Chapter eleven

"I was expecting you would say that"

"That's why your little friend's life, is hanging on thin ice"

" Just a single mistake, snap," Aldridge said, threatening the life of the only person I love. 

" Your time starts now", he said, as he left from there, slashing me loose. 

I ran out without whirling back, noticing I was deep within the grove, as I reckoned of a way to come back. 

Meanwhile back at the castle, everyone was worried, as Scott sent guard in the opposite direction in search of me.

"I hope she's okay" Julia altered, glaring worried about me. 

"Am sure she will" Micha said, running his hand over her shoulder. 

" Make sure you don't return without looking for the crown heir" Scott yelled at the prime of the voice, as soldiers trot on their horse's fleeing at his command. 

Furthermore, I sat down resting my back on a tree, when someone swooped me up

"Thought you never give up," Eldridge said, gazing at me

"Urgh, you brothers have a way of making someone mad," I replied back to him.

" At least, am the good one " he let out, pining a smirk on his face. 

"Indeed you are," I said to him, letting go of a deep gust. 

" My brother wants you to bring him back right" Eldridge confessed looking at me.

"Yeap, he did, using the life of my friend as a bait," l said, worried about Julia. 

"What do we do," I asked him.

"Don't ask me, your in the best position to answer that question" Eldridge let out walking off.

"You just going to leave me here" I yelled

" Nah, help is on the way, but concerning what you told me, I'll get back to you," he instructed, as he left from there when I heeded voices looming forward. 

"Somebody help" I cried out, shrieking at the top of my voice

"Your highness" a soldier came down from its horse, as he informed the others, he had found me, thus we drove back to the castle.

"Taria" Julia yelled the moment she saw me, as she drags me for a hug.

"Are you okay?" I asked her

"Am supposed to ask you that" Julia replied back to me, as Scott moved toward me.

"We heard, you were kidnapped" Scott announced glaring at me

"Sir Warwick, tired to Kill me" I confess thus, pining a shock at everyone's faces. 

"Where is he" Scott let out, but I clarified all that transpired thus they described it has the plans of the gods.

" Go in and from now on, you won't leave the castle without the guards escorting you", Scott declared as he walked in. 

"I saved you, know it's your turn to do same" Aldridge whispered to me, running a shiver through me 

"You okay," Julia asked

"Yea, I will be, after all this comes to an end" I replied back to her walking into the castle. 

"your highness" miss Mary's weather altered, as she ran to meet me. 

" Am okay", I replied to her, laying down on the bed so exhausted, as I dozed off.

" She's been through a lot, " Mary weather said, glaring at me.

" Indeed, her life changed the moment she had that dream" Julia replied back to her.

"What dream" miss Mary weather asked, but Julia told her to forget about it, as she's lays down next to me. 

The next morning, I woke up, due to the constant banging on the door, as I rushed to open it. 

"What" I tried speaking, thus the queen held me by the neck, as she tried to kill me. 

" Hrrnnggh" I tired babbling, but her grip was much on me. 

" She was so angry and I knew what her anger was about, thus she keeps reiterating the same words.

" You killed him" and the more she says it, it tighter her grip was on me, but in other to save myself, I had to whack her on her abdomen thus freeing her grip on me. 

*Cough* I coughed attempting to catch my breath, as she approaches me. 

"Ahh", I yelled,  pulling away from her, hence I fell on Julia, getting her up.

" Hey" she muttered, as she gets up from the bed, thus ran to the side in the scenery of a furious lady in the room. 

"Your majesty, why" Julia altered hoping to distract her, as she ran to call for help. 

"I know, you think I killed Warwick but trust me I didn't" I let out, trying to calm her down but still she refused to listen, as she kept on attacking me till the guard came in and refrained her. 

"Thank you," I said, letting go of a deep puff, but she still kept on repeating her words, as they hauled her away. 

"Your majesty, I came as soon as I heard what happened," miss Mary weather said glaring fussed about me.

"Trust me, have seen worst " I replied back, thus asking her to summon the cabinet members, as she left hauling on my Instructions.

"What are you planning," Julia asked 

"I think it's time, they know the last heir is still alive" I let out, going off to change.

"Huh", she muttered, glaring confused. 

Hours later, all the members were sited waiting for me, as I walked in, with Julia by my side.

" I was told you called this meeting" sir Scott said sited among the others. 

" I did", I replied back to him, as I placed the knife used by the queen to kill me. 

" Where's she now" Scott altered placing his hands on the table.

"In her chambers" I replied back to her. 

They were controversy going among the members, as some said she should be executed for threatening the crown, while some declined the suggestion, thus sir Scott asked me for my opinion.

"I want her to remain under lock and key, till after the coronation" I announced which made some happy but a few not too happy, as  I notified them I'll be taking over in a week's time.