General Osmond was slowly riding downhill towards the Palace in the horse that he stole. The dangerous road of the Hill of Grimmer Death was about to come to an end and he would soon reach the outer village.
However, the closer he rode towards the Palace, the heavy his guilty conscience was becoming. "How am I going to enter the Palace after the crime that I've just committed? How am I going to face the King? How am I going to face my own family after committing such a horrible crime?" Several thoughts like these were already rooted deep down in his heart by now.
At one point he even felt like rushing back to the Devil's Cave to get back the Princess. But he resisted this urge by thinking about his own daughter, who would be killed by Queen Lillian if he did not follow her order.
