Chapter Four

*AN: Wakfu is NOT MINE! If you are still reading this, thanks!*

Oh no...

He didn't look this tired when he visited us in the void. What happened?!

"Hi Ophelia."

"What happened, Yugo?"

He sighs. "It's a long story. Come sit by me." He pats the floor.

"Okay." I plop down next to him.

"After I returned from the void where you came from, Amalia, the princess, she never let me leave the castle. This castle." He gestures at the walls. "At first I thought it was just Amalia being protective, but when I asked to go see Alibert, my (adopted) father, and she said no, I knew she was overstepping her powers. She's sending me out on little errands for her to keep me here. I haven't seen Dally, Eva, Ruel, nor even Adamai in months."

How long was I out?!

"And I can't leave either. Every time I try to escape, the guards catch me. They aren't happy about keeping their hero in the castle but they have to obey Amalia..."

A little escape idea pops into my head, but I need to figure out if it's truly impossible to escape.

"Have you tried escaping at night?"

Yugo shakes his head. "That's usually when I'm sleeping."

Sounds about right for him. "Got any kamas?"

"Nope. If you're making an escape plan, I have these berries," he adds, holding a bag of red berries aloft. "They're rumored to put people to sleep, but I don't want to risk the berries failing."

Gods, he's such an idiot. "Okay, here's the plan. Sneak into the kitchen and drug the drinks. Then wait until everyone falls asleep, sneak out, and steal the dragoturkeys."

He brightens, then facepalms. "That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of it?"

"I don't know, but you need to alert Adamai that you're escaping. He'll come right away."

He stares at me. "How did you know that me and Adamai have a bond?"

I sigh. "It's a long story. I'll tell you once we escape."

"Ok." He mumbles to himself, talking to Adamai through the bond. He nods. "Adamai will be at the front gate in a few minutes."

"Alright." Yugo runs off to greet his brother.

O-O

After a few long moments, I hear the sounds of arguing echo down the hall. They're arguing already?! I'm really glad I don't have any siblings!

They appear in the hallway, both red-faced. Adamai looks much younger than I remember, though Yugo is too. Were they reborn?

I shake off the thought. There's no time for speculating, we need to update Adamai.

"Adamai, do you know the plan?"

"Yes, but how can I, and Yugo, trust you?" the always cynical dragon replied.

"I'm getting Yugo out, aren't I?"

"True... fine, I'll trust you. Just don't make me regret it."

"Deal."

I hand the bag of berries I stole from Yugo to Adamai. Did I mention I'm an expert thief?

"Hey!" exclaims Yugo. "Where did you get those?!"

"Stole them. Back pocket."

Adamai studies the bag. "What are these for?"

"Stick them into the drinks, and all the guards fall asleep. Perfect for escape."

"Okay, bye." Adamai flies out the door.

Ok... "Now all we do is wait." I say to the room.

O-O

While we waited for nightfall, we played a game of war. Loser has to tell the winner one fact about his/her life. Let me tell you something: Yugo is lucky! I swear this boy beats me every time! He knows more about me than I do about him, which is saying something considering I knew him before this adventure. Oof.

Finally Adamai returns with the news that all the guards are asleep, and I shoot up. "Finally!"

We tiptoe out the door and into the larger hall. The guards are spread all over the room, fast asleep. Yugo guides us across to avoid any creaking steps, and we escape out the doorway at the end of the hall.

The dragoturkey pen is deserted. We hop on three, and make a break for the takeoff area. I glance back to see torches stream out of the open doorway. The guards have woken up! They're too late, as we're already in the air when they reach the landing spot. The plan worked!