Thanks for the reviews and sorry for the great delay again. I will update in latest a week.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and the characters belong to their rightful author Naoko Takeuchi.
Signs:
"speaking"
' thinking'
[telepathic]
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Hidden Princess
Eliame
Chapter 0.8
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It was still quite a bit from Trental to the night camp of the royals and so the two riders encouraged their horses to go faster. They tried to greatly avoid any people as they didn't want to be hold back in their fast journey. Moonlight felt unnaturally refreshed as the moon slowly rose into the now dark sky, shining bright between the glittering stars. She knew of the urgent matter for this journey still she enjoyed the ride under the night's sky. Occasionally she would take a glance at her companion to make sure he was okay. She knew he already had had a exhausting journey behind him and was concerned that he would faint again from exhaustion. They would have to stop soon.
When they left a small forest behind them and rode into a wide field she suddenly discovered the smoke of the fires of the night camp of the royals. She was happy but at the same time disappointed that she would have to stop and get off Silverfly then. The ride had relaxed her but Frederick was in great need of a rest. She smiled concerned at him but he only look at her tiredly. As they drew nearer the messenger signalled her to draw up her hood and she obliged. Slowly coming to a stop a guard ran up to them demanding to know who they were and what they wanted.
"I am a messenger from Lord Castal of Vendish Castle and I have come here with my companion to take a short rest before we will have to continue on our way swiftly.", Frederick explained and the guard frowned. "From where do you come, sir, and what are your and your companion's names?", he asked and Moonlight was surprised as the messenger shot the soldier a piercing gaze. "My name is Sir Frederick Narri and we come from the Village Gend, on the north side of the palace. In my company is 'The Gentle Healer'.", he finally answered curtly and the guard now turned a sceptical gaze to the supposedly man on the other horse. "How do I know that you are the healer?", he inquired and Moonlight lifted her head slightly annoyed. "Kind sir, I have no proof for you to soothe your suspicions and I ask for your trust in a noble's statement. Please let us pass, the reason for our journey is urgent and we may not have that much time.", the young healer told him in a totally calm voice and the guard took a step back as the regal aura appeared again around her, leaving no time for further doubt or questioning just the certainty that this two stranger were no threat.
Finally nodding his head Moonlight dismounted and the tension vanished. The healer's companion was once again surprised by her nature but got of the horse nonetheless being met by a small smile the young woman gave him from under the hood. Would he have seen her eyes he would have seen her concern for him. Now that he was off the horse Moonlight could see that he was totally exhaust and couldn't even really stand on his feet anymore but he wouldn't let it show. Still as a healer she didn't miss the fact. As the guard led them to the general, who would have to agree to their wish to rest in the camp, Moonlight made a decision. Her companion needed rest and she could find the way to Vendish Castle very well on her own. She would convince him to stay behind and arrive with the royals.
When they neared the fire in the middle of the camp where the general currently ate, her breath caught as she saw Endymion sitting beside the muscular man. As they walked out between the rows of tents and into the circle of people, Moonlight suddenly stopped in her tracks. Because she was the last one to arrive, the other two didn't notice her stopping and walked on. The young healer was shocked by whom she saw sitting around the fire. There were four older versions of the girls whose images had flashed through her mind not too long ago.
They were talking contentedly with four men in dark blue uniforms, but the healer wasn't fouled by their outer appearance and could see the sad glint deep in their eyes. Four names flashed through her mind and a scene of the twelve year old girls, of her supposedly memory, running up to her over a flower field, appeared before her eyes.
"There you are, Sere. We searched for you everywhere. Come on the queen is waiting.", the blond called worriedly looking concerned at her friend as did the others.
"Sere.", Moonlight repeated softly and snapped out of her daze.
