IIIIIII LLLLIIIVVVVEEEEEE! I'm back. Sorry this update took SOOOOO long. But good news. I am done with school! So I have more time to write now. And that's what I've been doing. I hope you guys enjoy this! Pre wedding, here we come!

The guards came in early the next morning and grabbed Alyss and Cassandra to get them ready for the big day. They walked out and were taken to a tent where there were two wedding dresses hanging.

"Get dressed!" one of the guards ordered. "The ceremony is in a few hours." The guards threw them inside and closed the tent flap.

There were two wash basins and a privacy curtain as well.

"Well, they are pretty at least." said Cassandra.

"Yeah, but not as pretty as my original dress for Will's wedding." Alyss responded.

"Oh really?" Cassandra asked. "How does your dress best a princess's dress?" she jibbed, referring to her own wedding.

"Because I had my best friend's opinion on it, and you could say it was a "princess's" opinion.

They both laughed at the joke.

"I'll help you, if you'll help me." Alyss said.

"Done." Cassandra said. "We as well look pretty for our husbands, even if it's not for them."

A guard came in again with a box of Cassandra's belongings. "Here are your things. Bassaym wanted you to have them back."

"Thank you." Cassandra said. The guard promptly left.

Cassandra smiled as she open the box and found jewelry box full of earrings and necklaces.

"What are you smiling about?" Alyss questioned.

"Nothing." Cassandra quipped, closing the box. "Let's get dressed, and then I have a surprise of my own.

Crowley was currently hiding out in the woods behind the tent that Alyss and Cassandra were currently in. Daniel's distraction worked perfectly and he was able to get a copy of the keys to the camp's blacksmith and back to the camp before anyone really noticed that the keys were gone. No one in the camp had raised the alarm that anything had gone wrong. No one was coming this way and he risked running to the tent. He snuck under on the flaps and found himself Alyss's side of the tent. Thankfully, Alyss was already clothed in her dress and was just about to go see if Cassandra was ready. She looked in the mirror and jumped as she saw Crowley stand up.

"Crowley!" Alyss exclaimed in a whisper. "What are you doing here?"

"I have something for you. Is Cassandra near?"

"Yeah. Let me call her."

Crowley nodded.

"Cassie! Could you come help me with my hair?"

"Of course. One second."

Cassandra came in to Alyss's part of the tent and gasped when she saw who else was there.

"Crowley?"

"I don't have much time. I've brought something for you both." Crowley opened his palm and gave them each a key. "These will unlock your husbands chains. Use them wisely."

"Thank you, Crowley." Alyss said. "But how will we hide them? We can't hide it in our sleeves, they are not long enough…"

"They don't have to be…" Cassandra said, a smile coming across her face. "I've got an idea."

Cassandra looked at Crowley. "Thank you Crowley, for coming. But now, I need you to go."

"As you wish."

Crowley slipped silently out the back and slipped into the shadows of the forest.

"So, what is this idea?" Alyss asked.

"First, we need Alica." Cassandra said. She went up to the guards at the front of the tent. "Could you please fetch my daughter from the prisons. We are in need of her services. We also need some white fabric."

A guard left and two minutes later, Alica was thrown in the tent. She got up and ran to her mother who enveloped her in her arms.

"Mom!" she cried.

"Alicia." Cassandra said. "We need your help."

"Of course, with what?"

"We need sashes on our dresses and we need your help to make sure they look perfect.

It had just occurred to Alicia that her Mom and Alyss were in wedding dresses.

"You both look beautiful." she said. "But why do your dresses need sashes? They look fine already."

The guard came in with the extra fabric as suggested. Cassandra went and thanked him for it and the guard left.

Alyss stooped down and held out her hand. "To hide these…."

Alicia opened her Alyss's palm and found the glimmer of keys.

Her smile went from ear to ear. "No way." Alicia whispered.

"We need to sew these sashes in a way that will let us be able to give Will and Horace the keys, without Bassaym noticing. This is why we needed you." Cassandra said.

"All right. Let's do this."

In an hour and a half the sashes with the hidden pockets were done.

"Now is the time for my surprise." Cassandra said. She walked over to her jewelry box and pulled out a pair of earrings and a necklace. The earrings were shaped like a bow with an arrow pulled back to draw, the necklace, a small but ornate oakleaf. Alyss chuckled to herself when she saw these.

"Where did you find these?"

"I had them custom made. I was going to give them to you on your next anniversary, but I think this is a more fitting occasion.

Cassandra pulled out her jewelry, earrings that were hanging swords and an oakleaf shield for a necklace.

"At least, we can have a little resistance right?" Cassandra asked.

"Absolutely." Alyss agreed.

Sorry if the characters seem a little OC to you. I write them how I imagine so... Anyway, please shoot me reviews. I love them lots!