Kanan and Mari went to go see what everyone else was doing. Mari stated she wanted Kanan to see everyone so they knew she was alright. Kanan agreed to it since she didn't know what else to do.

The first person they found was Hanamaru. Her and Chika were out tending to the herb garden. Chika was trying to take a piece a catmint. Hanamaru wasn't very happy with her.

"Chika, please stop. You don't need it." Hanamaru whacked Chika off of the plant again.

"But I like the smell!" Chika protested, "Can't I just have one leaf?"

"No. You can smell it from here." Hanamaru gave Chika a warning glare.

"Chika, stop stressing out Maru. Just listen to her." Kanan called to them.

Chika whined, but sat back. Hanamaru looked over at them.

"How'd it go?" Hanamaru asked them.

"One is dead. The others told us some things." Kanan replied.

"You killed one of them?" Chika asked as she walked over to Kanan.

"Yō did. It got them to talk." Kanan said.

"Where is Yō?" Hanamaru asked.

"Standing guard at the cell until the knight came." Mari explained.

"Alright. You feeling okay, Kanan?" Hanamaru looked Kanan over.

Kanan nodded, "Yep. I'm fine."

Hanamaru stood up and dusted off her outfit. She picked up the basket of herbs she had picked.

"Chika, come on. Let's go sort these." Hanamaru called.

Chika climbed up onto Hanamaru's shoulders and they left. Kanan and Mari went to go see who else they could find. Sarah was who they found next. She was sitting outside and reading a book. She seemed very interested in it.

"Hey, Sarah." Kanan greeted her.

"Hey." Sarah looked up from her book.

"What are you reading?" Mari asked.

"Oh, um… Maru gave me this." Sarah mumbled, "She said I should learn about magic."

"So, did you figure out how you have magic?" Kanan asked.

Sarah nodded, "She said that I was born with it. Removed magic is what she called it. Whoever in my family that had magic got it removed and tried to do the same to me, but it didn't succeed."

"You're going to try and use your magic to help Ri get her voice back?" Mari guessed.

Sarah shrugged, "We'll see. I don't know what I can do yet."

"But, you'll try?" Mari questioned.

Sarah nodded, "I'll try."

They bid Sarah goodbye and then went to go see if they could find where Dia was at. Yō found them and joined them again. They found Dia in the bookroom. She was showing Rika some picture books.

"Hey, Dia!" Mari smiled and waved at her.

Dia looked up and gave a small wave back. Mari and Kanan sat down near Dia. Yō went and sat right next to Rika, who started feeling her fur. Yō gave a toothy grin as she was pet.

"How are you doing?" Dia asked Kanan.

"I'm fine. They didn't do that much to me." Kanan replied.

"Where are they now?" Dia asked, giving Mari a suspicious glance.

"Two of them are still locked up. One of them is dead." Mari replied.

"I guess that's better than all of them." Dia sighed.

"Were you planning something?" Kanan asked Mari.

Mari gave her an innocent smile, "No."

"Mari…" Kanan groaned.

"What? I was just gonna cut off some fingers if they didn't talk." Mari defended.

"This is why I can't trust you with anything…" Kanan sighed, "You don't get the level of what is acceptable."

"You made Yō kill one of them." Mari argued.

"I offered to kill one." Yō defended.

"Please just shut up…" Dia groaned, "You're giving me a headache with your bickering."

They all quieted. Kanan mouthed that she and Mari would talk later. Mari stuck her tongue out in reply. Dia sighed at them. They acted like children. Yō was very gently playing with Rika and ignoring them.

"Have you ever seen a baby before, Yō?" Dia asked.

Yō paused and thought about it, "Not a human baby. Maybe when they were about five was the youngest I've seen."

"Where exactly did you live? Mountains? Forests?" Dia asked.

"Somewhat in a forest and somewhat in a moorland." Yō replied.

"How big was the pack?" Mari asked.

"Um… I think about 20 wolves were there when I left." Yō said, "A lot were kicked out for plotting against the pack leader."

"So, what are you going to do with the two girls?" Dia asked Kanan.

"Publicly execute them. It'll send a message to the people." Kanan replied.

"I suppose it would." Dia agreed, "When do you plan to do it?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"Alright. I take it you have everything planned for it?" Dia asked.

"Not really…" Kanan admitted.

"I can set it up if you'd like." Dia offered.

"Okay. Thank you."

After that, they left. All that was left was to see where Leah and Ruby were at. The two of them were together. They were in Ruby's bedroom. They were sitting on Ruby's bed and talking.

"Hey," Mari entered the room first.

Ruby and Leah looked up at her. Kanan and Yō entered the room behind her.

"What do you want?" Ruby asked.

"Just came to see what you guys were doing." Mari replied.

"Oh… we're just talking." Ruby said.

"Is everything okay?" Leah asked.

"Yes, everything is fine." Mari confirmed.

"The teens want their privacy, it seems." Kanan teased.

Ruby and Leah both flushed red. Kanan and Mari chuckled at the reaction.

