Harry did not know what to do. This man, the Prince of the Gryffindor Kingdom, his father wanted answers just like him; but he tried to hurt his family. Harry nodded, but really he just wanted to leave, run away deeper in the forest. Harry looked at his mother, and saw how frighten she was. Lily looked into Harry's eyes, and she knew what she had to do.

She looked at Remus, and nodded. Remus smirked, and said to James "My liege, you will get your answers."

James narrowed his eyes "Don't call me that."

Lily smiled "Why, my lord, we can be hang for disrespecting you."

Lily took Harry's hand and held it tightly "And we live to respect you."

Remus grabbed Lily's hand "That is the life of the Kingdom's peasants."

A few seconds past and Sirius said "Look, we just want to know what happen, so tell us."

Lily dropped her smile "No, it is not your business."

Then Harry spoke up "We mean no disrespect, Lord Black, but we have to go."

And with that Harry said "Accio Remus's and Lily's wands!"

With those words Lily, Remus, and Harry took off after they got the wands. They ran deeper in the forest, not looking back, trying to escape their past. James and Sirius stood there shocked for a second, but snapped to their senses and ran after them. Suddenly James stopped running, Sirius looked at him surprised, but he looked ahead and saw that Lily stopped running.

Lily smirked and Sirius thought she looked like his cousin Bella for a second

"Lily, come back."

Suddenly the trees rustled in the wind, and the two Marauders came face-to-face with a centaur.

The centaur grinned wickedly at them "Your Highnesses, please leave the forest, you upset the children of the Lady."

James eyes widened, centaurs never talk to any human, let alone defend them. Lily must have lived in the forest for a long time; to have the creatures loved them so much. James knew that he would not be able to talk to Lily on her turf.

James sighed sadly "Come on Padfoot, lets go."

Sirius looked surprised but nodded. James walked away from the centaur, and left without looking back. Sirius looked back, his eyes widened when he saw that they had disappeared.

Lily looked cautiously around, she trusted the centaurs, but it is necessary to be on your guard at all times.

Suddenly the centaur, Bane, appeared "Maiden, you and your loved ones are safe. The two have left, but they will be coming back."

Lily smiled slightly "Thank you for everything Bane, I owe you me life."

The centaur smiled softly "We will do anything to protect our foul, and his family."

Lily nodded and the centaur left.

Remus came behind her "So what are we going to do?"

Lily looked sadly at Remus "The creatures were kind enough to bring our things from the camp. We set it up here, and I will go into town tomorrow to pick up a few things. Maybe I can see if they told anyone about our existence."

Remus nodded "Okay, but I will come to town with you; the centaurs would love to spend a day with Harry."

Lily frowned; she did not want Remus to come to town with her. If he got caught, she would be devastated to lose her best friend, a man who was the closest thing she had to a brother.

Lily spoke "Remus, I don't think that's a good…"

Remus spoke before she could finish "No Lily, I am going to come with you." Lily nodded knowing it was no use trying to convince Remus to not go; he has always been a stubborn man.

James left the forest quickly as he could; all he could think about was to send the royal guards to search the forest. He was so into that thought that he could not hear his best friend yell for him.

Sirius finally caught up to him, grabbed his shoulders to stop him "James, why are you going so fast? Let's talk about this first."

James pushed Sirius away from him "There's nothing to talk about! I am going to tell the guards to search every single tree in that damn forest!"

James started walking toward the castle, but Sirius grabbed his arm, and turned him around "Do you think that's going to help, Potter? They are deathly scared of leaving that forest, and if they find out the guards are searching for them; then they'll probably leave the kingdom!"

James snorted "They would not leave Black. The Gryffindor Kingdom is their home, they would never leave it. Besides where would they go, all the kingdoms are in alliance with us. The other Kingdoms would be forced to tell us if they were there."

Sirius looked down and muttered "Not the Slytherin Kingdom. They take anyone who escaped the Gryffindor Kingdom."

James's eyes widened "What? That is against our alliance, the King can be hang for that!"

