After some hours Ievos had attempted to freeze the bars to cause them to become brittle but he did not have the strength and he could feel his body fighting him. He decided to call to a guard he knew was just outside and try another method of escape.
“Please, guard I need water, I have been on a long journey and have had only wine!” he called, and the guard appeared holding a jug and goblet but stood far away.
“Arrrrr poor prince who has only drunk wine in these last hours,” he mocked.
“I have been in here these past hours and drunk nothing!” he snapped, “I have been unwell, you need to give me water,” he said weakly reaching out a hand through the bars. “Please,” he begged. The guard poured some water into the goblet and sipped it.
“Ahhh, so refreshing,” he said tauntingly.
“I could
