Chapter 66

Philip

"Alright, I won't say a word." Said Phillip as he left Cole.

He had gone to check on him because Princess Fallon worried that maybe the pills drugged him; she said it caused him to tell her a couple of things he usually wouldn't know.

But the thing is that when people have a near-death experience, it causes their hearts and mind to open; whatever he told her must be true. Unfortunately, I have to tell Fallon it was the pills because Cole doesn't want to admit something.

"Ah, there you are, princess Fallon; I have news. It appears you were right, it's very rare in these conditions, but sometimes it does happen to people. I asked him if he knew who his brother was, and he said yes and started to brush his hair." Said Philip hating to lie to the princess as she only nodded.

"Maybe it's the effect on the pills; he needs to just sleep it off, right?" She asked as he nodded.

"Thank you again, Philip." She said as she left.

Philip was about to return but noticed princess Edaline inside the stables brushing her horse, she then took him out for a ride, but he wondered why when it was still cold.

He looked at the sky and saw clouds coming near; this feared him, which meant they would have a snowstorm. He hoped she would make it back, he wanted to go after her, but he knew that was not his job, but then again, she could need help.

'She's fearless, a true warrior she won't need me,' he thought to himself, but as he was walking away from the forest, he felt something was not right; he had a feeling she would need his help.

He decided to follow her; he left his equipped bag of Medicine, bandages, etc., in the stables, took a horse, and headed in her direction.

Princess Fallon

'Of course, he was probably lying, I knew what Cole said, and if he doesn't want to admit it, that's his deal.' She thought to herself, She knows what he said; the strangest thing is that her mother had the same to their father a long time ago.

When they first met, mother didn't like the idea of arranged marriage, but it happened either way.

One day though, she had a high fever; papa stayed with her all day and all night; she took the same pills Cole did and basically told papa everything she felt for him; she denied everything, of course, when she felt much better.

Papa knew it was because she was probably embarrassed, he waited for her to come around, and she did.

As she remembered what her father told them, she bumped into someone without realizing it.

"Oh, my goodness, I am so sorry, your highness!" Exclaimed Brandon, his arm wrapped around her waist, so she wouldn't fall down; she straightened herself up and noticed Cole staring.

"Oh, it's alright, Brandon; it's my fault I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. I'm sorry." She said as he Bowes to her and left.

She was making her way up to Cole, but when he saw her getting close, he started walking away from her; she called out to him, and he didn't respond; what was the deal?

She noticed that he was heading to the part of the garden where Genevieve and Derek had their wedding; she didn't want to use her authority as a princess because then he wouldn't talk to her as Fallon; he would refer her as a princess.

"Cole!... Cole, where are you going!? Cole, stop!" She exclaimed as he came to a complete stop.

"Why did you walk away from me? I had something important to tell you." She said as he turned around and looked at her motionless.

"I know you told Philip to lie at me about you; if you don't want to face the truth, that's on you! I know what you said; I heard you." She said as he looked away from her and rolled his eyes.

"Coincidence, don't you think. The same thing happens to my parents." She said and was about to explain, but Cole interrupted her.

"If you know it's a lie, why are you telling me this? It doesn't matter what I said; it's all forgotten now; it was a mistake, forget I ever said anything to you, plus it won't happen again." Said Cole as he left Fallon and couldn't do anything except cry and wonder what she did wrong?

Princess Edaline

"Let go of me, Angel; who do you think you are." Said Edaline; she tried to escape his grip, but he was far more substantial than her, and on top of that, he was a guard.

She punched him in the face, but it got him angry, and he slapped his palm across her cheek.

She closed her eyes, waiting for the next thing, but something felt odd, it didn't come it actually was a noise she opened her eyes and saw what looked like a horse.

It wasn't hers because Thumper was tied to a tree; it was jacks and Philip's?

'What was he doing all the way out here?' She thought to herself, did it really matter, though.

He made his way towards us, kicked Angel to the floor, and got off the horse; he helped me up since I brushed against a tree.

Then he stood in front of me as if he was my shield; better yet, he was my shield.

"If the princess tells you to stay away from her, then stay away from her!" Exclaimed Philip as Angel was getting up, he clearly had some blood dripping from his lip, and he cleaned it off, but it was still bleeding.

"You have no business here, doctor; it's between the princess and me, step aside, and you won't get hurt!" Exclaimed Angel with a laugh.

"You're joking, right? I'm not stepping away. I knew from the moment I saw you I couldn't trust you." Said Philip as Angel chuckled again.

"Is that so? Well, to tell you the truth, I don't like you either, doctor. Shall we finish this here?" Asked Angel as he was preparing to fight Philip.

"Philip, no! You'll get hurt; let's go!" Exclaimed Edaline; as it started to rain, it was getting even colder with a lot of snow still melting.

Then thunder was heard, and Edaline raced to her horse to calm him down; the poor thing was easily spoked.

Then a sound of lightning was heard as if that was the start time because they began fighting after that.

Edaline was terrified for Philip because when they were kids, he never fought, but surprisingly he was doing so well; when another lightning strike hit, there was a bright light.

"Cover your eyes, Edaline!" She heard the voice and did as she was told to as she felt the lightning vibrating through the ground as she lost her balance.

Then it was getting quiet; there was no movement of fighting anymore. She only heard footsteps coming toward her; she was surprised that even Thumper was calm. She felt a soft, familiar touch; she looked up to see Philip.

"Philip?! Oh, my, you're okay!" She exclaimed as she hugged him tight but not too much as she thought he might be hurt; when she looked at his face, he was.

