After a second, I realized I should probably go with him. I mean, he wasn't able to figure out that something was wrong without my help. If he gets caught, then we're all dead. I slipped out after him. I figured none of them would leave without permission. 

At least I hope they wouldn't be stupid enough. They would be signing their own death warrant then. It didn't take me that long to catch up with Lord Tiger. When he saw me, he just grinned at me. He was probably thinking that I had come with him to protect him and the others. 

This is usually where I would open my mouth and ruin the plot. I'm figuring out why everyone is grateful that I can't speak. It doesn't mean I like it, though. We searched the entire train, but as I expected, guards were at every exit. That didn't discourage me, though. 

There is no way she wouldn't have an exit for her precious characters. Knowing her, though, it would be somewhere we least expect it. Or somewhere that's almost impossible to get to. I racked my brain trying to figure it out. Until it finally hit me, the treasure room. 

It is no longer guarded since all the guards are at the exit. Of course, it might not even be a treasure room. They might have just leaked that information to trap. Gesturing to Lord Tiger, I jerked my head back in the direction he came from, telling him to go back for the other. He understood instantly, leaving to get the others. 

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I watched the platform waiting for the train to arrive. This was not actually part of the plot I had chosen. Still, it's not so far off the plot that it will interfere. Besides, there's not much written in the old plot I found. She probably thought it was too dark for this book. 

I mean, with a character like mine, she's not wrong. That is probably why she kept this character from the new plot she had created. Unfortunately for her, I know how this works better than anyone. Trained at a young age to perfect every aspect of going into books. So I would never make a mistake. 

I did make a mistake, though. I let an old friend try to redeem themselves. Instead, not only did they steal one of the quills, but they even sold it. It was easy to find the one who had it since the quills are a set. Anytime that one quill goes into a book, the others want to follow it. 

I let my brothers go in first. However, they have failed time and time again to get her to give the quill back. When I came into this book with them, I never realized the genre of the book would help me get the quill back. I plan to show her what dark romance is. Luckily during my training, I got well-versed in every genre. 

Actually, dark romance is a guilty pleasure of mine. Not that I'll ever admit that. I've read many, and I know how to make her books as dark as they can be. She must be new to writing it because she completely discarded the truly dark romance plot and went to the morally gray one. Just because I like dark romance doesn't mean I want to do this stuff to her. 

Some things are better left in a book. I am just doing this to get the quill back. Pushing those thoughts away, I focused on watching for the train. I had more than a hundred soldiers waiting for the train to arrive. The king wants the rest of Ravenhood's men captured.

I doubt I will actually capture all of them. The way she writes her characters, they are good at what they do. If my brothers weren't on a mission, they probably would have found it fun. As a matter of research, I read a few of her books, and they were good. Unfortunately, she wrote under a different name, so I couldn't find her using her books.  

It would have been a lot easier, but when has life ever been easy? Anyway, those who get captured will have their identities revealed and beheaded. Of course, since I know the plot, I know exactly who each of them is. My character wouldn't know, so I can't do anything with the information. 

Actually, I probably could; it's what my character would do at least. I could forge some letters from my informant. Lady Bluebird. I think that is the name in the letters I had found. Though she had sworn in the letter that she was just going after Ravenhood.

It would be her word against mine. Of course, that would shorten the book a little too much. Besides, I only need to capture one of them for the next scene between my character and Ravenhood. I focused my thoughts back on the task at hand as the train rolled to a stop in front of us. 

I flashed my character's usual crazed grin. "Remember, everyone, the king wants them alive so he can reveal their identities in front of the entire court. Now let's go find these thieves." 

The soldiers surged into the train at my word, and I followed behind them. Usually, my character would lead at the front. This isn't war, though. He doesn't capture people; he brutally murders them. So, I let the soldiers take the lead, watching as they surged into each room in the train.

As they searched, I turned toward the only exit not being guarded. I know they would figure it out. They've been in enough of her books not to have to rely on the tactics they are using. They wouldn't have tried jumping off the train while it was moving. Which means they are escaping at this very moment. 

I could have turned around and instructed my guards to follow me, but as I said, I only needed one of them for the next scene. The rest of them can escape for now.