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Escape!

Tori hurried to the front door, not like she agreed to stay in the castle. She saw it up ahead and quickly sprinted to it only to find it locked. Now how was she going to get out? What about Blake? She shook her head at the man's voice in her head 'Well, explain to me how it is that someone is going to come and rescue you when they're dead.' Was he dead? He couldn't be.

"Not the front door."

Tori gasped as she looked around only to see nothing there. Backing up she headed down another hall listening as his evil laughter echoed down the corridor. Maybe this had been a bad idea; it was a kid's game after all—although he appeared too really like it. All she had to do was get away from him, and then perhaps she could get back over out of this land and back onto hers.

King Kanoi stood patiently by the door with his son by his side. "Father, I don't understand why they're attacking us."

"I do not either. I can only hope that they will send someone with an explanation."

"Shouldn't I be out there fighting?"

The older man slowly shook his head, "I want you to know the reason why. No one should really fight unless given a reason, and even then one shouldn't just jump into a fight."

Cam could only nod at that comment and remain quiet waiting and watching out to see if anyone was coming. He thought about Leanne who was in her room where he left her. He hoped that he would be able to see her again. They were going to be married soon, maybe. And then there was Tori. His Father said that there was no trace of her, although they hadn't finished searching the kingdom. It had been blamed on Blake and Hunter which he didn't think it fit. All at once he saw the Captain who had been sent with the message coming back with King Chanil and a few other people.

After what seemed like forever they all found themselves in a small room with a table. Cam watched as his Father stood tall with a gentle but firm gaze landing on the men, "What is this attack about? I do not think we have done anything to you. If so, please let us know so that maybe we can reach an agreement."

King Chanil snorted, "Alright, give me them."

"Who?"

"Those murderers. We're getting rid of the whole kingdom."

"And which kingdom is that?"

"The Brontë's Kingdom."

"I do not recall you having any interaction with them."

"I came to help Jacob who had his daughter torn by him from one of them."

"I was under the impression that it was an accident."

"A death cannot be an accident."

"It has happened many times."

"Not this one. We know that they're here, give them now."

"Or what?"

"Or we'll take them from you."

King Kanoi looked at a few of the guards in the room, "Please escort them out." Then he looked at the other King, "Once you've calmed down then we'll discuss things."

"Fine. But just watch yourself." And the King left with the other men close behind them.

Cam took a step closer to his Father, "You believe that Hunter and Blake are innocent."

"I believe that we can not give them to those men or they will be killed for something that has not been done."

"How do you know they're innocent?"

King Kanoi just smiled at his son and then turned to the Captain, "Go ready more troops, see Captain Reyn about where to go, we need to protect our people. Be quick, but be safe." The Captain bowed and left quickly.

"Can you go any faster?"

"No, I can't. I'm trying to not walk into people."

"In a hidden passageway?" Blake asked.

"People could be hidden in here." Kelly said. "Although, considering we haven't seen anyone but that skeleton back there, I'd say we're okay."

"See." Hunter said glancing back in the dark.

"Okay, I'm sorry, it's just…"

"I know."

Blake smiled weakly. He knew that Hunter was trying; it wasn't like he was going slowly on purpose, it was safer and they didn't need anyone to find out about them. All at once they heard a laugh echo down the hall. Blake ended up walking right into Hunter, "Bro?"

Kelly stepped up next to Blake, "Hunter are you okay?"

After a couple of minutes Hunter finally spoke, "He's here." And he kept walking. Blake and Kelly looked toward each other and quickly followed him. Soon enough they came to a dead end.

Kelly moved forward, "Hang on; let me try." She moved towards the front and slowly felt along the wall. "Most castles have some sort of a lever or something."

"So if you were in ours you could move around in the walls?" Blake asked.

"Most likely." There was silence for a couple more minutes until Kelly found it and the three quietly entered a room.

After shutting the entrance the three walked out of the room into a dark hallway. Blake's head turned to the right, "I'm going to look around the corner."

"You're going to do what?"

"Hunter I'll be fine alright."

"Alright, but we're sticking together."

"Of course." Blake hadn't planned on going to far. Just as Blake was about to step around the corner someone flew into his arms. Someone in all black with blonde hair.

Cam sat on his horse with his heart racing. Sure he had spent his whole life training in case of events like this; it didn't make things any easier. Besides he was worried about not only himself, but his Father and Leanne and Tori, who had disappeared. The young man had wondered if Blake or Hunter had anything to do with it, but he shook the thought away knowing that it was a dangerous road to go down.

He looked off into the distance and saw troops heading closer to his Father's troops, soon a battle would be engaged and once more the land would be in battle for itself. They had peaceful years, now the fighting would be starting again, it just wouldn't involve the Brontën's Kingdom, at least not yet. His Father had sent a few scouts to go and warn King Edward, maybe they would join and instead of being their enemy they would be their ally.

"Be at ease my son."

Cam turned to his Father, "I am."

King Kanoi smiled at him, "I can tell when you are or aren't. I know you are concerned for much, but all will come out the way it needs to. Tori will come back, she is strong. Leanne will be safe, she also has some training with a sword—if only a little. I will be fine, Captain Reyn will be with me at all times. I trust him with me life. And I do believe that King Edward will come to our aid. But for now…"

His words drifted to silence as they looked out at the two troops facing each other. There was dead silence throughout the area that only the beginning of a battle could bring. One of death and hope. Slowly the final players were placed into position and within seconds the men had launched themselves at their enemies and the battle had begun once again.

Tori had started to feel as though he was right next to her. He gave her the creeps ever since this had started. She would go into a room and there he would be, in some form or another. She began running and soon lost track of where she was. She saw another hall up ahead and decided to go down into it. As she turned the corner she ran into someone. Her first instinct was to pull away but as she did the hands held her firm.

"Tori?"

Shaking her head, she looked into the face of the one person who she hadn't expected to see again. "Blake?!"

Her lips quickly turned into a smile at the sight of his grin. He pulled her into a hug holding her tight. She loved the feeling of his arms around her, but now was not the time and as if he also thought of it he pulled away and stepped back keeping hold onto one of her hands. It was then that she saw both Hunter and Kelly.

Smiling Kelly and her hugged, "I'm so glad you're alright. I'm so sorry that I didn't get help to you before."

"Kelly, it's not your fault."

"As happy as all this is, we need to leave. Now."

The three looked at Hunter hearing the urgency in his words and quickly agreed with him. "Follow us. We have a way out." Blake said.

All at once Tori heard the man laugh again. "Let's go."

Quickly the four turned and headed back the way that Hunter, Blake and Kelly had come.