The Prince of Old Vynterra by V. F. Sharp

Author:V. F. Sharp [Sharp, V. F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-19T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Ezstasia entered the prince’s library which was a different room from his study. She gazed up at the huge bookshelves. There must’ve been hundreds of books in there. She was almost afraid to look at him.

“You’re quite the busy bee,” said the prince, breaking the awkward silence. He stood by a massive armchair in front of a fire place while he stared at her intently. It made her extremely nervous. She felt her courage and anger become quickly replaced with anxiousness.

“I’d like to know what you’re up to,” she blurted out. She couldn’t believe those words came out of her mouth.

“What am I up to? I believe I should be asking you that. I assume you somehow snuck your way into the Black Castle with your friends.”

“Are they in the dungeons?”

“They’re unharmed. Why did you go to the Black Castle? You were specifically told that private places were off limits.”

“What we were told was to respect the boundaries of this castle, which we did.”

“So you were there. You all knew the Black Castle was off limits. The only way to get in is to sneak in. What were you looking for?”

As she contemplated her response, a knock on the door caused her to jump back.

“Can this wait?” yelled the prince. The door creaked open slightly. “I’m in the middle of a—”

“I apologize, sire,” said a servant’s voice outside the door. “This cannot wait. It’s quite urgent and will only take but a moment.”

“Come in,” said the prince.

The door opened and the servant introduced a castle guard, who came walking in with a sense of purpose. Ezstasia didn’t recognize him.

The guard bowed and then handed something to the prince. She couldn’t see what it was.

“We found this near Trycernius,” said the guard. “The woman hasn’t been found, but this proves she was there.” The guard looked at Ezstasia, apparently confused as to whether or not she was the one they were looking for.

“You can call off the search,” said the prince. He nodded toward Ezstasia. “She’s right here.”

“Shall I—”

“It won’t be necessary, I’ll handle it from here.”

“As you wish, sire,” said the guard, before turning and leaving the room.

The prince handed her the object the guard had given him. “I believe this is yours,” he said, smirking. “Miss Tee had shown it to me after I first found you.”

Her mouth twisted in embarrassment as she examined the delicate piece of jewelry he’d dropped into her palm. It was her silver necklace that her mother had given her. She must’ve dropped it as she scurried to put the uniform on.

“Anyway, you were saying?” said the prince.

“I don’t know how this got…”

She saw him fold his arms with a disappointed look on his face. She stopped as she clearly saw his distrust.

“Okay,” she said. “Yes, I was in the castle. I wanted to see if my friends were right.”

“Right?” he echoed. “About what, exactly?”

“They thought you might be behind the dark magic, and I needed to see for myself. It looks like I got my answer.

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