Emmaline -
Emmaline stared at Martin, dumbfounded. He told them to say he was kidnapped? That didn't make sense. So she said as much.
"I understand your confusion. But I knew it would be the quickest way to get you here."
That didn't ease the confusion at all.
"What!?" she shook her head.
"I knew that the quickest way to get you down here, especially on the eve of your coronation, was to send word that I had been kidnapped."
"What? I... you could've just asked! You could've just asked me to meet you here and I would've!" She blubbered.
"Really? You would've dropped everything, left Antebellum abruptly because I asked you to?"
"Yes! Maybe. Well, I guess we won't know now will we!" She was stumbling over her words. She was a mix of extremely relieved, confused, and angry. She took a
