"Bright! Bright, help me!" Emma shouted, her voice growing hoarse.
"Silence her," he ordered.
He quickly gagged her, muffling her pleas.
"The execution is in an hours," the head warden announced, "Proceed according to plan," said the head warden.
The staff member nodded and quickly moved to execute the orders, ensuring that the ruse would play out as intended.
Emma's eyes widened in terror, her muffled screams intensifying behind the gag. She struggled against her restraints, her mind racing with fear and desperation. She knew her time was running out.
"We'll be kind enough to let the prince meet his fiancée," the head warden sneered. "After all, the prince seems lovestruck despite knowing his fiancée is a thief."
*
Bright was led down into the underground prison, the air growing colder and damper with each step. He felt uneasy, his instincts telling him something was wrong.
