[Music recommendation: Ivan Torrent - Dandelion (Tribute to a Legend)]
When their gaze dropped below to the guards stationed around the wing with sceptres gleaming in their hands, forming an unbroken ring of defence.
Alex and Caleb exchanged an understanding glance. They both knew that whatever their princess had planned was dangerous beyond measure, and chaos was almost certain to erupt before dawn. Yet none of that changed the mission before them.
They were here to rescue their prince.
With the darkness consuming him, no one could predict how Ivan would react if they reached him too late or worse, if he mistook them for enemies. But Alex knew one thing with absolute certainty: once the princess found a way to save His Highness, she would need a direct and unobstructed path to reach him.
Right now, the guards below would make that impossible.
Alex pressed a fist over his heart, then raised it high to the night sky, "For our prince!"
