"The king has sealed all of the guard and servants in the castle and will let no one out."  He said sadly one of his callused hands wrapping around a bar.  "He is afraid that someone will find out that the princess is not only alive and well but inside this castle and that they will kill him for that, in this he is probably not wrong.  But, he is as clever as ever and knows that he is in a precarious situation.  He has decided to hang you all in the early morning hours before the sun will rise...Josephine the first of you to go..."