Chapter 26

Queen Courtney

Courtney was sitting in her room, she tried to regain her strength from what happened a few days ago, with her husband Levi. Tobias had come twice a day to meet her and talk about the plan they were making, and would go into action tonight. So far Tobias had been right, she treated Levi much better and did what he told her to do, and smiled around him. After that Levi treated her much better and started to tell her everything even what he was planning on doing to Glidonia. She made sure to remember them whenever she would tell Genevieve and Derek in person, Levi had totally been convinced that Courtney was like him and now wanted to take over the kingdom too.

"Hello Courtney my dear, how are you today?" Said Levi while giving her a kiss on the check, as much as Courtney didn't like it she had to let him kiss her because if not he would suspect something. "I'm good dear Levi, what about you?" "I've been doing good darling just tired, also I have a meeting in about five minutes, what I hate most about that is that it will last two hours." Said Levi. "But in the end, everything will all be perfect." Said Courtney. "I should be heading that way already, I'll see you later my dear Courtney." He said and kissed her and left. Courtney felt scared of what will happen if he ever found out what she was doing, but it's for her home in Glidonia. She heard someone opening the door but didn't turn thinking it was probably Levi again and he probably forgot something, but instead it was Tobias. "Courtney, are you ready?" "Yes, I'm positive this time that everything will be fine. I've been doing what you said for a few days and now he completely trusts me, while you rescue Kathleen I'll get us a carriage, I'll just say I want to go for a ride. Since I'm doing what you told me, he lets me do more things on my own and doesn't suspect anything at all. But you'll come with us, right?"

"I don't know if I should Courtney?" "But…Tobias he'll suspect that you had something to do with it, and then he'll torture or even kill you. I don't want anything bad to happen to you, you've helped us so much and your still so young you have a lot to live for. Your barely 16 years old, you have a lot to live for, please Tobias come with us, my father and Derek won't reject you when you tell them everything about your brother. How you had no idea what he was doing and that he tricked you and even blackmail you, they'll believe you please I don't anything to happen to you because of me. "All right I'll go with you Courtney, just be prepared our plan goes into action now."

As time clicked there was no time to waste, every minute counts. Courtney saw Tobias leave the room and started to head right, after that the door closed and Courtney grabbed her coat and headed out to go find a carriage. She had to be careful to make sure no one saw her because if they did her plan wouldn't work. When she made it in she quickly started to look for a carriage that Tobias had told her about, they hardly use it so no one will notice its gone. She searched it but was hard to look for it, she though she looked everywhere until…. She stepped on a small square tile then a secret passage opened. She entered in a small room it was filled with a lot of pictures of the pass wars of Thraas, how they manage to win all the wars. Courtney was shocked to see this, they would win the wars basically by cheating, they would send the soldiers who would fight. But they didn't really fight, they had more men in the hideouts of the underground and would attack the other soldiers from underground and above. Now it all made sense how Thraas would always win, they didn't have a legend like most people though they just cheated. Courtney feared her family, if they did this in the pass what will stop from doing it again, "I have to find that carriage and get out of here with Tobias and Kathleen, I have to warn Derek and Genevieve." Courtney rushed out and started look for the carriage again, finally when she found it she quickly examined it make sure that no one was inside, when she turned around she felt a pair of arms go around her waist.

Prince Tobias

He had to work fast and get Kathleen out, when he made it close to the dungeons he saw some guards, he had to think of something quickly to distract the guards. He remembered last time what happened he knew now that the guard won't let him in without having to consult his brother first. Then remembered that he was smaller his brother and him would always play in there without their parents knowing, because princes where allow to play there. They would always take a secret passage way, it war near the entrance of the dungeons. They had to step into one of the tiles in order to open the walls, the quickly found it stepped on it and went inside. Then another door opened he looked up to see that he was at bottom of the stairs and passed the guards that blocked the beginning of the stairs.

He quickly went to the cell where they were keeping Kathleen, he saw the little girl frightened and hugging her knees while her head was on top on her knees. "K-Kathleen?" The little girl looked up as he called her name, and got up from the floor. "Yes? Are you Tobias? How's Courtney?" "Yes, I'm Tobias, your sister is fine soon you'll be with her, but first we need to get you out of here." Tobias tried to find something to open the door, but he knew the only thing that would open the door would be the key. Then he remembered what Courtney taught him, he quickly returned with Kathleen. "Kathleen, do you have a bobby-pin that I can borrow?" Kathleen quickly put a hand in her hair and sound not one but five bobby-pins, then she gave them to Tobias. "Thanks." Tobias quickly grabbed them then started picking-up the lock it took three tries but he finally got it, he opened the door and out came princess Kathleen. "Thank you so much Tobias." She said as she embraces him in a hug. "Your welcome now let's get going your sister will be happy to see you." Tobias lead the princess to the stables where queen Courtney was supposed to meet them, when he saw her he turned to Kathleen, "look there's your sister." He watched Kathleen saw he sister and race to hug her, he saw as Courtney turned around to return the hug, she looked happy to see her sister again. Tobias sometimes wished that his brother and him where close as Courtney was with all her sisters.

"Thank you, Tobias, for bringing me my sister." Said Courtney. "Your welcome Courtney, come on we should get going, Levi's meeting could be over any minute now." "You're right, let's go" Courtney got inside the carriage with Kathleen, while Tobias put his disguise of a coachmen and started driving the carriage. "Courtney make sure you hide Kathleen well until I tell you to." "Ok, Tobias." As Tobias passed the gates that lead to their village he made sure to not make a lot of noise since everyone was asleep now. I mean it was already eight-o'clock, when he saw it was safe he told Courtney that Kathleen and she can stop hiding now. All they had now a long ride to Glidonia, even thought they were the closest to Glidonia it would still take them about four weeks to get there, they prayed that they'll be able to get there safe, with that they vanished into the woods.

sorry it took long guys, but what do you think? Will they make it there safe? What do you think Levi will do and think about his brother be-trail? The next chapter will be posted either on Thursday or Friday, thanks again and have an amazing afternoon guys!