Ella crossed her arms
"I did it to save the people I came with. If I dont succeed then maybe they will"
she relaxed her stance letting her arms at her side
"I already know it might not work but its worth a try and if I die in the process so be it, I have nothing else to live for and at least I died fighting"

"Well its better to try then to sit around and do nothing"
she snapped. When he leaned forward she took a step back all the while listening to his offer she then shook her head
"I dont want the throne, I just want us all to have a peaceful life without worrying if our town will be attacked/ Men women and children slaughtered. I want to be able to live without fear"
she paused for a moment
"How do I know you will help me?, how do I know this isnt just a way for you to get out of that cell?"
she tilted her head curious to know
"Why are you in there?"

A smile crossed Elyan's face as he thought about Valeria's idea.
"I like it. In fact, it's just about perfect. Not only would we have an informant in our group, we'd have a spy in the castle all in one fell swoop."
He turned towards her with a slight look of concern.
"There's just one thing...this entire plan hinges on your ability to act exactly like your sister. If you're discovered, you'll probably be executed on the spot and the king will realize what we're doing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to talk you out of it, I just want to make sure you're up for it."

Valeria looked at Elyan. "I know the risks involved in undertaking such a feat." She said with a calm tone. "I'm not afraid." She added. "If I was, I wouldn't have offered this as a possibility."

"but I wouldn't know the first thing about ruling an entire kingdom"
She sighed
"And how do I know you wont hurt me if i let you go"
she looked back at where the guard went
"If i did let you out, how would you get past the kings men? they would suspect me, I'm sure the guards have informed the king of my visit with you and if you were to suddenly escape they will surly think i was the one who let you out"
she then looked back at the man
"How would you attack the king anyways?"

Allora had been pondering the entire time everyone spoke. She then came up with an idea
"Instead of kidnapping someone from the castle, Why dont we work for the king..in a way"
she stood up and brushed herself off
"Think about it, we pretend to work for the king, the men being guards, the women servants. It gives us access to the castle, get us closer to the king. We can take turns and study his everyday routines and later meet up and plan when to strike. Basically spy on the king himself."
she paused for a moment
"The only downfall is there could be a possibility one of us could run into Ella and she tells the king"

Mathuriel looked up at Allora.
"How would that work? He's seen our faces, he knows what we look like. You any good at disguises?"
He looked over at Valeria. "Your plan sounds like the best. Brute force won't cut it, and if you get a chance to catch him off guard..." He paused. "Will you take it?"

Elyan thought for a moment about Allora's plan. He wanted to think of a way to make it work. The more ways they could infiltrate the castle, the better. He snapped his fingers as he thought of something.
"Hold on, Mathuriel. I think we could make both plans work."
He had a wry smile on his face now.
"Walking through the front door and signing up for guard duty probably won't work. But maybe I could find some other way to...acquire a guard uniform and use it as a disguise. It's true that the king saw us, but he's the only one who saw us, right? As long as I avoid direct contact with the king, I should be able to move around the castle freely. As an added bonus, we'd have an extra spy in the castle to help cover Valeria. Sound good to everyone?"

OOT: Let's kick this thing into high gear.

Elyan clicked his tongue.
"But we can't tell which guards are genuinely loyal to the king and which ones have been pressed into service. It'd be better to take the safe route and knock them all out."
He looked at everyone around him and spoke up so they could all hear.
"Alright, decision time! The more time we sit here planning, the more time the king has to find a way to screw us over before we even start. If stealth and infiltration isn't your thing, now is the time to speak up. We need at least one person to stay behind anyhow to get as much information as we can from Valeria's sister. We also need to work out a meeting place and some kind of time frame. Does anyone else have anything to say before we move forward? More bright ideas at the last minute are always welcome!"
He waited patiently for anyone else to speak up.

Mathuriel stood up, shaking water off himself.
"Ok. Here's what we do. Valeria, get your sister. Elyan, get a job."
He looked at Allora. "As for you, you're coming with me. We have three days. Then we meet back at the pigsty we got booted into. Got it?"

Ella was stunned he asked for a pint of blood
"B-Blood, why blood"
she looked back at the door
"where would i get a pint of blood and does it have to be a specific kind?"
she looked back at the man


Allora nodded
"Where is it that we are going?"
she looked at the others
"good luck"
she smiled

Valeria nodded her head, then looked at Elyan. "It should be easy enough to convince my sister to leave the house." She began to walk towards her former home. "I just hope my father isn't home." She muttered under her breath.

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