The Queen paced back and forth in her quarters. Her poison had been a success, but now it was night she felt powerless.
Three times I have failed, she thought to herself. First Melody, Lycanthropy, and that odd occurrence with jdthebud.
Wait... she pondered over his claim. A loyal citizen of her nation, he had told her, with an invisibility potion lasting three days.
Even Rumpelstiltskin couldn't make potions that strong, the Queen mulled over the claim over and over again in her head. She had come to a conclusion - one she was fearful of, for the outcome could ruin her.
"Find jdthebud and BRING HIM TO ME!"
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The Guards soon found their jdthebud - both he and Superjolt had taken The Banker, Lisia, hostage and confined themselves to a tower of the castle. They could not escape, yet they were well barricaded in. The Guards couldn't quite get to them.
The Brute, davepetasprite^2, stepped up to the blocked off entrance. She heaved at the wood, testing its strength, before taking a running charge at the oak door. It quickly shattered to pieces, and huddled against the back wall were the two criminals and their hostage.
"Help!" Shrieked Lisia, before being quickly regagged by superjolt.
The Queen locked eyes with The Beautiful Maiden. Queen Klippy was impressed with how lustrous such a poor, city rat was. It was easy to see how she could turn men against him - that was why jdthebud had to die.
With just a crushing motion of her hand, Queen Klippy brought the Maiden to her knees. Unlike The Saviour, magic was simply overwhelming to a normal human. jdthebud clutched at her chest, struggling to release the grip around her heart, but it soon become to much and The Beautiful Maiden fell down dead.
Superjolt shook - a knife held against Lisia's neck. Without his leader the once-loyal citizen of the city was not sure what to do, what move to make.
With the rest of his courage, Superjolt called out:
"My Queen, I must apologize for everything! I was swayed by that Saviour's damned ways... I was fooled, and I was weak. If you accept my apology my Queen, I will pledge undying loyalty to you, and I will personally ensure that there are no more uprisings from filthy Rebels in your kingdom. I vow to crush any rebellions before they truly begin..."
Queen Klippy, do you accept superjolt's plea?