"Would somebody tell me what the hell is going on?" yelled the King.
"Daddy" cried Connor, running to him full pelt. "Your back" he smiled hugging his legs.
"Back?" asked the King. "I haven't been anywhere"
"Well, technically you haven't but…" started Maeve as the Queen interrupted her.
"Don't listen to her. There are traitors who plan on capturing us."
Sinbad turned to Maeve. "Do you want to do the honors?" he smiled.
"Yes please" she grinned as she flicked her hand and the Queen found herself gagged. "Now" continued Maeve. "As I was saying, the Queen has had you under a spell for the past few months which is why everything seems strange at the moment. You are probably experiencing some flashbacks that you don't remember?" the King nodded. "Yeah, they happened whilst you were under her spell"
"How?" asked the King, still somewhat bewildered.
"Ever heard of 'Aphrodite's Fountain'?" asked Sinbad.
"Yeah" replied the King then realized what he meant. "Oh, she used the water to give to me. That's what she meant when she said I was running out of water, right?" Sinbad nodded. "But, how do I know this is true?" he asked, although he was almost certain it was. How could he trust these strangers over his beautiful wife?
"It is true daddy" said Connor quietly. "You did everything she told you too, you even stopped seeing me" he started to cry.
"Shhh" soothed the King as he picked Connor up and hugged him. "I promise never to let anyone come between us again"
Maeve and Sinbad smiled at each other.
"But why?" asked the King.
Maeve un-gagged the Queen so she could answer.
"For the throne of course; with you obeying my every command, I could do whatever I wanted. I had power, I controlled this Island." She bragged.
"What are we going to do with her now?" asked Sinbad.
"We'll take care of her" smiled the King. "Thank you so much you two, without you, I dread to think what would have happened. You saved this kingdom, if there's anything I can do for you…"
"Well" smiled Sinbad. "It would be appreciated if I could have some supplies for my ship"
"Granted" smiled the King.