Varian had always enjoyed alchemy. At an extremely young age, he could recite every element that existed at the time. Everyone in Old Corona knew this, and whenever they needed something invented, they'd go to Varian for help. That was, until he turned evil. After that, everyone feared him, and they even believed he had encased his father in amber on purpose.
Now, Varian was stuck inside his cell with nothing to do. The guards had taken away all of his belongings, including his goggles, and without the comfort of his goggles, Varian was bound to go nuts. His pet raccoon, Ruddiger, had abandoned him long ago when he was first imprisoned.
While being imprisoned, the young alchemist had learned when the guards changed (every two hours), when his meals were brought (at 8, 12, and 6), and when the princess came to visit him (every day at lunch). At the current moment he was eating his lunch, waiting for Rapunzel to appear when he realized something.
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"Why are you still trying to help him, Sunshine?"asked Eugene. He caught Rapunzel on her way to visit Varian and wanted to ask why she kept trying. To him, it was clear that the boy did not want any help because every time she came back from her daily visits, she would complain how Varian would refuse to tell her anything.
"I'm still trying because I believe that there's still some good in him,"replied the princess. Then she returned to her task of walking to the dungeon.
"Princess!" Rapunzel saw a guard running toward her. He looked terrified as he came to a stop in front of her. "Your highness, the alchemist has escaped."