This four girls were obviously the planetary princesses of Mercury, Mars, Venus and Jupiter. But why had she known how they looked like? She couldn't remember meeting them. The young woman was confused and shocked beyond belief but that was not the end of it by a long shot, as she turned to the older woman which animatedly spoke with the prince, she gasped. It was the Moon Queen and Moonlight felt greatly drawn to her. Standing so far away and seeing her she felt lost and cold. But the queen changed from the image she had seen not so long ago. Her hair was still in the same odd hairstyle the dream princess had worn but her eyes had a sad glint and the once warm aura had turned into one of a woman who liked to be alone. The vanishing of her daughter had seemingly been a great blow to the delicate queen. If she smiled it was a sad smile and Moonlight was suddenly overcome by a great wave of grief, wanting to run over to the lonely woman and tell her that everything was alright. But it wasn't. She hadn't had her memory for the last five years and suddenly she began to find bits of it, indicating that she was a lost princess. ' This is ridiculous. Just conscience.', she told herself trying to stay calm.
When the guard and Frederick reached the general of the camp and the prince, the messenger bowed respectfully and asked for a short rest for him and his companion. The two looked at him confused and Frederick returned the look irritated while the guard resumed his post. "Where is your companion, Sir Frederick?", the general asked finally and for the first time the man from Vendish Castle looked behind him, finding his companion amiss. Looking greatly surprised he returned his gaze to the way he had come and found the young woman accompanying him, frozen at the outer circle of the people around the fire, seemingly staring shocked at the royals from the other planets. She looked greatly troubled and he felt sorry for nearly demanding her to follow him so quickly. The young woman hadn't protested but she surely wasn't away from her village that often. He gave her a smile of sympathy before calling her over.
Moonlight suddenly came back to reality. Somebody was calling her but she couldn't distinguish what he was saying still dazed. Concentrating she found the source of the call as Frederick standing before the prince and the general. "Healer, the general and, His Highness, would like to see you.", he called and the young woman slowly made her way through the people and to the circle of the royals and obvious head-guards who had talked to the princesses not so long ago. Reaching the circle she suddenly swept into a perfect curtsey even if she didn't know why. It had just seemed natural to her. 'I have to get away from here soon or I won't know where I am anymore. I just wish the prince could come with me... Stop that thought and remember where you stand, Sere.', she told herself before her eyes opened wide realising what she had just thought. 'Sere? What am I getting myself into?', she asked herself until she shook her head to clear it. Taking a breath she turned to greet the royals being met by sympathetic but at the same time slightly surprised expressions.
"Please forgive me, Your Highnesses, I am sorry for letting you wait. I am really grateful that you granted us a short rest here.", she finally greeted softly and all the people in hearing shot looked up at her surprised. "Did I do something wrong, Your highnesses?", she asked nervously after a minute but Endymion assured her that she had done nothing wrong. The way how the person before him spoke reminded him so much of Moonlight but meeting her here would be to much to wish for. Since the obviously woman under the cloak seemed nervous he didn't want to bother her with further question he spoke up again.
"Since you will rest here even if only for a short time, may I ask you to lower your hood and eat with us.", he asked friendly and Moonlight would have liked to take his offer but she didn't want to show herself to him now. She was confused and afraid that she might find out something she didn't want. She also still had to look after the Lord's wife and as much as she wished to stay there with Endymion was she knew she first had to sort out her thoughts.
Looking over at her companion her gaze turned concerned. After observing him for a minute she turned back to the prince determined but at the same time sad. "I am afraid, kind prince, that I can not take your offer and do as you request as much as I would like to but I am needed at Vendish Castle. I know it is most rude of me to ask you for a favour but could Sir Frederick possibly travel with you? He arrived in the village I live exhausted and needs rest at the moment. I can find my way to my Lord's castle on my own but I'm afraid as a healer I can't let him ride any longer today. Will you let him travel with you, kind prince?", she asked finally startling everyone again as her voice suddenly was totally calm. But Endymion was the most startled of all. The healer before him hadn't addressed him with Your highness but with a title only one common person had used so far and that was the young woman that had haunted his thought since he had met her just a day ago. But she couldn't be here?
