Declaimer: I don't own anything song is Here without You by 3 Doors Down, just an idea I had to get out

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A hundred days had made me older since the last time that I saw your pretty
face

A thousand lights had made me colder and I don't think I can look at this the
same

But all the miles had separate they disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face

Raoul lay in bed; it was a dark and gloomy day for him. It was one year ago that Buri had died, he remembered ever second of it, even if he wasn't there. He had been called back to the castle, and he was about to ride off when a messenger came galloping up to him.

"Sir, I have terrible news" he said panting

"What is it?" Raoul said worried

"Sir, Buri and her group were ambushed by Scanrans" He said face dark

"How are they?" Raoul said fear creeping over him

"All were killed, then burned" His face was turned towards the ground, voice barley above a whisper. Raoul was numb with shock. The numbness still lay over him today.

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams

And tonight it's only you and me

He could still remember every inch of her face, the warmth of her body when he held her. He got up and got dressed before heading outside. The cold air of the north wrapped around him as he saddled up Drum.

The miles just keep rolling as the people either way to say hello

I hear this life is overrated but I hope it gets better as we go

He rode into the forest and stopped by a river filling his canteen and letting Drum drink. She was there hunting a doe, he reached out for her before she disappeared into the wind.

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me

Raoul sat by a tree and closed his eyes; the first kiss they ever shared was playing in his mind over and over. He had hard days but still remembered his duty to the crown and lived through them.

Everything I know, and anywhere I go

it gets hard but it won't take away my love

And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done

it get hard but it won't take away my love

The sun was setting and he went back to camp. The men hushed over when they saw him, but he ignored them for now and put Drum back after brushing and feeding him. Today was done, he would live, and Buri would live through him.

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind

I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time

I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams

but tonight girl it's only you and me