chapter 1

As I leaned up against the Throne room door,I listened to my father and the knight talk.

"If anything were to happen ,I want you to keep my daughter safe ,do you understand?" My father said.

'Yes, my king but what about you?"The knight asked."Do not worry about me i will be fine.I worry about my daughter more than myself." "Understood my king." the knight said as he turned to leave. I backed away from the door and went back to my room.

The Next day

The maids came in to get me ready for the long trip ahead of us.

" Princess...it is time to get ready for your departure." "Yes, thank you."

As the maid began to get me ready someone knocked on my big wooden door.

"Yes?" "Princess are you ready?"The maid had just finished my hair when he walked in. "Yes, I am ready."

my father got into the carriage with me. I looked out of the window as we left our home as the knights surround the carriage.I fell asleep soon after we left and when i wolk up the carriage had come to a stop."Your majesty. i am afraid we must stop for the night it is far too dark to keep going."

"Yes, I understand." My father says nodding.

That Night

"I want you to gaurd my daughter's tent" "Yes, my king" I heard my father and the knight talking.

"Princess?" "yes?" "I will be out side of your tent if you should need me." "Yes, thank you"

the knight went out side and sat on the ground in front of my tent

HOURS LATER

A snow storm had started it was cold even wrapped it my thick I Realized that the knight was still out side. 'He is going to freeze out there.' i walked over to the opening of the tent and looked out "Aren't you cold?" i asked the man "No princess, i have slept in colder weather than this" he replied looking at me. "Please dont lie, you are cold, I can see it" "Princess i'm fine re-" "Come in here before you freeze." He looked at me confused but then he smiled "Thank you princess." He said coming in the tent with me. I gave him a blanket and sat next to him. We talked for a long time I learned that his name was Castiel. He told me his story as we huddled close together.

"When i was a child my father was never around so my mother and I relied on each other alone. When I was 17 my my mother was killed by a group of assassins .After the death of my mother I knew I wanted to join your father's army to help protect the innocent." "my mother was killed by the assassins too." i said as tears formed in my eyes. "I'm sorry,I didn't know princess." "It is okay."

"Do you know who I will be marrying?" i ask him. "No ,though I do know is that he is a king from a far away land." He says looking at me . "oh." i say quietly,my voice fading. "Is it an arranged marriage?" he looks away. "Yes." "You do not want to marry him do you princess?" "Father says love will come."i say quietly. Castiel? If I may call you that." "You may call me anything you want princess." "...Have you ever been in love?" "Yes. At one time." He looked away sadly.

"It is late princess. We should get to sleep." "Yes we shall." "Goodnight princess." "Goodnight"