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Guards were soon dispatched in every direction in search of the young princess. Ella walked around aimlessly, looking distressed. Lauren stayed with her to make sure she didn't do something drastic all of a sudden.
Eric went off in search of Catherine. He checked in all of her favorite places, the stables, the meadow, and even the attic, to no avail. Then he noticed the magic fairy book was tucked in between two boxes. But Catherine had it...
He picked it up. Inside was a note, hastily written in a child's sprawling scroll. There were only three words; "Hattie bad guy."
Eric felt tears beginning in his eyes. He opened to the first page, and saw a picture. Catherine was in a room, legs and arms tied, blindfolded, in a strange room. He recognized the stone as Orin, a stone common in northern Reglin. Of course. Hattie is behind all this, but who poisoned father, and why do they want Catherine? He thought.
Wearily, he walked over to his mother. "Mother, Catherine is the prisoner of Reglin." He said, handing her the book.
She looked surprised that he had it, but took it and looked at the picture and the note. She began sobbing, a sight that Eric had never seen and never wanted to see again. He tried to comfort her, but her muddy brown eyes, so like his, just looked at him with utmost despair. Then, she seemed to compose herself. "Send a messenger to King Elm. Tell him that we wish to come a day early to prepare for the grand occasion of his wedding." She said in an emotionless voice, that Eric knew was hard for her to maintain.
The guard that usually stood at her door bowed and left. "Mother, Lauren and I are going to try and find clues about who poisoned father." Eric said.
His mother nodded, and the search began...