The following evening…
Tauna, happy as can be. “Beautiful wedding, wasn’t it?”
Liam, proud. “ Yep, that’s my son. It takes a gallant man to
speak his words.”
“Take up arms!” A shouting warning rang throughout the
castle .
Liam and Tauna with alert, viewed the castle’s surroundings.
Liam instruct Tauna. “ Stay in our room.” He takes his sword,
with him to ward off the enemy. Closes and locks the door.
Half way down the hallway, Liam swings his first strike at the
enemy.
Meanwhile, Tauna hears the door slowly unlocking. “Liam?”
She sees the door unlatched, opens the door to see nobody.
Her curiosity lures her into the hallway to see her guard on
the floor unconscious, his sword lay across his body.
The renegade began to move toward her.
Tauna, seeing his impending threat, swiftly takes her
quickened steps to the sword, taking her foot, slams her foot
upon the upright position blade, earnestly pushing upon the
sword as the hilt flipped upward toward into the palm of her
hand, she swiftly grabbed the hilt with both hands, then
swung the sword around with all her might, as it hit hard upon
her opponent’s sword, then swung again to parry his, as the
renegade fell to the floor.
The renegade, taking his foot, tripping her off guard as she fell
hard to floor. Seeing her lay on the cold stone floor, barely
moving. Then his eyes met with an incoming woman.
Princess Mariam Nods farewell to the renegade.“
The Renegade, nods back to her in reverence, then walks
away.
Princess Mariam, standing just above her. “Tauna, you did
very well. And now, your reward is with the King. As his
Queen. Be prepared to leave. And I shall stay here, to take
your place with your Detective Liam.”
Tauna, trying to catch her heavy breath, in confusion, sees her
walk away, then long black boots, entered into the room,
slowly treading the castle’s floor, step by step moving toward
her. Tauna, getting a glimpse of a tall muscular man with a
face cloth wrapped in concealment of his identity, gained
enough strength to extend her hand out to grab her sword
just a few feet away from her, enabling herself to move
forward but slowly enduring to grab her cold steel blade, her
long auburn hair dragged beside her as she practically crawled
toward it. Just about to grab hold of it.
The face clothed man, just a measurable few inches away
from her, taking his foot, kicks the sword farther away from
her arm length in defenselessness.
Tauna, in her disposition, tries to pull herself up out of danger.
The face clothed man, taking his robust hand, lifts it above his
head, then, with one mighty thrash upon her face, concluded
his goaled plan.
Tauna, yelped falling back down, then lay half unconscious,
barely limp onto the floor.
The face clothed man, with his sly victory, slowly picking her
up into his arms, as he slowly, nonchalantly carried her out of
the chapel with the only last sounds of Detective Niles, his
brother Trey, and their two sons continued in their battle.
Pastor Connor, swings his own sword toward an enemy.
Liam, with his last swing of his sword, out swung his
opponent, as his opponent quickly ducked from him,
advantaged his turn directly back at Liam, about to hit him
hard.
Devon, seeing the coming threat, intervenes charging up
against the renegade, slashing into his arm, as the man pulls
away in shocking pain, then drops to the floor, not moving.
Liam, his brows raise in pride of his son, checks the man over.
Devon “You see father, I did win.”
Liam, stood sly. “Yes, my son. You did a heroic thing. But it
wasn’t me you nearly slew.” He rubbed his head in prideful
love.
Trey and Treman stood beside in acknowledgement smile.
Bren, racing into the room in anguish. “Liam! Tauna’s missing!
She’s gone! I can’t find her! ”
Princess Mariam, standing just inside of the room.-“That’s
right. She is with the king now.”
Liam looked straight at the maiden. “What do you mean?!”
Princess Mariam looked at him for understanding. “The king
has her. Oh what does it matter? She is gone now.”
Liam, tighten up his wry mouth. ”What do you mean, the king
has her?” He demanded, glaring at her.
Princess Mariam veered away from him, kept silent.
Liam, giving her a continued glaring look, aggressively
grabbing her arms tight, pushing her up against the castle’s
brick wall in adamance. “I SAID WHERE IS TAUNA?!!!”
Princess Mariam gasped in pain. “SHE IS WITH THE KING
NOW!” She let out a loud whimper. I switched her with me. I
made an agreement with the king. To grant me my freedom in
exchange for Tauna. And the unidentified man with in the
face wrap, He guaranteed me his support, he was the one that
took her to the king himself. Said he knows all about this
chapel’s history.” She whimpered louder, tears streamed
down her face.
Bren stood facing her, indented brows of sorrowful horror,
placing her hand to her own mouth in disbelief.
Princess Mariam, in remorse. “Oh please , I can not go back.
He has her now. He will not let her go. Please let’s just move
on with our lives.” Please love me the way you loved her. She
whimpered harder.“
Liam, enraged, his teeth grit, applied his strong hands pushed
her harder against the cold wall in furry. “GAME OVER!!!
Princess Mariam grabbed his arm, struggling to break free.
Liam, in non repentive anger. “YOU STUPID GIRL! YOU
HANDED TAUNA INTO THE HANDS OF THAT KING!!!”
Bren, grabbed Liam’s stronghold, none yielding arms. “LIAM
STOP IT! This is not a way to handle this!!!”
Liam let up off her, pulled back to regain his dignity.
Princess Mariam, taking an inhaled breath, comforted herself.
Liam, gritting his teeth at her. ”You BLOODY, STUPID GIRL!!!
You handed her over to that beast of yours! I should have left
you for nonlife on that door step! Or was that your plan all
along! God help me! Let’s hope for your sake he doesn’t place
his lustful claws upon her with heir child! And for the love of
god, I’d take her as is. She’s my living breath! Trey! Prepare
for battle! We’re going after Tauna! I’m going to retrieve my
noble Lady!" He throws down his gauntlet like glove just
inches in front of the princess, then in angrily haste, walks
away.
Bren- swallows hard, looks at Connor, Trey, then the boys.
Trey, follows his brother.