It Started With A Theif

Running Away. CHP1

"That's our stop."

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"Michail, sit still and eat your food or I'll send you to the chambers." You said to your young child. He looked at you, a little bit of fear in his eyes before you laughed. "It's okay, young prince, your father isn't here to do that, is he?" You asked, kissing his nose. he squealed and slammed his hands on the table. 

You brought the spoon up to his mouth and he gladly opened it. "Your majesty!" A guard said, entering the room. You looked at him with a glare and stood. He looked uneasy as you came closer, and inch away from his face as he stood still. 

"Knock when the door is shut. Speak when spoken to." You whispered. 

"I Apologise your Majesty." He said, a bit of sweat dripping down his chin as the helmet stayed on his head. 

"Speak." You said, backing away and going back to your son. You picked up the spoon and put it up to Michail's mouth.

"King John has sent an urgent letter with one dove." He said, holding out the letter to you. You take it and ripped off the wax, not bothering to wait. 

Dear Queen Of Narva

I have been stolen from, and the man who stole from me has left on a boat, the exact way where your empire stands. He must be hung at once when caught, or shipped off to my kingdom. If not found the next day, I and other Kings will be visiting and hunting down the man. His description is plain, Dark hair, beard, blue eyes, 6'0 and muscular. 

You rolled your eyes. Hell if you were going to let them come onto your land and scare your people. You were now irritated as you looked at the only picture they had of the man. It was a drawing of the side of his face, and a hood over his head. "Send guards around the shore where shipments come in. I need these photos around the towns and a group of guards in the town." You said, looking at the guard who still stood. "Anything else." It was a question, but he nodded anyway.

"Lord Makie and Stan have arrived this morning with the news, as King Robert asked." He said. "They are with the help." He informs. You nodded and pick up Michail and leave the room, going downstairs. He hands off your son to a nanny as you approach the two soldiers. 

"Sam, Bucky. It's nice to see you two, what can we do for you?"

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Steve got down from the boat and onto the dirt. He wore golden sandals to protect his feet. A man came running down the road to the boat and grabbed Steve's arm. "We have to go now, there are guards everywhere and we don't have any time to waste, they'll be searching the boats." He said, tugging Steve with him.

The left into the woods, going into a shortcut that led into another part of town. The man quickly pulled him into the house and sighed. "You should be glad I agreed to this, I don't think I was too happy to find your face all over town..." He paused and took a big breath before looking back at Steve. "If the queen finds out we're here, you here, she'll have our heads. So ground rules." He said.

He pointed to the bag Steve had and to the hanger. Steve hung up his bag and followed the man into the living room. "I'm giving you a haircut, then, then we're talking." He said and sat Steve down. Steve looked like a caveman at that point. His beard was to his chest and his hair longer. His face was dirty and so was his body. The man brushed out his hair and started to cut it, then the beard. 

The man, Steve later learned that his name was Ottis, helped him clean up and fix the clothes to how people wear them. 

Steve sat in a chair, feeling a bit weird after getting his hair cut and body cleaned in freshwater.  Ottis sat a book in front of him and then a cup of brewed coffee. "This book should help you know a few things, history, clothing, rules." He said, then sat another book beside him. "And this one is about the queen." HE said. Steve looked up, a little confused. "You came here and you know nothing about the Queen's history?" HE asked.

"I know very little. I heard she was well respected and very serious." He mumbled, a bit embarrassed. "That's all I know."

"Okay, then let me clear a few things before you read those." He said, sitting down with a huff. "You are right about respect and the seriousness, but you left details off. Starting from the beginning. People cheered and yelled when she was born, throwing their hats and papers. Her father and mother weren't the best leaders, but that was all we had back then. When she was younger she would always get in trouble, but her father taught her to fight and be the best leader she could be, training her every day. When she turned 18, she found her first husband, Erick, who was a former. From a different kingdom along the sea line. They married and later divorced because she got bored. Three years later she married again, this time to a man named Theodore. He was a very nasty man. She executed him for having multiple forceful sexual intercourse with the maids. Finally, her last husband, Henry, had her first child, Achilles. His name meant warrior, they named him that because he died the next week because of a decision. Her second son was born, Michail, who is now about 2, he has yet to speak many words. His father was very abusive to him, beat him almost to death, and when the queen found out, she put a sword throw his heart in front of everyone. Thankfully, Michail is still breathing." He finished, looking at the picture of you and Michail in the book. "His name means 'Who Is Like God?', Queen Y/n picked it out because of the mark on his back that looks like a lightning bolt." He said, laughing. 

Steve picked up the first book and started to read. Ottis left him alone as he read and refilled the cup. Steve later shut the book with a bookmark placed between the pages and got up from the table. Ottis had left him a bed in the guest room and allowed him to lay there. Steve changed then sat his clothes on the bedside table, then laid down and covered up...

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When you woke the next morning, you got straight to work. You told soldiers to look for the sailors that came in last night and morning.  The guards brought in three people, and you only recognized one of them. "Harrison." You said, perched on your throne as you held your staff in hand and looked down upon them. 

"Queen Y/n, I'm glad to see you once more, how is the boy doing?" He said, his voice filled with glee. You smiled at his kindness but then gave him a serious look.

"I'll make a deal with you, Harry, tell me where he is, I'll give him a week and a half to flee, run, and not get killed. If you stick up for him I trust he is good." You said. The man sighed and thought. "But, if I find him after, he will be killed by me or king John." You said.

"He's in Roseberry village, house 682. He is a very good man, he may not look like it, but he is too kind for his soul." He said.

You dismissed the men and sighed on the throne. "As much as I love trust, I have to disown it for today." You looked at the picture. "Send the guards out in two days, as the sun rises and birds ache. I wish for my dove and paper." You yelled to the maids and guards, watching as they scurried out. You huffed as you were fanned and in thought. You were thinking of the news that you had got from the two-guard. They were soon to be at war with another country, and they had asked for help. They are fighting against a large King named Thanos. He had killed many of your people when you were younger and you promised your people no more harm will be done to them.

You sighed as you sat suddenly, "Tell them to bring everything to my study if asked." You said, walking down the staircase and the hall as your men followed. "Frankie, make sure to feed Michail lunch before his nap, he'll be cranky when he wakes if he doesn't, I don't want to make it harder on you." You said to the nanny. She nodded and left her way.

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END OF CHAPTER 1