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"You're Gene Starwind?!" Aisha exclaimed as the young man strolled into the room in which she was waiting.
"At your service," Gene answered though he seemed a bit shocked that his visitor looked like a cat. He had been hoping that the young lady he had spotted spying on him frequently had come, even though Gene was aware that his hopes were probably only in vain. "Perhaps my mind is playing tricks on me," he thought," perhaps she wasn't even coming by to see me at all…"
"HELLO?!?" the young cat woman waved her hand frantically in front of his face. Gene Starwind quickly shook his head and returned to the reality he had departed from.
"I'm sorry, you've caught me at a bad time," he sighed.
"I can see," Aisha answered sarcastically, "but I don't care about your problems. I have my own situations to deal with." All the while, Jim secretly watched and admired the new visitor. Though she did seem hot headed, he hadn't ever witnessed a lady quite like her. Her hair was a silvery white, and in a long braid that swayed back and forth and she desperately trying to get Starwind's attention.
"Exactly why did you come here?" Gene asked exasperated.
"Oh yes," Aisha commented remembering her true purpose once more, "I've come here on behalf of a friend."
"A friend?" Gene looked up, his hopes soaring once more.
"That's what I said," Aisha answered, "her name is Melfina and well, I don't know how to word this…but.."
"Melfina?!" Gene gasped, "isn't that the name of the princess!?" His face became a scarlet red at the realization of what he had just said and heard. The princess was the most honored and respected figure in all the country, and thus everyone knew her name quite well.
Aisha sighed, "Yes, you are correct, it is the princess herself, and she's fallen in love with you." The words felt like bullets, and Gene stood in utter shock. A discomforting silence fell upon the room; Gene tried to contemplate all that was just revealed to him, yet it all seemed like an awkward dream.
Hazanko's army marched closer and closer to Melfina's kingdom, and it seemed that neither rain nor heat would slow down their steady pace. As it was going, the estimated time they would reach the beautiful kingdom that Melfina reigned over was roughly one week. Matters were even worse because the country of Centari was relatively peaceful, thus they didn't have an army. And one week was hardly enough time to assemble an army that might even have a slim chance of competing against the elite soldiers of Hazanko.
King Harry was racing to arrive at Melfina's kingdom, but due to harsh weather, his advisor Ron had suggested they wait a few days before they went any further. At the moment, they were still a good two weeks' travel away from the kingdom, and as conditions didn't seem like they would only become worse, there was little hope that they might arrive before Hazanko's army had already ravaged the kingdom and overthrown the princess. King Harry's men were skilled at combat, but still deep down in their hearts they knew that they were no match for the men of Hazanko.
"I wish this weather would become better so I can go rescue my precious Melfina!" Harry bickered at Ron.
"Have patience, my king," Ron attempted to reassure him, " I promise we will never allow anything to happen to her." Yet Ron knew that he was making an impossible promise.
Melfina knew when enough was enough. In her heart she had decided that if she were going to be forced to marry King Harry, then it would be better to just leave this place and never return again. Her plans had been laid out within her mind: she could escape at night, and travel on foot to a nearby kingdom. There she could become a peddler of some sort, or find some way of getting enough food to keep her alive. She had engraved it within herself that she would never marry another man other than Gene Starwind, and thus she would live an isolated life filled with misery. Though this alternative seemed harsh, to her it was much better than marrying some ostentatious king when her heart yearned for another. Ready to carry out here scheme, she packed a few belongings into a blue silk bag and prepared to depart- never wishing to return again.
Alrighty, I finally typed another chapter!!! Please, please, please R and R! I have about eleven or so fics and the one that gets the most reviews is usually updated that most. Thanks for reading!
"You're Gene Starwind?!" Aisha exclaimed as the young man strolled into the room in which she was waiting.
"At your service," Gene answered though he seemed a bit shocked that his visitor looked like a cat. He had been hoping that the young lady he had spotted spying on him frequently had come, even though Gene was aware that his hopes were probably only in vain. "Perhaps my mind is playing tricks on me," he thought," perhaps she wasn't even coming by to see me at all…"
"HELLO?!?" the young cat woman waved her hand frantically in front of his face. Gene Starwind quickly shook his head and returned to the reality he had departed from.
"I'm sorry, you've caught me at a bad time," he sighed.
"I can see," Aisha answered sarcastically, "but I don't care about your problems. I have my own situations to deal with." All the while, Jim secretly watched and admired the new visitor. Though she did seem hot headed, he hadn't ever witnessed a lady quite like her. Her hair was a silvery white, and in a long braid that swayed back and forth and she desperately trying to get Starwind's attention.
"Exactly why did you come here?" Gene asked exasperated.
"Oh yes," Aisha commented remembering her true purpose once more, "I've come here on behalf of a friend."
"A friend?" Gene looked up, his hopes soaring once more.
"That's what I said," Aisha answered, "her name is Melfina and well, I don't know how to word this…but.."
"Melfina?!" Gene gasped, "isn't that the name of the princess!?" His face became a scarlet red at the realization of what he had just said and heard. The princess was the most honored and respected figure in all the country, and thus everyone knew her name quite well.
Aisha sighed, "Yes, you are correct, it is the princess herself, and she's fallen in love with you." The words felt like bullets, and Gene stood in utter shock. A discomforting silence fell upon the room; Gene tried to contemplate all that was just revealed to him, yet it all seemed like an awkward dream.
Hazanko's army marched closer and closer to Melfina's kingdom, and it seemed that neither rain nor heat would slow down their steady pace. As it was going, the estimated time they would reach the beautiful kingdom that Melfina reigned over was roughly one week. Matters were even worse because the country of Centari was relatively peaceful, thus they didn't have an army. And one week was hardly enough time to assemble an army that might even have a slim chance of competing against the elite soldiers of Hazanko.
King Harry was racing to arrive at Melfina's kingdom, but due to harsh weather, his advisor Ron had suggested they wait a few days before they went any further. At the moment, they were still a good two weeks' travel away from the kingdom, and as conditions didn't seem like they would only become worse, there was little hope that they might arrive before Hazanko's army had already ravaged the kingdom and overthrown the princess. King Harry's men were skilled at combat, but still deep down in their hearts they knew that they were no match for the men of Hazanko.
"I wish this weather would become better so I can go rescue my precious Melfina!" Harry bickered at Ron.
"Have patience, my king," Ron attempted to reassure him, " I promise we will never allow anything to happen to her." Yet Ron knew that he was making an impossible promise.
Melfina knew when enough was enough. In her heart she had decided that if she were going to be forced to marry King Harry, then it would be better to just leave this place and never return again. Her plans had been laid out within her mind: she could escape at night, and travel on foot to a nearby kingdom. There she could become a peddler of some sort, or find some way of getting enough food to keep her alive. She had engraved it within herself that she would never marry another man other than Gene Starwind, and thus she would live an isolated life filled with misery. Though this alternative seemed harsh, to her it was much better than marrying some ostentatious king when her heart yearned for another. Ready to carry out here scheme, she packed a few belongings into a blue silk bag and prepared to depart- never wishing to return again.
Alrighty, I finally typed another chapter!!! Please, please, please R and R! I have about eleven or so fics and the one that gets the most reviews is usually updated that most. Thanks for reading!