Welcome to book 2 The King's Plan! Like always, none of the pictures are mine. I am excited to show you all what happened to Jessamine, Stella, Flynn, and Luke after the first book! I hope you enjoy!!

—Jessamine—

"Wake up" a masculine voice said, the person's voice lost somewhere in my head.

"Wake up Jessamine!" it said, the voice a different, feminine voice, though I still couldn't place who it was, but it sounded familiar. Maybe it was just a dream, and I am safe in Moonwinter in my bed, it thought.

"Jess, please wake up, we need you, I need you. Please." The A voice pleaded, this time another male voice, though I recognized this voice more than the other two. Then I was being taken away from my sleep.

I awoke in strong arms, who I learn a second later is a very concerned and scared Flynn, with Luke at Stella's side across the room.

"How long was I out?" I ask.

"We have no clue. We think a day or two. All I know was that I woke up first. Then I woke Luke up, then he woke Stella while I woke you up." Flynn said, still holding me close.

I look beneath and around me, taking in the sights of the room we were imprisoned in. I couldn't so much call it a room, it was more like a cleaner cell in the dungeon of some sort of castle, like Moonwinter's, though I could just be some sort of creepy dungeon in some sort of killer's house.

Then I remember, the King, the battle, the powers, the flight, everything, and I come to realize what was really happening. The King, or should I call him Henry, must have locked us in this cell, which we can only guess is in where ever he chose to seek refuge after he was exiled.

"We need to figure out where we are. Then we can think of a plan to escape." I say, still laying in bed.

I was still weak from whatever magic the King used to make me sleep, so getting up wasn't the most ideal thing to do, but I needed to get up to figure out how to get out.

"To be able to figure out where we are, I first need to get up." I say, starting to sit up.

I start to get up by swinging my legs off of the cot or whatever it was, and I immediately notice, just by sitting, that I am dizzy. I keep this to myself, mostly because I didn't want the worrier to worry too much more. Though, said worrier is on my side. I stand and start to walk, but I fall immediately after standing, affected by the dizziness. Flynn is there to catch me though, scooping me off of my feet before I it the ground.

"Let me down. I need to do this Flynn!" I say.

"You cannot expect me to let you walk when you just almost fell because of the sleeping spell? If you expect that of me, you must be insane. I will not put you.." he says, quickly silenced by a solid elbow to the chest that he had taught me only a week ago. "Fine, I'll let you go."

"You two bicker like you are married already. Calm it down a bit." Stella retorted.

"Like you two are any better. Instead of bickering, you two just act cute all the time. I've noticed." Flynn started, acting as a crutch for me while the dizziness went away.

Five minutes of fighting about nothing, my dizzy spell was gone, though something else was off. Something was wrong with my wrist, or in other means, something was on my wrist like a bracelet.

"What are these?" I ask.

"I've only seen these in the dungeons in my kingdom. They are magic proof cuffs, they prevent you from using your power, and only people without the band can take them off." Luke said.

"Yah magic-proof my ass. These things are being burned off." I say, summoning my deep power that not even the cuffs could reach. Sure as shit, the cuffs combust and disintegrate. "See? These things are fake. Either that or he was just testing us."

"Oh! I've never saw that happen before! Do it again! Though it will be tough to get out of here so show me more, I mean there are no windows and only one locked door" A high pitched feminine voice says, though nobody could see into our cell.

We look around the room, and see nothing, nobody that was out of place.

"Show yourself! I say, quickly burning everyone's cuffs off with one quick thought.

There was a moment of silence, then another voice spoke. "We are right in front of you. Just give us a minute to make ourselves appear." It says, as if it was contemplating weather or not to trust us.

Just then, the voices had a bodies to belong to, and they appeared right in front of us. "Hello. I'm Queen Thea! It's nice to meet you. I'm sorry if I startled you, me and my little friend are very curious. That reminds me, you can come out Asena!" She called.

She and Asena, a girl that couldn't be more than 7 were both dressed in magnificent dresses. Both girls seemed to be kind and trustworthy, though we weren't quite sure.

"What exactly are you, if you don't mind me asking, but I've never seen that power before." Stella asks.

"We are what you call spiritus, or spirits. We mainly just roam around. We are harmless for the most part. Oh, and don't worry, you didn't offend us, we are just as curious as you are." Thea said, bending down to hug little Asena.

