DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING!
THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE FAVED THIS STORY AND REVIEWED ESPECIALLY AFTER MY LITTLE RANT. ANYWAY I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND ASK THAT YOU STAY WITH ME AS I FINISH UP THIS STORY. AND I KNOW 4 CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY I THINK FOR ME THAT'S A RECORD BUT I WAS IN THE MOOD TO WRITE AND THIS STORY REALLY NEEDED TO BE TOLD SO UPDATES ARE GOING TO BE QUITE FREQUENT AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING :)
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Tarrant looked up from his work to find the queen looking at him deep in thought. "Yer Majesty" he said allowing a bit of his brogue to show when he spoke.
"Tarrant, what are you working on?" she asked as she stepped further into the room.
"I'm making a wee bonnet fer Alice" he replied showing the queen the finish hat.
"It's beautiful Tarrant, I am sure she will simply adore it" Mirana said smiling.
He nodded then, asked "Mirana, I want to ask you formally for the Champion's hand. I love her and I don't think I can last another day with out making her mine. She keeps me grounded and sane."
Mirana didn't think he would just come right out and ask but she knew how very much he loved the young woman and as tradition demanded he had to ask the ruling monarch for her champions hand in marriage. Smiling she replied, "Of course you may have her hand in Marriage, Tarrant. I know how much you two love each other. So when do you plan on asking her?"
Tarrant was relieved that Mirana had said yes now all he had to do was finish the ring and he would then propose to the love of his life. "I have to make the ring first Yer Majesty, it is tradition that a Hightopp make his own betrothal ring for his chosen bride and so I must do that before I can ask her."
Mirana nodded and left knowing that Tarrant would need time to work on his ring.
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A week went by and everyday Tarrant could be found in his workshop diligently working on his betrothal ring for Alice. Mirana knew that it was only a matter of time before he was finished and asked Alice to marry him.
Meanwhile she had been grooming Alice for her future position unbeknowest to the girl. She didn't want to have to tell Alice that she was the Heir to Underland and really she wasn't sure how to break the news to the happy couple. She knew that she was going to tell them the day after their wedding but she still wasn't sure what she would say. She also knew that Alice was getting suspicious but she had made a promise and she fully intended to keep her promise.
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The day arrived when Tarrant finish the ring he had been working on. Now all he had to do was find the perfect opportunity to ask Alice to be his wife.
That moment came when she asked him if he would like to walk the gardens with her one afternoon after tea. He agreed and they were on their way to the rose garden. While they walked he thought about how he was going to ask her. It was then that they came upon a fountain with in the maze and he knew that that was the perfect spot for his proposal. once they were seated on the rim of the fountain he slowly knelt in font of her and Alice's heart rate sped up. She however waited to hear the words that she was dying to hear from the man she would give anything to.
"Alice Kingsleigh, Champion of the White Queen and the woman I love with my entire being. Will you do this poor mad milliner the honor of becoming his wife?"
Alice smiled then launched herself into his arms nearly shouting her answer in her joy. "Yes, Yes, Yes! Oh Tarrant, I love you more than I can say, of course I will marry you. You are the reason I came back after all. I came back because I couldn't take another day of not seeing your face. I want nothing more than to be your wife." she cried in joy as she rained kisses all over his surprised face, before capturing his lips in their most passionate kiss to date.
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I NEED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD UP THE RATING AND DO THE WEDDING NIGHT TOO FOR IT WILL BE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER IF I DO WRITE IT INTO THE STORY. SO THE NEXT UP DATE WILL NOT BE FOR A FEW DAYS AT THE VERY LEAST I WILL WRITE IT OUT BUT I WILL WAIT TO POST IT UNTIL I HEAR SOME FEED BACK FOR YOU GUYS.
