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Her words surprised Roran. But it told him everything he had ever wanted to know. She slept well in his arms last night. She trusts me. That sentence she gave him, it reassured him that he had her trust. "Well, I slept very well after you awoke last night. For one, this bed is much more comfortable than a chair, and two, you were in my arms. What more could a guy like me want?" He knew deep down there was one thing he wanted more than this, but he had a feeling that he had it.

"And to make things better, I wake to find you still in my arms. That fact alone made my day." His hand that was being held changed positions so that their hands were holding each others. "But of course, I shouldn't take all the credit for your peaceful sleep. Your helper over there, oh what was her name? Kaname! Yes, Kaname over there practically stood guard to make sure we had a peaceful time. She has to take some of the credit."

Bringing his other hand up, he gently ran it through her hair. "Though it seems to almost be mid-day. You should probably get some of your work done. It would be a shame to have me to blame for a day's progression to come to a halt." Leaning in, his lips met hers in another soft kiss. He couldn't seem to stop stealing them from her, he just enjoyed the feeling. "I love you," he whispered, not blushing anymore.

Getting out of bed, he was still in his shirt and pants. Putting his jacket on, he grabbed his boots. Heading for the door, he placed a hand on Kaname's shoulder, "Thank you, you were a big help to your Queen and I last night. I owe you a lot." Turning back to Amaya, he smiled. "I'll see you later." Winking to her, he walked out of Amaya's room and into his own.

Taking his clothes off, he replaced them now. What he put on was identical pant, for they were like jeans to him, and he replaced his shirt with a red one that matched his jacket. Placing the jacket back on, he took his clothes outside, washed them, then hung them up to dry. Nodding to himself for a job well done, he headed for the stables. Syrva wasn't used to being locked up for so long.

As he entered, the horse nearly burst out of its pen. Roran smiled, at the horse's reaction, and calmed her down. "Okay girl, I see you are happy to see me." Leading her out of the stables, he walked her around the forest. "You know, Amaya is a nice woman." Syrva seemed to snort, but Roran could tell she didn't dislike Amaya as much as before. "She is scared of thunderstorms, and last night's was a big one." The rain still hadn't subsided, and he was getting wet, but his clothes were inside, the ones he had washed, and so he knew he had something to at least change into. "So, to comfort her, I stayed in her room last night. She fell asleep, but woke a few hours in from some loud thunder. So I got her back into bed and then joined her." Syrva nudged his shoulder and he looked at her sternly. "You know what I mean," he smirked, lightly nudging her in return. "But anyways, last night was a good night for me." He sighed a sigh of happiness. his life was going up now, more than ever. He hoped it would stay this way.

AMy woke up "s**t i fell asleep" she said quietly, when she looked to where the man had lain, he was gone "thank god" she whispered, seeing that her hands were still cuffed

After the dance ended, the people clapped for their queen and the other three girls as they smiled. That dance was exhausting, but it was very fun to do. A little girl from the crowd ran up and tugged on Amaya's dress as she looked up at her shyly, giggling a little. Unable to stand the child's cuteness, Amaya picked the girl up and spun around a few times with the child in her arms as the girl sqweeled with joy. Amaya put the girl back down, who ran back to her mother giggling, recieving many smiles from her people. They hadn't seen her this happy since before her mother died, and even though her father's death shouldn't be happy, she seemed to be coping, know he was no longer suffering. The people eventually dispersed as it began to pour rain once more, and Amaya calmly headed back to the castle, in no giant hurry, since there was no thunder or lightning yet.

Amaya turned to meet this fan on hers as she smiled and then saw it was Roran. She laughed happily and then ran over to Roran, hugging him. "Hello! I thought you were out with Syrva!" She eclaimed.

"That is true, but I'm sure she always enjoys the time with you." Amaya said as she smiled. Listening to his question, she sighed a little. "My day was long. The advisors are rude and I missed dinner. But after that it was fine." She answered to his question as she smiled and looked up at him. He seemed confused about the rain, and she giggled noticing it. "It rains a lot here. That's how the forest keeps living. But we never have floods, which is an upside I guess." She told him.

