Flynn's POV:

"And you're going to co-operate, otherwise you will get caught and thrown into prison. Understand?"

Mad woman! The girl is absolutely crazy! Crazy and scary. Loophole. Loophole. I need a loophole! Gah! There is none! She gives me a look that's so mind blowingly terrifying, I can't do anything but nod. She exhales deeply and stands up straight. She takes the top of the net and yanks me out the door. It's dark, so I'm completely blind. I have no idea how she can see everything. More importantly, why is it that even though she can see everything and not bump anything, yet she's letting me hit walls left and right! After being dragged around half the castle, my bad leg hits something.

"Eeep!" I squeak quietly. She actually giggles.

"Sorry!" she says, trying to get her stern voice back, "That was just a stair step. Hang on." She twists the net a little so my leg doesn't hit the stairs anymore, instead, my butt does. She's pretty nice for someone who's trying to hold me captive. She pulls me up step by step for a long time. I'm getting a little anxious about her 'art room'. What if she's not taking me to a room? What if she's just trying to get me so far off the ground I won't be able to run when she stabs me with a knife!

"Why don't you just kill me?" I ask boldly, as she continues to climb the stairs.

She stops, "What?"

"Why don't you kill me? You know, so I won't tell anyone your secret."

"Because! Because- Because I could never do that to anyone!" If she wasn't whispering, she'd be screaming, "I can't kill a person!" She shivers at the word 'kill' and resumes climbing the stairs.

"Wow. Big tough princess is a softy!" I tease, still feeling bold from my last question.

"Do you want me to kill you or something? Because it sounds like you do!" She snaps coldly, I don't answer. "Now, be quiet! I don't want you to talk! I won't kill you, but I have no problems torturing you!"

She continues to climb a hundred more stairs. I do as I'm told and shut up. Finally, I see something; dim moonlight coming from a window at what I'm guessing is the highest tower in the castle. Ugh! I can't believe I let myself get dragged into this, literally! I'm never going to get her crown now! She opens a door at the end of a very small hallway, drags me inwards and drops the net to light a candle.

"So what? You expect me to just sit up here like a good boy while you go back to your room?" I ask, more like demand

"Don't be ridiculous. Of course not." She whispers. She takes the candle and starts using the flame to burn off some of the rope on the net. I watch as she twists and turns the rope around a bar on the window. She then yanks my arm and ties it to the rope as well. She eyes the rope for a few seconds then makes her way to the door without a word.

"You can't keep me here forever!" I call out before she gets to close the door.

She turns around to face me, "Who says I can't?" she mutters and then the door closes

When her footsteps have faded I grab the rope and start fumbling with all the knots. There's got to be a weak spot! It's so unbelievably tight! How does a princess learn to tie like this? I can only think of one other thing to do. I close my eyes and sink my teeth into the rope. I sound like a dog with rabies. I chew and chew and chew to no avail. No! I can't be stuck here forever! I'm biting on the rope so hard one of my teeth crack slightly.

"Ow!" I yell short and sharp. It's no use. I give up. I'll think of a way to get myself out of this mess in the morning. I lean against the wall to take a look around the room. Canvases splayed all over the walls. They're really good, I have to admit. If I don't get out of here with the crown, I could take a bunch of these paintings and sell them. In the midst of this quiet, I hear the soft sound of a door closing. It must mean the princess has reached her room. To be honest, I don't know if either of us is going to get any sleep. Things just got very complicated tonight. I shouldn't have told her that I was going to reveal her secret. I really don't care what her hair can do. What's the point of living forever without any physical pain if it won't get me rich! Again, I tell myself that this is not the time to think of all this. I sigh and shut my eyes, unprepared to face the longest night of my life.

Sorry it's short. It's just supposed to connect the last chapter to the next. I didn't wanna go straight to the next without telling you guys how it played out that night! But anyway, hope you enjoyed it! REVIEW PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEEEEE! :D