The willow tree

*Present day*

When specks of light fell through Zane's window inside his little cell, he made out that it was morning and that he should probably wake up.

He looked around and there was nothing other than a roughly made, very uncomfortable bed, and a bottle of water.

He got up and gurgled with the warm water for a while and drank the rest. He found a nice corner and started doing warm-ups there and then did a whole lot of hard-core exercises.

"That's so unlike you Zane",came a voice from the shadows.

Zane was startled but he tried to hide it. "What are you doing here Scarlett?"

"This is my kingdom. I can go anywhere I want to"

"You sure can. Why didn't you return to your family?",asked Zane curiously

"This kingdom, this palace, it just felt like home"

"No, Scarlett this is not your home. These are not your people, your folks will think you died. And the only reason you stayed is because you got addicted to power. Accept it"

"Yes....power, it is a very interesting thing, very hard