Amara looked at Sebastian when he mentioned paperwork needing to get done. "You should have done them before now" she said with a small smile. Sure, she hated paperwork, as she was sure everyone else did, but it always needed to get done before she did much else. "You shouldnt delay anything your father sends. Might not make him happy." She held back a blush as he kissed her forehead before she made her way to her room. She gave a sigh as she sat on her bed. "How could I have been so stupid" she mumbled to herself as she laid down.

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Aro shook his head. "Lorelei, I didnt mean it like that. I meant it to get you our of this situation, away from needing to marry him, away from your parents. I would never force you to be my servant, but if thats what it was needed to make them think, so I could help you, then alright. I wasnt going to force you to stick around after. You could have done whatever you wanted, leave, stay, but at least you wouldnt need to deal with your parents or him."

He looked towards the door when he heard the knock. His arms crossed when he heard who was there. He moved closer to keep Lorelei from falling if she did, seeing her reaction to the way he spoke. *What secret* he thought. When she mentioned not saying anything, he grew curious, but once a child was mentioned he shook his head. "Dont tell me hes telling the truth" he asked, starting to grow cold once more.

Aro narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "I thought you were going to be truthful with me" he said as he backed away from her. He walked over to the balcony window and walked out. He knew there was a ledge just large enough for him to make his way to his room. Anger took over him as he climbed onto the ledge moving past Amara's room, forgetting to let her know about this Damian person, forgetting about helping Lorelei out of her predicament with her parents and Damian. Once he reached his room, he slammed the window shut, locking it and closing the blinds once more. He cursed to himself as he even thought of talking to her again just then. He slammed his chair into his door, hearing a scream on the other side telling him the Servants would start fearing him again. *Great* he thought as he reached his bed and collapsed onto it.

The few days after telling Sebastian how she felt, Amara felt it best to let Sebastian be, and not constanly hover around him. As much as it pained the princess, she didnt want him to think she was overly needy. Did she want to spend every waking moment with Sebastian, more than anything, but she just couldnt bring herself to do so when she threw her feelings out to him, and it just seemed like he brushed them off.

During those few days, Amara had gone to her mother's grave, placing flowers and talking to her, or gone out riding with Luna, but moreso stayed by herself, not in the mood for any company.

That night suddenly changed everything in Amara's life. Something woke her from her slumber, slowly blinking her eyes open as she looked around. She saw no sign of anyone in the room other than Cobalt and pat her bed. When the little griffin didnt jump onto her bed like normal, she slowly sat up. "Do you need to strech your wings" she mumbled in a sleepy state.

Slowly Amara had climbed out of bed and made her way to the window before she heard a screech from Cobalt. All sleep was gone from her as she looked to see what made the little griffin cry out. She saw a shadowy figure move towards her too quickly for her to respond. When it grabbed her, she tried to scream, but they covered her mouth, preventing any noise. She did her best to fight, but without any training, she was an easy target. After some struggling, she felt something hit her over the head, and she blacked out.

After a few hours, Amara slowly started to stir. She hoped it had all been a dream, but when her head throbbed of pain and she felt ropes on her arms and legs, she knew it was no dream. As she opened her eyes, she could see blood trickling down her face. She panicked as she looked for a way to get out, but being tied up, she had no way to escape. Fear filled her as she started to shake. *What is going on?!* She wanted to cry out for help, but she wasnt sure where she was, or if anyone would be able to hear her. She felt a sting of pain hit her as she looked down at her leg. It was cut up rather badly as though she had been dropped or purposefully hurt. Either way, she knew she wouldnt be able to heal herself.

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Aro heard a knock on his door and rolled his eyes. He had assumed it was Lorelei after he avoided her the past few days, refusing to leave his room once again. Before he could reply, he heard Sebastian and walked to the door. "What do you mean they are missing? How could they be missing" he asked rather harshly. He clenched his fist as he he saw a little griffin running up, huffing heavily like he had been running around. "Cobalt?" He knew then Sebastian had to be telling the truth, since Cobalt usually either stuck close to Amara, or was out wondering, but certainly not acting like this. "Are there any traces as to where they could have gone" he asked.

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Haru sat outside the room Amara was in, waiting to hear her screams of fear, her struggles. He had the "guards" that took her ready to stage a fight to make it look like he rescued her, but her screams and struggles never came. He paced, growing rather annoyed before he sent one in there to check and make sure she was alive. His plan wouldnt work had she died, and and he had to be sure she was at least breathing. Haru stepped out of sight as the guard entered, chuckling to see she was awake. "I see your awake now" he said. Fear filled her eyes, and Haru then heard her scream, but not out of fear, out of pain. It was too soon for him to barge in just yet, and he knew he had time. There was no way Aro or Sebastian would find them before the next nightfall, and that was going to be when he "rescued" his little princess. *Then she will be all mine* he thought as he smirked. How could the princess love someone who wasnt there to save her? She would love him!