While slowly working over his shock he didn't even notice as he dumbly nodded. He also didn't register as she thanked him friendly before she turned and was about to walk back to her horse, when she was stopped by a hand on her arm. Turning back at her captor she came face to face with Frederick. "I certainly won't let you go alone, Healer.", he told her firmly but Moonlight wouldn't hear of it. " You certainly will, Sir Frederick. Your wife will come after me if I let you get on a horse again this night. I also shouldn't be considered a healer if I would let you ride. Rest. I know how to take care of myself.", she told him her regal aura returning.
Endymion snapped out of his dream. This healer was definitely the amazing young woman he had met in the forest yesterday and he certainly wouldn't let her go on her own. "It is alright, Sir Frederick. I agree with healer. You will stay here and get rid of your exhaustion. But she also won't go on her own. I will accompany her.", he told the messenger firmly and was surprised himself at what he said. Moonlight had certainly turned some things upside-down in his life. The people around him looked surprised at their prince and started to protest but he quickly silenced them before he turned his attention to the woman who had penetrated his thoughts. She was frozen to the spot and looked stunned. When she finally snapped out of her daze she started to protest. "I have made my decision, Healer.", he told her quickly stopping her protest.
He knew she glared at him from under the hood but nodded and turned away after quickly curtsying to the royals of the other planets. She gracefully stalked out of the circle of people and vanished behind a tent. The Generals stared at their prince in disbelief. He had just declared he would follow a stranger and now he was smirking as she stalked obviously angry out of the circle of people. Maybe she wasn't that much of a stranger to him. [What are you thinking, Endymion?], Kunzite finally asked mentally and saw the prince grin widen. [ That was Moonlight.], he answered quickly before following the memorising healer.
[I think he has it bad.], a stunned Jedeite told the other three personal guards of the Earth Prince who nodded after a minute. When they had finally come over their shocks they run after him with, to their surprise, the Senshi in tow.
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Chapter 8 guys. I hope it wasn't that confusing. Chapter 9 in latest a week.
Eliame
Thanks for the reviews and sorry for the great delay.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and the characters belong to their rightful author Naoko Takeuchi.
Signs:
"speaking"
' thinking'
[telepathic]
----------------
Hidden Princess
Eliame
Chapter 0.8
----------------
It was still quite a bit from Trental to the night camp of the royals and so the two riders encouraged their horses to go faster. They tried to greatly avoid any people as they didn't want to be hold back in their fast journey. Moonlight felt unnaturally refreshed as the moon slowly rose into the now dark sky, shining bright between the glittering stars. She knew of the urgent matter for this journey still she enjoyed the ride under the night's sky. Occasionally she would take a glance at her companion to make sure he was okay. She knew he already had had a exhausting journey behind him and was concerned that he would faint again from exhaustion. They would have to stop soon.
When they left a small forest behind them and rode into a wide field she suddenly discovered the smoke of the fires of the night camp of the royals. She was happy but at the same time disappointed that she would have to stop and get off Silverfly then. The ride had relaxed her but Frederick was in great need of a rest. She smiled concerned at him but he only look at her tiredly. As they drew nearer the messenger signalled her to draw up her hood and she obliged. Slowly coming to a stop a guard ran up to them demanding to know who they were and what they wanted.
"I am a messenger from Lord Castal of Vendish Castle and I have come here with my companion to take a short rest before we will have to continue on our way swiftly.", Frederick explained and the guard frowned. "From where do you come, sir, and what are your and your companion's names?", he asked and Moonlight was surprised as the messenger shot the soldier a piercing gaze. "My name is Sir Frederick Narri and we come from the Village Gend, on the north side of the palace. In my company is 'The Gentle Healer'.", he finally answered curtly and the guard now turned a sceptical gaze to the supposedly man on the other horse. "How do I know that you are the healer?", he inquired and Moonlight lifted her head slightly annoyed. "Kind sir, I have no proof for you to soothe your suspicions and I ask for your trust in a noble's statement. Please let us pass, the reason for our journey is urgent and we may not have that much time.", the young healer told him in a totally calm voice and the guard took a step back as the regal aura appeared again around her, leaving no time for further doubt or questioning just the certainty that this two stranger were no threat.
