Villains!' I shrieked. 'Dissemble no more! I admit the deed! Tear up the planks! Here, here! It is the beating of his hideous heart!
~Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
"This is her"? Agustin said staring at the girl. She was older than Canary he could tell that much and had the same jet black hair as Canary. He stared at her hair and looked back at her eyes dark brown they were and Agustin chuckled. "Your sibling just have had the same hair color as Canary".
Agustin said sitting down in front of her. They were in a run down shack that Agustin's servants had somehow fixed up. The girl didn't say anything . She didn't look nervous or anything. Which made Agustin believe she had dealt with these kind of situations before. Ikar stood behind her with a sword on his waist staring down at her. But the girl wasn't moved by his staring nor was she moved by Agustin's.
"Tell me girl ever heard of the name of Josie Reinabar". Agustin said. But the girl said nothing. Agustin grinned. "Can keep a secret can't you". "The place you stayed in is owned by the reinabars that entire village is I see tyranny doesn't fall far from the tree". Agustin said. Yet the girl said nothing and Agustin began to grow annoyed.
"Have you been threatened with silence". He asked the girl and this time she nodded. "Your sibling a long time ago did a women come and take you and her away". He asked. And the girl nodded. "How have you been silent for all these years"? Agustin asked. And the girl opened her mouth and revealed that her tongue had been cut off.
He sighed and began tapping away on the table. "I shall offer you a deal to get you out of the threat on your life". Agustin said. He stared at her hands and looked back up at her. "Do you know how to write"? He asked her. And she nodded. "Good write me a note". He waved for one of the servants and they brought him a quill and paper. "Write these words for me".
She wrote everything down that Agustin hand told her about the switching of child's,the cutting out of her tongue, and what he told her to write last confused her. He had told her to write
If something ever happens to me Alexia Whitewood was the cause.
"Done". Agustin asked and the girl nodded. "Great". He took the note she had written and nodded to Ikar. "It was great meeting you". Agustin said. He left the room and with the closing of the door came the sound of Ikar's sword unsheathing. A couple of rumbled sounds and a couple of Mingus later Okar came out of the room wiping his swords clean from blood.
For the sigh form Agustin wasn't of the girl not being able to talk for him it was a sigh of relief for his began to plan something even more sinister. With his letter he would send it someone by the name of sealed lips she was known to be against the royal family and nobles. In some cases bringing some of them down for their scandals.
"Bit how will this bring lady Whitewoods reputation down; it would only harm the marchioness". Ikar said, reading the letter. "With every truth sometimes comes a lie what do you say Canary knew about her true parentage and wanted to take the inheritance the late log woods left for her". Agustin said. "Then truly I will be the on one who wants to marry her". "How will you reveal this"? Ikar asked.
"Everyone will be going to the welcoming ball for the crown prince rich commoners alike and there I will reveal it". Agustin said. "Of you truly have to do all of these she's already agreed to marry you". Ilar asked. "Yes and you have already murdered someone". Agustin said. "Eddison has been whispering in her ears and I'm sure others have been too. It takes that one person to tell her not to marry me and she will listen". Agustin said. "I have to make sure that she will".