****Hey, didn't update yesterday cause I was at a dance competition (hey
hey! I got a first place!) But here is your food for those of you who are
starving for more! Thank you again to all of my reviewers, and the rest of
you, come on and join the club! Suggestions are welcome. And sorry, this
chapter isn't that great, it's mostly dialogue explaining crap...and...um...yah.
Enjoy!*********
Ella's jaw dropped. It couldn't be! Ayorthia attack Kyrria? She didn't want to believe it even if it were possible to. "You, you, you're lying!" she shouted at her father. "That's just an excuse for all of this...this...this..."
"This kidnapping?" Her father finished for her. "Well trust me dear, if I wasn't expecting a very generous amount of money from the Ayorthian Prince, I would have never troubled myself with you." He said smirking, congratulating himself for the thousandth time that day on his genius.
But Ella however, did not think agree with this whatsoever. "I can't believe you! You sold out your own daughter for a few KJs?" Ella said, disgusted. But her wrath didn't stop there. Upon a few moments of thought, Ella had easily realized the danger that she and Char were in. If Ayorthia were to start a war with Kyrria, Ella would no longer be an innocent bystander. She was a princess, part of the royal family, and the main target for the enemy. And here was her own father, dropping her into the hands of the prince.
"You spiteful pig! You dirty, rotten, twisted, sick..." Ella yelled, calling her father a few names that were better off not spoken of. But while she screamed and shrieked, to her further repulsion, her father sat there quietly grinning, knowing that his plan was going out perfectly, and that, try as his daughter might, it wouldn't fail.
When Ella has finished, they both stood in silence for a few moments. The trees rustled eerily in a light wind that blew through the graveyard. Several of father's posse shifted, but other than that, it was relatively quiet. Finally, her father broke the silence.
"Now that you have that out of your system, I suppose that it's time to give you a quick briefing of what's going on." Ella crossed her arms, and poised to look as if she didn't care. She wouldn't let her father know how starving she was for details. But deep down millions of questions were still ringing in her head. Why would he want to attack Kyrria? Who exactly was this prince? What would happen to her next? And, most importantly, how on earth did her father devise this scheme?
But Ella needed to ask no questions, for they were all shortly explained by her father, who loved to seize a chance to brag to anyone about his amazing stroke of brilliance.
"You see, over the years I have become a very prominent trader, as none can deny. So prominent, that the Prince of Ayorthia's advisor trades for rare goods with me. Over time, we've become familiar with each other, and he learned of my background and my family", her father said, surprising Ella that he would ever mention his family. But then again, who wouldn't want to brag to the whole world that their daughter was close to the prince.
"So, when he learned that my offspring was now the princess of Kyrria, he became quite interested, and told me of Prince Caliph's plan."
"Prince who?" Ella interrupted, forgetting her rebellion against listening.
"Prince Caliph!" father snapped, annoyed that she had interrupted. "The prince of Ayorthia! Now, when Prince Charmont visited Ayorthia for a year, Prince Caliph was not in fact the heir to the thrown. His older brother was first in line, and as you might know, his older brother is now dead, and Prince Caliph blames Kyrria."
Ella couldn't believe her ears. As confused as she was, she slowly began to understand. Prince Caliph's older brother was dead, and now he blamed Char. "But it's not true! You know it's not! Char would never harm anyone, nor would his mother and father!"
"Of course I know that! But what do I care? I'm safe now. The royal family of Kyrria thinks me as a friend, and now all I need is to hand you over to the Prince of Ayorthia to make me completely safe! Not to mention quite a bit richer."
It all made sense now, the kidnapping, the attack at town square, and her father being behind it. "And I suppose that it was you who sent those men down there to the public meeting to kidnap me?" Ella questioned.
"Yes, yes. But that didn't work out quite as planned. My men did not follow my directions exactly. Of course they will be severely punished." Father said, looking at his accomplices who now had fearful looks on their faces. "I said that you were not to be harmed, but luckily, I posted Dame Olga to watch and make sure everything went smoothly. As soon as the first arrow flew, she fled the scene to me, as I was several blocks nearby, and I knew that very soon the royal family would be gone to the castle. But not to worry, for I had a backup plan. I gathered a few of the men that were left, and sent them to the castle, to a passage that was clearly unknown to the royal family, to capture you. And now here you are, and I couldn't have planned it better myself." He finished grandly, a grin upon his face.
