Still don't own it…maybe if I go to Disney World where dreams come true it could be mine… unfortunately I did and it didn't work

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"Morning Roald" Kel replied as a faint blush covered her cheeks.

Roald stayed very still after that kiss and gave her a small smile and then he rolled out of bed and moved to put on his clothes. He was glad that she had spoken his name instead of Dom's but was still a little leery of moving to fast, after all she had only just found out about Dom.

Kel was disappointed that Roald didn't really respond to her kiss. Later she would wonder why she was so disappointed that he had just smiled and got up but there wasn't really a lot of time for that.

"I think we should plan to leave within the hour Kel" Roald was telling her as he pulled his shirt on "We don't really want to stay in one place right now, and we want to get up to the mountains before the snow starts falling really hard"

Kel nodded and then began to repack all of her belongings and make sure that everything was in order

An hour later both were outside of the stable horses saddled and ready to be on the road. A slight nod to each other and they were off cantering into the countryside.

Four hours down the road and they were just beginning to see the base of the mountains that had seemed so far off from the inn.

"Roald, what was the plan once we got to the mountains? Were we going to find an inn or just keep pushing and go across to the other side and wait out the winter in a mountain village?"

"I had a good friend point out this place to me before we left Tortall; he said that if we ever needed a place to stay we could go to this place. Apparently it is well stocked and fairly roomy, the only thing is that others might show up, and they are supposed to be allowed to stay too." Roald replied looking at Kel as he talked

"A friend?" Kel asked with one raised eyebrow

"Well being friendly with our country's spymaster is no bad thing" Roald told her with a slight smile

Kel nodded and told herself that she should have known.

The next day they woke early and road all day stopping only for lunch and a light supper. It was getting dark when Roald took a small fork in the road off the mountain path. He dismounted and motioned for Kel to do the same as he led his horse over a small ledge and around a bend. Kel followed nervously and as she rounded the corner she couldn't help but look in surprise.

A large portion of the rock had been carved out and a doorway and windows sat embedded in the rock. She glanced to her right and saw that Roald was already moving forward and knocking on the door. Twice he knocked and then whispered something to the other side, slowly the door opened and an older woman came out. Glancing once up to look at Roald mage light and then scrutinizing the both of them before deciding to speak.

Nodding once to Roald she looked at Kel suspiciously until Roald told her that she was his wife.

Kel glanced once at Roald at this statement but otherwise kept her face perfectly blank

The woman sighed "Well don't just stand there come on in. I'll get one of the lads to tend to your horses"

Kel and Roald entered into the rock structure looking around in awe at the large entrance way that had been carved out.

"I'll go head and give you the grand tour, and set y'all up with a bedroom and all of that seeing as you're going to be here awhile. I'm Sascha by the way, and I run this house and all those who enter go by my rules."

Roald and Kel just nodded as she took them up a set off stairs and pointed out certain things

"Now that there is the small sitting room, there is a larger one upstairs if you wish to mingle with more guests, however right now it's just the two of you. The kitchen is off limits if you wish to have food at a random hour of the day you must ring the bell that is in your room. The cook is very temperamental and burns food much too easily. Ah here we are" She opened the door to a large rounded room. It had a nice sized bed, a wardrobe and a desk.

They all stepped in and Kel walked around examining everything, she saw a door in the corner and walked through it and thought that she had found the best thing in the world.

It was a bathroom with an enormous tub sunk right into the floor. Kel had never seen anything like it

Sascha poked her head in and smiled at Kel's expression "That's right your own special tub, and for water all you have to do is pull this chain right here, and it all falls out of this hole. Don't ask me how it works though, the Whisper Man had it installed by someone special and that's all we know. Now little lady if you wouldn't mind coming back in here with your husband I believe that we still have some things to discuss" Kel nodded and followed Sascha back into the room

Roald looked up as the entered "So Kel what do you think?"

"I think that it will be perfect" Kel said as she smiled at him

"ahem, Now for the rules" Sascha reminded them "Now I don't care what your profession is outside of this building, but I will have no stealing or murdering or cheating. You leave all business outside. If you wish to leave the building you must let me know, and I can give you the right words to say to get back in, I know everything that goes on in this house so don't think you can get away with anything. Oh and dinner is served promptly at the 6th bell in the afternoon." Roald and Kel nodded

"And one of the lads will be here tomorrow morning to give you a full tour. So enjoy your stay, and remember the rules" She nodded and then walked out closing the door

"Your wife?" Kel whispered to Roald the moment she was gone

Roald nodded "Well she wasn't going to let you in, because technically you aren't part of the Whisper Man's circle, but since you're my wife that gives you the right to be here also. Oh and here I should have given you this before but I wasn't thinking clearly" Roald handed her a small box that had a little white bow

Kel opening the box saw a small ring with a tiny diamond on it she looked up meeting Roald's very blue eyes "If you're a married woman you should have a ring, and I thought that this one would do quite nicely"

"Thank you" Kel whispered. Roald just nodded in reply and moved to take things out of his saddlebags

"We might as well unpack we will be here for awhile" Roald couldn't help but feel right about Kel wearing a ring that he had given her. He had wanted to give her his mother's ring, but knew that it was too conspicuous for a simple man to have given his wife so grand of a ring. He had it stored safely in his possessions waiting for the moment when he could give it to her as a Prince

By the time they were done Kel decided that she wanted to take a bath and so without telling Roald what she was doing she entered the room and filled up the tub. Marveling at how wonderful mages could be as she took off her clothes and stepped into the tub wishing that every room could have a connecting bath too it. Finally when she felt that she had washed all the dirt off of her she stepped out of the bath and began to towel herself dry.

Roald had heard the splashing from the next room and was glad that Kel liked having the bath in her own room. He had hoped she would like it. Finally when he heard that the splashing had stopped he entered and stopped staring open mouthed at what he saw.

Kel heard footsteps and turned around forgetting that her towel was not wrapped around herself. She and Roald were standing on opposite sides of the room, the only difference being that his eyes were traveling down the length of her body and staring quite openly

Kel gave a quiet cough and moved to cover herself with the towel blushing furiously. Roald also was blushing and began to try to apologize

"Kel, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to… you're so beautiful… I just thought you would be dressed… umm and that your breasts…umm body would be covered…"

Kel just nodded and quickly brushed by him "well I'm quite finished Roald, you're more then welcome to use the privy"

As soon as she was out of the room Kel collapsed in silent laughter, how embarrassing she thought for the both of them. Things were awkward enough before pretending to be husband and wife and now they would be about a hundred times more awkward.

That night both were lying side by side in the same bed trying to not touch. Each of them thinking about the scene from earlier that day; Roald wanted to hold that body and tell Kel that she was beautiful and he thought that he must have looked like a bumbling idiot.

Kel was struggling with the fact that all though she was embarrassed at him walking in on her she didn't mind him seeing her naked. His admiring gaze made her feel loved and wanted, and to be honest Dom had never stared at her like that.

Kel was following her thoughts around in circles when suddenly they both shifted and touched each others arms.

"Sorry!" They both muttered as they jumped apart and then they looked at each other and burst out laughing. And the laughing didn't stop until they were close together mouths connected and hands exploring everywhere.

When they stopped the kiss both were breathless and as they looked into each others eyes they knew that tonight was the beginning of a new relationship and a fun one. And that night as they fell asleep neither noticed the green flash of light that appeared as an envelope fell onto the desk waiting to be read.

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~Kari