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Chapter 9 - The Kidnapping Scheme

After we had received a quick medical treatment and feasted, guzzling wine at a speed that made the doctor consider giving us another consultation, Macbeth groggily handed Fleance his armour and weapons to play with and staggered off to bed. 

Here, my plan would finally be put into action. 

After gingerly tucking Macbeth into one of the guest rooms on the far end of the corridor, I secured the heavy wooden door with not one, not two, but three steel padlocks and carefully hid the keys in the folds of my night robe. 

"In the event of today's victory, I declare this month a holiday! Go home to your families and return not earlier than next month."

Grinning, my attendants bowed and left in a flurry of pretending they wished to stay with me and reluctantly being convinced to go home.

"Father, then who will wash our laundry?" A little voice piped up.

You silly boy, do it yourself! There are no handmaids on the battlefield, brat.

In any case, to prevent the Macbeths from plotting together, and much less carry out their evil schemes, I would have to be the first one to make the move.

Here, my scheme to kidnap Macbeth would begin.

When would I release him, you may ask? 

Okay to be fair, I hadn't really thought about that.

Keep him indefinitely? For the peace of Scotland, some sacrifices were necessary …

No, what kind of crazy person would do that?