MINE TO HOLD

THE PROTECTOR OF THE THRONE

EPISODE 5

"Granted" The magistrate said,Lucas smiled looking at the princess,People spoke in low tone,,everything was done,,People dispersed silently.

In another place in one chamber locked from inside stood figures in anger and confusion, the hearing had gone wrong from what they had expected, Lucas was still alive with the princess support to him,One of them slammed the table in anger.

"How did she bring them??She is just a girl she should not have that powerful influence " One of them said angrily. The leader remained calm folding her hand quitely, but beneath her calmness something dark simmered.

"She has friends...people loyal to her not us" she said softly.

" That lawyer Gregory ..where did she find him? he turned the entire kingdom upside down with his tongue alone" Another one hissed in anger,the leader lips tightened

" That's precisely the problem, the princess is more dangerous than her brother "She said folding her hands in anger.

"We should have killed her immediately the king fell" One of them said.

"She must fall slowly,publicly no one should suspect us" The leader said

"We need to change our plan" she added

They spoke in low tones and then left the chambers smiling wickedly.

At night Aurora was in her room restless thinking what the conspirators may be planning, a knock at the door brought her back to reality ,Grace went to open the door and behind her Tomas followed closely,

"Speak" Aurora commanded, Tomas went towards her dropping his voice down

" He sent me,..the men in the council plans to move Lucas at dawn,they will say its for his safety, a transfer to the capital for his full trial,they will use the Western gate, fewer guards an easier ambush" Aurora's jaw dropped in disbelief. Tomas then added.

"They have staged an attempt at the road ,chaos will be held in that confusion and commotion Lucas will be killed, " He explained keenly.

"This is already moving ,messengers boys have been paid,rumours planted about your family,,they want people to doubt the throne" Aurora kept her calm and then she spoke

"That council is the wound, we cannot let them know that we've found out ,,they will speed up everything,,we need a plan,,,a faster plan than theirs" She said still thinking of what to do,she looked at her most trusted maid Grace and Tomas who was risking his young life for her and sighed. She looked at them and nodded.

Dawn came up quickly, the conspirators men waited at the gate,blades hidden beneath travelling cloaks ready for the staged ambush,horses stamping restless,they had planned every detail keenly, they were still reminding themselves when a breathless guard came to them running he knelt down panting in fear

"My Lords....the prisoner..Lucas is gone" He said stammering.

"What do you mean is gone?" One of them asked

" He was in his cell last night l confirmed it,,this morning the cell was empty,,the door locked,all guards accounted for,,no sign of him" He said tensing,,their leader stood up confused and angry,she then looked at her most trusted guards in the room and said

"Find him ASAP" She then left the chambers angrily.

Hour earlier :

Lucas has been prayering at the narrow window of his cell since he got into it,, So at dawn he woke up went at the window praying and hoping for the best,,the night had been uneasy for him,he was still thinking when he felt a sound of footsteps behind him,he turned but it was rather too late , a figure in servant uniform struck him with a needle on his neck ,the sting was sharp and cold ,his vision blurred and his limbs turned heavy,he tried to fight but his muscles betrayed him he fell into the servant's arms helplessly. As consciousness slipped him away he heard a whisper.

"Stay alive princess Aurora keeps her word" Then next thing he saw was darkness.

Lucas was not carried through the open halls he was taken downward a hidden passage beneath the west wing, the servant no longer acted like a servant ,he moved with certainty and discipline being followed closely with two cloaked figures silent as phantoms .

They descended through torchless tunnels and eventually reached a hidden chambers lit by a single lantern,,there a tall woman waited, armor beneath a cloak,her sword sheathed but ready ..

"Inspector Vera?" The servant called as the other two men placed Lucas on a bed carefully.

"Did the injection work?" She asked looking at the sleeping Lucas.

"Just enough to put him to sleep" He said politely

"Good " Vera said smiling at him.

"They had planned to kill him during transport, we had to move before they did " She said looking at the hooded guy who was among those that came with a servant carrying Lucas heavy self.

" I will take him somewhere no one knows exists until his next trial" the hooded person said removing his hood it was Lawrence the captain himself, he was still loyal to the throne despite the death of his king,,he had now transferred his loyalty to Aurora.

He then with the help of the other guard lifted Lucas up ready to leave,,he stepped few steps backwards and whispered something that shocked everyone

"Lucas is the protector of that throne,they want him out because he is the protector of his highness the Prince, the only one who can keep him alive,,,we need to protect him,,so that his highness the Prince can also be safe"