But Ella however was horrified. She didn't need to ask him about the rest of his preparation. She had figured out that soon they would be taking her to Ayorthia, away from Frell, and away from Char, into the hands of Prince Caliph. How she wished that she had more than just a drop of fairy blood, and could turn all of the men and women here into toads. But of course she knew that she was still just a clumsy, rebellious, friend of the fairy, who was watching a plan being unhatched before her.
Father turned to his men, "Now, I think that we've wasted enough time as it is today. Pack up your things, bring around the carriage, and let us begin out journey to Ayorthia. It will be a long one, and we best leave here before someone discovers us", he commanded. "And someone tie her up for God's sakes before she runs of again!"
Ella suddenly realized that she had been sitting there the whole time, not even restrained. She had been so caught up in explanation, that she didn't even have time to react to her hand and feet being bound once more, and her mouth being gagged.
She struggled as a man grabbed her by the waist once more, and dragged her towards the carriage, but much of her energy had been consumed by the day, and she was shoved through the door of the buggy without difficulty.
"Tie her to the floor. I don't want any passerby to see her. I'll ride beside the driver in the front, and the rest of you can ride your horses." Her father said, gesturing to the horses that were grazing around the yard."
In a few moments his instructions were followed, and Ella was tied down to the floor to the edge of the two seats. Her heart was pounding as the door was shut and locked, so that she was stuck in the carriage. She felt completely helpless. Fear pulsed through her, and she hoped to God that Char had realized she was gone, and that he was looking for her.
After a few moments, Ella heard the snap of a whip, and the neigh of a horse, and she felt the carriage bump through the yard, out of the gates, and into the forest, followed quickly by a swift procession of men and women on horses.
They disappeared out of sight just as a man and four knights came galloping into the empty graveyard.
****Hey, I hope that you understood all of that...I apologize that the royal rescuers weren't quick enough! (hey! I got to have a plot somehow...don't want it to end just yet do you?) lol, anyway, I try to update! Muh! Luvs!*****
Ella's jaw dropped. It couldn't be! Ayorthia attack Kyrria? She didn't want to believe it even if it were possible to. "You, you, you're lying!" she shouted at her father. "That's just an excuse for all of this...this...this..."
"This kidnapping?" Her father finished for her. "Well trust me dear, if I wasn't expecting a very generous amount of money from the Ayorthian Prince, I would have never troubled myself with you." He said smirking, congratulating himself for the thousandth time that day on his genius.
But Ella however, did not think agree with this whatsoever. "I can't believe you! You sold out your own daughter for a few KJs?" Ella said, disgusted. But her wrath didn't stop there. Upon a few moments of thought, Ella had easily realized the danger that she and Char were in. If Ayorthia were to start a war with Kyrria, Ella would no longer be an innocent bystander. She was a princess, part of the royal family, and the main target for the enemy. And here was her own father, dropping her into the hands of the prince.
"You spiteful pig! You dirty, rotten, twisted, sick..." Ella yelled, calling her father a few names that were better off not spoken of. But while she screamed and shrieked, to her further repulsion, her father sat there quietly grinning, knowing that his plan was going out perfectly, and that, try as his daughter might, it wouldn't fail.
When Ella has finished, they both stood in silence for a few moments. The trees rustled eerily in a light wind that blew through the graveyard. Several of father's posse shifted, but other than that, it was relatively quiet. Finally, her father broke the silence.
"Now that you have that out of your system, I suppose that it's time to give you a quick briefing of what's going on." Ella crossed her arms, and poised to look as if she didn't care. She wouldn't let her father know how starving she was for details. But deep down millions of questions were still ringing in her head. Why would he want to attack Kyrria? Who exactly was this prince? What would happen to her next? And, most importantly, how on earth did her father devise this scheme?
But Ella needed to ask no questions, for they were all shortly explained by her father, who loved to seize a chance to brag to anyone about his amazing stroke of brilliance.
