[b]Ella felt herself grow cold and numb as Glenn announced that Ella would be going to the dungeons. Damn it, she just knew that he was going to do something like this. People didn't return from dungeons, she knew that for certain. The best part was that in the dungeons, she had no rights, and wouldn't hear anything about the case against her. The courts could say whatever they wanted about her, and she wouldn't be able to defend herself.

Helplessly, she allowed the guards to lead her away as Marken asked his father to reconsider his decision, but to no avail. Glenn's mind was made up, and Ella was certain that her fate was sealed now. All she could do was keep her head held high & her gaze as icy as she could possibly make it; no one could know how much she was panicking, even though she was sure that Marken already knew how much she wanted to cry & fall apart.

With what looked like a gaze of pity, the guards led her down to the dungeons, putting her in a cell that actually wasn't quite so terrible. One of the men handed her a more simple dress once she was inside, another asking her if she wanted a book to read. As he left to fetch her the desired reading material, Ella realized that maybe this whole situation wouldn't be completely terrible. If anything, she was being grounded for a few days, while people so happened to be deciding if she should live or die.

Damn, the royals had it so easy; thankfully, she was one of them now.[/b]