As Hollow As A Mannequins Grin

10 years ago a massacre disrupted the palace ball and a young Prince's birthday. Only one survives, the Prince himself, having been taken from the ball by a mysterious boy and saved from what happens. 10 years later, on the same night the same boy appears and history repeats itself. One friend is captured by a ruthless leader, someone the Prince once trusted and captured against his will. The Prince is held somewhere that the mystery boy and his friends can keep him safe - but how long until the Prince wants answers, and how long can his friend hold out against the force that would have the Prince destroyed as he should have been 10 years ago?

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