Cat was roughly jerked forward as the tall towers of the castle of Tlanth came into view. She winced as she tripped over a rock, the sharp stone cutting her leg. The gruff man in front of her grunted as she tried to regain her balance. Cat was scared stiff. She had no idea what was going to happen to her now. The thick ropes that bound her wrist together were tight and her hands were starting to turn white and loose feeling from circulation being cut off.

'I bet they are going to take me straight to the dungeon.' Cat thought sadly. 'Now I'll never get to see Seto. It's over. Seto will never go to the dungeons and the king of Tlanth will try to get my father to serve them in exchange for me. I should have just stayed home.' Even if what Cat thought was true, she knew that she never could have stayed home. She loved Seto to much and she would never be happy until she told him. But it didn't look like she was going to get her chance.

"I say we take her straight to the dungeons." The gruff man said with an evil smirk as they passed by the first guarded gate. He gave the rope a tug to see her reaction.

The tall man shook his head. "The inquisitors will want to see her. She will have a lot of information about Kierra."

"She might not talk." The gruff man said as if he hoped it would be true.

"They have ways of making people talk." The tall man responded indifferently.

Cat's mind raced with different ways that they would try to get her to talk, none seemed very pleasant. She tried to hide her fear with a poker face; she would not give them the satisfaction of seeing her cry.

"I bet the King will want to see her." The man named Derrek said suddenly. Cat felt a surge of gratefulness to this man. He didn't seem to be as cold hearted as the rest of them were. In fact, he was the only reason she was still conscious instead of slung over the gruff man's back unconscious like a sack of potatoes. Out of the four that had found her, he had the most consideration for her predicament. The tall and gruff man didn't care what happened to her. And the short portly man that had said to take her to the castle had run ahead to tell the castle.

"The king can see her after we get the information!" the tall man replied.

"I still say we throw her in the dungeon first!" the Gruff man retorted. Cat's fate was tossed around between the three men as they approached the castle doors. The short man ran to them as they neared.

"I will take her now." He said, grabbing the rope from the gruff man.

"What are you going to do with her!" he demanded. The short man looked incensed as he straightened his shoulders.

"I have my orders. You are dismissed."

The three men looked at Cat once more then left.

"Follow me." The short man said, not looking at Cat as he led her through the castle. Cat stared at the floor silently, wondering at her fate. The short man looked at her out of the corner of his eye.

'I can see why the prince wants this one unharmed.' He thought to himself. He then noticed how torn and ragged the bottom of her cape and dress were and he shuddered inwardly. 'Prince Seto will not be happy with this, no not at all.'

Seto stared out the window of his room. He had heard that some of his men had caught a prisoner. Like he really cared who it was. The only person he wanted to see was Cat, and she was in Kierra, recovering from her injury. Just thinking about it made him want to punish the man who owned that monster. Everyone in the castle had realized that the prince was in a foul mood, and avoided him at all costs. Seto spent all day in his room, thinking about the only person who had ever really gotten him to smile. A small knock on his door interrupted his thoughts as he continued to stare out the window.

"Who is it!" he demanded to know.

"I have the prisoner my lord." a voice said from the outside.

'So what!?' Seto wanted to shout. 'What were they bringing her to him for?' "Let her in."he replied. He still stared out the open window as he heard his door open and close and the soft walking of a female's footstep. Cat looked up to see Seto's back as she almost cried out in joy. She was going to get to tell him!

Seto slowly turned around as his face showed his shock at Cat stood there looking back at him. His eyes took in her royal robes of white and realized that she was the princess of Kierra.

"Cat!" he managed as his face once again became the solemn unreadable look. "What the heck are you doing here!" he yelled.

"I wanted to talk to you." Cat whispered. "I had to talk to you."

"About what!" Seto demanded to know, not moving from the window. "What could have been so important to tell me that you came here alone and unarmed! Do you know how dangerous that was?! How stupid are you? You have duel monsters you could have sent a letter!"

"What I have to say it too important to say in a letter." She replied softly.

"What then!" Seto shouted looking at her. "What is this important message that you just had to get yourself captured to tell me!"

Cat looked to the floor then slowly met his gaze. "I love you Seto."