38 Chapter 38

Lovell waited as Lance and Gale made their way to the dining hall. Zero and Zephyr were the only others to make their way down as Luna and Scarlet slept. Lovell turned to Lance, "How was your night?"

Lance yawned as he sat down. "Ok, but I was enjoying a wonderful dream before Gale woke me."

Lovell turned to Gale as he smiled, they caught Marie walking in with a bag. "Not everyone is here I guess?" Marie asked.

Lovell nodded. "Yeah, they can sleep as the rest of us can get ready; you have everything ready for Lance and Zero?"

Marie smiled as she tossed a bag to each of them. "Does that answer your question, oh by the way the King sent a message. He said that the council has asked for Fang to chat?"

Fang looked at her, "Well this might things a little easier but not by much." Fang glanced over at Lovell. "Tell them if you can that I will have a chat and say that I'm coming with my younger brother. That should make them ask lots of questions about my life and keep them distracted long enough that Scarlet and the others to be in possession."

Marie nodded at his request. "Will do, but I need these two to get ready before the first patrol. The King is waiting to hand off the staff to Zero so he can just hide till the time is right for him to appear."

Lovell acknowledged Marie as he turned to Lance and Zero; they both nodded as they followed Marie out to start the plan. Gale turned to Lovell. "You want Zephyr to wake the other two?"

Lovell turned to Gale. "Yes, me and Fang will leave one hour after the rest of you leave to start your parts of the plan."

Gale looked at Lovell, "You forgot that I was a part of the plan that was with Lance and Zero, didn't you?"

Lovell froze as sweat dripped down. "Sorry, Gale it slipped last night when I talked to them and besides, I think that you should go with Scarlet to help with the riot." Lovell laughed nervously at him.

Gale smiled as he leaned back. "That's fine its better this way; we can start in two different locations so that its more effective that way."

Lovell rubbed his head, embarrassed that he forgot, he watched as Zephyr went to wake Luna and Scarlet. Moments later Luna and Scarlet walked in as they noticed Gale was still there.

Scarlet looked at Lovell. "Why is Gale here and where are Lance and Zero?"

Lovell sighed as he leaned on the table. "Slight change of plan but it will still work, Gale his helping you out for optimum effect on the riot, and Zero and Lance are already at the castle prepping for the first stage."

Luna smiled as she turned to Gale, "I hope for the best then, I think me, and Zephyr will leave to get our man from the slums and wait till the trial starts then. We will stick to the shadows."

Lovell acknowledged her as she and Zephyr left, Scarlet grabbed Gale by the arm. "So, we will start once we know you are at the gates?"

Lovell shook his head. "Gale will head to the other side, and you will leave in half an hour from now, While Fang and I will leave an hour after that giving you time to move from the commons area to the main gates in starting the riot." Lovell watched as Scarlet let go of Gale. "Say something like' we shouldn't let a criminal wait for his trial he should die before us now for his defile of the royal family?'"

Scarlet had a glimmer in her eye as Gale shuddered at it. "Very well then, Gale, head our so we can get started."

Gale looked at Lovell as Scarlet pushed Gale off to the door, he looked at Lovell as he waved sheepishly at him. Lovell could only watch as he turned to Fang, Luna and Zephyr head off as well, leaving an awkward feeling within the air between them. Fang got up and leaned on the windowsill, Lovell looked at the clock as he waited for the time to pass.

Lovell turned to Fang as the clock ticked away. "It's time we leave, so let's get this done before things go south."

Fang nodded as he looked at the clock. They stood up walking to the castle, Lovell felt a knot in his stomach as they walked down the main road to the castle gates. Fang smacked Lovell in the head as they approached the gates. Lovell went to ask why Fang did that but stopped as he noticed Fang was nervous as well. Sweat dripped from his chin, as he stopped at the gates. Lovell could feel the tension rise as they waited to enter the castle grounds. The guards asked who they were; Fang answered as Lovell stared at him. One guard looked at the other before heading inside to talk to the advisor when he stopped.

A man walked over to them; the guards saluted the man as he smiled at Lovell and Fang. "You must be the Krisnik brothers?"

Fang bowed at the man as Lovell stubbled to do the same. "Yes, councillor August."

August smiled at them, as the guard returned to his post. "Come everyone is waiting for you ahead for you two."

Fang lifted his head as Lovell followed them. Lovell had seen the castle when he was with Marie, but this time felt different as they joined the other councillors. Lovell recognized one being Scarlet's father; he turned to Lovell seeing something was up.

"Why are you here, Lovell?" He asked Lovell, his voice bellowed through the halls.

Fang stepped forward in front of Lovell. "Is there a problem with my younger brother being here councillor Rosier?"

Councilor Rosier looked at Fang as he closed his eyes. "No, I was just wondering where my daughter is?"

Lovell smiled at him as he bowed, "She is fine, sir. We thought it best to leave her in town as we came to talk."

The advisor entered the room, he looked at Lovell, his eyes judging him from afar. "Well, now that we are all here—"

August looked at the king, "Where is your sceptre, your majesty?"

The other councillors looked at the king as he smiled, "I miss placed it recently, and besides it's not needed for this is it?"

The advisor looked as if he wanted to blow as Lovell smiled slightly as he watched the king smiled it off. Fang turned to August. "Now I hear there is a prisoner here that stole something of the royal families?"

August closed his eyes. "Yes, and we haven't been able to find where he hid it. HE keeps saying that he never stole it. Honestly, I think something fishy is going on?"

Fang glanced at Lovell as he turned his attention back August. "Why has he not been executed yet so that if anyone he was working with gets the message, there will be consequences if it's not returned?"

The advisor smiled. "Well we all agreed that we would do that today once you got here at—" the advisor turned to the gates. "What is that commotion?"

A guard came running in "Advisor sir, the people are outside asking for the prisoner's public execution, to happen today. They are saying that he should be made an example of what will happen if some steals from the castle?"

That advisor went pale as he looked out to the gates, he glanced at the council as they waited for his decision. He waved the guard away as he turned to the king, "I wish you never lost that staff of yours for this very thing, you incompetent fool of a king." The advisor walked down to the councillors, as he turned to a guard, "You go fetch the prisoner! We will deal with this now, sorry that we had to cut this short master Krisnik."

Fang smiled at him as Lovell cast the spell under the advisors' nose. "That is fine; we will join you in support. The people will see that you mean business with our presences."

The advisor turned to Fang as he smiled him. "Very well then shall we go then?"

Fang bowed as Lovell looked at Orville, he smiled at he discreetly giving him a thumbs up letting him know everything was going alright. Orville nodded slightly as they walked to the execution grounds. The people gather around as they waited for Ark to appear. Ark's head was covered as he walked to the chopping block.