She was sleeping, her lips slightly parted, and she shifted. Her bag opened and pencils fell out, before a small, golden heart also fell out, glowing in the darkness.
He blinked, sitting up. He picked up the heart, observing it as a frown. He set it down beside her and silently stood up, walking off.
(Zoop!) A few days later, chaos within the castle erupted. A heart, shattered to bits on the floor. A cloaked figure escaping, hooking onto a zipline and making a quick escape. Flurries of guards followed. The kings heart was shattered.
Ellie has been woken by the shattering and subsequent escape. She looked out the window in horror, her eyes wide before she went to her father.
Another figure aided the first down, snapping the rope with a knife before they dashed off. Guards, including Cyril, chased after them.
Burke looked up as he saw running outside his house. He opened the door, squinting o into the darkness. “Hello?”
Xavier and Scarlet separated. Xavier, while he had shattered the kings heart, had stolen the hearts if other royalty. The broke off from each other, losing the way of the guards. Scarlet had gotten into a scuffle, but managed to find her way out. She was holding herself awkwardly when she approached Burke, looking dizzy. "B-Burke.."
His eyes widened and he rushed out to her, taking her in his arms. “Oh, darlin’, oh... what happened to you? Come inside.”
She leaned into him, her arms shaking. She shook her head slightly, coming in with him. "My brother did something very, very stupid.."
She winced, pulling back her cloak and revealing a bit of blood. "Ah.. You'll know all about it after tonight, I'm sure."
She nodded slightly, unclipping the coat from around her neck and setting it aside. There was a long scratch on torso, as a blade had torn through her shirt and got her.
He returned with some bandages, frowning as he tended to the wound. “I thought you said that you wouldn’t be doing these kinds of things, Ms. Scarlet...”