Finally nodding his head Moonlight dismounted and the tension vanished. The healer's companion was once again surprised by her nature but got of the horse nonetheless being met by a small smile the young woman gave him from under the hood. Would he have seen her eyes he would have seen her concern for him. Now that he was off the horse Moonlight could see that he was totally exhaust and couldn't even really stand on his feet anymore but he wouldn't let it show. Still as a healer she didn't miss the fact. As the guard led them to the general, who would have to agree to their wish to rest in the camp, Moonlight made a decision. Her companion needed rest and she could find the way to Vendish Castle very well on her own. She would convince him to stay behind and arrive with the royals.
When they neared the fire in the middle of the camp where the general currently ate, her breath caught as she saw Endymion sitting beside the muscular man. As they walked out between the rows of tents and into the circle of people, Moonlight suddenly stopped in her tracks. Because she was the last one to arrive, the other two didn't notice her stopping and walked on. The young healer was shocked by whom she saw sitting around the fire. There were four older versions of the girls whose images had flashed through her mind not too long ago.
They were talking contentedly with four men in dark blue uniforms, but the healer wasn't fouled by their outer appearance and could see the sad glint deep in their eyes. Four names flashed through her mind and a scene of the twelve year old girls, of her supposedly memory, running up to her over a flower field, appeared before her eyes.
"There you are, Sere. We searched for you everywhere. Come on the queen is waiting.", the blond called worriedly looking concerned at her friend as did the others.
"Sere.", Moonlight repeated softly and snapped out of her daze.
This four girls were obviously the planetary princesses of Mercury, Mars, Venus and Jupiter. But why had she known how they looked like? She couldn't remember meeting them. The young woman was confused and shocked beyond belief but that was not the end of it by a long shot, as she turned to the older woman which animatedly spoke with the prince, she gasped. It was the Moon Queen and Moonlight felt greatly drawn to her. Standing so far away and seeing her she felt lost and cold. But the queen changed from the image she had seen not so long ago. Her hair was still in the same odd hairstyle the dream princess had worn but her eyes had a sad glint and the once warm aura had turned into one of a woman who liked to be alone. The vanishing of her daughter had seemingly been a great blow to the delicate queen. If she smiled it was a sad smile and Moonlight was suddenly overcome by a great wave of grief, wanting to run over to the lonely woman and tell her that everything was alright. But it wasn't. She hadn't had her memory for the last five years and suddenly she began to find bits of it, indicating that she was a lost princess. ' This is ridiculous. Just conscience.', she told herself trying to stay calm.
When the guard and Frederick reached the general of the camp and the prince, the messenger bowed respectfully and asked for a short rest for him and his companion. The two looked at him confused and Frederick returned the look irritated while the guard resumed his post. "Where is your companion, Sir Frederick?", the general asked finally and for the first time the man from Vendish Castle looked behind him, finding his companion amiss. Looking greatly surprised he returned his gaze to the way he had come and found the young woman accompanying him, frozen at the outer circle of the people around the fire, seemingly staring shocked at the royals from the other planets. She looked greatly troubled and he felt sorry for nearly demanding her to follow him so quickly. The young woman hadn't protested but she surely wasn't away from her village that often. He gave her a smile of sympathy before calling her over.
Moonlight suddenly came back to reality. Somebody was calling her but she couldn't distinguish what he was saying still dazed. Concentrating she found the source of the call as Frederick standing before the prince and the general. "Healer, the general and, His Highness, would like to see you.", he called and the young woman slowly made her way through the people and to the circle of the royals and obvious head-guards who had talked to the princesses not so long ago. Reaching the circle she suddenly swept into a perfect curtsey even if she didn't know why. It had just seemed natural to her. 'I have to get away from here soon or I won't know where I am anymore. I just wish the prince could come with me... Stop that thought and remember where you stand, Sere.', she told herself before her eyes opened wide realising what she had just thought. 'Sere? What am I getting myself into?', she asked herself until she shook her head to clear it. Taking a breath she turned to greet the royals being met by sympathetic but at the same time slightly surprised expressions.
