Our bodies were pressed together to keep warm, and we stared into each other's eyes, not speaking or moving.
"Promise me you will never leave me" I said after a long period of silence, rubbing my nose against his. He sat silent staring into my eyes.
"Paris?" I whispered, running my finger against his bottom lip. It was smooth, not in the slightest bit chapped. It was a pale pink color, drops of spit were shining in the moonlight.
"I will never leave you, my love" He said running his fingers through my hair and I curled my head under his chin, laying against his chest. Listening to the pounding of his heart, his chest rising and falling in tempo with his heart.
"We should go eat" He whispered into my ear, running his thumb against my jawline. I took one more glance up at the twinkling stars, before standing up and gathering my clothing. We both slid them on and silently made our way down to where we would eat.
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The meal was delicious, but sitting at the table was a bit akward. Hector sat to the left of Priam, and to the left of Hector was Andromache and their son. To the left of her was Briseis and then a bunch of guards. Paris was to the right of Priam and to the right of Paris is where I was seated. I ate in silence, as Hector told his father of our trip. I stared out at the balcony which overlooked the sea. Worried of what was to come in due time. At once I lost my appetite, sitting with my hands in my lap. Paris gave me a look, a "what is wrong" look. I faintly smiled and shook my head to let him know I was alright. Everyone finished up their dinner, and we were excused to go to sleep. Paris led me to our room. It was brilliantly decorate, golden statues and a large bed. A huge balcony and a large colorful rug in the middle of the floor. I smiled and walked to the balcony as Paris changed. My white dress was flowing behind me in the wind, matching the rippling of my hair. I leaned against the stone wall as I looked out at the sea, standing in complete silence.
"They are coming for me" I said, my eyes burning, tears longing to stream down my cheeks.
"The wind is bringing them closer." The moon pierced through the pitch black sky like a sword through human flesh.
"We can leave." He said walking up behind me. His voice urgent, a hint of excitement in his tone.
"You would leave Troy for me?" I said looking up at him confused.
"You left for me." He said looking down at me and then out at the sea.
"I can take care of us. I can hunt, I can feed us." He said as I started walking towards the bed. He was following close behind me.
"We are the reason for this war, if we leave, there will be no war" He said smiling and looking down at me.
"I know Menelaus, he won't believe we are gone. He will burn every house until he finds us." I said almost in tears.His eyes were so hopeful, i gazed into them, knowing that we had to stay.
"Then I will make it easy for him to find me" His words echoed through the room. He sounded so confident and sure of himself, when in reality we both knew that Menelaus would kill him with one stroke.
"You are young my love." I said looking down at the ground and gently stroking his jawline. I pulled his lips against mine, taking in a deep breath before parting again. I turned around, letting my dress fall to the ground and pulling back the many blankets and pulling them back over my naked body. I rested my head on the pillow and stared at Paris, who's back was now facing me. My eyes drifted shut, and I fell into a deep sleep.
"Promise me you will never leave me" I said after a long period of silence, rubbing my nose against his. He sat silent staring into my eyes.
"Paris?" I whispered, running my finger against his bottom lip. It was smooth, not in the slightest bit chapped. It was a pale pink color, drops of spit were shining in the moonlight.
"I will never leave you, my love" He said running his fingers through my hair and I curled my head under his chin, laying against his chest. Listening to the pounding of his heart, his chest rising and falling in tempo with his heart.
"We should go eat" He whispered into my ear, running his thumb against my jawline. I took one more glance up at the twinkling stars, before standing up and gathering my clothing. We both slid them on and silently made our way down to where we would eat.
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The meal was delicious, but sitting at the table was a bit akward. Hector sat to the left of Priam, and to the left of Hector was Andromache and their son. To the left of her was Briseis and then a bunch of guards. Paris was to the right of Priam and to the right of Paris is where I was seated. I ate in silence, as Hector told his father of our trip. I stared out at the balcony which overlooked the sea. Worried of what was to come in due time. At once I lost my appetite, sitting with my hands in my lap. Paris gave me a look, a "what is wrong" look. I faintly smiled and shook my head to let him know I was alright. Everyone finished up their dinner, and we were excused to go to sleep. Paris led me to our room. It was brilliantly decorate, golden statues and a large bed. A huge balcony and a large colorful rug in the middle of the floor. I smiled and walked to the balcony as Paris changed. My white dress was flowing behind me in the wind, matching the rippling of my hair. I leaned against the stone wall as I looked out at the sea, standing in complete silence.
"They are coming for me" I said, my eyes burning, tears longing to stream down my cheeks.
"The wind is bringing them closer." The moon pierced through the pitch black sky like a sword through human flesh.
"We can leave." He said walking up behind me. His voice urgent, a hint of excitement in his tone.
"You would leave Troy for me?" I said looking up at him confused.
"You left for me." He said looking down at me and then out at the sea.
"I can take care of us. I can hunt, I can feed us." He said as I started walking towards the bed. He was following close behind me.
"We are the reason for this war, if we leave, there will be no war" He said smiling and looking down at me.
"I know Menelaus, he won't believe we are gone. He will burn every house until he finds us." I said almost in tears.His eyes were so hopeful, i gazed into them, knowing that we had to stay.
"Then I will make it easy for him to find me" His words echoed through the room. He sounded so confident and sure of himself, when in reality we both knew that Menelaus would kill him with one stroke.
"You are young my love." I said looking down at the ground and gently stroking his jawline. I pulled his lips against mine, taking in a deep breath before parting again. I turned around, letting my dress fall to the ground and pulling back the many blankets and pulling them back over my naked body. I rested my head on the pillow and stared at Paris, who's back was now facing me. My eyes drifted shut, and I fell into a deep sleep.