Truth

The king and queen were indeed at the throne room, and as soon as the king saw him, he felt it, the same power his guards felt, his power was leaking, badly for that matter, the king saw him. but he expects to see in his yes was different. he was calm and still looked sensible even though all those powers were leaking out, but he knew that even though he looked as calm as the sunny day, inside of him, was in chaos, existed a storm which was waiting patiently for it to finally be let loose.

When he was close enough, the queen stood and ran to him, she hugged him tightly as he hugged her back, he was well aware that this mother of hers was worried for him, so exactly as he did to his guards, he smiled at her too once she let him go off of her embrace.

"Reine my darling am sorry for what happened, the king and I have also sent guards to look for her as well, am sure she'll be found soon."

Reine held her cheeks and told her

"I know my queen, thank you for caring for her as much as you care for me"

the king stood up from his throne and went to him

"Reine, I hope you're aware of what am feeling right now"

Reine bow to him and stood up straight, he sigh and answered

" Am well aware your magesty, I promise I'll try my level best to suppress it because I know it makes others feel uncomfortable being around me"

" Yes, you do that"

the queen butted in and asked Reine

" Have you found any clue to know where she could be? "

"No my queen, me and my men have found nothing regarding her whereabouts, I asked them to come back and rest but I don't think they did, they're hellbent to find her for me, so I could finally be able to rest then"

" You're lucky to have faithful combrades like them Reine, but be alert as well"

" I know your magesty"

" But darling, don't you think that, that lord might be behind all this? "

the king narrow his eyes at his queen and asked

" Which lord? "

" Lord Henry"

Reine was the one who answered on behalf of the queen, then he continued

" I solemnly feel like her disappearance has something to do with lord Henry as well, I mean, if she left on her own, we would've surely found her on the first day when she ran away from that place, because she doesn't know the city well and I went to search for her right after I found out that she was gone, she wouldn't have gone far on her own, and that's why I feel like something might have happened to her and that's why we couldn't find her"

The king thought for awhile and then, he hum in agreement.

" I think his right, lord Henry has been desiring that girl since the first auction took place. now, even I think that he has something to do with her disappearance"

" She might have left on her own, but am sure lord Henry took her, but I can't do anything nor say anything about it unless I have evidence to prove it that he indeed took her."

" I see, then I'll send a spy to secretly follow him. and observe his actions from now onwards, starting from where he goes after leaving his house and which places he.... "

" Your magesty!!! "

the three of them heard a guard calling his magesty. they both turned to him and what they saw in his hands, surprised them.

" Who is she? "

the guard was holding onto a maid in his hands who seems to be in fear. the guard made her kneel Infront of the royal family and told them

"I saw her eavesdropping on your conversation while hiding behind the pillars"

" What?! "

The king asked in shock and looked at the young maid who was now in tears and filled with fear. Reine on the other hand, got shocked when he heard that as well as the queen. he looked at the young girl closely and the king asked.

"Who is she?!"

"Am not sure your magesty, but I think that she's not a maid of the palace, rather a spy sent to spy on the royal family posing as a maid"

they all looked at her, she wasn't saying anything but rather panting out of fear and her eyes looking everywhere except to the royal family Infront of her,

"Take her to the dungeons and interrogate her, make sure you get the information from her, and if she refuses to speak, punish her, til she says who sent her here and spill the beans."

the girl now raised her eyes and looked at the king

"No, please, I didn't do anything, please!!!!"

Reine knelt Infront of her and told her

"I can save you, and allow you to leave this palace without a single scratch on your body, but only if you spill the truth and tell me where lord Henry took my Lunar"

as If Reine was sure that this girl was sent by lord Henry, he asked the question straight to the point and waited for her answer.

the girl looked at him with a terrified look in her face and thought 'my lord, what should I do? am trapped here, should I spill the truth to save myself and put you in danger? '

"Be aware that your lord won't come to save you, because unlike me, they don't care about people like you who have already been caught. they'd rather find away to get close to you and eliminate you before spilling the truth to us, and I promise you, that's exactly what will happen"

the maid knew about promises in mirrormoor, that cursed word would do anything to come true, even the impossible for that matter. Now she was afraid, more than before, Reine seeing this, he smiled to himself knowing that he already install the fear he planned. now she will spill the truth.

"But if you tell me now, I will save you, and I promise you you won't be killed by his magesty. but only if you spill the truth"

the girl thought for awhile, thinking about the prince's deal, feeling like she's taking too long to decide, he stood and said

"Take her away, she's not ready to spill the truth"

" Yes your highness"

the guard held her and was ready to take her away when. she shouted

" Wait!!!! I'll tell the truth!!!! "

Reine smiled as he knew that he got her right where he wanted.