"You see, over the years I have become a very prominent trader, as none can deny. So prominent, that the Prince of Ayorthia's advisor trades for rare goods with me. Over time, we've become familiar with each other, and he learned of my background and my family", her father said, surprising Ella that he would ever mention his family. But then again, who wouldn't want to brag to the whole world that their daughter was close to the prince.
"So, when he learned that my offspring was now the princess of Kyrria, he became quite interested, and told me of Prince Caliph's plan."
"Prince who?" Ella interrupted, forgetting her rebellion against listening.
"Prince Caliph!" father snapped, annoyed that she had interrupted. "The prince of Ayorthia! Now, when Prince Charmont visited Ayorthia for a year, Prince Caliph was not in fact the heir to the thrown. His older brother was first in line, and as you might know, his older brother is now dead, and Prince Caliph blames Kyrria."
Ella couldn't believe her ears. As confused as she was, she slowly began to understand. Prince Caliph's older brother was dead, and now he blamed Char. "But it's not true! You know it's not! Char would never harm anyone, nor would his mother and father!"
"Of course I know that! But what do I care? I'm safe now. The royal family of Kyrria thinks me as a friend, and now all I need is to hand you over to the Prince of Ayorthia to make me completely safe! Not to mention quite a bit richer."
It all made sense now, the kidnapping, the attack at town square, and her father being behind it. "And I suppose that it was you who sent those men down there to the public meeting to kidnap me?" Ella questioned.
"Yes, yes. But that didn't work out quite as planned. My men did not follow my directions exactly. Of course they will be severely punished." Father said, looking at his accomplices who now had fearful looks on their faces. "I said that you were not to be harmed, but luckily, I posted Dame Olga to watch and make sure everything went smoothly. As soon as the first arrow flew, she fled the scene to me, as I was several blocks nearby, and I knew that very soon the royal family would be gone to the castle. But not to worry, for I had a backup plan. I gathered a few of the men that were left, and sent them to the castle, to a passage that was clearly unknown to the royal family, to capture you. And now here you are, and I couldn't have planned it better myself." He finished grandly, a grin upon his face.
But Ella however was horrified. She didn't need to ask him about the rest of his preparation. She had figured out that soon they would be taking her to Ayorthia, away from Frell, and away from Char, into the hands of Prince Caliph. How she wished that she had more than just a drop of fairy blood, and could turn all of the men and women here into toads. But of course she knew that she was still just a clumsy, rebellious, friend of the fairy, who was watching a plan being unhatched before her.
Father turned to his men, "Now, I think that we've wasted enough time as it is today. Pack up your things, bring around the carriage, and let us begin out journey to Ayorthia. It will be a long one, and we best leave here before someone discovers us", he commanded. "And someone tie her up for God's sakes before she runs of again!"
Ella suddenly realized that she had been sitting there the whole time, not even restrained. She had been so caught up in explanation, that she didn't even have time to react to her hand and feet being bound once more, and her mouth being gagged.
She struggled as a man grabbed her by the waist once more, and dragged her towards the carriage, but much of her energy had been consumed by the day, and she was shoved through the door of the buggy without difficulty.
"Tie her to the floor. I don't want any passerby to see her. I'll ride beside the driver in the front, and the rest of you can ride your horses." Her father said, gesturing to the horses that were grazing around the yard."
In a few moments his instructions were followed, and Ella was tied down to the floor to the edge of the two seats. Her heart was pounding as the door was shut and locked, so that she was stuck in the carriage. She felt completely helpless. Fear pulsed through her, and she hoped to God that Char had realized she was gone, and that he was looking for her.
After a few moments, Ella heard the snap of a whip, and the neigh of a horse, and she felt the carriage bump through the yard, out of the gates, and into the forest, followed quickly by a swift procession of men and women on horses.
They disappeared out of sight just as a man and four knights came galloping into the empty graveyard.
****Hey, I hope that you understood all of that...I apologize that the royal rescuers weren't quick enough! (hey! I got to have a plot somehow...don't want it to end just yet do you?) lol, anyway, I try to update! Muh! Luvs!*****