Sirius rolled his eyes "What alliance James? The only alliance is the friendship between me and you. And if they see me angry with you for even a second, a war can break out. You know this James!"

James glared at Sirius "Fine, but what does that has to do with Lily? Lily wouldn't leave; if she wanted to she could have left when Harry was born!"

Sirius smiled sadly, James was very sharp, especially when it came to Lily. Sirius knew that Queen Victoria had something to do with Lily, but James would never believe him. Queen Victoria had two different faces; just like Lily, just like a Slytherin.

Sirius sigh "Please James, give me time to convince them. Let me earn their trust, and then we can GENTLY persuade them to come back. Maybe they will tell us what happen all those years ago."

James looked away from Sirius's pleading eyes.

He sigh "Fine, I'll give you one day Padfoot. One day to convince them to come to the castle. I will not tell anyone where they are, but if you don't show up with them; guards will be searching the forest. I give you my Marauder's word."

Sirius nodded and stored the fact that James used a vow that was forgotten eleven years ago.

"I don't want you guys to go to town. Please stay here!" Harry yelled as Lily was putting on her cloak.

Lily sighed "Harry, we're just going to pick up a few things."

Harry glared at his mother "You can get caught, Uncle Moony can get caught, and I will lose you guys!!"

Lily hands froze, and tears were forming in her emerald eyes.

Remus, who had stayed quiet through the argument, said quietly "Harry, we are only going to pick up a few things to survive. We won't get caught."

Harry wanted to argue some more, but stop when he saw his Uncle's stubborn face. Harry scowled but nodded.

Remus smiled sadly "Come on, cub, I'll take you to Bane."

Lily and Remus were walking quietly out of the forest, no words were needed, for they were used to the comfortable silence. Remus stopped her before she reached the end of the forest, grabbed his wand, and muttered a few words.

Lily's rose red hair turned dark brown, her skin lost its glow, and her emerald eyes became a dark brown. Lily smiled slightly, took out her wand, and muttered a few words on Remus. Remus sandy-blond hair turned a lighter shade of brown, and his amber eyes turned light brown.

Lily smiled "Lets go big brother."

Remus chuckled "Ladies first, my dear little sister."

Sirius walked around town, staring at people who wore any glamour charm. James only gave him one day to find Lily and Remus, and convince them to come to the castle. Sirius knew that Lily and Remus had to go into town to pick up any supplies, and even hear a little gossip. All he had to do was to take a potion to detect anyone with a glamour charm, and look around town for a guy and a girl; Remus would never let Lily wander off by herself.

Sirius walked for an hour, and decided to enter a small but cozy bookstore.

He walked in, and called out "Hello…Mr. Granger, are you here today?"

A medium-sized man walked in. He had brown frizzy hair, and brown warming eyes.

He smiled at Sirius "Lord Black, it is a pleasure to see you again. Not many new books came in since I last seen you, but maybe you'll find something."

Sirius smiled "I'll just look in your new selections."

Sirius looked around for a second and said sheepishly "Um…where are your new selections."

Mr. Granger let out a laugh "These books are really pricey, so we did not put them on display. My daughter will take you to where they are."

Sirius nodded and as on cue a young girl appeared. She had brown frizzy hair to her shoulders, and also had brown eyes that showed intelligence.

She curtsey "Lord Black, it is a pleasure to meet you. My father's new selection will intrigue you."

Sirius's eyes widened, this little girl showed respect of the olden ages.

Sirius coughed "Your daughter is…um…very polite. How old is she and what is her name?"

Mr. Granger smiled proudly "Hermione is eleven years old. She is very bright for her age, takes after me of course."

Sirius nodded politely, and Hermione led him toward the back of the bookstore.

Two more people came into the store. One was a guy, and the other was a lady who looked like his little sister. The man stayed in the front, his eyes wandering to take in the surroundings.

The lady went up to the counter "Excuse me Sir; we are looking for a book, Mr…"

"My name is Mr. Granger, the fine owner of this bookstore, and you are?"

Mr. Granger looked expectantly at the two strangers.

