Angeline's exquisite face was filled with panic. "Sister, I was the one who forced him to sneak me out of the palace today. He had nothing to do with it. Please do not punish him." She was pleading with her eyes. She would not let him be thrown into jail when he was the one who saved her from the dragon.

Darryl knelt on the ground and pretended to be scared. "Your Majesty, please forgive me." If it were possible, he wished he did not have to kneel, but he had to do it for the sake of the Holy J