"Please forgive me, Your Highnesses, I am sorry for letting you wait. I am really grateful that you granted us a short rest here.", she finally greeted softly and all the people in hearing shot looked up at her surprised. "Did I do something wrong, Your highnesses?", she asked nervously after a minute but Endymion assured her that she had done nothing wrong. The way how the person before him spoke reminded him so much of Moonlight but meeting her here would be to much to wish for. Since the obviously woman under the cloak seemed nervous he didn't want to bother her with further question he spoke up again.
"Since you will rest here even if only for a short time, may I ask you to lower your hood and eat with us.", he asked friendly and Moonlight would have liked to take his offer but she didn't want to show herself to him now. She was confused and afraid that she might find out something she didn't want. She also still had to look after the Lord's wife and as much as she wished to stay there with Endymion was she knew she first had to sort out her thoughts.
Looking over at her companion her gaze turned concerned. After observing him for a minute she turned back to the prince determined but at the same time sad. "I am afraid, kind prince, that I can not take your offer and do as you request as much as I would like to but I am needed at Vendish Castle. I know it is most rude of me to ask you for a favour but could Sir Frederick possibly travel with you? He arrived in the village I live exhausted and needs rest at the moment. I can find my way to my Lord's castle on my own but I'm afraid as a healer I can't let him ride any longer today. Will you let him travel with you, kind prince?", she asked finally startling everyone again as her voice suddenly was totally calm. But Endymion was the most startled of all. The healer before him hadn't addressed him with Your highness but with a title only one common person had used so far and that was the young woman that had haunted his thought since he had met her just a day ago. But she couldn't be here?
While slowly working over his shock he didn't even notice as he dumbly nodded. He also didn't register as she thanked him friendly before she turned and was about to walk back to her horse, when she was stopped by a hand on her arm. Turning back at her captor she came face to face with Frederick. "I certainly won't let you go alone, Healer.", he told her firmly but Moonlight wouldn't hear of it. " You certainly will, Sir Frederick. Your wife will come after me if I let you get on a horse again this night. I also shouldn't be considered a healer if I would let you ride. Rest. I know how to take care of myself.", she told him her regal aura returning.
Endymion snapped out of his dream. This healer was definitely the amazing young woman he had met in the forest yesterday and he certainly wouldn't let her go on her own. "It is alright, Sir Frederick. I agree with healer. You will stay here and get rid of your exhaustion. But she also won't go on her own. I will accompany her.", he told the messenger firmly and was surprised himself at what he said. Moonlight had certainly turned some things upside-down in his life. The people around him looked surprised at their prince and started to protest but he quickly silenced them before he turned his attention to the woman who had penetrated his thoughts. She was frozen to the spot and looked stunned. When she finally snapped out of her daze she started to protest. "I have made my decision, Healer.", he told her quickly stopping her protest.
He knew she glared at him from under the hood but nodded and turned away after quickly curtsying to the royals of the other planets. She gracefully stalked out of the circle of people and vanished behind a tent. The Generals stared at their prince in disbelief. He had just declared he would follow a stranger and now he was smirking as she stalked obviously angry out of the circle of people. Maybe she wasn't that much of a stranger to him. [What are you thinking, Endymion?], Kunzite finally asked mentally and saw the prince grin widen. [ That was Moonlight.], he answered quickly before following the memorising healer.
[I think he has it bad.], a stunned Jedeite told the other three personal guards of the Earth Prince who nodded after a minute. When they had finally come over their shocks they run after him with, to their surprise, the Senshi in tow.
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Chapter 8 guys. I hope it wasn't that confusing. Chapter 9 in latest a week.
Eliame
Thanks for the reviews and sorry for the great delay.
