Neal scanned his room a final time, hiding a yawn. He didn't want to forget anything he might need. Reviewing his material in his head, he realized that he had forgotten to bring bribe the maps.
"Maps….Maps, where are you?" he whispered softly. It was the middle of the night, and he couldn't risk anyone hearing and warning the King of their escape. As soon as he had everything he needed, he scrawled a hasty note to Yuki and scrambled out the window. Alanna had magically forced it open.
Outside, Merric, Owen, Raoul, Alanna, Faleron, Dom, Seaver, and Esmond were all ready and waiting with their supplies, trying to carry as little as possible.
"Come on Neal, hurry up!" Merric hissed.
Neal grabbed Magewhisper from his hiding spot and mounted up. Everyone else followed suit. Unknown, they trotted through the Lesser Gate, headed north.
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Kel sat by her friend's body. She wanted to cry, but could not. She urged the tears to come, yet they would not. Her world was spinning. The only solid thing was a picture of Maggur, sitting on his throne, smirking. He was responsible for all of it, she knew. Yet there wasn't really anything she could do. Was there? Hands shaking, Kel softly placed Remia's hands over her chest and closed the woman's eyes.
"May the Dark God welcome you to happiness and bliss. May the Goddess bless, Remia Stone," she muttered in Yamani.
She crawled back into her cell and closed the door between them final time, mulling over her thoughts. Was she really going to go through with her new intentions? What if her suspicions were based on a whim, and she was wrong completely. No, she thought rebelliously. Remia was now dead, but her last warning echoed in her mind. She was just a pawn in King Maggur's big plan. A pawn who had power that no one knew about.
When the guard didn't knock on Kel's door the next morning, and didn't give her any food, Kel knew something was wrong. Ignoring she stomach's growls, she waited another night. The next morning, no guard, no food. Grimacing, Kel tried to open the door. Locked. She rummaged through the straw in her cell and miraculously found a piece of rusted metal. After a couple tense seconds of juggling it in the keyhole, she heard a click. The door swung open. The castle was deserted.
(a/n: sorry its been a while! And its so short! But I gotta go to school! Aaaaaaaa! Well, please r/r!)