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Marth lead Samus down another corridor that led to a stable. The horses were breath taking. Marth lead her to a pair in the grandest stall. One of the horses was pure white and the other was completely black. Samus looked at them with awe in her eyes. She had never seen so grand a horse as these two.

She slowly stepped forward as if she was on holy ground and placed her hand on the black horse's nose. It whinnied. A smile spread across Samus' face.

"Do you like them?" asked Marth.

"They're gorgeous." Said Samus in a whisper.

"You may have the black one if you like." Offered Marth. Samus could have giggled with excitement at that moment. She smiled whole heatedly as Marth handed her the reins.

Samus looked at him sincerely and said, "thank you."

She bowed as she said it, but Marth lifted her up again. "There's no need for that, darling."

Samus smiled as Marth hoisted her up onto the horse. "What's his name?" she asked.

"Moon Child." Answered Marth.

Samus laughed (though she didn't mean to). "That's a funny name." She commented.

Marth rolled his eyes. He was slightly embarrassed. "I didn't choose the name." He said.

"I'm sorry." Said Samus light heartedly. "What's the other one's name?"

"Sun Child."

Samus couldn't help but giggle. She patted the brilliant hose that now belonged to her on the neck. She already loved it. It wasn't everyday that a prince should give away his kingdom's best horse to a foreigner. Did Marth have something for her? She didn't know. Their eyes met and they gazed into the other's for a long time be fore Marth broke the silence.

"We should be going now." He said. "It's already late in the afternoon. I'll only be able to show you the royal courtyards at this rate."

Marth hoisted himself onto his brilliant horse. He made a sort of clicking noise to it and the horses began to obediently walk out of the stable. Once out of the stable, Samus found herself to be on a cobble stone road leading into vibrant gardens. She looked around to find flowers lining the path wherever she went.

All of the colors beautifully blended in with one another. There were whites and pinks blended with vibrant blues and violets. Samus felt like she was in a fairy tale. She smiled as they trotted on through the garden. They had been walking awhile when Marth decided to stop the horses in a shady meadow to rest.

Samus adored her scenery. She looked around, unknowing to what Marth was doing. He slowly crept up behind her and surprised her with a beautiful bouquet of blue and violet colored flowers. Samus looked at him with a playful grin on her face. She knew what he was trying to do. It had been like love at first sight when they had first seen each other.

Marth thought of Samus as the most beautiful person in the world. Even though it had only been few days since they met, he was already in love with her. He looked at her lovingly as she accepted the flowers. After that, they proceeded to walk though the gardens.

The sun was already setting by this time. The sunsets were breath taking in Altea. Marth lead Samus up a hill that turned out to be a cliff overlooking the prairies of Altea. Everything was so gorgeous here. Samus looked up at Marth's shining face as he looked out at the sunset. She smiled at him.

It wasn't long before they had to go back. The moon was rising in the opposite direction of the sun as they went. It glowed a soft pink as daylight faded. When at last they reached the castle gates, Marth lead the horses along a different path. It lead to an over grow garden much like the one in Houndrin Fortress. The walls were so high that you could hardly see the sky. The moon shone down, as the sun had set long ago.

"I want to show you something, Samus." Came Marth's gentle voice. He got off his horse and walked over to one side of the garden walls as Samus followed him. The walls here were covered in thick vines. Marth began tearing at them as if they held a secret.

Soon the ivy was gone and all that remained was a door. "I haven't been in here for quite awhile." Warned Marth.

"Apparently so." Said Samus.

He smiled at her then pulled the door open. Samus could see dust and cobwebs as she looked into the moon drenched opening. Marth went ahead of her so that she wouldn't have to run into a spider or something. After what seemed like hundreds of steps, they reached the top. You could see half the kingdom from here.

Marth looked over at Samus as she looked out over the kingdom. 'Whoa! She's beautiful' he thought to himself. "Samus." He quietly began.

Samus looked up at him. "Yes, Marth."

He wanted to tell her how much he was beginning to love her. He wanted to share all the emotions that he was feeling with her, but he also didn't want to go to fast. Samus needed time. "Nothing."

Things had been happening so fast for Samus lately. First her family died, then she was captured. Next she was rescued by a valiant prince and now he was falling in love with her?! She wanted to slow down. Would she ever wake up from this new nightmare that was her life. She didn't know.

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