"Alright, alright, we'll leave you two alone." Mari chuckled.

The three of them left the girls be. Ruby and Leah were still bright red. They looked at each other.

DIVIDER--

It was almost time for dinner. Kanan was helping Hanamaru with making some potions. Yō and Chika were sleeping on the ground beside them.

"Maru, do you think what I'm doing is the right thing?" Kanan asked.

"I don't know. I can't tell you how the citizens are going to react to it." Hanamaru replied.

"I'm worried I'm making a mistake." Kanan sighed, "Maybe I'm not fit to be royal."

"It takes time. It's something you learn. I'm sure you'll get better at it." Hanamaru tried to cheer Kanan up.

Kanan kept quiet. She said nothing more about it.

"Hey, the food is done!" Mari called into the room.

Hanamaru carefully closed all of the bottles. She set them in their places. Kanan waited for her. Once she was done, the two of them went to go eat. They let Chika and Yō rest.

Kanan took her seat beside Mari. Hanamaru sat beside Ruby. They said their thanks for the meal and then ate. It was very quiet dinner. No one really spoke. There were a few whispers, but that was it.

Once everyone had finished, everyone went their own ways. Mari asked Kanan to take a walk with her, but Kanan shook her head. She stated that she was tired and wanted to rest. Mari frowned as Kanan walked away.

"Is everything alright with Kanan?" Mari asked Hanamaru.

"She's just second guessing herself." Hanamaru replied.

Mari walked after Kanan. She was going to confront her. Kanan vanished into her bedroom. Mari waited a minute and then walked inside as well. Kanan was lying down on her bed.

"Are you alright?" Mari asked as she took a seat beside Kanan.

"I'm fine." Kanan replied.

"Maru said you're doubting yourself." Mari stated.

"Maybe I am. I don't think I'm fit to rule." Kanan sighed as she buried her head in a pillow.

"You are fit to rule." Mari stated, "You're doing a really good job."

"I struggle a lot…" Kanan mumbled.

"So do I. It's normal." Mari said.

"Is this really wise? Should we be killing those girls?" Kanan asked.

"I think we should." Mari replied, "You're right about it teaching a lesson to everyone. We have to appear strong."

"What if this upsets people?" Kanan worried.

"Then we'll deal with that. Don't worry yourself over something that hasn't happened yet." Mari reassured her.

"People don't like me, Mari." Kanan stated.

"I know. But, why should you let them tell you what to do?"

"To them I'm still just a thief." Kanan sighed, "And maybe they're right… maybe that's all I'll ever be known as."

Mari slapped Kanan, "Stop it. Stop talking about yourself like that."

"Sorry…"

"Why don't you get some rest? You're stressing yourself out." Mari suggested.

"Okay. I'll try and rest." Kanan agreed.

DIVIDER--

The next morning was chaotic. There was a lot of planning to do. Kanan and Mari were in charge of the execution. They weren't too happy about that. Neither really knew what to say.

The girls were brought out by some knights. They were shown to the citizens. They were mocked. Kanan was supposed to be the one speaking about their wrongs. She didn't want to.

"Mari, can't you?" Kanan pleaded.

"What are you so worried about?" Mari asked.

"I just am." Kanan sighed.

"Fine. I'll do it." Mari said.

She walked up to the platform. She eyed the girls for a moment, before turning to the citizens. Kanan stood close by.

"Citizens of the Diamond kingdom, today we have two traitors. They have been accused of plotting to overthrow the throne and harming a member of the royal family." Mari stated confidently.

The girls said nothing. They just stared at the crowd with blank faces. Kanan was worried. She felt there was something wrong. Mari stepped back. She motioned to the executioner. He nodded and held a sword over the first girl's head. He brought it down in a clean slice. He moved over to the second girl. He repeated the cut.

Suddenly, an arrow shot out of the crowd. It embedded itself on the platform's supports. The crowd started to panic. Kanan pulled Mari close. Another arrow was shot. This one was aimed at them. It narrowly missed hitting Mari's head.

Kanan pulled Mari off the platform and into cover. Mari was shaking. She was terrified. She had almost been killed.

"The Queens of this kingdom are unfit to rule!"

"Support the revolution against th-"

One of the knights nearby shot them with their own arrows. Kanan tugged Mari toward the back road to the castle. They ran down it and made it back to safety.

"So, there was another one." Mari said.

"Looks like there might be multiple." Kanan replied.

They entered the castle. They walked to the living room. That was where everyone was waiting for them.

"How did it go?" Yō asked.

"They're dead. There's more of them, though. Someone was shooting arrows." Kanan replied.

"Are you guys alright?" Hanamaru asked.

Mari nodded, "I almost got hit, but I didn't…"

"Who is doing this and why?"

"That's something that will take a while to figure out."

"Are you guys leaving soon?" Kanan asked Sarah and Leah.

"I suppose we should since there is danger, but I think we'll stay and help." Sarah replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. You guys could use some help still." Sarah nodded.

"Thank you."