Chapter 3
Ashe gripped her bow again "Please do not make me ask again, come with me Madam, This man is a hostile criminal he must pay for his crimes." Signaling the battalion to surround the couple, quickly these two found themselves surrounded by arrows. Finally Talon timidly spoke up "Stephanie these people are right you are a lot safer with the Queen than you are besides me. I have killed men, I am not the man you see me to be, please go along with them I must pay for my sins". Again the madam looked into his eyes empty eyes, she could see the horror's he has experience. Stephanie rebelliously shook her head, pulled out her harp, strumming a tune so sweet and soothing, the melody drove the masses into a deep sleep. The assassin just looked up at her completely and utterly enamored in her beauty, his eyelids fought to stay open as he to feel into a deep sleep "You saved me once, know it is time for me to repay the favor, my dear Talon." She reassuringly said, as held her hand against his pale white cheek, slid his hair behind his ear. What was this warmness in her heart that Stephanie was feeling, Was this love?
Slam! Talon rose awake to the sound of Drunken men, looking around dazed and confused, he smiled as soon as he had noticed her familiar long brown hair, her head buried in his chest, had she spent all night with him by his side he thought. Talon just closed his eyes again, he wanted to stay there with her besides him for as long as he could. A Small cough came from him wide eyed he looked around to see if he awoke the lovely besides his bed. She timidly patted her eyes as a kitten would after a long snooze, she looked up at him bewildered, almost as if she forgot what had happened the night before. She quickly noticed looked her surroundings remembering the events from just the night before. After a quick glance at the now awake Talon, she just snugged her head back into his chest
Immediately the renowned assassins cheeks turned rose red in embarrassment. After a minute of snuggling into the bedridden Talon, she looked back up at him smiling at him playfully. Giggling away, Stephanie respond "I am sorry for bring you to a place like this, you were out cold after my lullaby, this was the safest place I could find." Flushing out the red of his cheeks Talon questioned "Where did a lovely lady like you Madam Stephanie learn such a powerful spell?" The Madam answered "Please call me Stephy, My house has been known for delightful melodies and hymns, As a child I used to look up to Sona the muse as a Idol, her pure beauty and music, such a deadly combination."
Talon, chuckled "I know this Sona quite well, never in a million years could she conjure enough mojo to put a full battalion of men to sleep with her powerchords, You truly have a gift, and I thank you for saving me." He smiled. Unaware Stephy blushed at this complement. He continued on "I thank you for the help but why did you stay for me, why did you risk your safety in order to help me, you heard from Queen Ashe the things I have done, you have heard of the past that haunts me yet you stayed by my side all this time, Why?"
Something in his eyes she had seen, a shimmer of hope of things to be and things to come, she seen a future complete, with happiness and wealth. She wouldn't dare tell the Noxian assassin this, she simply replied " I could see your heart, I can tell you have only the best interests, you are a good person no matter what, you tell yourself noor what anyone tells you, don't ever think differently." Talon just looked in his eyes almost speechless, never had anyones words been so impacting, his mouth could not bring words from his mouth. The assassin slowly shifted upward in the bed, he couldn't help but getting lost in her deep emerald eyes. As their eyes meet, he ever so slightly shifted in closer, brushing near into her long brown locks, until his lips finally meet hers in complete bliss.