The Countess

Being locked in prison wasn’t as bad as he thought.

The guards were super friendly and constantly talked to him.

They called him the Hero of the people.

Even the other prisoners treated him with respect.

Many of them had families outside that he had saved, so they gave him thanks whenever possible.

The Hero was given every comfort available.

And many nobles, wanting to boost their reputations, had come to talk to the Hero, and even gave him many gifts.

Sadly, his period of comfort did not last long.

The king declared him innocent and gave him the task of hunting those that had betrayed the crown, as long as the king was informed of who before he did so. The excuse was that the king wanted to provide the Hero support.

Of course, he really just wanted to make sure that he could control Louis as much as possible.

But that was all a front Louis made in order to reach his true goal. And he already had an idea of who he wanted to make his ally.