Chapter 10
Emerald and Robert returned to his castle where he rested for days. Her family were invited to stay at the castle, but they declined. They preferred to setup their caravan outside the castle keep. "You never told me you were a gypsy."
"Why? Does it change anything?"
"Definitely not."
"Are you serious, though? A gypsy can't marry a King."
Robert smiled and simply sang . . .
"If I were a carpenter, and you were a Lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me
Carryin' the pots I made, followin' behind me?
Save my love through loneliness
Save my love through sorrow
I give you my only-ness
Give my your tomorrow
If I worked my hands at wood,
Oh would you still love me?
Answer me babe . . ."
Emerald did. "Yes I would. I'd put you above me."
"If a miller were my trade, at a mill wheel grinding
Would you miss your glory-box, oh your soft shoes shining
Save my love through loneliness
Save my love through sorrow
I give you my only-ness
Come give my your tomorrow
I give you my only-ness
Give my your tomorrow
If I were a carpenter, and you were a Lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?
Would you marry me anyway? Marry me?
Would you have my baby?"
"Yes," was all Emerald could say.
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Emerald and King Robert were soon married. Robert's dad didn't attend the wedding. He thoroughly disapproved of a marriage such as theirs, but Robert didn't care and he didn't care what his father thought of him anymore either. He had Emerald and that was all that mattered.
He told his father he could stop having Sedrick spy on him and his father agreed. Despite everything Robert was sure his father now believed the people of Evermore were in good hands.
They held the ceremony by the stream where Robert and Emerald had first met. Emerald's family played music and she sang. Her voice was beautiful, like sunshine. Another thing Robert didn't know about her, until recently. While he was recovering, Robert asked her to tell him everything about her life. It amazed him that she didn't think her voice was that special, though all who heard it knew it was. It sounded innocent and sweet and reminded people of a peaceful, carefree time.
Now Robert was happier than he had ever been. Starring at Emerald in a white dress with flowers in her hair, her face alight with happiness as she led the musicians along the stream, it made Robert want to sing himself.
"She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for me
She's leading the man who's beating the drum
Love is all around her on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round the air
She's lost in conversation with the birds of the air
She's trading information in a world without fear
She's fixing up a potion made of laughter and love
And I will follow 'The Enchanter' on the road to the sun
Round, round, moving me round
Round, round, round
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
She's studying the planets and she's searching for signs
Her eyes promise mystery and her treasure to find
She's mixing my emotions it's so easily done
In a league with 'The Enchanter' on the road to the sun
Oh that the stars will light my way
Oh as my tides dance the ebb and sway
It's so very easily done
She moves through the mountains and down to the sea
She sings in celebration with her piper for free
She's leading the man who's beating the drum
And love is all around her on the road to the sun."
Emerald laughed joyfully as she watched King Robert sing about her. He wore tight tan pants and one of his white shirts hanging open as usual. The sun shone on his golden hair and tanned chest. His voice was a gift from the gods.
How could she be so lucky as to be the one to stop his endless searching? For he still had been searching, only not in the way that that woman had said. How could she be the one capable of satisfying his every need?
But when Robert looked in her eyes, she had no doubt that he had found what he was looking for and she was it.
The End.
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Songs (In order of appearance):
"Come Into My Life" written by: Robert Plant, Chris Blackwell, Doug Boyle, and Kevin Scott MacMichael
"Ship Of Fools" written by: Robert Plant and Phil Johnstone
"Greatest Gift" written by: Robert Plant, Chris Blackwell, Charlie Jones, Kevin Scott MacMichael, and Phil Johnstone
"Through With The Two Step" written by: Robert Plant, Robbie Blunt, and Paul Martinez
"If I Were A Carpenter" written by: Tim Harden
"The Enchanter" written by: Robert Plant, John Baggott, Clive Dreamer, Justin Adams, Skin Tyson, and Billy Fuller