"Well, of course it doesn't flood. With the roots of all these plants, I would expect it to be quite fertile. A farmer's dream," he replied to Amaya. He didn't want to sound too rude, so he kept the rest to himself.

Looking to the Princess who came up on them, he smiled. "No, of course not. We were just chit-chatting. In fact, we were going to get a bite to eat. Would you and," he nodded to the bird, "your unique friend care to join us?"

Amaya smiled at then nodded. "You seem much better today. I'm glad." She said as she looked at her. Her eye went to the bird, it was new, and her sister was happy. She wasn't stupid. Walking up to her sister, she grabbed her sister's arm gently and pulled her towards her. "I'll give Christoph one final chance. I don't know what you did to bring him back, but if he hurts you again, his neck is being snapped and his body is being burned." She warned her sister. She wasn't going to take Christoph away from her sister, but if he did something to hurt Vivian again, Amaya would personally kill him. She walked back over to Roran, looking over her shoulder briefly to give a soft, yet warning glare to Christoph. She was like a mother to her sisters, and she did not approve of anyone hurting them or playing with their emotions.

She looked at Roran as her talked to her and just lightly shook her head. Christoph had hurt her sister in many ways, and was furious. The warning was more to Christoph, because she knew he was listening, but she was also letting Vivian know that if Christoph was killed, it was by her, and for a reason. "Even if I am their sister, I am still protective. They're the only family I have left." She whispered back to him. As they walked to the kitchen, a few guards came up stopping the group as they bowed. "Queen Amaryllis, we have found who you asked for." The captain said as he looked at Amaya. "I see. Thank you." She sighed as she nodded to him. Turning to Roran, Vivian, and Christoph, she bowed slightly. "My apoligies, but I cannot join you for dinner. I have other responsibilities to attend to, but please go on without me." She sighed as she let go of Roran's hand and then followed the guards down another hallway, her stomach growling loudly at her in protest.

She was led into a room where a man was tied to a chair with a few gaurds standing nearby. She glared in fury at this man as she walked up to him. "You are the one who poisened Roran, am I correct?" She asked as she paced around him. The man simply nodded and she stopped infront of him, her back facing him. "You may not like this marriage agreement, but it will happen. It will bring the kingdoms together and stop this war." She told him calmly as she faced him. His only reponse was a grin as he stood up. He had somehow gotten free of his ropes and he brought out a dagger. "Not if I get rid of the queen!" He yelled as he moved to stab Amaya in the heart. Quickly reacting, Amaya duck under his arm and spun around him, grabbing his arm and yanking it back towards her and twisting his wrist until there was a snapped and he cried out and dropped the dagger. The guards ran up and quickly took the man from Amaya's grasp, slitting his throat as a few more protected Amaya. With that over, Amaya now had to see her advisors to inform them that a man had just been executed.

The news didn't go over well. As soon as they heard about it, they began to flip out and everyone one was screaming. Not even trying anymore, she layed her head on the table. She wasn't even listening to the advisors anymore. She was so hungry, and her father's funeral was tomorrow. She needed to be ready for that, but she was stuck here until her advisors decided when it was time to leave. Sighing at her luck of being queen, she shook her head, just as lightning cracked in the sky. "Not again..." She moaned to herself, sitting up as thunder soon followed. The storm had started up again, and Amaya was becoming very uncomfortable. "C-Could we perhaps continue this tomorrow after the wedding?" Amaya begged the advisors, figiting in her seat. "No! We must finish dicussing the issues tonight! Stop your childish fear and pay attention!" The head advisor growled at her, quiet annoyed. Everyone in the room knew she was afraid of storms, even him, but they didn't care at this point. Three hours of this toture went by as the storm raged on, before she was finally permitted to leave.

Once the meeting was over, Amaya tore out of the room and ran down the corridors. She was terrified beyond belief and she had no idea where she was going, but it seemed she was headed to the north wing of the castle. She fell down a couple of stairways through her terror, causing a few big bruises as she ran. Finally, Amaya stopped running and just curling up in a corner, shaking and crying as the storm raged.