Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20160910175125/@comment-17114085-20161111201714

"Wedding...?" Cirges asked, his voice barely audible.

"Yes, Sir Knight! My wedding, my special day. It will be quite the feast. I'm sure that you'll want to be there..." Rallaume replied, though he stopped talking when he saw that the knight was not listening.

''He's taunting me. Fucking bastard. Why can't he just kill me already, I can't...'' He thought before the prince continued.

Rallaume placed his dagger under Cirges' throat and lifted his head up to look at him. "It is rude not to look at someone when they are talking to you, Sir Knight. I would have thought a man such as yourself knew their manners." When their eyes locked the bastard continued. "As I was saying. You'll want to be there to see the bride off. Young, beautiful princess Arielle Stentor."

Cirges felt his heart skip a beat. "Arielle!" He said, his voice loud for the first time in days. His throat ached when he spoke in such volume. "She is alive, how?!"

Rallaume grinned. Now I've got your attention. "Yes she is. Young Arielle was the High King prisoner. When my father proved his loyalty the High King rewarded us with the princess and I was offered her hand in marriage. In fact, she is currently in the city. Only a couple floors above you."

''Princess! I...I can't believe..'' He collected his thoughts and looked at the bastard. ''She is betrothed to him...she isn't safe. It is my duty as a Knight of the Axes to protect her. The last of the Stentors...'' He looked over at his stump of a right hand. ''How can a man like me protect her. I'm maimed and locked up. I can probably not even get up. No! I can't despair. I owe King Roberto, King Edgar. I must protect her.''

Rallaume chuckled. He saw the renewed determination on Cirges' face and the thought of breaking him once more pleased him. "So, Sir Knight. Will you tell me where Queen Jeanne is? So she can come to my wedding as well, as a special guest."

Cirges remained quiet. ''I don't know exactly where Jeanne went off to, but I hope she is safe. Without that knowledge I won't ever get out of here, Rallaume won't let me. Though, even if I knew I'd never tell. I wouldn't betray King Roberto like that.''

"What? Cat's got you tongue." Rallaume asked, then smiled and began to carve into Cirges' scared chest. The knight screamed, but didn't say a word.