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Chapter 3

Anna was excited. It was almost time to begin courting with Prince Hans of the Southern Isles. She had seen him two days ago, and it was two days too long. The king was pleased it was going so well.

"Anna," he said at the breakfast table.

"Yes papa?" Said Anna. For the first time in forever, she loved being a princess.

"You haven't seen the stable boy recently have you?"

"Nope. Why are you asking?" She answered with a mouth full of chocolate.

"Well, nobody has seen him since you returned from your ride with Prince Hans. His family reported that he never came home that night. I was wondering if you knew anything about it." Anna had too much food in her mouth to respond normally, so she held her hand up motioning him to wait while she swallowed. She had him waiting a while.

"Well," she said, whilst stuffing more food in her mouth. "Hans was the last one there. He was meeting his brother, I think." Anna thought nothing of it, but it slightly concerned her father. A young prince, 13th in line to the throne in his own kingdom. Perhaps power hungry. He didn't like the sound of it, but dismissed the thought, remembering how happy he made Anna.

"Alright." Said the king. He rose from the table and went to the council chamber for the daily briefing. Anna noticed his facial expression when she'd told him about the stable boy. She brushed it off, but later, she asked Hans about it when they were sitting in the orchards.

"No, the last I saw of that kid was when I dropped of the horses. You...you didn't think I had something to do it did you?" He said.

Anna sighed into his gorgeous green eyes.

"No, of course not. It's just..." Her voice trailed away. Hans put a reassuring hand on her arm. "You can talk to me Anna. You can trust me."

Anna's body melted at his touch. His hands were soft. His physique was dreamy. She was lovestruck, even if she hadn't admitted it to herself yet. "It's my dad." She blurted out. She immediately wished she hadn't told him.

He seemed hurt. "Oh," he said. "I guess he hasn't taken to me that well then." He tried to laugh it off, and this resulted in a prolonged awkward silence. It was broken by the clock tower chiming. They both realised they had places to be and rushed away.

2 Hours Later

"We have to do something about the king," Hans was pacing up and down by the fireplace, talking to Kuzon.

"And what exactly do you suggest, brother?" Kuzona asked. "We can't kill him. Not yet anyway. You can't just marry a princess straight after her father's death. It would raise suspic..."

"What else can I do? He already has his doubts about me." Hans face lit up. "That's it! I have it!"

"Have what?" Said Kuzon.

"Poison his food. Yes. Make it slow. Make it look natural. That should work." Kuzon nodded. It did seem a bit cliché. He decided to ignore the thought and agreed.

"When do you suggest we do it?" His brother asked.

"Tomorrow."

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