"Hello." The rookie says, smiling at us. "Charlotte. Riley. My superior, Señor Ricardo, is readying the carriage as we speak. King Sam has been notified of your arrival in his country, and everyone has been sworn to secrecy. It will be just over an hour to the castle if we leave now. You will be safe, I promise."
"Thank you." I say, blushing as we are untied from our chairs.
"Follow me. You will be escorted by several officers." We walk down the hallways, and out the back door to a carriage. The first, rather rude, guard, looks somber now.
"We don't hold anything against you." Riley says. "You were just doing your job. I know how it goes. I'm a guard."
"Thank you." He looks to me, and I nod slowly. I notice that his name tag says Ricardo, and I assume that he will be escorting us as well. He opens the carriage door, and I smile as I climb into the carriage, into plush seats.
There's champagne and a bowl of peanuts, which Riley lunges for it upon picking his seat, right next to me. Upon seeing it initially, I thought it was popcorn.
But no one knows about popcorn.
It's still our secret.
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Hiding In Plain Sight
FanfictionCharlotte "Charlie" Neal is a Five who, unlike the Prince, has worked every day of her life. At first she signs the paperwork to join his Selection to appease her mother, but her reasons change as she becomes one of the Selected. She'll navigate t...
