Late that evening after Drake, Mansel and Orodruin headed back to the
monastery, the tournament continued to go on and at a pause of the moment
the King had announced a feast with the winners to celebrate in honor of
their skilled performances. Quietly Grace left the monastery with out
anyone knowing. She had left to have dinner with a complete stranger. Yet,
Grace had been determined to find out why this stranger had invited her. At
the castle Osric waited for his guest finally he would get the chance to
meet this mystic maiden. The servant at the door broke the silence of the
candle lit room with three slow knocks. Osric came to answer when the
servant exclaimed;" you have a visitor". Osric nodded in reply allowing the
servant to leave and as he left, there Grace was standing outside the door.
" Please come in," Osric said with an open hand welcoming Grace into the
room. Grace slowly stepped inside getting a good look around the place. The
room had been neatly organized, just like some ones work office but in a
medieval sort of way.
Grace took a bit of comfort in her new environment but still felt something wasn't right. Osric slowly closed the door behind her and when he did, Grace shifted her head slightly, hearing the door rattle outside the echoing hall with no one around. " You seem to be the silent type," Osric said meeting her face. " My apologies I haven't fully introduced myself" Osric said taking Graces hand and placed a polite kiss upon it. " I am lord Osric chief advisor to the king and you my lady?" he asked. Grace took a moment to reply then hesitantly said", Grace". Osric registered a light smile", Grace? Such a wonderful name for a girl such as yourself, indeed the name Grace was also a thought that changed the world". Grace said nothing except showing a faint smile over her angel features. Osric walked toward a table with luxurious table settings. He pulled out a chair for Grace inviting her to join him.
For several minutes, they seemed to say nothing to each other. Grace stared at the vase of red roses and next to them a light crimson flame danced off the wick of a black candle. Osric watched Grace making eye contact with her. " So tell me Grace did you enjoy the tournament?" Osric asked starting conversation with her. Grace nodded taking a tiny sip of white wine that was on the table next to her. " It was very interesting" Grace replied. " I have one question to ask you" Grace questioned. "What would that be?" Osric asked. Grace continued," when you went to the ring to challenge that knight Sir Ronald, how did you manage to cut his shield in two like that?". Osric grinned", I'm not sure". Osric knew now for sure that Grace was the mystic maiden, yet he wanted to know more about her. At that moment Osric crossed an alarming question," Grace, dear heart, tell me why did you come here this evening?". Grace answered," you invited me here.so I came". " You seem to be very popular around our kingdom" Osric smirked once again. Grace gave Osric a puzzling look," really?". " Indeed", Osric spoke in a whispering almost raspy voice," I assume you're the girl our knights found in our land a few weeks ago". A pale look grieved over Grace's face that's when she became cautious of Osric.
" They have said so much about you, many have found out and the king he wants to meet you" Osric added. " He does?" Grace asked. Osric slowly reached across the table and placed a red rose in front of Grace. " Where are you from and how did you manage to get into our kingdom?" Osric asked. At that moment, Grace was beginning to feel uncomfortable. She rose from her seat just about to leave and said", I must go now.thank you for having me here but I must get back to the monastery". Just as she was leaving Osric stepped in front of her. " So soon?" he asked. " I have not got the chance to get to know you". He stepped a little closer to Grace backing her up against the table. Grace looked around for a way to flee but there weren't many options for her. He had trapped her. " You know", he paused leaning over her shoulder and whispered by her ear," I have this unknown attraction towards you". Graces eyes met his for a moment and they stared at each other accusingly. " I'm sorry to disappoint you but I must leave" Grace said sullenly. Osric pulled a red rose from behind him and delicately caressed Graces porcelain features with it" I insist stay".
Grace felt like calling out for help, and just as she was about to leave and force him out of the way, she felt Osric grab both of her arms firmly. She looked up at him shockingly and speechless with nowhere to run. His face reached towards hers and as he dipped her back, he placed a kiss on her angelic lips, slowing it as the minutes passed. From Osric's window, the wind changed direction gusting within his quarters and blew the candle light out. Moments after Osric slowly broke the kiss and moved away. Grace glared at him a little as the color in her eyes faded and then she brushed by him walking away. And just as she left, Osric released his grip from her reaching toward her as she walked to the door. Quietly Grace opened the door looking back at Osric then left. " By all the stars in heaven.what are you?" Osric questioned finding a trail of feathers leading towards the door.
