Once they reached Saih harbor, the city of life where the harbor is.
Hero: "Here, wear this." It was a cape with hood.
There was a crowd near the bulletin board. The princess with a cape and hood in her head hiding her identity went to check what happened. There is a new announcement.
Sierra walked toward there with curious look. Although Hero seemed not interested.
Sierra: "Hmmm, it says something about a golden apple with a reward. Too bad, I guess we don't have the luxury of time to compete."
Hero: "I suppose so; let's go find us a ship. There are so many ships here. I will try to ask that one, come with me." He ran "I think we will reach our destination very quickly."
When they went toward the owner of the ship. He was a huge man.
Hero: "Excuse me, we want to reach Emeraldene port. Can you give us a ride?"
Ship owner: "Ehh! I'm not giving you so get outta here" then he pushed them both to the ground.
Hero: on the ground. "sheesh. Easy man. You ok?" he asked Sierra.
Sierra: She stood up and went to the man. "But please, we are in a hurry. Someone's life is in the stake."
Ship owner: "Shut up!!" And he was about to slap her but she stepped back covering her face with both her arms and when she was about to fall, Hero grabbed her. "When men are talking, women should stay silent."
Sierra and Hero both fell on their back and the hood fell from her head. Everyone was staring at them. Sierra got up and walked to the ship owner grabbed his collar and neck and held him from the ground to the air. "I'm not joking around!!" with tears "My sister might be killed!!!" then she threw him in the sea. She put her hood on her head and walked quietly toward the golden wood. The people opened the way for her when she was walking because people came and it became a crowd.
Hero: "Wait, where are you going?" "All the ships will depart tomorrow because of the contest of the golden apple."
Sierra: "I KNOW!" "I know…" She sobbed… "I should have helped her. I should have at least told them that I'm the one they wanted." She kept moving toward the woods until she reached a circle place of soil on the ground. It is suitable for a new tree. "I will try…I will try to find the Apple so we can get out of here." "Don't forget the knights are after me too. We can't waste any moment here. Instead of giving their full time to search for Jewel…. They are wasting their valuable time searching for me to force me to go back…." Sobbing and wiping her tears.
She went near that area with a soil and she fell on her knees and she was distressed. While everyone is running to search for the golden apple. The wood was very lively with people more than before. She started to cry and when the tears reached the soil. "Jewel was always there for me… Aniston… Richard…" With crying voice. The ground around her began to glow. A sapling grew from the ground in front of her. Sierra and Hero were amazed. Sierra was moving backward slowly while sitting and surprised watching the tree growing so quickly in front of her. It became a huge apple tree. Then one glowing golden apple grew and fell in her hand.
Sierra: "Huh!" Amazed then she smiled and laughed "I FOUND IT!" she shouted so hardly and she was really happy filled with Joy.
Everyone: "Yaay!" whistling cheering and clapping. "Have you seen that?"
"It is amazing!" "It is a real gold!" "look at that!" "How did she do it?" "Wow!"
Someone was watching her from between the crowd.
Sierra: "How did that happen?" Hero helped her to stand by pulling her with one arm.
Young man: "She's the princess!"
Everyone stopped talking and looked toward her.
Sierra was like, yikes "Hehehe everyone says that, I think I really look like her."
She began to lose balance and conscious. "(… I can't breathe.)" Then she blacked out (passed out) and Hero held her before she falls into the ground.
Hero: "Always at the worst times." Then he looked at the people "Hehe I have to take my sister now." He was holding her and walked away "Phew, I hope they believed us."
.......
When she woke up later at night
Sierra saw two golden apples. They were pure gold.
Sierra: "Uhhhuh…What happened?" They were in an inn.
Hero: Took his jacket from above her. It was too cold so he put his jacket on her. "It was so hard searching for an inn while carrying you, So please stop passing out so suddenly." He was actually worried with a serious look…
Sierra: "I-I'm sorry… Hmm why do we have two apples now?"
Hero: "Well the sleeping beauty missed this one when she fell asleep in the middle of the crowd. By the way, the knights are in the town."
Sierra: "Aniston?!"
Hero: "Who knows? Everyone was talking about the golden apple incident and I think he will be here at any moment. You really miss your fiancé huh?"
Sierra looked the other way.
The voice inside her head spoken again: "(There is no one in the palace. Never return back until then!)"
Sierra: "There…is … no one there."
'Knock' 'knock'
Hero: "Here they are."
Sierra: "What should we do?"
Hero: "…"
They have pushed the door…
Hero: "Heh… So this is your way for greeting us… Commander."
Sierra pretended to be asleep.
Hero: "And… Here is the fiancé of the princess. Keep it down. Your girl is still passed out".
Aniston: "I have no time dealing with kidnappers." He went directly to Sierra and held her.
Hero kept his calm and waited patiently.
When Aniston was holding her, she waved with her hand and made a signal for Hero without anyone notice.
Hero watched the door closing while the knights take the princess away.