That night, Gwen was packed and ready to leave when no one would see her. Yes, there would be guards patrolling but she was sure she would be able to get past them without any interruption. They would probably pass her straight without any question and she had planned to give them some lame excuse as to why she was walking around the castle with a duffle bag. But it was her business anyway.She stayed in her room until it was quiet and dark enough to know when not many people would be around. Grabbing her duffle bag she opened the door silently as possible and closed it behind her. There were some lights on at the end of the hallways but that was it. It was not the best choice since it gave people who wanted to break in a cover, but it also made it confusing if one did not know where to go.Gwen knew that there would be guards by the gate and she also knew that the forest that surrounded the castle was also surrounded by a fence

“You, stay outside,” Gwen told Puckett.“Why?” He looked at the butcher's shop.“Because… I don’t need to explain myself to you. Do as I say.”Gwen walked past him and up the steps of her father’s shop before she entered. The little bell rang and her father, who was behind the counter, looked up.“Good morning…” his voice died out once they made eye contact. “Gwendolynn.”With a huge smile, he came around the counter and Gwen went to hug him. “Hi, dad.”He pulled away and brushed her hair away from her face. “What are you doing here? Has everything in Estril been solved? Has the Queen really been detained?”“That’s what I’ve come to talk to you about. Where’s mom?”&l

If the Queen found out information about Gwen then they would think that she lived in Naudis, which meant that Mr. Rickeys’ children were in danger, so she would have to go warn him first to get to them.After she ran off, Puckett followed her without asking any questions or making any comments. In a serious situation, Puckett was not useless and could be helpful when it counted so she didn’t disagree with him following her. This was bigger than both of their problems so Gwen pushed any anger for him out of the way, focusing on what was really important.They got to Paria-Drae in record time and even faster than how they were the day before. Gwen was not sure how fast the Queen could move but she definitely did not escape the castle to walk on foot anywhere. Which meant that she had a headstart.Once they were back in Paria-Drae, Gwen sent Ace to go check on her parents while she went to find Mr. Ric

  There was nothing more nerve-wracking than standing at the side of the road, waiting to see any sigs of her parents. They could have walked past them, or they could have gotten caught. But the General took them to the closest place that he expected Ace to exit from.   But once she saw them coming out of the forest a little way down the road from them, her heart finally started to beat again. And without a moment’s delay, they were taken to the military base.   “Since we know that the Queen is a potential threat to the lives of your parents. I will have half of the men from the castle come here to protect them. Fort Brimberg does not have as many people as it used to and so we’ll need to stretch our resources thin for now.” the General told her.   “Thank you,” Gwen looked back at her parents who were talking with the Captain.   Ace was s

Gwen is going to make it look like she was the person who kidnapped the Queen and that no one else was involved. If there are other people involved then she would not confess. So she is taken to a run-down building in the middle of nowhere and officers and soldiers are hiding all over the place. Once she wakes up, she and her mother confront the Queen, Gwen acts like she is going to kill her just to make it believable. She gives her mother some time to talk to her and the Queen acts hateful and tells her that she should be dead and that even if they kill her, no one is going to believe them and that the people will not accept her.Elizabeth asks Meredith if she also killed her parents so that she could get the Queen. They should have lived another ten years before the throne could go to her. The Queen does not say anything about that but says that they died because it was their time and it helped her out. Gwen intervenes and says that she had enough time to talk and that she should tr