Jack had forgotten that he was technically under arrest.
Being brought to the Bubblegum City king had been a harrowing experience, and the thought of going through something like that again caused him to hesitate in his step.
“The king and queen?” Borislava asked from behind. “Why do they want to see us?”
“What?” Gustav demanded, and Jack heard him rushing down to the first floor.
The old man was tying shut a sleeping cloak as he marched past them. Jack followed him to the center of the house, where the stairs were located. “What do they want with these children?”
“That is for their royal highnesses to reveal,” Pierre announced, very professionally. While Gustav took hold of a lever and started rotating it, Jack looked out of a window to find Pierre wasn’t alone. There was an armed gu
