AN: sorry for the wait. In this chapter, we hear from Will finally. this is a double chapter. i dont own Ranger's Apprentice.
Will had been riding for a day and a half, and he was almost at his destination.
Let's go back shall we. After Will had told Alyss about Charlie's kidnapping, she burst into tears and cuddled Will. Will then explained the note and how he was to go find him alone.
"Alright. But I will pack you a meal and you get yourself ready." Alyss said wiping her eyes.
"Thank you sweetheart. I will be back as soon as I get Charlie." Will said after he was ready to leave. He had deciphered the clue whil waiting for his lunch.
"A fief literally set apart from others, disconnected. Definitely Seacliff. My old fief. In the main part of town, where sheep graze. The pasture in the village at Seacliff Castle. And in the north-west corners I guess." Will concluded.
'Not much further.' He told himself. When he reached the ferry print, he paid the ferryman and rode across.
On the other side, he raced to the castle and specifically to the pasture in the village.
"North-west. So the side closest to the castle wall." Will said determining the place of the note.
He found it under the feeding trough and went back to Tug on the edge of the pasture. This is what it said:
The next clue may be found in a royal part of the country. Where a warrior prince lives and raises a family. Look where people throw their mess.
"Royal part of the country. Castle Araluen? Yes, because Horace is a warrior prince and he and Evanlyn have a daughter, so a family. Where people throw their mess? The rubbish bins? Alright." Will said to himself figuring out the clue. He set off in the direction of Araluen fief and Castle Araluen.
When Will arrived at Castle Araluen, Horace was in the yard practising, though he didn't need it.
"Will! What are you doing here?" Horace called across the yard.
"It's um... Kinda of private." He said hesitantly, not wanting to endanger Charlie.
"We'll alright. Is there anything I can do to help?"
"No!" Will said hastily, "sorry, I mean, no thank you."
"It's alright. You know your way around."
"Actually I don't. I need to know where the rubbish bins are."
"Ummmm, okay. They're behind the kitchens. Do I dare to ask?"
"No. See you soon. I will explain everything." With a handshake and an understanding nod between the two, Will went to go find the clue.
AN: in this story, everything is kinda close, so it doesn't take long for Will to get to the places he needs to go. I have officially finished writing it out. All I need to do is type it on my iPad. Yay! But that's still a few chapters away. Please tell if its getting bad.