Varian stared at the letter on his lap for who knows how long. He carefully folded it and replaced it in its envelope. He tucked it under the pillow of his cot and lay down. Before he fell asleep in the cell where the only sound that could be heard was the dripping from the leaky roof, he whispered to no one and everyone, "It's probably not true, but maybe someone does care."

Meanwhile, Cassandra was looking at the stars. Eugene and Rapunzel fell asleep before her, and boy could they snore. She couldn't sleep, so she decided to just stare at the stars and appreciate the fact that she was on an adventure with her friends. She was excited, maybe even nervous, but she wasn't scared. She liked this adventure. She wasn't cooped up in Corona anymore. She was wild and free, and she could do it while helping her kingdom! Her life was great. She wondered if her parents would've been proud of her. She hoped so, but she would never know. Then, for some reason which even she didn't know, her mind wandered to Varian. She wondered how someone could change so drastically, from a friend to the enemy of the entire kingdom. She thought, Well, whether the kid believes us or not, we're going to do our best to help his father, he was also the king's friend. I hope he'll be back to his old self once his father's saved.
She finally fell asleep to her owl's hooting and the crickets' chirping.

The next day, when he woke up, Varian acted as if nothing changed. He ate the food they gave him, pet Rudiger every once in a while and thought of possible ways to escape. Sometimes he'd think of a chemical that he would try to use to free his father when he got out. He continued like this until late afternoon, which he knew only because of the tiny window above his cot which of course had bars on it. He moved the pillow aside and took the letter, his hands shaking and his face revealing that he hadn't expected the letter to still be there. Maybe he had dreamt all that had happened. But no, here the letter was. He smoothed the letter out and replaced it under his pillow. He pet Rudiger and placed him on his lap. He began talking, "It would be impossible for them to actually care about me. It's probably a trick for them to get my trust back, maybe they need me for something. Why else would Cassie write me a letter? She's the most nationalistic person I know, she wouldn't write to someone who committed treason! She wouldn't understand! I only have you left Rudiger, you're my only real friend." Rudiger brushed himself against Varian and fell asleep on his lap. Varian sighed and rest his head back against the cold stone wall.

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Hi guys this is my first fanfic so please comment on what you think. BTW I'll update once every two weeks.