The Dragon Brothers
Chapter 20 - King Rufus of Cait

Lucian POV

Myself, my brothers, and 4 platoons of the imperial guard march from the castle to the capital. What we find is nothing less than complete mayhem. Merchants are trying to shut their traveling wagons and not lose any more merchandise. Food, material, jewelry, and other merchandise covers the streets. Stores are closing their doors. Revelry signs left over from the new year festival litter the streets. Merchants that tried to defend their merchandise lay on the streets dying from being stabbed with a sword. The militia gangs are turning everything into chaos. At least with the gang's red shirts and mail armour they stood out in the crowd.

"All right boys, look for leaders to take as prisoners. Kill all the rest!" I shouted at the army.

We all charged ahead. The battlefield that was actually the streets of the capital quickly became streets filled ankle deep with blood. It pained me to see my beloved capital, the streets that I grew up on as a boy, covered in blood with dead bodies laying in the gutters. I told one platoon to stay behind and collect the bodies to be buried in a mass grave. We would put a marker up with the date of the battle. I told a second platoon to stay behind and attempt to clean up the blood on the streets. I wanted to keep our capital looking beautiful for residents and tourists.

We collected four prisoners that seemed to be leaders of the militia gang to take back to the castle dungeons. Myself, my brothers and two remaining platoons were now marching our prisoners back to the castle. However, while we were away the castle was attacked by other militia gangs!

Viola POV

After Lucian had left with his men I went to sleep. But it was not long before Agenta came running into my room waking me up.

"Queen Viola, the castle is under attack! We must leave NOW!" Agenta grabs a dress so I can throw it on in haste. She also grabbed a cloak for me so that I could use the hood to cover my face.

Then we leave my room and two castle guards are waiting for us. The guards take us toward the kitchen and in the pantry is a secret door behind the shelves. The door led us to stairs and then to a passageway that led us 5 miles outside of the castle and out a small mound in the ground inside the forest. The guards encouraged us to continue to run and not stop. We kept going until we came across a small cabin in the forest. The cabin was very small. There was a kitchen with a small table on one side of the cabin and on the other side were two cots. There were no walls separating the rooms. It was just one big room.

Agenta immediately got to work creating a fire in the fireplace to heat the cabin. The guards posted themselves outside. I went outside and grabbed some herbs and noticed that somebody had planted some vegetables close to the cabin so I grabbed those too. I started a stew that would be ready in a few hours.

Agenta and I sat down and tried to relax. I didn't know where Lucian was. I didn't know when he would find out that the castle was under attack. I didn't know when he would find out that I'm safe. What if the castle is taken over? Will Lucian, his brothers, and his two platoons be able to take the castle back?

"Agenta, does Lucian know where this cabin is?" I ask, trying to break the silence.

"Yes. This cabin has been used for many years for the royal family to escape during times of war." Agenta said, trying to reassure me. In fact when Lucian was a small child the castle was under attack and the queen and young Lucian had to escape to this very cabin.

I can't relax. I have so many things running through my mind. I almost feel sick to my stomach. So, I decided to go lay down on one of the cots and go to sleep. Lucian POV

I'm terrified that Viola did not get out in time. As I fight against the men all I can really think of is Viola. The enemy is the same men from the capital; men with red shirts and mail armour. I ram my sword through a man's stomach. Blood flows from his mouth as his eyes roll to the back of his head. I push him off my sword as I turn to clash swords with another man. I knock his sword from his hands. Then I cut his head off his shoulders. I see someone clashing swords with my brother Prince Wolf. I stab my sword into his kidney and he falls to his knees. My brother steps on his chest and then stabs his sword through his stomach. We continue fighting for what seems like hours but eventually we are victorious. The first move I make once the battle is over is to check our room. Viola is not there. Now I must check the cabin in the forest. I, with my brothers, open the secret door in the pantry in the kitchen; which leads me to the stairs and then to the passageway so I can get outside. I'm thankful my brothers are coming with me. I'm not sure what I will encounter. We start running towards the cabin. Viola POV

Agenta wakes me up. I can see she is completely terrified. We can hear men fighting outside the cabin with the guards that came with us.

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"Agenta is there another exit or way out of this cabin." I ask hoping we can keep running.

"No, my queen. This cabin was built long ago and the only window is at the front by the kitchen." Agenta explains we have no way out.

"Are there any weapons inside?" I ask hopefully.

"No, unless you want to use a cast iron skillet." Agenta smiled somewhat ruefully.

"Hey, it is better than nothing." I grab a skillet and I hand another one to Agenta.

As soon as I hand the skillet to Agenta twelve men bust into the small cabin. Both Agenta and I raise our skillets ready to defend ourselves.

A man enters who is obviously a leader of some sort. "Ladies, I am King Rufus of Cait. Why don't we put our weapons down and talk?" He smiles at me but there's something off about this man.

"Men, leave us and start patrolling around the cabin. I will take care of the women." King Rufus turns to us and again motions for Agenta and I to come sit at the table. "Even if you overpowered me you wouldn't get past my 12 soldiers so please come and sit." I start to notice his strange accent and wonder where Cait is.

Agenta and I slowly walk over to the kitchen table and sit down. "What do you want from us?" I ask, keeping my head held high.

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"Hm, it is not so much what you have as it is what your husband has, My Queen. So, there's no reason why you and I can't be friends." King Rufus keeps smiling at me but his smiles slowly turn more and more evil.

"What do you want from my husband?" I ask, trying to control my distaste for this man.

"Well, I want his kingdom. What other reason would I be here for?" King Rufus starts laughing in my face. "And I just might take his pretty little queen too." His eyes rove over my body lustfully.

That was all it took for me. I grabbed the skillet in my hand and I smacked King Rufus across the face with it. Thankfully, I had the element of surprise and caught him off guard when he wasn't expecting it. He fell unconscious to the ground and then I continued to beat him in the head with the skillet until his head was just a limp bloody lump of pulp.

Lucian POV

My brothers and I sneak up on the cabin cautiously. I had a bad feeling about this. As we got closer we could see twelve men surrounding the building. They all wore the same red shirts and mail armour. So we encircle the men. Each brother has three red shirts to kill. I grab my first and drag him into the forest and cut his throat. My brothers do the same. Now we're down to 8 red shirts. I step out and take one down using the element of surprise and stab one in the stomach killing him and then start fighting with the second I easily knock his sword away and then I stab him through as well. My brothers meet me in the front of the cabin. I'm scared of what I'm going to find inside. I kicked the door in with my sword ready. Viola is sitting on the floor crying with a bloody cast iron skillet in her hand. King Rufus, or what's left of his face and head, is lying next to her. Agenta is standing with her back to the wall with her hand covering her mouth in shock. A/N Please drop me a comment and let me know if you like the story or the chapter. I love all feedback both critical and complimentary. Check out my other book Prince Justus and the Rogue. You can also go to my facebook page for chapter updates and updates on new projects. https://www.facebook.com/Sammi-From-Anystories-1020524119915