Ariana turned to find leah smiling at her and beth winking at her ,Bernice was furious as she left to meet the king who ordered for eric and ariana presence
Eric explained everything but his father was mad at him for striking a princess for a mere servant
He wanted to banished ariana but beth comes between
"we all know Bernice is wrong dad and I wont let you banish my maid"
Lance was speechless for he love his daughter so much
Ariana was in the garden waiting for eric when she got kidnap by some men
Matilda saw the men carrying ariana and escaping using the back gate , she knew someone in the castle was behind it, she gasped when she Bernice she ran to eric and told him what she saw the king was furious he ordered the guards to have her capture
Bernice was smiling believing she has gotten rid of ariana when the guards came running towards her and grab her
"let me go you low lives"
Eric came towards her and grab her by the neck she was gasping for air "where is she?"
"I don't….k..n."
He let go off her and told her he would be back for her
They went in search of ariana only to find the men smirking as they stab her "NO!!!!!"
Eric screamed at the top of his voice when he saw the men stabbed ariana , he was filled with rage as he took out his sword and went after the men who were running away
He and his men them all killed as he went and gather ariana in his arms he weep when he saw the blood and how she was losing her strength
"ee…r…"
"please don't say a word just look at me"
"i…l..ove you" she said as she fell unconscious, he slide her to his stallion and rode fast to the castle where he called the physician to treat her immediately
He was going to the dungeon to meet bernice when he got stopped by his father "I wont let you go there"
"Father get out of my way!"
"Not now I don't want you to do something you will regret"
"I have nothing to regret father, my regret was listening to you in the first place, I should have elope with anne this wouldn't have happen damn it!"
Eric was always by ariana's side she has been unconscious for a week, he couldn't eat it hurt his father to see his son this way he was guilty about his judgment towards Bernice he wish he had her execute her instead of having her banished
"she will be fine"
Lance couldn't bear to see Eric in pain he did all he could for ariana to regain consciousness, leah was trying to console eric when he hug her and began to cry
"I don't want to loose her leah"
"You wont I promise"
She pull away from his embrace as she stare at ariana she clung to the necklace she gave her