10 It's All For the Succession to the Throne?

*Back to Freesia and the Kyles' boy*

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I am scared, why are they doing this to us? How and why would my uncle be involved? I asked the boy next to me not expecting a response.

Isn't it obvious Ms. Fiance?"-The boy asked.

"Pardon me? Fiance?" I look around and then ask. "Me?"

"Yes you, dear Freesia De Elgata. You might not know it yet but we've been arranged since your birth to be married one day when both of us feel ready. My family's house of Duke Kyles' has the strongest political power and the people of this country adore us as much as they adore your Royal family De Elgata." - Replies Noah.

"Wh-What?" I replied with confusion. "

"Well the Renz family are probably planning to eliminate you, then get my family on their side and ascend the throne. But since the late Great King allowed my family the chance to inherit the throne if anything were to happen to your family. Since he didn't trust the Renz family to be good for the country. My elder brother is the next in line to the throne after you, they captured me for negotiation, since they knew that my family would never allow me to die. Your uncle Renz's family considered that and devised a plan to get the Kyles family to negotiate and swear a pledge of allegiance in that way he was hoping my brother and I would step out of the throne and help them while supporting them in politics. Having my family on their side will help them in a lot of ways."

"So you are saying that they'll kill me? I am scared." I say trembling.

"Do not fear too much my lady. As it seems they haven't killed you yet, so they might end up having some use for you later. The kidnappers were supposed to kill you as soon as you arrived, but since that is not the case, I am guessing they want to sell you as a slave in another country."

"What a slave? Is slavery still allowed? I thought my grandpa the Great King had abolished it!" I cried.

"Well it is illegal to own and sell slaves but that doesn't mean people completely stopped. Well anyways do not fear too much, for I know that the Kyles family will never accept to side with the Renz family under such disgusting conditions. I believe that my brother has already noticed my disappearance so he is probably already on his way here with his knights to save us."

"But how would he know where we are?"

"Well, I can't tell you more than this for now. I'll give you more details after our rescues if we manage to both get out of here alive ."