Chapter 15
Lovers resolve
Siegfried, Sophitia and Cassandra had just crossed the English Channel, they had a good few days trek before they reached the Sorel Manor. Ever since he came out of Ivy's Manor, Siegfried has been relatively quiet. Sophitia and Cassandra still don't know what's going on. It was nightfall, they found a small clearing in a forest half way towards the Sorel Manor, so they set up camp, it had been sometime since they last rested together.
Siegfried just sat on a log, his armour was off, he was just wearing his trousers and his squires' shirt. He held his blade into the ground, with his eyes closed… but it looked as though he was looking at his reflection, what is it he is looking for? Cassandra had been worrying about this for sometime and even Sophitia cannot understand what is going on. "I'm going to go wash" Cassandra stood up and walked behind the bushes where a pond was, looking back to Siegfried before going out of sight.
Sophitia sat near Siegfried and just looked at him. "You know…" he didn't turn around, or even acknowledge he was listening "You haven't said what happened back in England… was Ivy there? What did she tell you? Did something happen?" Siegfried didn't look at her and after a few seconds, he answered. "She… was doomed from the start… he never gave her a chance… his won ally…" From his rucksack, he pulled Raphael's rapier. "He embedded this into her chest and left her for dead… it was remarkable she lasted as long as she did…" Sophitia soon realised what he was implying "We need to stop him, before he becomes another monster like I did!" Sophitia put her hand on his shoulder, he suddenly jumped up "No… don't. Last time I succumbed to that, I became that monster once more! I don't want that again…"
Sophitia stood up "I was sympathising with you, not trying to come onto you!" Siegfried snapped "Again? Look, I'm sorry about your husband and I know it was because of me he is dead! You should be angry at me, not trying to sleep with me!" Sophitia shook her head "I know… but it is not your fault… it is the people who where after you… but… please… let us not talk about the past anymore… agreed?" Siegfried nodded "Ok… well then now that tha-" he went to put his hand on a nearby tree and missed. He fell through the bushes and into the pond, where Cassandra was bathing.
"Wha-Siegfried!" She turned around trying to not let him see her. "Uh… Oh, Crap! Sorry!" Siegfried turned around away from Cassandra but he couldn't help but smile, he only got a glimpse of her, but she was more beautiful then he imagined. Sophitia looked through the bushed, giggled a bit and decided to leave them to it. Siegfried and Cassandra stayed like that for a while "I-If you want ill leave…" Siegfried said "Cassandra didn't answer, so he started to leave "Wait…." He felt her hand on his shoulder, he turned round and looked her in the eyes. They both smiled at each other when Siegfried muttered to her "Well we are even now from that morning at yours" Cassandra splashed water and him and giggled… "Well, it's hardly fair that you're clothed and I'm not... so…" She took of his top and kissed him… "Siegfried…." He looked at her and smiled "What is it…" She started to blush… "This… would be… err my first time… with a guy… in that way…" Siegfried looked at her… she was just so cute… beautiful… innocent… just as he once was. He backed off slowly… "I can't do this… not to you…" Cassandra held onto his shirt, covering herself with it "I cannot do this, while that sword still plagues me… it corrupted me… it's still inside me… I can still feel that monsters presence inside me, even without the blade… I won't let this evil corrupt you too!" Cassandra ran to catch up with a fleeing Siegfried "Then... we don't have to then… jus stay with me tonight…" Siegfried looked at her and kissed her. "Come on... I'm surprised you're not cold out here like that" hey both entered their tent and went to sleep together.