Worries - Riana

"Walter?" My voice was soft and filled with warmth.

Uh, why did I feel so happy to see him. He's my mission. All I have to do is capture him alive and bring him to Ag- The Master. I try to convince myself that I am just playing along and that's the only reason I smiled. Not because we are friends. Not because we used to be friends. Just because I have to pretend we are friends.

"Yes Riana?" He replies.

"Ummmmm. Oh right!" I stumble for my words. I had been so focused on my thoughts I had forgotten why I was here. That's right! "The people are demanding a meeting with you. They are scared Walter. Their leaders are missing and the villages are in chaos. Recently, certain people have been going missing. The towns folk are worried that they will be next. They are boarding themselves up at home. No one's going to work. No one's tending to the crops. No one's tending to the sick and the injured. We have to do something."

Silence covers the room in a big, suffocating blanket. He looks up at me and smiles.

"No Lena. I have to do something. Not you."

"What do you mean? We always do this stuff together."

"I have to keep you safe Riana. Your the only one that I trust that I have left."

I feel guilt stab into my stomach. "No! You can't lock me away! I refuse to be shut out!"

"I am your King! You will listen to me! Guards! Take Riana to Agnes' old quarters and send the maids to move all her stuff there. One more thing, make sure she doesn't leave."

As guards pull me away, I kick and scream, tears flooding from my eyes. Rage filling me. I watch as Walter turns away, a single year falling from his face, "I'm sorry Riana, I really am."