On the day of the expedition, the trainees prepared themselves. This is their first time going out of the castle since the day they came in.
They gathered in front of the gate while riding their horses. The Crown Prince and sir Jude were ahead of them:
- Listen to me carefully everyone, we are going to the other side of the Town, precisely to the white castle. It is a very old castle, and it's supposed to be abandoned, but some people saw lights coming from its window at night. We must check it out in case some of our enemies reside there. Stick together, and wait for my orders before doing anything, is that clear?
- Yes, your highness.
They started the expedition trip to the white castle, after half of a day they stopped to take a break.
- Hey guys, do you know the story of the white castle? Asked Remy.
- No, tell us. Replied David
Rose was sitting not too far from them, but she got closer, to listen as well to the story.
- Well, the story began a thousand years ago, when a great emperor was ruling the country, he was living in that castle with the empress and their children. He got three sons and one daughter. They lived in peace until one day, the Empress died and the emperor got married again to a young beautiful woman. From the day she set her foot on the castle, she started aiming for the throne. First, she killed the three sons, then she poisoned the emperor.
- What happened to the daughter?
- She managed to save her life and run away before she killed her too.
- How can a mere woman do all of this?
- They said that she was a witch and she used black magic to achieve her goal.
- What did happen after that?
- She became an empress, but not for too long, she was defeated by an anonymous warrior, and soon taken down and executed. So those lights can be the ghosts of that emperor and his children.
The knights freaked out, their faces turned all sudden to blue, out of fear.
- What? Are you serious?
Rose tried to calm them down.
- Is this even a true story?
- I don't know, it was a story told by our ancestors.
- So, it could be just a myth.
- Stop talking nonsense, we must leave now to reach the castle before the sunset. Said the Prince while riding his horse.
They continued their journey to the white castle, After hearing the story, Rose was excited to see that place.
Hans noticed her hidden smile, he couldn't take his eyes off her until she saw him and turned her head away.
" What's wrong with him? why does he keep looking at me like that? do I have something on my face?"
They arrived exactly at the time of the sunset.
The castle was in the middle of a deep forest. It was very big, but half of it was already falling apart.
Hans ordered them to stop a little far from it.
- If we get any closer to the castle, we will be noticed so easily. We must divide ourselves into pairs and surround the castle from all the sides, So no one can escape. Stay in your sites and wait for my orders.
The knights did what the Prince ordered them. There were six teams. Two teams stayed on the front including sir Jude and the prince, two on the sides, and two on the back.
Rose was paired with David, they were sent to the back of the castle.