I everyone! Sorry I've been so long I've had a major writers block, I still
don't know exactly what I'm going to do but thankyou sooooooooo much to the
people who gave me ideas especially: TallemeraRane, Princess_Diva06, Lemon,
Naia, Jenna, and everyone else who reviewed, I'm sorry if I forgot you but
I appreciated each and everyone of your reviews. And Jenna could you please
resend me your site I couldn't get on.
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"What should I do Henry? I'm not giving up the wedding, but I don't want
anything to happen to Maurice, Paulette, and Louise."
"I don't know my love, I just don't know"
Danielle and Henry were sitting in one of the King's meeting rooms waiting for Marie and Frances to arrive so they could discuss Danielle's predicament.
"Maybe it's a hoax," Danielle asked hopefully.
"Maybe" Henry frowned.
* * *
"Hehehehe I've got them right where I want them" a slimy voice cackled through the darkness of the room behind the panicked servants.
Paulette, Louise and Maurice struggled violently, wanting to get back to their mistress, knowing that if she said no, they would die.
"Now, for the final touch" the voice said cruelly, he stepped out into the light behind them and picked up a wickedly long and sharp knife, he ran the blade down the back of Maurice's neck, scraping it so a trickle of blood ran down onto the knife. He grabbed a bunch of Maurice's hair and hacked it off not bothering to spare him the pain, relishing the man's terror and pain.
He strode forward and grabbed an envelope that was in front of the servants. The envelope was plain enough until the man ran his hand down the blade where a bit of blood lingered. He gathered it onto his fingers and signed an X in Maurice's blood. He carefully placed the bits of hair and a piece of paper in the envelope and sealed it. He slowly started turning around until he faced the servants, he could see through his black bandana that covered his face that the hostages were terrified. Slowly walked over to Louise, he got to her and slowly stroked her neck with his blade, she had gone so pale that she looked like a ghost. Then she fainted clean away.
* * * "I've got it!" the King cried suddenly. He had leapt up off his chair, where he had been sitting for the past hour in the meeting room that Henry and Danielle had been sitting in, waiting for the monarchs to arrive.
Unfortunately, Frances was interrupted with a knock and envelope slide under the door. Henry jumped up and opened the door franticly looking up and down the long corridor, desperately hoping that it wasn't what he thought it was.
He looked at the front of the envelope and paled in shock, it had the letter X written on the front of it in blood. He tried to conceal it from Danielle, but something in his faced told her that it was another note from the blackmailer.
The brave girl plucked it from his hands with trembling fingers and opened it; a handful of hair and a note fell out. Danielle knew that it was Maurice's hair that was covered with blood. She opened the note; it said just one word. Remember.
* * *
The guard went over to the Baroness de Ghent and Marguerite's cell, he balanced the tray that held their dinner carefully on his left arm and fished around on is belt for the keys to their cell.
He opened it with a flourish hoping to make the Baroness, who had been giving him headaches all week, jealous. "Here you are" the Guard said gruffly not bothering to look at her, he waited for her to take the tray, but nothing happened. "Now come on, we're not your servants" the guard started to say as he turned around, but he stopped in mid-sentence. There was nobody in the cell.
The guard dropped the tray in fright and knew it would be his head if he didn't find them soon. "Help!" he roared scampering up the steps where his fellow guards were waiting. "The Baroness and her daughter have escaped!"
There was immediate action, all the guards who had been lounging around casually suddenly stood up alert.
"Are you sure Enid?" Voiced a huge bald man doubtfully.
"Of course I'm sure! Come on! It will be our heads"
* * *
"Now you're sure," the King asked the frightened guards. The guards nodded uneasily the King was surprisingly calm which was even more frightening than when he was in a rage. "Well then" he said to Henry and Danielle, "there's no doubt, they're part of this kidnapping."
"You're right father," Henry indicated to the commander of the guards, "I want your men to search every house in this country until you find this man!"
"Yes your Highness" the muttered in unison. They walked out of the room in silence, each of them wondering what they had done so as not to be arrested.
Henry rubbed his eyes, he hated to see Danielle distressed and he didn't know what he was going to do, they certainly couldn't meet the kidnappers demands.
"Excuse me Marie, your majesty?"
"Yes my dear."
"I was wondering what his Majesty's idea was, before we were interrupted." Danielle's voice sounded steady but her face was pale.
My little beauty he thought proudly you have got to be one of the bravest people on the planet.
"Ahh yes" the King said reflectively, "Well I thought we should appear to have cancelled the wedding, and hope that this X man falls for it"
Danielle nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, I think that just might work, but we can't go around telling everyone it's put off, just a few gossipers, otherwise the commoners won't fall for it. They're not stupid you know" seeing Henry's puzzled frown. "That's a perfect idea don't you think Henry?"