Thea was wearing a silver and black flowing dress that billowed in an invisible wind. Asena, on the other hand, was wearing a flowing gown of purple and white, which also billowed in an invisible wind. They were see through but opaque, there but not there. I had read about the mysterious being that is the spiritus, but I never thought that I would see one, let alone in a dungeon that the King himself might own. The books say that it is both rare and an honor to see one of these, but I still couldn't believe that one had made itself known to us.

"If you don't mind, could you tell us who you are?" Asena asked.

"We don't mind at all. My name is Jessamine, and this is Stella, Luke, and Flynn." Luke cuts me off before I could say anymore, knowing him, I try to cut him off before he can say what I think he was going to say.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, Your Majesty, but we should tell them who we actually are, instead of just giving names. If you did your research, and correct me if i'm wrong, the spiritus like to help those in need if you tell the whole truth. Am I correct ladies?" He says, nodding towards Thea and Asena.

"You are correct, what was it, Luke. Though we were willing to help you before, it would be nice for us to know a little bit more about each other. I will start and give an example, I am Queen Thea, a spirit that roams this kingdom, though I used to rule it before I was overthrown by the current king. He's an asshole, that one. You can all just call me Thea." She said.

Asena seems happy to go next. "I am Princess Asena, I am her daughter, and I was princess before this new, mean king came through and killed the both of us. You can call me Asena though. Maybe you can help us in return for helping you. Your turn!" She exclaimed, pointing at Luke, Stella, Flynn, and I.

"Well, as I was the one who posed the idea, I guess I will talk for the four of us. I am Prince Luke of Gowien, and this is Prince Flynn of Dalry, Princess Stella of Moonwinter, and Queen Jessamine of Moonwinter." he says, emphasizing on my apparent new title.

I punch him in the gut, right where I had punched Flynn before, a punch that Flynn said would shut anyone up, including a person who is skilled in combat like Luke.

"Luke, I'm not Queen, at least not yet, and I hope not to be for a while. And if I do ascend, then I want Stella to have the same title so that she can help me."  I exclaim.

Thea looks shocked. "It is tradition in Moonwinter that only one can ascend the throne. It dates back many generations. Surely you can keep the tradition while still not being the only ruler, after all, you have this gentleman by your side it seems."

"Wait! I've heard of you guys! You two are the lost princesses. I know what happened, I've been following your story since I've heard of you! I may look little, and I was when that nasty king came through, but I am 11 and old enough to know that my mother is right, only one of you can take the title." She said.

"Let's not worry about that right now. We need to get out of here." Flynn says, finally speaking up.

As if I'm cue, someone spoke, this time on the other side of the large iron door. The voice was clearly of a male, with a deep voice.

"You four are lucky, you have been requested by none other than the king to be released to your rooms until dinner, be happy that he has even requested an audience with you. He isn't merciful." The voice says, his keys clinking and shaking as he unlocks the door.

He ushers us out of the room, though doesn't notice Thea and Asena, who must have disguised themselves to everyone but us. The guard takes many turns, probably to confuse us with false directions, as the King would be the sort of person who would do that himself, but I keep track anyway, hoping to make a little map for possible future refrence.

Once at the door of the room that Stella and I were to share, we explore, looking for spy holes, spells, and wards around the room. The only possible spying place, the door on the other side of the room, which we open to reveal the guys, who were inspecting their room as well. We checked everything, the room, the bathroom, and the huge closet, which was full of dresses and clothes. We then met in the middle once more.

"All clear on your side?" Flynn asks.

"From what we can see and hear, yes. How about your side?" I ask right back.

"All clear."

As if today could get any worse, there was a knock on the doors of both our room and the guy's room.

"Come in?" Stella and Luke question at the same time. It was almost scary how their voices synched together at that moment.

We all grabbed something in the room that could count as a makeshift weapon, too scared that if we showed the few weapons that were left in our gear, they would be quickly taken away.

The doors opened, revealing two people on each side. On our side, we saw two people who we thought we wouldn't see again.

Aunt Lane and Aunt Jane.

That is the end of the first chapter of the second book! I plan to make the chapters longer, which is usual. As always, don't be afraid to comment to tell me what you think!

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