Chapter Nine
THE NEXT DAY
All day nothing happened until later on at like 7:00 pm, did Tala go down to the dungeon to see Keomae's friends. "Great, its you again." Daichi commented as he entered the prison hold. Tala nodded then Kai jumped up from his sitting position and ran to the bars, "Has there been any changes? In Keomae I mean."
Tala nodded, "Yes, I told I saw you all yesterday and she took interest right away. I told her you all were all right and she finally is acting like a normal person except she still won't smile or laugh. That is going to be tough to get out of her." Kai sighed in relief, "Thank goodness."
Hilary sat up straight and asked, "But what about us? Are we going to be killed?" Tala scratched the back of his head and replied, "I'm not sure but for now you all are safe." "Great..." She said mockingly lying on her back. Ray looked up at Tala and asked, "So are you going to come down here everyday?" Tala nodded, "Yes, for Keomae's sake."
"Why not bring her down here? Won't that be easier? Not too mention it might bring relief to Keomae which would help your job no?" Ray questioned. Tala nodded, "You're right it would but for now we can't take that big of a risk. If Keomae were found down here she'd be locked away in a room for a month or so. Until we think the time is right, she won't be coming down here. But I assure you, it will be soon."
Tala turned to leave then right before he left he said, "I never thought I would see her do anything but stare at a wall and now after I talked to her about you guys she finally is acting normal. Thank you." He left and shut the prison door with a bang leaving the group to think about what he had just said.
Tyson sat on Keomae's bed and looked at the girl that sat on her windowsill and stared out into the night. "I'm surprised you've moved, but your not gonna stay there now are you?" Tyson asked. Keomae shook her head slowly then got up and walked over to Tyson and sat down next to him. Tyson smiled, "Good, I was starting to worry again." Keomae sighed then muttered, "I'm sorry."
Tyson looked at her confused. "I'm sorry for worrying you and everyone else but bare with me, my friends just got thrown into the dungeon without even a second glance. I can't help but fear for their safety, if they die, don't be surprised if you find me dead the next morning." She added. Tyson blinked then gently wrapped an arm around her little shoulders and pulled her against him.
"I thought you might say that but remember Keomae, if you kill yourself then what your friends have done for you will be for nothing. Plus I know a lot of people who think you could really change this kingdom once your father is gone and all those people don't want you dead so please remember if you kill yourself you're killing everyone who cares about you as well." He explained.
Keomae sniffed then turned and wrapped her arms around his waist and cried into his chest, "I can't help them, I can't do anything. What good am I? After what we've been through they're all gonna be killed while I sit in the stands and watch. It's not fair! I just want them to go free, they didn't do anything except be my friends and I guess that's a crime as well." She said the best she could.
Tyson hugged her against him and shushed her, "Shhh, it'll be alright. You'll see, everything will work out for the better. Remember that old saying, 'Everything happens for a reason,' and that's true. We'll just have to wait and see what happens next okay? And I'll be right here with you helping you through this so you won't have to go through anything alone." Keomae nodded then let go of him and backed away a little so he was only holding onto her shoulders with his hands and looking down at her.
"Thank you Tyson." She said. Tyson nodded then wiped away a tear that was rolling down her cheek, "Of course, just keep getting better Keomae. Then maybe your father won't hurt your friends." Keomae nodded again which made Tyson smile and stand up, "Well my time is up, Tala should be back any minute. Just remember what I said, everything will work out Keomae, you'll see."
He turned and left leaving Keomae to stare after him, wishing he hadn't left which bugged her for some reason because she had never liked Tyson before and now that he was being nice and caring she wanted to be around him, like he was her friend now. She was confused yet what Tyson had said made sense so she sat and waited for Tala while thinking about Tyson's words of wisdom.
Tyson walked up to Tala and said, "She's getting better. I can see that you were right but I still think she could be even better if she could see her friends, just once. But that's just my thought." Tala turned to him and said, "I think that's a great idea, how bout at night? During your shift? There are no guards down there at that time."
Tyson nodded, "Okay but when? What day should we take her down there?" Tala smiled wickedly giving Tyson the answer he had hoped for. "I gotcha. Alright then, we'll do it then." Tala nodded then walked past him into Keomae's room leaving Tyson to walk off while chuckling to himself.
Keomae turned to the door as Tala walked in. "How are they? Are they okay?" She questioned walking over to him. Tala nodded then placed a hand on her shoulder, "They're fine, worried about you, but fine." Keomae sighed, "I'm glad." Tala smiled then led her over to her bed and sat down on it with her, "Keomae, Tyson and I have been thinking that maybe you need more then just hearing about your friends, and I think we have the perfect plan."
After telling Keomae exactly what they were planning to do, she eagerly agreed. Tala nodded then stood up, "Alright then, I'll let Tyson know. This plan will be put into action tomorrow." Keomae nodded then whispered, "Good night Tala and thank you. You and Tyson have been really good to me over this hard time. Thank you."
Tala smiled then walked toward the door, "Don't worry Keomae, you have friends inside and outside the castle committee who only want you to be happy. And we're glad we could help. Good night." He left leaving Keomae to look up at the ceiling thoughtfully before lying on her back and falling asleep dreaming of Kai.