Behind the Mask

Making Plans

Leo Pov

I was heading to camp. By the time I got back, people were huddled around the fire, having dinner, and the sun was nearly down. “ Sir, a letter came for you from one of our spies,” John said and handed me the letter. 

“ Thank you.” I looked at the letter, and it was in peter’s handwriting. I open the letter, and it said …

“ Dear Leo,

I found out about the questions of why the princess was not safe in the castle. I will not be putting my name on this letter, and I will tell you why. The crown prince was caught sending you the letter, and after he was caught, he went missing. My guess on where he is would be the lower dungeon. If the King and Queen are willing to do that to their Son, there is no telling what they would do to the Princess.

Best wishes”

That is a scary thought. The lower dungeon is only known to a few in the kingdom, but most of it is by rumors. We lost a few good men to the lower dungeon and watched them being executed the following month. Only nightmares can tell you what they looked like. It was made to be a reminder of why you don’t cross the King and Queen. “What does the letter say?” John asked me

“ Not good. The Crown Prince was taken to the lower Dungeon.” I told him He had a horrified look on his face.

“The King and Queen are sick! What are we going to do about it? He is our Ticket on getting our kingdom back.” He asked me, and he was right. He did make a promise. The hard part is getting him out. Then telling Lizzy what is going to happen to her older brother is not going to be easy.

“ We are going to rescue him, but it is going to be really hard and something we have to plan out. We also have to tell the Princess.” I told him, and he nodded. We both looked at Lizzy who was sitting near her tent, watching her surroundings. She was lovely but has quite the fiery side to her. I just hope this goes well.

Elizabeth Pov

From a distance, I could see Leo talking to Isabella. What he was talking about made my friend’s hand fly to her mouth. To say the least, it was not a good conversation. She nodded to him and was heading my way. She came up to me and sat down next to me. “Elizabeth, I have some news you are not going to like.” she said to me, “ Your mother and father have taken your brother in the lower dungeon.” 

“They have taken my brother where?” I had no clue we had a lower dungeon and by the looks of it wasn’t good.

“ It is only rumored most people don't know the lower dungeons existence. It is said to be where the King tortures his prisoners down there. The next month they are publicly executed.” She said, and I gasp. Could this be true? My brother is going to be executed…

“What can I do to help?”

“ I will ask.” She said with a smile