?????'s point of view:

"I'm sorry my king, we haven't much more information about them..."

"Get more. Our army is downsizing and I think their army is growing. You need to give us more information, or we will not be able to win this. We're trying to play it out like we did over a decade ago, betray the kingdom. You're going to have to work harder than this if you expect to be alive by the end of this."

"Yes, my king."

I walk outside trying not to scream with rage, he's getting really difficult to please.

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Joocie's point of view:

I open my eyes, the darkness around me slowly becomes visible. The pain in my stomach begins to return, and this time there's not escaping it. It burns worse than anything I've ever felt, so much that it's like my stomach isn't even there. Like the acid inside in swallowing me whole. All I could do was simply sit in the corner, whitening for it all to get better soon.

How long have I slept?

It's completely dark out, I must've been asleep for quite a while. I tried to keep the moving to a minimum, so I wouldn't have to deal with the pain, but I simply couldn't, it only became worse.

"Mph...."

Only then did I notice the shadow of someone in the moonlight. Where am I, you ask? Well, this isn't a prison that I'd be familiar with. It's basically a bunch on cells connected, and a door that doesn't ever close. My cell is closest to the door, and the moonlight is currently shining through it.

The shadow slowly moved closer and I heard the sound of footsteps coming near as well. I waited for it to be someone, anyone, ready to attack me or something, but it was the king. The one who'd spared me for some reason.

"You good Joocie?" He whispered quietly. I couldn't exactly say anything, so I simply nodded.

I was not ok.

Everything hurt even worse than before, and I couldn't help but wonder if this was even possible. I've actually taken a stab through the stomach a few times, but it never felt this bad. Wait a second....

How am I even still alive at this point?

"I don't believe you're ok. I can have someone come help you if you need."

"I'm fine..."

"Nah, I really don't think so. I'm going to get a nurse, you give me a second," he said walking back outside.

Why was this stranger being so kind to me? For all he knows, I could just be a spy here to learn all of their plans and deliver them to the king of Pika or Willow. I mean I'm not, but I could be.

After a small silence, the king and a nurse returned to me. They slowly opened the door to the cell and walked inside. It didn't take very long for the nurse to discover that it was simply pain from the injury. All they could do was give me pain meds. It helped a little, but not a lot.

As the king and nurse were leaving, he looked back at me. Before he left I mouthed a thank you.