Somewhere in the woods.


    Dark was feeling frustrated. He had received a message from his Emperor to get a letter from Craig to allow his ships to enter the kingdom by the sea.


    When Dark returned to Avalo he had successfully gotten the message with the royal seal of Avalo. He had lied to prince Craig that he was buying a few men from across the sea to help him fight against his brother.


    His words had moved prince Craig that he immediately place the royal seal on the paper. Dark planned to take the message there himself and wait for his Emperor to arrive. He was scared that if he allowed one of prince Craig''s weak men send the message the paper may end up in another person''s hand. Not everybody will be as stupid as prince Craig to belive that a single man could buy so many men. but just like that prince Craig had been stoned to death the next day and ruin his plans.


    It just seemed like everything was not working the way he planned. Moreover, he noticed when he stepped out of the palace the previous night that he was been followed. He has been trying to lose the two men but they are very smart.


    Even his disguise skills did not seem to work on the two people following him. He did not want them to find out about his Emperor. If the crown prince of Avalo finds out, then they will be at disadvantage.


    Even if the kingdom by the sea try to resist his Emperor from entering their kingdom, he was certain that the Emperor will defeat them, but the same thing can not be said if the crown prince and his men defend the boundaries on the water.


    This is the reason he had wanted to work with prince Craig. He thought that prince Craig could be enough distraction to the prince till the emperor and his men arrived but prince Craig had died without the crown prince lifting a finger.


    "Useless," he cursed the people he had asked to keep an eye on the crown prince. He knew that the crown prince gas something to do with the sudden rumors and stoning prince Craig to death. But how did the prince leave Bozoa without alerting anyone? He had hoped that they will give him the signal once the prince left Bozoa.


    He also thought that if the prince noticed them he will kill them or at least take them, prisoner. That way he will send a new spy but the prince had arrived at Avalo without even the guards at the royal city noticing. We''re the spies so smart that the crown prince did not notice them? It did he just decide to fool them.


    Dark sat up on the bed in the small inn room he has rented. Now that the crown prince and his men were back, Dark was certain that his chances to leave Avalo without being caught will be small.


    So he decided to send a message to his Emperor. Since the prince already knows about him, he did not want his Emperor to send another message.


    He had a feeling that the only reason why the prince Men were not making a move is that they were still trying to figure out what he was planning.


    After carefully reporting the situation of things to his Emperor, he called the messaging bird and tie the message on his feather.


    After the Bird disappeared into the night, Black decided to make a move. He took out the message prince Craig has given him and set it on fire. After watching it burn.


    He dressed up and left the room. This time, he decided to ride to Bozoa. All the prince''s men already left Bozoa, which made it the perfect time to go over and cause trouble for the princess. It did not matter if he succeeded. This way he will fool the prince''s men.


    All he wanted to do, is distract the crown prince from the war that is coming. After dressing up, he mounted his horse and started his journey to Bozoa.


    As expected two men were following behind him. The two of them followed Quietly but when they notice him going towards Bozoa they frown their brows.


    "He should be heading over to the kingdom by the sea to have over the message from prince Craig. Why will he suddenly change his root?" The first man said?


    "He is always changing his root, I guess it''s a normal thing to do now that prince Craig is dead and the princess Is still in Bozoa," the second man answered.


    "Hmm, I find it strange, I think he is has noticed us and he is just trying to distract us. Think about it. Do you think a man from across the sea will just help prince Craig just to get his hand on the prince''s wife? Moreover, the prince does not treate the princess special. I am sure her involvement has always been a way to distract us," the first man said.


    "You have a point. Should we use the princess as bait and see what he is up to?" The second man suggested.


    "That is a good idea, but the prince will kill us if anything happens to her. Even if he does not treate her special, you know his highness is very protective since he already married the princess nothing can happen to her. If even his is an easy target, do you think anyone will still fear the prince?" The first man asked.


    "What are you saying? All of us will be able to deal with him. No harm will come to the princess," the second man said.


    "How can you be so sure? This man called Dark is very careful, we can not act carelessly. If harm comes to the princess no matter what we find out, we can forget about living," the first man replied.


    "Then what should we do?" The second man asked.


    "We will just follow him to Bozoa and want sir Jeffery since he is still there. Sir Jeffery should be able to communicate with the prince and find out what to do," the first man said.


    So just like that, the prince''s men followed Dark from a Distance. When Dark saw them following him, he was relieved.. He thought he had successfully fooled them.