Blood was falling from his head, and he seemed in pain when she put her arm around his sides, probably bruised up.

"Let's go before it gets worse, he said as she nodded.

"Where is Angel?" She asked as he turned around and looked; he was dead, the lightning had struck him, and he died quickly with his eyes open.

"Wait! Let's see if he has anything about what he's planning." She said as she looked through his pockets; she was about to give up but felt something.

She pulled it out and hid it inside her coat quickly before it got wet; they then jumped on their horses and left for the castle.

When they arrived, they had put their houses away, and Edaline helped Philip inside, and they came across Genevieve, Derek, her father, and Tobias.

"What happened to you two?" Asked Genevieve worriedly.

"Angel, he tried to attack me because I think he knew where he was coming from. He tried to kill me, luckily Philip rescued me, unfortunately, Angel died he got struck by lightning." Said Edaline as the rest all seemed astonished.

"Edaline also found a paper in his pocket; maybe it's the plans they are planning." Said Philip as Edaline took the paper and handed it to Derek; he opened it and looked amazed.

"Wow, this does help us with knowing where he's planning to surrender us, but the plans might change when Angel doesn't return. At least we know how he thinks, and we can predict how he will act, thank you." Said Derek as Edaline and Philip nodded.

"I'll meet up with you guys later. I'm going to help Philip with his wounds." Said Edaline as everyone else nodded, and she left to his room; as they got there, she helped him take a seat on his bed.

She grabbed some towels and started to clean his forehead, which was covered in blood, then she started with his arm too; he had a couple of scratches and bruises but nothing too serious.

She reached for his medical bag and found a lotion for his wounds.

"This will slightly hurt, but it will make your wounds heal faster." She said as he nodded; she put some on his arm and a bit on his forehead.

She was about to ask him to remove his shirt, but he was already doing it; she froze for a second, looking at him.

Slightly blushing but hoped it wasn't noticeable, she put some on his back and then started to wrap his wounds to cover them up.

"Thank you, you didn't have to do that." Said Philip as she smiled.

"I had to, seeing as you saved my life; I thought this was the way to repay you." She said she was about to leave, smiling, but he pulled her down to the bed.

"It's your turn; let me take care of that wound in your neck first; it will get infected if not treated right away." He said as she smiled and stayed still as he cleaned her wound.

"You should get some rest; I... um, I'll cover for you today. I learned a bit from your dad, so I'll be okay." She said as she left before he had a chance to respond.

King Derek

"Derek, what does all this have to do with us taking down Levi? He will change his plan again if he finds out that Angel is dead." Said Genevieve.

"I know that, dear, but maybe he won't; there must be a pattern to his actions." Said Derek; he was trying to study it for a while, but nothing.

"Look right here!" He exclaimed as Randolph got in closer to check himself.

"He's planning on attacking by surrounding us." Said Randolph as Derek nodded.

"Exactly, when they attacked us at the castle, they did that strategy, but since the queen's tunnels opened, they got trapped! And if they change it, they might do the same thing." Said Derek.

"Derek, wait! Remember what Tobias said before; they can also attack from the bottom of the ground. We have to prepare that as well!" Exclaimed Genevieve.

This worried Derek; he had not forgotten about this; he knew, but the plan for that was dangerous; he didn't know if he would return to her if he did that part of the plan.

"Of course, dear. But remember, he isn't at his kingdom, so I doubt he will try anything here; plus, to make tunnels, it takes months, and from what Fallon and Cole said, he's getting ready to attack." Said Derek as Genevieve looked more relieved.

"I'll be back, Derek. I have to go check on Henry for a bit." Said Genevieve as she left Derek and Randolph alone.

"Derek…. Are you not planning on telling her?" asked Randolph.

"No, if I do, she will worry more or think ahead; I would rather have her calm. Besides, she'll kill me when she finds out that we have been making tunnels without her knowing." Said Derek as Randolph chuckled.

"Plus, the less she knows about the plan, she will be in less danger." Finished Derek.

"You plan to leave in nine weeks?" asked Randolph as Derek nodded; in nine weeks, it was his son's birthday; he couldn't believe it had been a year since he was born; it felt like just yesterday, he found out that Genevieve was pregnant.

He would have loved to have more kids with her, but before he knew he had to save them all, even if that cost him his life.

Derek heard a knock at the door and looked up to see Phoenix.

"Derek…. Were ready; it's done. All we have to do is train for nine more weeks with the new equipment and like if it was the real battle." He said as Randolph and Derek nodded.

King Levi

"boss, we have a problem." Said one of the soldiers.

"Ugh! what is it?!" asked Levi; he was pretty annoyed; he didn't like to be interrupted when he was thinking.

"Angel was supposed to come back two hours ago, and since he didn't, we went to look out for him, and…. he's barely breathing; it was probably because of the thunderstorm earlier." Said the soldier as Levi looked unimpressed.

"Damn It! Bitch! How did I come to lose my only ticket inside?!" exploded Levi.

"How about we…" said Levi but then stopped when he saw a familiar face, it was an angel.

"Angel?! They told me you were dead?" said Levi.

"No, Levi, I think I was knocked out for a while; at least that's what happened one time to my father." Said, Angel.

"What happened?" asked Levi as Angel shrugged.

"I don't remember what happened; the last thing I remembered was training some men; I don't even remember leaving the premises." Said Angel as Levi nodded and looked that everyone else was looking at them.

"What are you all looking at?! Huh? All of you get back to work!" said Levi as all the workers returned.