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Chapter Twenty Eight – Friends or Allies
In Asturia….
"You shouldn't…"
"Nea-Sama." Millerna said as she looked at her older sister who was just about to say something once again to the order she had just given out. "You gave up the crown, don't forget that Nea-Sama." Millerna said as nicely as she could but that was difficult since she was irritated by the fact that her older sister was interrupting her to everything she said. "I don't mind you giving me advice, but I know about this one."
"Millerna…"
"I'm not a child any more Nea-sama." Millerna said quickly. "I'm busy, excuse me."
I had been a few days since Allen and his crew had arrived in Palas. Ever since Allen had arrived, Asturia had been in a hectic state of trying to find out information on Zaibach's move. She headed towards the door and stopped. "I don't mind if you give me advise when I need it, Nea-Sama." Millerna said suddenly which made the Asturian Princess smile.
"Alright." Eries finally said.
"Arigato." With that Millerna left. She knew why her nea-sama was so upset, the news of Mamoru's death had upsetted her terribly. Millerna knew that her sister was secretly in love with Mamoru, and it was a one sided love since Eries never had the guts to tell Mamoru that when he was alive, and now that he was dead, she regretted it. Hitomi, there had been no news on Hitomi or Van and she was worried about them, especially since Zaibach was after Hitomi for some odd reason. She looked out the window and sighed as she came to a balcony, finding a moment's peace. She suddenly felt Dryden's comforting arms around her and rested his head against the back part of her shoulder.
"You worry to much." Dryden said as calmly as he could.
"You've been a prince, for so many years now, and still act like a merchant, but as a king you shouldn't be so…"
"Stress isn't good news for the baby, Millerna, as a doctor you should know that."
"Hai, I know." Millerna said sighing. "I wish that of all times to get pregnant, now wasn't one of them."
Dryden laughed. "Fate seems to like to play games doesn't it?" He asked as he kept his hands on her stomach which was beginning to show. "I can take over for ya, so you don't have so much…" Millerna turned around and smiled at Dryden. "No, I need to do this." Millerna said as she looked in to Dryden's brown eyes. "I am the ruler of Asturia, I need to show the people that as a woman, and as a queen that I can handle this."
"I hope that you don't plan on leading our army out there Millerna." Dryden said with a suspicious tone in his voice.
"Of course not, you know that I can't fight very well. I'll leave that up to Allen."
"Allen huh? You're still not having second thoughts about him are you?" Dryden was then hit.
"Baka, don't make me repeat it again."
"Hai, hai." Dryden said shutting up, arguing with a pregnant woman, was a loosing cause.
"Any news on them?" Millerna asked suddenly.
"Ruhm sent a message by owl." Dryden said which made Millerna's eyes widen. "Hai, Van and Hitomi are coming here."
"Van, something's coming." Hitomi said suddenly as she sensed something as they where in the forest, heading stupidly back towards the direction of Asturia.
"What?" Merle asked who had joined with them in Ruhm's village.
"I don't know…" Hitomi answered truthfully. She closed her eyes and pictured the pendant in her mind. 'Where is it? Where is he hiding?' She asked. "Van, straight ahead!" Hitomi shouted and it was almost if at that moment, a half invisible strange sword like object, came flying at them. Van blocked it and knocked it off.
"Damn, what is Zaibach doing so close to the Asturian boarder?" Van asked angrily to himself out loud. I skipped about a week or so not feeling like writing that they where just walking through the woods to grandmother's house we go…. Ok never mind the grandmother's house we go part but I didn't feel like writing fourteen chapters of walking through the woods, I have enough of those that I got bored with when writing them.
"HITOMI-SAMA!" Merle shouted which brought her attention to the young neko. "LOOK!" She pointed up at an airship, Hitomi knew what it was instantly, it was one of Tier's air ships.
"SHIT!" Hitomi swore. (And yes, Hitomi swears with Mamoru as her brother, can you really wonder where she learned it all from?) 'Van can't handle Zaibach, and Tier on his own…' She thought. "It's coming from the left this time Van." Hitomi instructed her husband who followed her commands. She closed her eyes. 'Please, please kami-sama, help us.' She thought and it was at that moment when she felt something sharp press through her left shoulder. Pain swelled up through her body as she cried out and let go. As she fell off of EscaFlowne and landed on the ground her eyes swayed upward and looked at the two guymelof's that where coming downwards at them. 'Damn…' She thought. 'Looks like our luck ran out.'
