Hans' parents were out looking for their son as well. He had told them that he was going on an errand to the castle, but even so, he should have been back long ago....
So they headed up the road to the castle, to look for him...
They soon came across three men on horseback. It was the King, and two of his men...
"We are looking for the Princess..."
"Have you seen her?"
"No Sire, we haven't seen her...."
"In fact we are looking for our son...."
"He went out earlier, heading for the castle, and never came back."
"It would seem that we are both searching for our missing children..."
"We have already searched this road all the way from the castle, and haven't seen your son...."
"And we've searched it from the village to here, and not seen the Princess..."
"That just leaves the other road...."
'We could go together to search there..."
Hans' father turned to his wife...."What do you think, dear? Are you up to it?"
"I don't know. I'm getting really cold and tired, and am starting to wonder if I shouldn't have stayed at home, just in case Hans came back.....but, okay...we need to push on, and find the children, before it gets dark...."
Feeling sympathy for the poor, tired woman, one of the king's men offered her his horse....
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