him, "Like I'm doing to tell you." He hissed back. Elthon frowned, cutting a large cut across his cheek.

"I don't like your tone, Mr. Fitzherbert. Now let's try this again." Elthon said, "Why have you come to kill me." He asked against, pointing the knife back into his neck. Eugene looked at the knife before inhaling, shaking his head again, "If you don't tell me, I will bring your family into this matter. And I'm sure you'd be just devastated to watch me slit the throat of her wife and children." He hissed. Eugene gritted his teeth, giving him a glare like never before. He wasn't going to let someone sit there and threaten his family. It the truth would keep them from harm, so be it.

"Fine." He said through a clenched jaw, "We heard of your rumors of starting to look for more power. We heard that Corona was going to be first on the list. Simply because we were a smaller country and the people would be easy to dispose of. Our solution was to get ride of the problem…" He trailed off.

Elthon looked at him with pure amusement, "How cute. Only if you were to know that you were indeed right, but I had already began my search for power after that. But there's something different about Corona that I want. It's got rich land, I will give you that. But there's other things that interest me there. I'm sure I could create a whole enterprise with your people. After all, you all have many skills that would be beneficial to me. And your princess does intrigue me. But that's for another day."

Eugene looked back up at him, pursing his lips together, not replying, "What do you want with my wife?" He asked in a rather quite tone.

Elthon looked at him and grinned, "Your wife has many talents, does she not? But rumor has it that she used to possess the power of the sun, but now it is gone." He said. Eugene kept his eyes on him, "But that won't be a problem. I need your wife as a sacrifice."

A/N: hellooo i'm jumbling more ideas around again. D: i'm sorry if this fic seems to go all over the place sometimes. I SWEAR. D: anyways. i will be explaining stuff later. . i make no promises.

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