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Prince Toril stared at her with bug eyes and didn’t respond

Lady Linnea released his shirt collar and pushed hiust "Gutless twit," she muttered "Shouldn’t have placed any kind of hope in such a rotten royal farave"

"Sorry," Prince Toril muttered

"This is what happens when one doesn’t atory for the royal sons to serve in thethe skirt of her dress off She took aGeether! This was the kind of adventure she longed for…but she never thought it would be her close friend at stake

"Perhaps I am not so sorry," Prince Toril stiffly said as he stood

Lady Linnea turned her back to the prince What could she do? Perhaps she could find a saw and hack at the bars over the dungeon ? But that ht be too loud

"Lady, you will hear uards or give the tonic? "That’s ridiculous; poison would be impossible to track down at such an hour It’s best to ," Lady Linnea said

"Lady!"

"What do you want," Lady Linnea said, her voice withering when she realized the Prince was atte to speak to her

"You, ma’am, have been very rude You act as if my broken heart is a mere flesh wound," Prince Toril said

"Well it is, isn’t it?" Lady Linnea snapped

"What?" Prince Toril said, sounding incredulous

"You could have FOLLOWED this precious princess of yours to Arcainia But did you? No! You prefer to mope and sulk about the country for a year like a boy denied sweets! She still isn’ther hands on her hips

"No, but she loves--,"

Lady Linnea cut hih his words "Excuses," she said "If you really loved this girl, you would desperately try to woo her right now--even if she loved another Hope isn’t lost until she says her vows! Or if you really wish to be despondent, you can dwell upon your terrible shortco list, if you ask er off I recoin with your inability to think of others Now leave I a is not aiding me"

Prince Toril was either struck duht, or he was too stupid to respond--Lady Linnea suspected it was the latter--so he only gaped at her

Lady Linnea gave an aggravated sigh and rolled her eyes before she started walking up the shoreline,in the direction of the palace "Perhaps I could find a key to her cell?" she muttered

"Wait!"

"But I believe it has to be open frole myself down there"

"Lady Linnea, please wait!"

"What is it?" Lady Linea said, placing her hands on her hips

Prince Toril jogged the few paces between them

"Well? Time is of the essence, and I would prefer to waste none of it on you," Lady Linnea said, tapping her foot

"You said your servant has been imprisoned byfrom her manners