"Oh, yes! Yes! Just perfect, I was just thinking who to tell"
"Wonderful" the Queen said clapping her hands together delighted, "Simply Wonderful." ~~~~~ What did you think? Please don't flame me it's my first story, though review or I'll set X on you! I repeted a few words on the last two lines didn't I? Hmmmm. Cya! HorseLuva
"I don't know my love, I just don't know"
Danielle and Henry were sitting in one of the King's meeting rooms waiting for Marie and Frances to arrive so they could discuss Danielle's predicament.
"Maybe it's a hoax," Danielle asked hopefully.
"Maybe" Henry frowned.
* * *
"Hehehehe I've got them right where I want them" a slimy voice cackled through the darkness of the room behind the panicked servants.
Paulette, Louise and Maurice struggled violently, wanting to get back to their mistress, knowing that if she said no, they would die.
"Now, for the final touch" the voice said cruelly, he stepped out into the light behind them and picked up a wickedly long and sharp knife, he ran the blade down the back of Maurice's neck, scraping it so a trickle of blood ran down onto the knife. He grabbed a bunch of Maurice's hair and hacked it off not bothering to spare him the pain, relishing the man's terror and pain.
He strode forward and grabbed an envelope that was in front of the servants. The envelope was plain enough until the man ran his hand down the blade where a bit of blood lingered. He gathered it onto his fingers and signed an X in Maurice's blood. He carefully placed the bits of hair and a piece of paper in the envelope and sealed it. He slowly started turning around until he faced the servants, he could see through his black bandana that covered his face that the hostages were terrified. Slowly walked over to Louise, he got to her and slowly stroked her neck with his blade, she had gone so pale that she looked like a ghost. Then she fainted clean away.
* * * "I've got it!" the King cried suddenly. He had leapt up off his chair, where he had been sitting for the past hour in the meeting room that Henry and Danielle had been sitting in, waiting for the monarchs to arrive.
Unfortunately, Frances was interrupted with a knock and envelope slide under the door. Henry jumped up and opened the door franticly looking up and down the long corridor, desperately hoping that it wasn't what he thought it was.
He looked at the front of the envelope and paled in shock, it had the letter X written on the front of it in blood. He tried to conceal it from Danielle, but something in his faced told her that it was another note from the blackmailer.
The brave girl plucked it from his hands with trembling fingers and opened it; a handful of hair and a note fell out. Danielle knew that it was Maurice's hair that was covered with blood. She opened the note; it said just one word. Remember.
* * *
The guard went over to the Baroness de Ghent and Marguerite's cell, he balanced the tray that held their dinner carefully on his left arm and fished around on is belt for the keys to their cell.
He opened it with a flourish hoping to make the Baroness, who had been giving him headaches all week, jealous. "Here you are" the Guard said gruffly not bothering to look at her, he waited for her to take the tray, but nothing happened. "Now come on, we're not your servants" the guard started to say as he turned around, but he stopped in mid-sentence. There was nobody in the cell.
The guard dropped the tray in fright and knew it would be his head if he didn't find them soon. "Help!" he roared scampering up the steps where his fellow guards were waiting. "The Baroness and her daughter have escaped!"
There was immediate action, all the guards who had been lounging around casually suddenly stood up alert.
"Are you sure Enid?" Voiced a huge bald man doubtfully.
"Of course I'm sure! Come on! It will be our heads"
* * *
"Now you're sure," the King asked the frightened guards. The guards nodded uneasily the King was surprisingly calm which was even more frightening than when he was in a rage. "Well then" he said to Henry and Danielle, "there's no doubt, they're part of this kidnapping."
"You're right father," Henry indicated to the commander of the guards, "I want your men to search every house in this country until you find this man!"
"Yes your Highness" the muttered in unison. They walked out of the room in silence, each of them wondering what they had done so as not to be arrested.
Henry rubbed his eyes, he hated to see Danielle distressed and he didn't know what he was going to do, they certainly couldn't meet the kidnappers demands.
"Excuse me Marie, your majesty?"
"Yes my dear."
"I was wondering what his Majesty's idea was, before we were interrupted." Danielle's voice sounded steady but her face was pale.
My little beauty he thought proudly you have got to be one of the bravest people on the planet.
"Ahh yes" the King said reflectively, "Well I thought we should appear to have cancelled the wedding, and hope that this X man falls for it"
Danielle nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, I think that just might work, but we can't go around telling everyone it's put off, just a few gossipers, otherwise the commoners won't fall for it. They're not stupid you know" seeing Henry's puzzled frown. "That's a perfect idea don't you think Henry?"
"Oh, yes! Yes! Just perfect, I was just thinking who to tell"
"Wonderful" the Queen said clapping her hands together delighted, "Simply Wonderful." ~~~~~ What did you think? Please don't flame me it's my first story, though review or I'll set X on you! I repeted a few words on the last two lines didn't I? Hmmmm. Cya! HorseLuva