We were thirty minutes into our trip and all was quiet in the carriage. I wondered what Simeon's strategy would be in stealing the plans from me.

“Your Majesty, you have had nothing to eat, please let me buy you some food. There is an inn nearby,” Simeon broke the silence in the carriage. I wondered if this was his plan; to drug me and then steal from me.

“We should stop at the inn and perhaps spend the night. It has been an exhausting day for all of us,” replied Theo.

“But… I ...