His plan worked better than he had hoped when she had stayed in her room, not hearing about Damian from either Aro or Lorelei, making this so much easier. He knew had she found out, she would have told her father, forcing Damian out of his kingdom, though he was surprised Aro didnt say anything. *Probably too upset about the child* he thought as he made his way to the room Damian was in with Lorelei, chuckling as he watched the way the two interacted.

Haru listened to the screams from Amara as he stood, looking at Damian. "Oh I dont intend for you to hurt her. I need them to think I saved her from the others, weather or not you plan to make it look like the same with her is up to you" he said, motioning to Lorelei. He scrunched his nose seeing the child the other male had. Having the baby made it more risky, but it wasnt his plan to take the kid and certainly wasnt about to help out with her. He looked back towards the room Amara was in as an even louder scream escaped from it, making him chuckle even more.

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Amara watched in fear as a stranger walked into the room she was in, holding a sword in his hand as he approached her. The princess gave a scream of pain as the sword made contact with her leg. While it wasnt sharp enough to slice her leg off, it certainly created a lot of pain and damage that would take time to heal. Her eyes were shut tight as she heard the man laughing at her pain. *Sebastian, please, help* she thought as she felt the tears stream down her face.

Regret started to fill her mind from the past few days, staying away from him. She regretted not spending more time with him, and the fear in her mind started to tell her she might never see him again. Her mind then wondered to Aro, not having spoken to him since she told him about Lorelei being there for him. Amara started to think about not seeing him again either and started to shake a bit as she felt another hit from the sword, this time to her right arm, another scream escaping her lips.

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Aro looked at Sebastian. "There is only one way. Luna. She and Amara have a bond, but it wont do much more than give a vision, and only as to what Amara sees and feels" he said as he shook his head. "Come on, we have to hurry." He picked up Cobalt who was clawing at his pants before he started heading out to the barn where Luna was already pacing, rearing up and pinning her ears.

Aro reached out to her and sighed. "Easy girl. I need your magic, and you know you need to calm down" he told the mare before she tossed her head. He looked at Sebastian as Luna seemed to calm down. "Sebastian, touch her shoulder, and tell her to show you Amara" he told the other prince. While he would have done so himself, he needed to get Thunder tacked up.

Aro placed Cobalt down before he grabbed a bridle and threw it onto the pitch black pegasus, who knew something was up with Aro grabbing his tack instead of someone else. The stallion slammed his hooves on the ground as he grew anxious and ready. Once Thunder was ready, he looked at Sebastian. "Where's your mount" he asked, not having seen if Sebastian rode in on anything.

Haru looked at Damian as he stabbed Lorelei. "You best leave, make it look like you were never here if you dont want to mess anything up" he said. "Take that kid with you, that is, if you actually plan to keep your promise to her" he said with a smirk. It wasnt hard to tell that if Damian was there, someone would blame him, even if Lorelei didnt make it. If Aro, somehow, got the guts to actually find out his sister and Lorelei was missing, he knew Damian would be attacked for being part of it.

Haru walked towards the door Amara was held in, hearing her tortures. It almost hurt him to hear her like that, key word being almost. He peeked in with the door already open and saw her blacking out and coming to a few times. *Soon* he thought. While they hadnt been missing for long, he assumed someone would have found out by now. After a few more minutes of torture, he barged in, knowing the men knew it was their time, after all, thats what they signed up for. After a few fake attacks, Haru ended them before he raced over to Amara.

Haru untied her from the chair, acting as though he was worried. "Amara! Are you alright? What happened" he asked her, waiting for her response. When he heard Amara mumble something about being taken, he hugged her, smirking behind her back. "Dont worry. We will find who did this, and make them pay" he told her.

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Aro looked at Sebastian as he hopped on Thunder. "The only thing I could think of is the caves in the mountains. There are cabins scattered around that have been abandoned for years" he replied as he thought. How he wished he had a dragon right then. Rumor had it they could help the rider see through cave walls to find who they were looking for.

He tensed up hearing the name of the child, not exactly wishing to remember that. He shook his head, trying to clear it. "Come on. We might be able to see lights or something from the sky." He kicked Thunder who reared, spreading his wings and taking off to the sky. *At least that bond worked* he thought. He knew he didnt have a strong enough bond anymore with Amara, and had only hoped Sebastian would have in order for it to work.

Aro headed towards the mountains, grateful Thunder matched the night sky if it were needed for a surprise attack. He kept looking around to be sure Sebastian kept close. *Crap* he thought. *How will we have the girls and a kid safe up here if they arent awake enough* he thought as he looked around. He forgot the feeling of the wind on his face from being locked in his room, and for some reason, it relaxed him from what had happened.