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After Kane took Becky and himself back to bed they instantly went to sleep. During her sound slumber Becky kept having dreams of her family, she could swear she heard their cries for help as they burned inside the farm house. Then she saw Kane come up from behind the burning house with a large torch in his hands, he apparently had set the fires. Before she could question him about it a flying arrow lodged itself in his chest, causing him to hit the ground with a sickening thud. She woke herself up screaming and crying, the loud shrieking drew the attention of Lord Taker who was wondering by her room. Thinking quickly he burst into the room and saw that there was no trouble, only Becky hysterically crying. Since Kane was off checking on his men, she had no one to confide in. Taker leaned out of the room and summoned the nearest servant.
"Go and find captain Kane and tell him to return to the castle right away." The servant bowed low then ran out of Taker's site. After Taker knew he was gone, he closed the door and went to sit next to Becky on the bed.
"What is the matter little one?" He asked placing his big hand on her back. Becky hiccuped then drew away, afraid of why Taker was in her chambers in the first place.
"Where is Kane?" She asked.
"He is with the soldiers, what is troubling you little one?" He asked again, his tone was full of concern and comfort.
"Nothin, why are ye here if ye don't mind me askin Lord Taker?" She asked brushing a stray tear away from her cheek.
"I was making my rounds and heard you scream, I was afraid something had happened to you."
"Why were ye worried about me milord?" Taker sighed and got more comfortable on the bed next to her.
"My brother cares for you a lot and if something were to happen to you then it would devastate him. I care for my little brother as a older brother should, and I look out him as I have done all his life. Does that make any since?"
"Yes milord it does. I really appreciate ye lookin out for me." Becky smiled which caused Taker to smile as well.
**To bad Kane found her first, she would have made an excellent addition to my herem.** Taker thought as he looked at Becky's bright smile.
"If you'll excuse me little one, Kane should be returning soon. I have a few things to discuss with him, then he will be free to spend the rest of his time with you." Taker got up and exited the room.
About an hour later Kane came rushing into the chambers he shared with Becky and quickly took her in his arms and into his lap.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"Yes, Im fine." She said enjoying his warmth.
"Taker said that he found you crying this morning, what was that about?"
"Oh, I had a really bad dream is all."
"Care to tell me about it?" Becky thought back on the dream and decided not to tell Kane about her dream.
"I'd rather not. What did Lord Taker wish to talk to ye about?" She asked, but wished she hadn't of when she felt Kane tense up.
"Um... He told me about the newest mission Im to go on." Becky pulled back from his chest and gave him a confused look.
"Where are ye going?"
"I have to go back to Ireland, to battle with some renegades that defy Lord Taker. My orders are to slaughter them all."
"But... but why? When will ye be back?"
"It is lord Taker's wishes, I can not go against his wishes. Please understand that what I do is not my doing, it is my brothers. I do not know when I shall return, hopefully it wont be a long drawn out battle." Becky thought about her fellow Irishmen that would surely die in battle against Kane, then she thought of Kane himself. He had been so good to her ever since they first met, and she knew in her heart she could never despise Kane for what he did in battle.
"I... I understand. But promise me one thing." She clung to the material that covered his chest.
"What's that me hermoso?"
"Come back to me in one piece." Kane chuckled and said,
"I promise." That calmed Becky's nerves a bit, because when Kane made a promise he kept it.
"I will miss ye somethin terrible." Becky started to tear, that's all she seemed to be able to do anymore was cry.
"And I you me hermoso, but after this battle I will take you to my home in Ireland where we can be together." Becky sighed dreamily.
"I would like that a lot."
"How is your ankle feeling?" Kane asked changing the depressing subject.
"Better, but let us not talk of such things, I just want to enjoy your company while I can before ye must leave."
"All right me hermoso." They spent the rest of the day together and on into the night, until sunrise. Kane had to leave, but not before telling Becky good-bye.
"Me hermoso, wake up." He gently shook her.
"Tell me that it is not time for ye to leave already." She groaned shoving her face in the pillow causing Kane to laugh.
"Im afraid to say it is." Without a word Becky got up from the bed and hobbled over to the oak dresser and pulled something out of one of the drawers. "What are you doing?"
"When I was younger I remember my father going off to war, my mother gave him a token, a good luck charm so to speak. I want ye to have this." She pulled out a small necklace that had a ring on it. "This is what my mother gave my father when he left for war, and now I want ye to have it." Kane gently took the necklace and inspected it. It was on a long sliver chain and the ring was a Claddagh, a ring with a heart in the middle being held by 2 hands and a crown on top.
"Thank you me hermoso, I promise to give this back to you when I return."
"I don't care about the ring, just ye return to me."
"All right, now you must promise me something. You will stay here in the castle and not anger lord Taker, I fear what he will do if you make him cross." Becky chuckled and leapt into Kane's arms.
"Okay I promise to be good. Please be careful."
"I will, farewell." Kane kissed Becky's lips gently then walked out the door, before he could shut the door Becky yelled,
"Kane!"
"Yes?" He asked poking his head back inside the door.
"I love ye Kane." Kane smiled and came back into the room and pulled her to his body, passionately kissing her. When he pulled away he smiled,
"I love you to me hermoso." with that he left the room and Becky there alone to deal with her thoughts.
