The Remorseful Fruad
[This is an disconutined prototype chapter so that's why it's structured all werd]
The actual story starts out with the now grown up 'heros' talking about their latest adventure on their way to see the queen. They've gone on countless adventures through out the years so they not only made a name for themselves through out the land but they've gotten very close as a group despite their differences when they first started adventuring. Meanwhile Sam laments about having to do the dirty work for the queen all these years, hidding the truth from everone except his closest friend Tye. Tye figured out that Sam was hidding something pretty quickly and with the truth eating him alive at the time he told Tye everything fairly easy. After hearing all this Tye decides to become a secret helper to Sam by helping him cover the truth everytime their groupmates get suscpicious while doing research on how to defeat the queen on the side. Molly mentions to the group that their almost their subtely snapping Sam out of his thoughts. He always gets scared visiting the queen, something that his friends (mainly Ray) likes to make fun of him for but he just can't help himself knowing what she's capable of.
Once the group has arrive to the courtroom they all greet he queen in their own little ways. The queen with a 'soothing' smile on her face asks that they've brought her this time. Abby excitely gave the summary of their adventure. During her explanation she took the mirror out of her pocket and only got a few steps towards the queen before she gentlely remind her that it's Sam that has to give her the mirror. Abby quickly and nerviously apoligize before handing Sam the mirror. He stood there for a couple of seconds disapointed that Abby couldn't do it in his stead before he slowly making his way the the queen. Sam starts hearing the people in the mirror warning him the danger in front of him while screaming a begging him not to give them away to the queen while Sam pretends not to hear their cries, subtlely picking up his pace. Once he gives the queen the mirror he does and curt bow and joges back to his place amoung his friends. The queen does her usual spiel about how proud she is of them living up to the title heros and boasts on how their name is the most heard of in the land which made Sam roll his eyes not knowing that Molly caught that. She ends the speech by telling them to rest well until their next adventure and dismisses them. The group left the courtroom in a practicely refined manner then excitely chatted away once they beileve their out of ear shot. Ray immedately took the oppurnity to jokingly chistise him for giving attitude for the queen which suprises Molly but Abby reasures her that he often does this which doesn't help with Molly's worry. Tye discreetly changed the subject while they head out of the castle. When it's time to seperate Molly insist on walking with Sam to his house as she haven't visted his parents in a while. Tye asks to talk with Sam for a moment while the group shares their goodbyes. He scolds him about being more careful about his attitude around the others while warning him that Molly's probaly onto him again. Sam says that he'll heed the warning which satisfied him and he went with Ray and Abby to go home.
The moment Sam and Molly steped into the door they were bombarded by Sam's parents about their lastest adventure, though their questions were more towards Molly. They took the conversation to the dining room once the parents realize that they were at the doorway for too long asking Molly about her personal life like hows her planning for the decoration event going or her siblings in the orphanage. Once it was clear to Sam that they weren't going to ask him anything he quitely retreted to his room to think. He contemplate about his dream of being a hero wondering just how long can he force himself to work with the queen before he—-? Then he heard a knock on the door before it opens revealing Molly coming in. 'And he it comes' he thought to himself before going on a tangent about his behavoring lately, he's easily exhaused, often grumpy or straight up mute, gotten more comforable with bad mouthing the queen and many other odd behaviors. As Molly rambles on Sam internally beats himself up for his mask slip too much. Molly have always been observant but between helping townspeople, her many siblings at the orphange, and rounding up their chaotic group to make sure no one gets hurt or neglected she never payed much attention to him, he's suppose to be the leader after all. 'Some leader I am, half of my groupmates don't even respect me' Sam told himself bitterly. Once Molly finished her rant he just do what he always does; say he's fine and brush off the concerns. Molly gave him a look before reluentlly pulling back. She apolgize for her intrusion before quickly leaving the room. Sam let out a sigh of releif when she left. He appreciate the concern he really does but he tells himself this is for the best before quitely retreting to bed, unaware that Molly made a silent promise to herself that'll change how the group functions.













