Past.

    Lady magret turned away from the camp and rid of Avalo royal City. It was already the third day since she saw the prince. She had thought that she could get to him in the camp and cast the spell again. She hoped to meet prince Ericsson.

    Although the second prince did not like her, she knew he would help if it had something to save his brother.

    "How was the prince already dead?" She could not understand it. When she got into the royal city she met a lady and exchange her dress with that of a commoner.

    She knew that her dress will draw a lot of attention and she may lose her life before she finds out where the second prince was kept.

    She did not really know much of Avalo culture. The lady happily gave her two dresses in exchange for hers.

    Lady magret collected the dress with a warm smile. She changes her dress, then walked her way to the palace. Once she was close to the gate she cast an invisible spell again and walked into the gate.

    She stayed within the palace for a whole day but she could not find prince Ericsson. She joined the workers in the kitchen the next day, that was when she found out that the prince was kept in the tower at the right wings.

    Lady Magret offered to take food to him, it was her one chance to see him and talk to him. The maid who was assigned happily gave in. The maid hated the many stairs that lead to the tower.

    Lady Magret collected the food and climb the stairs up to the tower.

    "Your highness," Lady magret knocked.

    "Go away I do not want to eat," prince Ericsson replied. "I will just wait for my death," he whispered the other to himself.

    "As your highness wish. I was hoping his highness would like to find out how his brother died and average him," lady magret said hoping her words will lead the prince to let him open the door.

    "I know how my brother died. Nobody will believe me. That vemuns lady killed him," prince Ericsson replied. In the last three days, he has been saying the same thing but no one believed him.

    The murder weapon had been his knife, so he suspected that she must have stolen it from him when he block her the day before the prince''s death.

    "So how would you average his death, nobody believes you. How about you open the door and hear her side of the story. I believe the both of you have been set up," lady Magret tried again.

    There was no reply after she spoke but lady Magret stood waiting for him to open the door.

    "How do you know so much?" Prince Ericsson asked after the short pause.

    "You will find out if you open the door," lady magret replied. She knew that it was not safe to discuss standing outside, because there was a guard aside to the outer door.

    Prince Ericsson thought about it for a short while then opened the door. He was surprised to see lady magret standing by the door.

    "You," he pointed surprised to see her he reach out to grab her neck but lady Magret had anticipated that move so she moves and he missed.

    "I did not kill your brother," she said as she created a little space between them.

    "Do you think you can fool me like you did my brother?" Prince Ericsson chuckled and tried to hit her again but the lady magret had very fast reflected and move.

    "Listen to me first," lady Magret tried to convince him again.

    "No, I will not listen. Killing you is all that will give me satisfaction," prince Ericsson replied.

    "The satisfaction you seek is not in my death,  I did not kill your brother," lady magret tried to convince as she dodge his attacks.

    "Then who did?" Prince Ericsson asked. He did not believe her but he thought of just listening to her while he figures out how to kill her.

    "I don''t know, that morning, a man dressed in your rode had entered into his tent. I thought you where did one so I was not bothered.

    He was straight to the prince and stab him," lady magret explained.

    "If what you say is true why did the person not kill you. After all, you are a witness?" Prince Ericsson raised his brows.

    "The person was in a hurry, the reason he did not notice me. If you believe me, ask the guard that kept watch, he must have seen you," lady magret replied.

    Prince Ericsson was going to argue again when he remembered the words of the guards that bore witness against him. One had talked about him visiting the prince before the first light. It was about the time, he and the prince woke up and went for training but that morning he had not gone to call the prince because he was still angry about what happened a day before.

    "That is not true,  never visited my bother''s tent that morning," prince Ericsson said.

    "I know because I saw his face, you can''t give up on life only you can avenge the death of Prince Edward," lady magret said.

    "Why?" You should not have run away. You should have come to me and would have figured it out together. How can avenge him when iI am locked up? Everything is already a mess. only you can Avenge him now," prince Ericsson said.

    "I did not Runaway," Lady magret shook her head before explaining everything that had happened that morning to him.

    "Can the words of the woman in the mountains of the old gods be trusted," prince Ericsson asked after listening to all lady Magret said.

    "Yes, I have no reasons to doubt her," lady magret said.

    "Would you recognize the face of the man that killed my brother?" Prince Ericsson asked.

    "Yes, but first we have to get you out of here. I heard the council has decided to behead you for this," lady magret said.

    "I will not run away. I did nothing wrong," prince Ericsson shook his head.

    "We have no evidence, you would be killed, I am only but a stranger," lady magret tried to convince him.

    "No," prince Ericsson would not hear a word of it. I will rather die than become a fugitive," prince Erickson remain stubborn.

    Lady Magret seeing this began to cry. she knew he would not be able to stand her tears. My poor child. How would you survive? Your father is already dead and your uncle, cares nothing about you.

    "What will happen if your mother dies or falls sick. There would be no one take care of you," lady magret cried.

    Oh please stop crying. We both know you are stronger than you look," prince Ericsson said refusing to fall for her trick.

    "What about you? Do you think your brother and mother will welcome you in death after you left me alone and refuse to protect the child in me?" Lady magret decides to guilt trap him since her acting pitiful did not work.

    "Shut up," prince Ericsson snapped.

    "Why?" Because you feel guilty about how you fail your promise to your mother, your brother is dead," she raised her brows.

    "You just shut up?" Prince Ericsson snaps vines were visible on his neck.

    "Why?" lady magret asked.

    "You have no right, whatever happened was between my brother and I is none of your business," he snapped.

    "When my son grows up I will tell him what a coward his uncle was. I am sure my husband will not give you peace for living us like this," lady Magret said.

    "What husband?" Prince Ericsson looked at her.

    "You brother, we went to get married that day, how else do you think I  carry his seed?" Lady magret asked.

    Prince Ericsson paused hearing her words. "Why should I believe everything you just said?" He asked.

    "If my mission was to get rid of your brother I will not be standing here, " she replied.

    "True, the prince nodded his head. " Even if I wanted to stay alive and protect you, that will be impossible. I have no way to clear my name and escaping from this spot is impossible, " prince Ericsson replied.

    " you can escape if you want to, I have a plan," Lady magret said with a smile.

    "Let hear it," prince Ericsson nodded his head. He did not totally trust her, but he knew that he needed to stay alive if he will ever want to find out what really happened to his brother.

    He would not have the face to face his mother and brother in the after life if he did not average his brother''s death.

    "Tonight a maid will prince you food, allow her in. Tie her up and exchange clothes. You will easily pass all the guards looking that way. It would already be late, so they would not see your face," Lady magret explained.

    "Are you out of your mind? You want me to do that to a woman? How do you expect me to dress like one," Prince Ericsson felt that his ears were beading from the lady''s words.

    "yes, do you have better escape plans," Lady magret asked.

    "No, but I can''t fight in a lady''s dress, should I be found out," Prince Edward said.

    "you would not need to fight, just walk with your head bowed. I will wait for you at the place I first saw you swording with your brother. I have to go. The guard will start getting suspicious," Lady Magret said and walked away without waiting for the prince to reply.

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