{"id":3410,"date":"2026-05-29T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:20:37","slug":"the-boy-who-held-the-princess-in-the-rain-of-arrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3410","title":{"rendered":"The Boy Who Held the Princess in the Rain of Arrows."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battlefield smelled of rain, blood, and betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark clouds rolled across the northern coast of Eldermere while thousands of soldiers clashed beneath the walls of Ashcroft Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom was dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old king lay sick within the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nobles had divided into rival factions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire provinces had declared independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now civil war consumed what remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By sunset, one royal bloodline would survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other would vanish forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve-year-old Rowan understood none of the politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He only knew people were dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far too many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy had spent most of his life as a stable hand in a small village near the Atlantic cliffs. His parents died during a plague years earlier, leaving him to survive however he could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War had stolen what little remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The village burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fields were abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survivors scattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan found himself following refugee columns toward Ashcroft Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the battle began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And history found him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fighting erupted before dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War horns echoed across the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steel collided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ground became mud beneath endless rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan spent most of the morning hiding among supply wagons near the rear of the royal army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He intended to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he saw her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps fourteen years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wearing a torn royal cloak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered in mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first Rowan assumed she was another refugee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he noticed the soldiers chasing her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not enemy soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their own colors decorated their armor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their own banners flew above them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet they hunted the girl as if she carried a plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One knight shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There she is!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another raised a crossbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kill her!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bolt struck the wagon beside her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wood exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The girl stumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And looked directly at Rowan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear filled her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not fear of battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear of being betrayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That expression changed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy moved before he could think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He grabbed her arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pulled her behind the wagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crossbow bolt missed by inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pursuing soldiers rushed forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then a cavalry charge slammed into their position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-882.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-882.png 463w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-882-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-882-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaos swallowed the battlefield again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a few precious moments nobody noticed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The girl struggled to breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognition arrived slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had seen her face before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Eleanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king&#8217;s granddaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last legitimate heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The realization nearly stopped his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What happened?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess looked toward the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the banners flying above the royal army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They murdered my grandfather.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old king was dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words spread through him like ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The duke poisoned him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess&#8217;s voice shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He controls the army now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord Harrington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most powerful noble in the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man feared throughout Eldermere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially he served the crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unofficially he wanted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now the king was dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He ordered my execution.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battlefield suddenly made sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shifting alliances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strange movements among royal forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn&#8217;t merely civil war anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somewhere within the chaos, an entire army hunted a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rightful heir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan looked around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers fought everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Escape seemed impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet staying meant death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For both of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We need to move.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together they slipped through the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoiding cavalry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoiding archers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoiding patrols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For nearly an hour they remained unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then someone recognized her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A captain pointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shout spread instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dozens of soldiers turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crossbows lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hunt resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan grabbed Eleanor&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They ran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past fallen banners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past burning wagons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past bodies half-buried in mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battlefield stretched endlessly before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came the sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">War horns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enemy horns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duke&#8217;s army had finally broken the royal line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of archers appeared atop the hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rows upon rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ocean of bows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander raised his arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battlefield quieted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even experienced soldiers looked terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because everyone understood what came next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The archers released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sky vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tens of thousands of arrows rose simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A black cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A storm of iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Death descending from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panic erupted instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men fled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horses bolted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire formations collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was nowhere to hide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nowhere to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess stared upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrows approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wall of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seconds away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Rowan did something nobody expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He threw himself around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrapped both arms around her body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And pulled her beneath a shattered shield lying in the mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first impacts struck immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrows slammed into the ground around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Into wagons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Into soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Into horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screams filled the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shield trembled violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One arrow punched through the wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Straight into Rowan&#8217;s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pain exploded through him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He bit his lip hard enough to draw blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You&#8217;re hit!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ignored it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another arrow struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one slicing across his cheek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warm blood mixed with rainwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still he refused to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above them the storm continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Rowan remained locked around Eleanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protecting her with his own body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minutes felt like hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually the impacts slowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence spread across the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not true silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silence that follows catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silence of survivors realizing they survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan finally lifted the shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The valley had become a graveyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bodies covered the mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broken banners flapped weakly in the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess stared in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she noticed something beneath Rowan&#8217;s torn shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marked with an unfamiliar crest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her expression changed immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Where did you get that?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;My mother.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess went pale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crest belonged to House Blackthorne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A noble family erased twenty years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially traitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom loved that word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet the pendant proved otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly Eleanor understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boy wasn&#8217;t random.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wasn&#8217;t ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wasn&#8217;t simply a refugee who happened to save her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was connected to a secret buried beneath decades of royal lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secret her grandfather had tried desperately to protect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because House Blackthorne had once sworn loyalty to the true royal bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before the duke&#8217;s family gained power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before the corruption began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before history was rewritten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The realization frightened her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because Rowan was dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because he mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far more than either of them realized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duke&#8217;s soldiers soon discovered their location again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chase resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But something had changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News spread rapidly through surviving royal troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The princess lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heir survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a wounded boy had carried her through the rain of arrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories travel quickly during war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faster than armies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faster than commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faster than lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By nightfall loyal soldiers began joining 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