Grace returned to the monastery. Drake appeared around a corner startling her, " Grace", he said almost acting in surprise. " Heh.hi Drake", Grace said nervously. Drake tilted his head toward her he could tell something was wrong but said nothing instead he asked," everything alright". " Everything's fine!" Grace said a little perky. Drake gave her a funny look", well it's getting late". Grace nodded," your right". Later that night Grace confessed to Drake about what happened between her and Osric. With a worried look Drake asked," do you believe that Osric would really set you up?". Grace shook her head looking blankly at the floor," I'm not sure really what to believe.there's more to it than that he tried to seduce me, why I'm not sure I guess he just wanted to find out who I was. And when he started asking me all these weird questions I had a bad feeling of distrust". Drake pondered for a moment inclining a clawed finger toward his chin, then gestured with a hand looking back toward Grace," trust me on this, be careful Grace, going off with strangers is relatively not a good thing".
" Why do you say that Drake?" Grace asked. " Some how I don't have a good feeling about Osric, we all noticed the supernatural event that took place at the tournament and there must be a rational explanation for it. Just be careful if he happens to get near you". Grace nodded smiling warmly at Drake, just then a loud chattering noise came from the door. Grace stumbled to her feet, nosily and half drunk Geoff appeared wobbling and stumbling in toward Drake and Grace. Grace and Drake looked at each other in a funny way then back at Geoff. Grace could help but laugh at Geoff. His boyish looks and strangely hair made her laugh in stitches not to mention he was half drunk. Geoff tried to maintain balance then held up a finger," the king.announced something at the feast", he thought for a moment hiccupping", oh yeah! Now I know! He is inviting us to the um.imperial ball bring costumes". Graces face lit up," that's great news". Drake looked at her registering a smile. Geoff walked wobbly up the step to Drakes room he started howling his head off. Just then, Mansel appeared looking quite stressed.
" Geoff!" Mansel asked. " Yes!" Geoff said looking at Mansel drunkly. Mansel sighed," would you mind keeping it down every one is trying to get to sleep around here!". " sure thing" Geoff replied, passing out on the mountain of pillows next to Drake.
Grace took a bit of comfort in her new environment but still felt something wasn't right. Osric slowly closed the door behind her and when he did, Grace shifted her head slightly, hearing the door rattle outside the echoing hall with no one around. " You seem to be the silent type," Osric said meeting her face. " My apologies I haven't fully introduced myself" Osric said taking Graces hand and placed a polite kiss upon it. " I am lord Osric chief advisor to the king and you my lady?" he asked. Grace took a moment to reply then hesitantly said", Grace". Osric registered a light smile", Grace? Such a wonderful name for a girl such as yourself, indeed the name Grace was also a thought that changed the world". Grace said nothing except showing a faint smile over her angel features. Osric walked toward a table with luxurious table settings. He pulled out a chair for Grace inviting her to join him.
For several minutes, they seemed to say nothing to each other. Grace stared at the vase of red roses and next to them a light crimson flame danced off the wick of a black candle. Osric watched Grace making eye contact with her. " So tell me Grace did you enjoy the tournament?" Osric asked starting conversation with her. Grace nodded taking a tiny sip of white wine that was on the table next to her. " It was very interesting" Grace replied. " I have one question to ask you" Grace questioned. "What would that be?" Osric asked. Grace continued," when you went to the ring to challenge that knight Sir Ronald, how did you manage to cut his shield in two like that?". Osric grinned", I'm not sure". Osric knew now for sure that Grace was the mystic maiden, yet he wanted to know more about her. At that moment Osric crossed an alarming question," Grace, dear heart, tell me why did you come here this evening?". Grace answered," you invited me here.so I came". " You seem to be very popular around our kingdom" Osric smirked once again. Grace gave Osric a puzzling look," really?". " Indeed", Osric spoke in a whispering almost raspy voice," I assume you're the girl our knights found in our land a few weeks ago". A pale look grieved over Grace's face that's when she became cautious of Osric.
