The Thief and the Rose

To Ellie, Henry up and abandoned her at the Wall...but what if there was more to the story than Henry expressed...what if he DIDN'T abandon her at the Wall? What if he was just looking for a 'bigger stick? And once that's cleared up, what's to come afterwards? (Prologue also works as a One-Shot, so posting it before the rest of the fic is finished; Charles appears post-prologue)