Princess and the Pea Chapter 8

Hi ho, the merry-oh.  Chapter 8....not too late.  Wow, I have to seriously work on my poetry skills.  ^_^  Jk.

Chapter 8:
Prince Samson was still outside, taking a stroll around his castle. He was oblivious to the fact that he was in danger, and he didn’t know that Helen was after him. He just sighed, looked up at the sky, sighed again, and continued walking.
Inside the castle, Helen Crosby put on Queen Lily’s crown. There, she thought. Now I’m queen. But first she had to go get Linda.
Helen zoomed around the castle, jumping over the fainted servants and maids. Soon, she found an old oak door with the words “Princess Lila” intricately carved onto it. She knocked.
Linda knew it was Helen, and she was ready. She opened the door and quickly, the two began to discuss how to get rid of Prince Samson, or rather, as they call him, ‘the wretched fool of ignorance’.
A few minutes later, Linda came out of the castle as Princess Lila. She scanned around, and found Prince Samson, still by himself. She sauntered over to him and curtsied, just like a respectful princess would.
“Why, hello there, prince,” she said coyly, fitting her character.
Prince Samson looked down at her with belittling eyes. “Hello,” he answered.
“It’s such a lovely day out. Why are you by yourself?”
“There’s too much commotion. I like peace and quiet.”
“Oh, I see.” Linda knew that there wasn’t anymore time for dilatory comments. Small talk was over. “Um, Prince Samson?”
“Yes?”
“I want to show you something. I found this very lovely field not far from the castle, and I want you to see it.”
Prince Samson scrutinized her. “Alright, then, this shouldn’t take long.”
“It won’t.”
Linda led Prince Samson down the winding path, which led to the forest…But Prince Samson didn’t know that. But Prince Samson did know something. There weren’t many guards present. “That’s odd,” he said. “There are usually ten guards standing here to protect this land.”
Linda cussed under her breath. “Yes, that is odd indeed. Come along now.”
Soon, they arrived at the forest. “Why are we at the forest, Princess Lila?” Prince Samson was confused. Maybe Lila had a bad sense of direction?
“Because, Prince Samson,” she answered, her twinkling voice suddenly becoming hoarser and hoarser. And in front of his eyes, ‘Princess Lila’ transformed into a brilliant young witch with blazing blue hair. “Because you’ve been fooled.”
And those were the last words Prince Samson heard before he suddenly passed out, his face still full of shock and disbelief as he tumbled to the ground with a thump.

-Vociferously yours, Vicky.