From here on out, I decided to make Spen a bigger character. He's gonna play a big role in the final parts of this story and the next one. Please tell me what you think of him.

Chapter Ten: Spen

I arrive at the control room a little after four. The president and the prince sit across from each other, talking intensely over what our little rebel has been up to. I nod to both of them as I take the third seat in the middle of them. They nod in my direction and continue their discussion. I listen intently to what they're saying.

"She's stronger than I thought." The president, a man named Adam Everson says to us. "She was shot and managed to survive."

"It was a fatal shot too. I've seen the wound with my own eyes." The prince says to Adam. "Sapphire has full intention to crown her."

"We cannot have that," I speak up, "Vivian as queen would cause a whole uprising."

"But there is still a chance," the prince says with his sly smile. "Her father, Marcus, was found during the raid. He's a little bit of a tyrant, which means all I have to do is take my uncle under my wing and let him be the mouth piece. He's already on Vivian's bad side, which is excellent for us."

I sit there and think. "You're going to have to break her." I pipe up.

"What do you have in mind, Stephen?" Adam says to me.

I stoke the stubble on my chin, the way I do when I'm tired. "Hit her where it hurts most."

The prince smiles wickedly, on the same page as I am. "Larkin."

"I'll manage to get my brother to have a new girlfriend." I explain, "You, Indigo, have to get her to be in the right place at the right time."

"She'll be too heartbroken to function." Indigo smiles, "You have a brilliant mind, Spen."

"Thank you, you're majesty."

Indigo rises, "I must go. If I am gone any longer, they'll think that I am up to something." We all laugh. "We'll be in touch, gentlemen."

Once Indigo is gone, I rise. "I must go too sir,"

"Stephen," Adam says to me, "Good luck about your brother. He's a little..."

"Loyal? I'll make sure he knows where his loyalties lie." And I walk out into the hallway.

"Larkin?" I ask, rapping his door lightly.

"What do you want, Spen?" I hear him answer tiredly.

"I need to speak with you."

His door opens and my little brother slips his head out. "What?"

"They're getting suspicious about you, brother."

"Why? I haven't done anything wrong."

I sigh irritably. "They think that you're in love with Vivian. And if they keep thinking that, then you may never see her again from what they do to you."

"What do you expect me to do? Find someone else? No thank you, I'm going to remain loyal to her until this world stops spinning."

"How do you know she's still loyal to you?"

"I just know, Spen? How do you know your wife still loves you?"

"Just find someone new or else it's your head they'll present to her on a silver platter and I don't think you want that."

Larkin rolls is bright eyes. "Fine, whatever you say." And he slams the door in my face. I almost feel bad for what will happen, but it's for my brother's own good. He'll understand one day, I know it.