Josephine was sent out to fetch some water from the river, which was closer to the castle than it was the home. As she filled up the bucket, she heard noise nearby, glancing back over her shoulder. Voices floated through the silent night air, but she could not understand what was being said. Curiously, she left her bucket at the river's edge and crept closer, finding herself near the castle's barricade. Her back was pressed against the stones as she strained to hear what was being said. "It looks like the traitor has been caught again. It's a surprise he has lived, the king said he had been nearly dead by the blow he'd been given." "The rebellious prince just refuses to die." "But we'll see how long it takes before he gives in and tells of our hideaway princess's location. He claims he doesn't know." 'Because he doesn't.' Josephine thought, frightened for poor Raoul. What had he been doing inside the castle anyways? Surely his plan had been just to see how high the security was... but how had he been caught if so? 'I can't just leave him, he'll be tortured, beaten, killed... he truthfully doesn't know, and wouldn't give me away even if he did know. But how can I rescue him?'