Chapter 8: Solved Riddle
Gisela was laid in bed and ordered to stay there for the rest of the day and rest. Conrad, Ian and Jeremy put all the horses in the other pasture. While the castle workers started to clean up what was left of the barn. Vladimir and Beatrice was in their study along with Danielle, Peter, Duchess Celina and Duke Donald.
"Now they burnt down our barn!" Beatrice sighed pacing back and forth. "They almost killed Gisela and the animals!"
"Someone does not want this wedding to go down, and we just don't know who!" Vladimir said.
"Well that's no shocker there, look at what's happened so far, I'd be surprised even if we get the two of them married before we all die!" Celina exclaimed with a bit of sarcasm as she was messing with her ring.
"We didn't have any trouble with Rosella and Antonio's wedding, so do you even have a clue to as what's going on?" Peter asked.
"Yes, someone obviously doesn't want them married, duh?" Celina said.
"Honey, please do talk like that you sound like a ..." Donald told his wife as she cut him off.
"Don't you tell me how to and how not to talk mister!" Celina glares at her husband and points her finger at him. "Your not the boss of me!"
"Gee clam down." Donald told his wife. "I was just ..."
"Sorry, but tensions are high when someone is trying to make this wedding not happen!"
"Its okay, I'm sure there is someway to catch this culprit?" Danielle asked. "Like set a trap or something?"
"We've tried that, the culprit is just too sneaky and is one step ahead of us every single time!" Vladimir said.
"So are you saying that someone that knows you is trying to sabotage the wedding?" Peter asked.
Vladimir nodded. "In other words, Its very possible, but we not to just to conclusions though."
"But we have to to make sure we've got our bases covered." Beatrice said.
"True, but ... as we all know every time something happens it's escalating bigger and bigger!" Vladimir said.
"So if you were to have people how you could trust, find out who knows what?" Celina asked.
"It's a possibility, but right we can't be too careful."
"I see your point, just know that we will be ready to help when you need it." Peter said.
"And we thank you for that." Beatrice told them.
"So are you going to have the girl musketeers find out what the castle workers know?" Celina asked.
"Yes, we will but not quite yet, we still have to figure out how to have them find out things without setting up any red flags." Vladimir said.
"Ah I see, well hopefully we will find a way." Peter said.
"Oh, Vladimir, how's Gisela?" Danielle asked.
"She's better, just resting for now." Vladimir replied to the queen. "Please call me Vlad."
"Of Course."
"We will help with whatever you need." Peter said.
"Hopefully we can solve this problem soon." Beatrice said.
"I know how much they want to get married, but at this rate, they may never!" Celina sighed.
"Yessenia and Conrad will probably want to run away and get married." Beatrice stated.
"Maybe that will be a good thing and then until things cool down and go away they stay away from each other." Donald said.
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Mean while Ro was out for a walk trying to collect her thoughts and try and figure out the riddle: what looks like a wall, but its looks cold and transparent, but its something everyone goes by everyday in the castle? Ro didn't have a clue as to the answer to the riddle. And she never had a chance to ask Gisela about her riddle.
The sun was much hotter than in Apollonia. Was what Gisela said about the wizard could be fact? She didn't know, but it did seem plausible that someone with supernatural powers could control the weather.
The wind blowing lightly, Ro sighed as she continued to walk down the path. Not one puffy white cloud was to be seen. The seagulls called out above.
It was the peaceful sound of silence that made Ro happy, she could be lost in her own thoughts without any interruptions ... so she thought.
'What could be the answer to the riddle? Maybe I should asked someone to help? But what if the started to ask questions? What would I say? How can I not figure out this riddle? Maybe I should ask Gisela about hers when she gets better.' Ro thought. 'But who will I ask ...' She was interrupted from her thoughts.
"Ro?" Corrine asked walking up to the princess.
"Yes, Corrine?" Ro replied to the blond musketeer.
"So how are you? I don't think we really got a chance to talk."
"Oh, I'm fine, just lost in my own thoughts, what about you?"
"I'm good, just bored, there's nothing to do! At the moment I don't need to help clean, there is no person to fight." Corrine said glumly.
"I'm sure something will come up." Ro told her.
"Yeah, I guess so, everyone's in a tizzy about what's been going on."
"Yes, hey um, Corrine, how good are you at riddles?"
"How good am I at riddles?" Corrine looked at Ro puzzled. "I don't know, I never tried. "Why? Do you have a riddle you need help with?"
Ro was a bit reluctant to tell Corrine, but she needed help. "Uh yeah, so this is how the riddle goes: what looks like a wall, but its looks cold and transparent, but its something everyone goes by everyday in the castle?"
Corrine raised her eyebrows at her. "Huh? Sounds like glass to me, but you can always ask Aramina, she's good at riddles."
"Do you know where she is?"
"Yes, I was heading to the library, where she is with Luciana."
"Oh, could you take me? The castles so much bigger than the one in Apollonia." Ro told the musketeer.
"You got that right." Corrine said as she and Ro headed for the castle.
"Hey, you were gone a bit a few days ago before your date with Antonio? What was with that?"
"Well," Ro started to say, she didn't want to lie about where she was, 'Oh I was down below with a talking Pegasus and unicorn.' Ro though Corrine would laugh at her for it. "I kind of got lost ... its so big." Ro told her.
"Yeah that can happen, I think Miette is with Kina and the others are somewhere, I only see Miette at night." Corrine said.
"Really? I see Tika, Azul and Sagi all the time." Ro told her.
"Well, Miette has a tendency to go explore things and get into trouble."
"Oh, cats do, Luciana has a cat named Pearl, I think she left her back in Apollonia."
"Ah I see."
"I'm just glad that everything's fine so far."
"Yes, I mean I feel bad for Gisela, but also the horses and the barn and all the extra work!"
"Yes, I just hope this person gets caught."
"Oh yes, life should go back to normal and everything is alright."
"I wonder who's behind it?" Ro asked no one in particular.
"I have theory, an evil relative." Corrine said. "What about you?"
Ro thought about it, the wizard did seem plausible. "I don't know."
They made they're way to the library and opened the door. Aramina was the only one there.
"Hey Ara, Ro has a question for you." Corrine told the redhead.
"Oh goody!" Aramina smiled as the two blondes took a seat.
Ro told Aramina the riddle. Aramina thought about it for a little bit.
"You know, it sounds like glass ..." Aramina said as she was cut off by Corrine.
"Knew it." Corrine said as both Ro and Aramina looked at her. "What? Its true I was right."
"So Ro, why do you need an answer for the question?" Aramina asked.
"Well ... I just came a cross it somewhere and it didn't have an answer, and it was bugging me that I didn't know." Ro told them.
"I see."
Ro stood up. "Oh I just remembered I have something to do. Catch you later?" Ro asked.
"Oh course!" Corrine repiled.
"Yes." Aramina replied.
Ro walked out of the library and down the hall.
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Sorry it took so long, I've been kind of slow writing this, I've got friends who have problems that I help with so I'm trying my best to write this, I had it all planed out, but I forgot most of it, so I'm doing it chapter by chapter. So sorry if it was kind of short and sloppy, from know on there gonna be short, it way easier for me and my schedule.
So, please review. It would mean so much to me.
