"Who is there!?" The intimidating shout freezes them on the spot...
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"Your highness, this way..."
The steward's voice changes the prince's attention. Prince Earl looks at the steward coldly in return from disturbing him.
Earl: * Does he think I don't know the way?
Earl mocks in his heart. He searches the area with a glimpse once again. He feels like there is something from the bushes but neverminds that. Gripping the basket in his hand he looks down towards where the small rabbit is.
During the time he woke up from sleep. This small thing is sleeping beside him. He tried to touch it but accidentally wake the furry friend from its rest. It gets more awkward when the two just stare at each other. The prince is sweating with anxious but the rabbit stares at him with twinkling eyes while touching his lap with its tiny paws. When the furry ball taps his lap, the prince stoned on the spot completely clueless on what should he do.
Steward: That is a cute... animal...
Earl: Yes...
Now that he thinks about it... it's good that they get along well when he gave a small flower from the vase by the hospital's bed.
His cold posture stays as he walks behind the steward. The steward is holding an oil lamp to light up the underground dungeon before turning it off once they meet an area with a torch. Burning pieces of woods guide the two towards the gatekeepers.
The gatekeepers almost took a bite of their dinner when the smoked chicken drops of their hand as they stand up and salutes. The steward nods at them while the prince keeps still in his coldness.
Stairs after stairs they walk after crossing the main gate. Under all the stairs is the dungeon where all of the prisoners reside.
Earl glances at the jails of prisoners. Some of them are shouting and screaming but some of them keep in their quite phrase probably accepting their fate to be killed.
Steward: Your highness... The woman's area is behind this door.
The steward steps aside to give access to the prince. Earl nods at him in approval of his work in a leading the way into the dungeon. Opening the old looking wooden door, he steps in with the courage to find the girl behind the bars...
TBC