After Kane took Becky and himself back to bed they instantly went to sleep. During her sound slumber Becky kept having dreams of her family, she could swear she heard their cries for help as they burned inside the farm house. Then she saw Kane come up from behind the burning house with a large torch in his hands, he apparently had set the fires. Before she could question him about it a flying arrow lodged itself in his chest, causing him to hit the ground with a sickening thud. She woke herself up screaming and crying, the loud shrieking drew the attention of Lord Taker who was wondering by her room. Thinking quickly he burst into the room and saw that there was no trouble, only Becky hysterically crying. Since Kane was off checking on his men, she had no one to confide in. Taker leaned out of the room and summoned the nearest servant.
"Go and find captain Kane and tell him to return to the castle right away." The servant bowed low then ran out of Taker's site. After Taker knew he was gone, he closed the door and went to sit next to Becky on the bed.
"What is the matter little one?" He asked placing his big hand on her back. Becky hiccuped then drew away, afraid of why Taker was in her chambers in the first place.
"Where is Kane?" She asked.
"He is with the soldiers, what is troubling you little one?" He asked again, his tone was full of concern and comfort.
"Nothin, why are ye here if ye don't mind me askin Lord Taker?" She asked brushing a stray tear away from her cheek.
"I was making my rounds and heard you scream, I was afraid something had happened to you."
"Why were ye worried about me milord?" Taker sighed and got more comfortable on the bed next to her.
"My brother cares for you a lot and if something were to happen to you then it would devastate him. I care for my little brother as a older brother should, and I look out him as I have done all his life. Does that make any since?"
"Yes milord it does. I really appreciate ye lookin out for me." Becky smiled which caused Taker to smile as well.
**To bad Kane found her first, she would have made an excellent addition to my herem.** Taker thought as he looked at Becky's bright smile.
"If you'll excuse me little one, Kane should be returning soon. I have a few things to discuss with him, then he will be free to spend the rest of his time with you." Taker got up and exited the room.
About an hour later Kane came rushing into the chambers he shared with Becky and quickly took her in his arms and into his lap.
"Are you all right?" He asked.
"Yes, Im fine." She said enjoying his warmth.
"Taker said that he found you crying this morning, what was that about?"
"Oh, I had a really bad dream is all."
"Care to tell me about it?" Becky thought back on the dream and decided not to tell Kane about her dream.
"I'd rather not. What did Lord Taker wish to talk to ye about?" She asked, but wished she hadn't of when she felt Kane tense up.
"Um... He told me about the newest mission Im to go on." Becky pulled back from his chest and gave him a confused look.
"Where are ye going?"
"I have to go back to Ireland, to battle with some renegades that defy Lord Taker. My orders are to slaughter them all."
"But... but why? When will ye be back?"
"It is lord Taker's wishes, I can not go against his wishes. Please understand that what I do is not my doing, it is my brothers. I do not know when I shall return, hopefully it wont be a long drawn out battle." Becky thought about her fellow Irishmen that would surely die in battle against Kane, then she thought of Kane himself. He had been so good to her ever since they first met, and she knew in her heart she could never despise Kane for what he did in battle.
"I... I understand. But promise me one thing." She clung to the material that covered his chest.
"What's that me hermoso?"
"Come back to me in one piece." Kane chuckled and said,
"I promise." That calmed Becky's nerves a bit, because when Kane made a promise he kept it.
"I will miss ye somethin terrible." Becky started to tear, that's all she seemed to be able to do anymore was cry.
"And I you me hermoso, but after this battle I will take you to my home in Ireland where we can be together." Becky sighed dreamily.
"I would like that a lot."
"How is your ankle feeling?" Kane asked changing the depressing subject.
"Better, but let us not talk of such things, I just want to enjoy your company while I can before ye must leave."
"All right me hermoso." They spent the rest of the day together and on into the night, until sunrise. Kane had to leave, but not before telling Becky good-bye.
"Me hermoso, wake up." He gently shook her.
"Tell me that it is not time for ye to leave already." She groaned shoving her face in the pillow causing Kane to laugh.
"Im afraid to say it is." Without a word Becky got up from the bed and hobbled over to the oak dresser and pulled something out of one of the drawers. "What are you doing?"
"When I was younger I remember my father going off to war, my mother gave him a token, a good luck charm so to speak. I want ye to have this." She pulled out a small necklace that had a ring on it. "This is what my mother gave my father when he left for war, and now I want ye to have it." Kane gently took the necklace and inspected it. It was on a long sliver chain and the ring was a Claddagh, a ring with a heart in the middle being held by 2 hands and a crown on top.
"Thank you me hermoso, I promise to give this back to you when I return."
"I don't care about the ring, just ye return to me."
"All right, now you must promise me something. You will stay here in the castle and not anger lord Taker, I fear what he will do if you make him cross." Becky chuckled and leapt into Kane's arms.
"Okay I promise to be good. Please be careful."
"I will, farewell." Kane kissed Becky's lips gently then walked out the door, before he could shut the door Becky yelled,
"Kane!"
"Yes?" He asked poking his head back inside the door.
"I love ye Kane." Kane smiled and came back into the room and pulled her to his body, passionately kissing her. When he pulled away he smiled,
"I love you to me hermoso." with that he left the room and Becky there alone to deal with her thoughts.