"Y'know, Hope I'm realizing this now but, if your dad is here at a castle, doesn't that mean this is the royal capital?"
"Eh? You didn't know Sir Vance?"
"No to be honest me and Celine kinda ended up here by heading through a forest."
"A forest? But the closest forest to here is... THE FOREST OF LOST SOULS?!?!? Sir Vance are you telling me that you got here by going through The Forest of Lost Souls?"
"Uhhhhhh I guess? I didn't really know the name. Well we can talk about it later. For now lets just go meet your dad."
"If you say so Sir Vance. C'mon, lets go to the castle." After finishing this statement Hope grabbed Vance's hand and began pulling him towards the direction of the castle with Celine and Alice following.
A short while later, Vance, Celine, Alice, and the energetic Hope that was pulling Vance behind her, reached the large castle at the center of the city. At the gate the guards began to move towards the group and attempt to stop them, until they noticed Hope who was in front.
"Princess? Is that you?"
"Yes it is I. I'm here to introduce my hero to my father, so I would appreciate it if you could move. I already had a guard inform him."
"Of course Princess." The lead guard said he and the others returned to their stations.
After seeing this Hope continued to drag Vance into the castle. As they walked the halls of the castle, Vance, Celine, and Alice admired the decorations and furnishings of the castle. They walked on a red carpet. There were suits of armor, and intricate statues, as well as a painting of the royal family.
A short period later, they had reached a large room with walls that were a pristine white, a golden chandelier that hung from the ceiling and at the far end of the room there were two thrones. Both of the thrones had a golden backing with a red cushioning. One was larger than the other. At this moment upon the larger of the two thrones a man sat. The man had blond hair and violet eyes, which contained a trace of worry. He called out.
"HOPE!!! Where have you been? Your mother and I have been so worried about you."
"Well papa I actually wanted to tell you about that. I got captured by a group of bandits, and I heard that they wanted to sell me as a slave. But just when I thought that I would never see you, mama, and sis again, my hero arrived."
"Your hero? Where is this hero? Eh?" The king said confused, seemingly only now realizing that behind his daughter were a group of three: Vance, Celine and Alice.
"You three are the ones who saved my daughter?"
"Yes, we did save Hope from the Bandits Lair."