" They have said so much about you, many have found out and the king he wants to meet you" Osric added. " He does?" Grace asked. Osric slowly reached across the table and placed a red rose in front of Grace. " Where are you from and how did you manage to get into our kingdom?" Osric asked. At that moment, Grace was beginning to feel uncomfortable. She rose from her seat just about to leave and said", I must go now.thank you for having me here but I must get back to the monastery". Just as she was leaving Osric stepped in front of her. " So soon?" he asked. " I have not got the chance to get to know you". He stepped a little closer to Grace backing her up against the table. Grace looked around for a way to flee but there weren't many options for her. He had trapped her. " You know", he paused leaning over her shoulder and whispered by her ear," I have this unknown attraction towards you". Graces eyes met his for a moment and they stared at each other accusingly. " I'm sorry to disappoint you but I must leave" Grace said sullenly. Osric pulled a red rose from behind him and delicately caressed Graces porcelain features with it" I insist stay".
Grace felt like calling out for help, and just as she was about to leave and force him out of the way, she felt Osric grab both of her arms firmly. She looked up at him shockingly and speechless with nowhere to run. His face reached towards hers and as he dipped her back, he placed a kiss on her angelic lips, slowing it as the minutes passed. From Osric's window, the wind changed direction gusting within his quarters and blew the candle light out. Moments after Osric slowly broke the kiss and moved away. Grace glared at him a little as the color in her eyes faded and then she brushed by him walking away. And just as she left, Osric released his grip from her reaching toward her as she walked to the door. Quietly Grace opened the door looking back at Osric then left. " By all the stars in heaven.what are you?" Osric questioned finding a trail of feathers leading towards the door.
Grace returned to the monastery. Drake appeared around a corner startling her, " Grace", he said almost acting in surprise. " Heh.hi Drake", Grace said nervously. Drake tilted his head toward her he could tell something was wrong but said nothing instead he asked," everything alright". " Everything's fine!" Grace said a little perky. Drake gave her a funny look", well it's getting late". Grace nodded," your right". Later that night Grace confessed to Drake about what happened between her and Osric. With a worried look Drake asked," do you believe that Osric would really set you up?". Grace shook her head looking blankly at the floor," I'm not sure really what to believe.there's more to it than that he tried to seduce me, why I'm not sure I guess he just wanted to find out who I was. And when he started asking me all these weird questions I had a bad feeling of distrust". Drake pondered for a moment inclining a clawed finger toward his chin, then gestured with a hand looking back toward Grace," trust me on this, be careful Grace, going off with strangers is relatively not a good thing".
" Why do you say that Drake?" Grace asked. " Some how I don't have a good feeling about Osric, we all noticed the supernatural event that took place at the tournament and there must be a rational explanation for it. Just be careful if he happens to get near you". Grace nodded smiling warmly at Drake, just then a loud chattering noise came from the door. Grace stumbled to her feet, nosily and half drunk Geoff appeared wobbling and stumbling in toward Drake and Grace. Grace and Drake looked at each other in a funny way then back at Geoff. Grace could help but laugh at Geoff. His boyish looks and strangely hair made her laugh in stitches not to mention he was half drunk. Geoff tried to maintain balance then held up a finger," the king.announced something at the feast", he thought for a moment hiccupping", oh yeah! Now I know! He is inviting us to the um.imperial ball bring costumes". Graces face lit up," that's great news". Drake looked at her registering a smile. Geoff walked wobbly up the step to Drakes room he started howling his head off. Just then, Mansel appeared looking quite stressed.
" Geoff!" Mansel asked. " Yes!" Geoff said looking at Mansel drunkly. Mansel sighed," would you mind keeping it down every one is trying to get to sleep around here!". " sure thing" Geoff replied, passing out on the mountain of pillows next to Drake.