Chapter 42. A Missing Document

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 don't know Theo. We have… we need to get to the palace tonight,” I expressed disatisfaction about this plan.

“Your Majesty, I will guard it… you all night. You have nothing to worry about,” Theo said.

“I can stand guard too… I…”

“No one would be guarding anything or anyone. We are not making a stop until we reach the palace.

We continued on in silence and then a few minutes later, Simeon's stomach let out a loud growl indicating he was hungry. He gave an