Elena looked at him, intrigued. "Good. Well, I did send a messenger..." Elena trailed off as a guard pulled a scruffy looking boy out from a bush. Elena groaned and covered her eyes with her hand. "Messengers... Get back to the castle! I'll deal with you later," She said and the messenger nodded, hurrying away. She looked at Drake and smiled. "I'm one of the knights from the Dark kingdom. The name's Elena," She said, remembering that she was raised as a knight not a commoner and that she had to be polite. "If you pay the ransom, I'll let Emmy go. Don't worry, we won't hurt her... Yet," She said, looking around.
The guard who was on duty turned to Emmy and chuckled. "We won't hurt you," He said in a deep voice. "Elena's orders."