“Thank you so much, son,” Queen Matilda said to her son before walking out of his room. She was really happy that he had let Elena leave. She knows vividly that when he walked out of the dungeon, he wasn't expecting Elena to leave.
She walked back to the dungeon, a smile plastered on her face. As usual, the guards bowed at her as they saw her.
“Open the gates,” she ordered and immediately they opened the huge gate and she walked in. She smiled as she saw Elena sleeping peacefully on the mattress. She got to where she was and patted her gently on her back.
Elena was not a deep sleeper, thus the gentle taps on her back woke her up. She rubbed her eyes.
“My Queen,” she called as soon as it dawned on her that it was the Queen.
Queen Matilda stretched her hands to Elena, so that she wo
