Part 5

I woke up with a terrible pain in my lungs. The longer I waited, the more the pain came. Not just in my lungs, but in my throat, head, and ribs. I still couldn't see, but this time I was only blinded by darkness and not a bag. All I could do was listen.
I didn't hear any voices. And I wasn't moving. But I knew I wasn't alone. I could hear people breathing.
Just then, light flooded the room. The room was small, a closet maybe. And the people around me were tied up, just like me, except none of them seemed to be conscious. Two figures were standing in the doorway. I closed my eyes and layed as still as I could.
"What'd you drag me down here for?" One of the figures asked.
"I swear I heard someone moving around in here," stated the other figure.
"Why doesn't the blond have a blindfold on?"
"I swear I--"
As he walked over to me and bent down to see if I was breathing, I swung my arms from above my head and hit him in the back of the head, smashing his face into my ribcage, sending a shock of pain through my body.
He grabbed my arms automatically and put his foot on my ribcage, leaning and putting almost all of his weight on me. The other figure ran over and grabbed my legs.
They had me floating in the air when the man holding my arms said, "wait. Put her down, Sebastian, someone's coming."
They dropped me and I landed on top of someone. The door shut and I was left alone with my own thoughts again.
It wasn't long before I was hit with the bright light again. This time, the man shut the door so I could see his face, rather than his silhouette. This man was different than the other two. This man was very tall, with a thin, serious face and short black hair. He was wearing dress pants, dress shoes, and a button up shirt. He looked like your average business man.
He leaned down near me and untied my arms and legs.
"Hello, Sarah. Do you know who I am?"
I wanted to run away. This wasn't the life that a regular 17 year old girl was supposed to live. This life was dangerous, and different. I couldn't tell whether or not this man was a threat, but I knew I needed to get out before Sebastian and that other man came back.
"Sarah. You don't need to be afraid of me. Given the circumstances, I can understand why you would think that, though. But I promise you, you will not be harmed while you're in this castle, despite your blood status."
"Castle? And how exactly can you promise me that? Two men just tried to kill me! One was named Sebastian. Do you know them?"
"Yes, we're in a castle. Yes, I know them. And Sarah, I am King Kravchecko, I can promise you anything. Now let's get you out of the pantry, I'm sure this experience has been frightening enough for you. We can finish our conversation elsewhere."
He stood up and grabbed my arm, helping me up. We walked out the same door that had blinded me not too long ago. We walked into a room with a black marble floor. Everything else was white. We turned the corner and entered a room that help a big golden cross. Along the left wall. All along the left wall was rows and rows of books. It was like nothing I'd ever dreamed of. When I turned around, I saw a giant throne. It was gold with black, velvet fabric. There were big golden doors with beautiful patterns on it.
Before I could say anything, there was a hand over my mouth and the doors on the other side of the room burst open. It was Nikolai, he was coming to save me.
"Sarah?!"
"Good night, little princess," the voice from behind me muttered.
I felt pressure against my neck, but that was the least of my problems. Nikolai wasn't looking at me anymore, he was looking at the king. When I looked to see what he was looking at, the king was on the floor, with a silver stake sticking out of his chest. Sebastian was hovering over him, a deviant look upon his face.
"No! Dad! Sebastian, how could you? Do you realize what you've done?"
It was Nikolai. He wasn't focused on me. He was focused on the dead king and his assassin.
"I realize exactly what I've done, little brother. It's improper to question your king."
Then the pain hit me, and the lights went out again, for the 2nd time today.