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Resigned to Fate
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It was a matter of hours before the river of tears behind Nanami's deep brown, sad eyes ran dry. Jillia waited patiently, waited out the pain, and waited out the shock of her husbands cold, emotionless words. When the salty tears finally decised, the Lady of Highland gathered the furiously shaking girl into her arms, caressed her pale weeping face, and lead her back to her 'cell'.
The 'clip-clop' of heavy footsteps down the hall drew the attention of the stratigist, Leon Silverburg. He stopped the shaken girl and his Queen, by taking a few quick strides as to block their path. "Madame, where are you taking this prisoner?" He questioned.
"To her room, she needs rest." Lady Jillia rebutted.
"Ma'am, the cell blocks are at the other end of the premise... I'll escort her if your not headed that way." He remarked.
"Miss Nanami is being kept on the third floor, in the east wing, so its okay." The raven-haired royal informed the stratagist.
"But... Lady Jillia, those are the guest quarters." He seemed a bit shocked and eagerly awaited his Queens explaination.
"Miss Nanami is special to his Majesty."
"She is a rebal... and should be treated as such!" Silverburg excused himself in somewhat of a huff.
Jillia lay the emotionally, and physically shattered girl upon the soft bed, brushing some wild srands of sandy-brown hair away from her forehead and placed a single worried kiss, and began to move towards the door to leave the distraught girl to her thougs.
"Don't go, Please!." The heartbroken girl seemed to momentarily slip out of her silent trance to plead. Lady Jillia removed her hand from the door and made way back to the bed.
"Yes, Nanami?"
"I don't know... I just don't want to be left alone." The young tomboy took Highlands Queen by the hand and lay her head upon her shoulder, "Its so strange, I never thought I'd feel so helpless." Nanami wondered why she was telling this to a complete stranger. Regardless, she continued talking. Telling this woman her deepest fears... long into the night. Until sleep enveloped there restless bodies, and they drempt in eachothers embrace.
Morning came as did Lady Jillia Blights awakening, held in the arms of the rebel army's Nanami Genkaku. She neatly straightened her hair and dress and slipped through the entryway, attempting to go unnoticed, with no avail.
"Lady Jillia, visiting the rebel agan?" Leon pried.
"Yes, after her emotional day... I was simply checking on her to make sure she was gettign the rest she needed."
"At 7 in the morning?" he further inqired.
"Yes..." Leon may have been a jerk sometimes but he wasn't stupid. As a stratigist all he'd have to do is study her facial expressions to conclude that was a lie.
"Very well." He excused the blatent cover-up, and watched as Queen Jillia Blights footsteps trailed down the hallway.
Nanami's eyes finaly peeled open at about 8:30 or so, and as she struggled to gain coherency she could make out a dark form leaning against the wall. "Jillia?" she questioned.
"Not even close." The harsh tone of the stratigist from before rung in her ears, "But perhaps you can tell me what she was doing here?"
The young tomboy suddenly VERY awake stated coldly, "Its none of your business, now BUZZ OFF!"
Leon shrugged, "Suit yourself."
-Later that evening-
"Your wife is quite taken by the rebel prisoner." The Highland stratagist stated bluntly staring down the King from acrossed the table.
"You called me here in the middle of the night, to an emergancy meeting to tell me that?!" The King exclaimed flatly. Standing to excuse himself from this seemingly pointless endevor. Jowy loathed the old stratagist and his heartless tatics, however, he was a necessary evil in order to create a world without war.
"You dont' understand your highness, I'm certain that Lady Jillia has disclosed confidential Highland stratigy to the rebel, should she escape... it could mean the end of our military." Leon pushed for his kings solution.
"I'll tell Jillia that she may no longer speak with 'the rebel'."
"The damage hs been done your highnes... we must make sure that the Crimson Army's Nanami Genkaku never returns to Phoenix castle." Jowys eyes widened with the fear of his stratigists next words, "She must be exicuted, as it states in Highland law."
"I'm sorry Leon... I can't." Jowy Blight weeped.
"WE MUST!" What would your subjects think if they knew their king had a soft spot for the rebels?" He became slightly angered.
A blank look of fright captured Lord Jowys face, "Do what you will... but I will take no responsibility." He stood abruptly, sending his chair to the ground in a clatter of wood against stone, dismissing the meeting between himself and the stratigist.
Leon smiled with a sick look of statisfaction.
His Majesty Joseph Blight swiftly moved through the hallway, thoughts racing through his mind, tears barely holding back. In a panic he dashed into his study. Where Lady Jillia sat waiting for him, in the room filled with official papers, Highland history, and expensive looking oak furnature.
"Jillia? What are you doing here?" A look of genuine surprize leaped acrossed his face. She strolled over to her husband with obvious knowlege of the conversation between Leon and her Lord.
"I heard what you said to Leon."
"You've got to get Nanami out of here!" He gasped, taking his wife by the shoulders. The dam barring his tears broke with a vengence. "Get her out tonight, Please!"
"But my Lord? How do you expect me to get her out?!" There are at least 50 gaurds on night watch tonight, not to mention that the only gate keys are held by Generals Seed, Culgan and yourself.
"Just get her to the gate, I'll have someone take care of it from there." He whimpered, and turned to punch a small mirror out of anger and frustration. With himself and the situation. The shards of mirror viciously split his hadn open. He didn't even seem to notice the shards of glass puncturing in his fist, as he demanded his wife to go, "You must hurry!"
"Yes!" She turned to gather Nanami as fast as her legs would carry her. She understood her husbands pain and anger, but there was something she needed to do for herself.
The door slid open almost soundlessly, and in crept the Lady of Highland clad in a red hooded tunic. Lifting the hood she smiled softly at Nanami, "Its time to go." she whispered softly.
"I don't understand how you plan to go through the gate unnoticed." Nanami seemed more confused than usual. Jillia grabbed her by the hand throwing a green hood over her head and dragged her down the narrow corridor.
"Its being taken care of by a friend." she stated causiously. Nanami peeked around every corner before she turned, so as not to be captured... again. Not a single guard.
"Where are all the guards?" She questioined.
"I told you. Its been taken care of." As they approached the gate the young escapee's could see yet another hooded figure clad in dark blue standing at the exit.
"Are you ready?" The figure asked in an obviously costumed voice. The two girls nodded in the positive. The young male figure reached into his pocket with a heavily bandaged hand and pulled out the gate key. "Goodluck." he wished as the two passed through the doors and on there way to freedom.
"I can take you as far as Muse, but from there I turn south to Harmonia." A look of awkwadness struck the tomboy.
"You mean, your not going back?"
"Maybe soemday, after the war is over I will return, but this is something I need to do for myself." She hugged Nanami tightly and kissed her forehead.
"To Muse!" Nanami dashed inot the night, aside the hooded MIstress of Highland.