[ WP ] After rescuing her , the prince finds out that the `` damsel in distress '' was actually locked in the tower because she was a convicted serial killer .

He woke suddenly to find his rescued princess standing over him. He smiled. 
 
 `` Are you alright?'' 
 
 `` Oh, I'm just fine.'' 
 
 He suddenly noticed the glint of metal in her hand. A blade. He tried to act normal. 
 
 `` What is it?'' 
 
 `` Oh, nothing. I just have someone I want you to meet. Val, dear! Come out!'' 
 
 A young man holding a parasol and a bag of chess pieces stepped out of the shadows. `` Oh, Corinna, so kind of you... but I think you should do the honors. I did it last time, after all.'' 
 
 `` I thought you'd never ask,'' said Corinna. She smiled and plunged her blade into the prince's chest. 
 
 Val knelt down beside the body of the prince. `` Checkmate,'' he whispered as he placed the black queen by his head.
