Since we had become more difficult to find, Isabella had to take other measures in her search for us. But would she succeed with those measures? We felt a sense of freedom from her relentless pursuit when we heard the news that she had been accused by a group of kings for a crime she almost fell victim to committing. I told Emily that we had already gotten the best of everything we needed. Where we were, we mocked Isabella secretly. In fact, Emily and I celebrated her misfortune.

Isabella, feeling the weight of the accusations laid upon her by the council of kings, knew she had to act swiftly...