The voice slid through her dreams,slicing with the graceful ease of a sharpened sword.
"Azure". Her dream,faded away,to her and Akin,dancing in the paddock,sitting on the farm swings,running through the fields together.
"Azure!"the voice sounded urgent now,the dream once again slipped from Azures grasp,to Azure holding Akins head,"I'm sorry"his voice fading away,into the darkness.
A hand clamped over Azure's pale lips, her eyes opening wide in fear,"Mmpph"she yelled in vain.
"Sshh"said the voice floating through the darkness.
A face came to view, it was a young,sturdy face,not hansom,but not ugly,it was a face that made her trust, and not fear.
"What are you doing?"whispered Azure, her reply a warning finger brought to her lips.
Azure was back in a dark room,after seeing Akin,they had dragged him away,and tied Azure and thrown her back on the concrete floor.
The 'faces' body was big and muscular, sitting Azure up he loosened her bonds. "Thank you"Azure whispered to the man, he helped her up,and solely relying on his strength to hold her, she staggered to the door.
Taking her up a dimly lit passageway, the man tread soundlessly on the heavy carpets, Azure's feet though making a scuffing noise. He picked her up gently, his touch soft, and gentle.
He carried her down a narrow stairway, and outside,into some sort of a courtyard, to a starry night. Azure slid from his arms, onto a horse, bridled and waiting patiently, the breeze floating in her loose, tangled hair.
He hoisted himself onto the horse behind Azure, and draped a heavy, warm cloak around her shoulders. He patted his horse,and then galloped out of the courtyard.
This had all happened rather quickly,and Azure had still no idea what was happening,so she said to the man, "What is happening to me?"
"I'm rescuing you"he said,in her ear to be heard over the galloping horse
"Why"she said back to him
"Tomorrow you where to be hung,as payment to Narfus"
"Narfus?Who is that?"
"The man in the room,the room with the candles"
"Oh...What's your name?"
"Sebastian"
"Sebastian,...sebastian"whispered Azure rolling it around in her mouth like a sweet taste.
The wind was blasting Azure, bitingly cold, freezing the bone. Azure shivered and clutched the cloak more tightly around her slim body.
"Azure, wake up" Sebastian said, gently shaking Azures shoulders.
She had fallen asleep over the long journey.
"Mmm"she mumbled, as she opened her eye's, she sat upright, feeling quite embarrassed.
"We're here now"he said helping her off the horse.
"Thank you, for saving me, Sebastian" Azure said,"thank you"she said again in a quieter tone. "But, who are you? Why did you risk saving me?"
"Because I saw you, I was one of the men in the Candle Room. I once was also a prisoner of Narfus, and He took me as a guard instead of killing me, it was a risk he was willing to take I guess. I knew what they would do to you, in front of Akin so that he would feel your pain" he said, "There was one time in the night were the guard is on the other side of the hall, but the slightest sound will summon him."
"Why would you risk your life for me though?" asked Azure, clearly confused
"I know that I will never match up to Akin in your mind but, I saved you because...Because I love you." he said taking her hand
"What! Ugh, THAT IS DISGUSTING, You know I love Akin, Don't be gross." she yelled, tearing her hand from his.
Azure ran down the small grassed hill, and stumbled down by the edge of a stream, the bubbling water miming her anger.
Sebastian sat next to her, her anger slowly subsiding.
"I think you should just go now" she said her gaze set on the glistening water.
"Just remember, I'll love you no matter what you do"
"Just...go"