Vigilant Warning

An hour after breakfast, when Kieran was perfecting his plan, thinking of flaws and things he might have missed out on, he heard Mary's footsteps in his ears.

Rushed footsteps followed by a similarly rushed knocking on the door.

Dok, Dok, Dok!

Kieran opened the door and Mary strode in. On the young princess' face was a rare expression of anger. She then passed the letter in her hand to Kieran.

"This is the secret letter that Rover sent me," said Mary.

Kieran opened it and saw the content.

...

To Her Respectful Highness:

All men will pledge allegiance to your valiantness on the battlefield; All men will love you because of your wisdom, but some aren't men, to begin with.

They acted domineering in normal times but fled during times of danger.

Now they have returned!

Not only do they seek to get their positions back, but they also want to scheme and plot for the fruit.

They even sent me an olive branch.