Author's note: This is my first story, so please let me know what you think, if you have not read Dale's Fate Ch. 00 please do so, and if you don't like pain or torture or rape please do not read any more, thanks.
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Dale
Dale couldn't believe what had happened, three days ago he was so happy, he had the courage at last to kiss princess Elizabeth and wanted to tell her that he loved her, but couldn't because his squire had interrupted with a letter from his home, he had to leave in a hurry but promised to return in three days, now he wouldn't see her again.
He always knew his step father didn't love him but he never thought that he hated him this much, he has to, if he didn't he wouldn't have sold him as a slave.
Dale lied tied to a bed, beaten and abused and remembered how he got there in the first place.
The letter he had received said that his nanny was dying; he had always loved the old woman, so he hurried to his side, His town was three days away from the court, he rode straight without stopping, and he wanted to be there for her like she always was there for him.
When he arrived at the town outside the castle he send his squire Paul for some medicine, maybe there was a chance he could save old Mrs. Pine, Paul went to the apothecary while he went straight to the old cabin at the edge of the woods, and were she had lived since Duke Dragon threw her out.
Dale knocked and open the door, what met his eyes froze the blood on his veins, Mrs. Pine was there but she wasn't dying, she was tied to a chair and his step father and half brother where there too, with several of their most trusted men at arms.
"Hello little bastard, so glad you could join us so soon" Duke Dragon said sarcastically.
"What is the meaning of this? What is going on?" Dale asked walking inside, knowing it was some sort of trap.
"Can't you imagine? Brother, this is the best day of my live!" Morton said.
"You have two choices Dale, either you surrender to the guard without a fight and Mrs. Pine goes free, or you fight and she dies" Duke Dragon said.
"You know my choice already, Duke, I will never jeopardized the live of my people, take me, I won't fight" Dale answered, although he didn't like what was going on, he had to do something to protect his nanny.
"Where is that nosy squire of yours, why isn't he here?" The Duke asked
"He didn't come with me this time, at left him at court" Dale lied, hoping that when Paul saw what was going on he wouldn't come close at all.
"Well then, this is working better than anticipated, seize him!" the Duke ordered his men.
The guards moved as one, the seize Dale and clap him in irons in no time at all, Dale wasn't really worried though, he knew this game, his step father loved doing this to him, then taking him to the castle and beating him for a while. He had done it since Dale could remember.
Dale was dragged to the castle, he was looking around trying to alert Paul, but he didn't see him, which made him smile, the kid had more common sense than he had thought.
When they were in the castle, the Duke ordered his men to strip Dale, again part of the normal ritual for this kind of thing, and to tie him to the center pole on the central patio.
When Dale was tied up, the Duke took the tawse and started hitting him with it, 30 strong lashes, Dale didn't scream, he knew that if the did, the lashes will be more than if he didn't.
"You have learned your lesson boy, not one scream, nice, but this time is different, I don't like you are so close to the princess and I will make you go away now, I can't tolerate you any more, you have been a pain in my ass for to long" Duke Dragon said.
The guards untied Dale and he fell to his knees, he was to week to stand after the lashing he had received.
"What are you talking about?" a very confused Dale asked.
"What I'm saying is that is time you disappeared from my live, and that my rightful heir to take his place, the one you are occupying right now, besides you are to little for the princess, she'll forget you soon enough and Morton will be there to lend her a friendly shoulder to cry and make her fall in love with him." Duke Dragon said "Tie his hands behind his back, don't let him move keep him on his knees" he ordered his men.
"You really don't know Elizabeth at all, she will never go along with that" Dale answered laughing through the pain.
"Shut up! It is princess Elizabeth to you slave!" Morton screamed and kicked Dale on the ribs.