The lady blushed a little "Many pardons Mr. Granger, my name is Elizabeth Smith, and over there is my older brother Dan Smith." Dan nodded his head

"You have a fine bookstore, Mr. Granger."

Mr. Granger, for the second time that day, looked around the store proudly. He instantly became friendlier "Why yes, it is a good store. Anyway, what book are you two looking for?"

Dan glanced around the store "We are…looking…for…"

Before Dan could finish, Elizabeth spoke "Do you have a copy of The Four Kingdoms?"

Mr. Granger smiled and called out "Hermione, can you get a copy of The Four Kingdoms?"

Dan looked shocked at Elizabeth's request, but stayed quiet.

Hermione came out, carrying a thick book, and looked at Elizabeth "You are a lucky person, madam; this is the last copy we have of this book."

Elizabeth smiled sweetly "Thank you, dear" and she turned to Mr. Granger "How much will this cost?"

Mr. Granger said in a happy tone "Fifteen gallons, Ms. Smith, you will learn all the customs of every Kingdom in that book."

Elizabeth nodded quickly and paid the man fifteen gallons. Mr. Granger yelled as Dan led Elizabeth out "Have a wonderful day!"

Both of them nodded and left the store.

Sirius came out of the back empty-handed to see Mr. Granger yell "Have a wonderful day!"

His eyes widened when he saw two people, a man and a woman, under a glamour charm. Sirius ran toward the counter "Mr. Granger, what did those people buy?"

Mr. Granger looked confused "Um…they bought The Four Kingdoms. A very fine book if you're studying all the Kingdom's customs and traditions."

Sirius ran out of the shop, ignoring Mr. Granger's comments, and looked around. Many people had small glamour charms on, probably to hide anything that looked unflattering, but they were no people with full glamour charms. Sirius was about to give up until he saw the same couple from the bookstore coming out of the Apothecary. Sirius chased after them, and saw them heading toward the forbidden forest.

Sirius ran closed to them, and hid silently when they went in. The man looked around to see if anyone was following them, and pushed the lady in. The lady scowled, and walked slowly as possible.

The man growled and whispered "This is no time to be playing games, Lily."

The lady giggled "Well don't push me next time." The couple went in, and Sirius put a silencing charm on himself and follow them.

Sirius followed them for a couple of minutes until they stopped. The couple looked at each, took out their wands, and muttered a spell while pointing their wand at each other. The man's brown hair turned into sandy-blond, and the brown eyes turned back into amber. The lady's brown hair turned into the rose red colored, and her eyes turned into brilliant emerald green.

Sirius smirked and yelled "Accio Remus's and Lily's wands!"

The wands flew out of their hands, and both turned to see who took them by surprised. Sirius was now standing, looking proud that he had them cornered as he twirled his wand.

Lily's eyes narrowed "What the bloody hell are you doing Black? Taking our wands, ready to capture and kill us, I never knew you hated me."

Sirius dropped his proud smile "I don't hate you Lily. I don't even want to take you to the castle, yet. I just want to talk."

Remus put on a fake smile and said in a fake happy voice "Oh really, Black, you don't want to get your reward. Even if you didn't, I'm sure Prince Potter doesn't feel the same way."

Sirius looked hurt that his friend didn't believe him and called him by his surname. Sirius, with a hurt look, pleaded "Please Remus, James isn't here. I swear a Marauder's oath."

Remus looked suspiciously at Sirius and said nothing. Lily looked around, trying to find a way to escape without their wands.

Sirius was surrounded by silence for a moment but then spoke "Look, we can either talk or stand around in silence. Either way I win, I have your wands, and with one spell I can find Harry."

Sirius saw their reactions changed from anger to worry, but neither looked at him.

Sirius sighed "I know you don't trust me, James, or the Kingdom, but I can help if you tell me. I know someone is out to kill you, and I think I know who it is."

Lily and Remus looked at Sirius, hope in their eyes that someone has figured it out.

Sirius smiled softly "I think we can all be sure that Queen Victoria is not a Gryffindor…"

His smiled widened when he saw acknowledgment in their eyes.

Sirius said in a happy voice "Why don't we start from the beginning…"