Chapter 2

Early the next morning Wink along with the messenger and her escort made their way to Furni, not caring that her back which wasn't completely healed yet started to hurt a bit she was not one to start complaining...the fact was that she did not care, she just wanted to make her way back to him as quickly as possible to be able to be held into Lloyd's embrace again just that simple thought gave her the strength to quicken her pace.

Lloyd on the other hand was cursing himself, for his body refused to heal itself quicker, he was still too weak to teleport or fly and it had been almost a week, He wanted desperately to see his Wink again, to gaze at those blue eyes, to taste those lips, to hold her small form within his arms to hold her close to his body never wanting to let her go. So deep in thought Lloyd didn't sense Cyan as he sat in front of the Wingly.

"Still daydreaming I see..." Cyan smiled.

Lloyd hearing the man's voice awoke from his thoughts and glared at the man, "What is it?" Lloyd murmured, looking out the window.

"Let's take a walk...you need to get out of this room." Nodding Lloyd grimaced as he slowly stood rubbing at his left shoulder. Cyan walked next to him to make sure that he would not collapse from exhaustion.

They walked to the docks stopping every few minutes, so that Lloyd could rest for a few moments, not a word was said during the walk leaning against a pillar Lloyd watched the water on the horizon Cyan watched his every move contemplating how to ask the silver haired man the question that was burning in his brain.

"What do you want to ask me?" Lloyd asked without even glancing at the doctor.

Astonished Cyan took a step forward, "How did you know I wanted to ask you something?" he asked curiously.

"I am not in the mood for a debate, just ask me already." Lloyd answered not a single trace of caring could be heard in his voice.

"Very well...Who is Wink?" Cyan asked and lifted a brow when Lloyd suddenly turned his head toward the doctor and glared at him. "You keep mentioning her name when you sleep...who is she?"

Lloyd just turned his head towards the birds diving for fish near the docks not saying a word.

Cyan sighed, if Lloyd was not willing to tell him then he would not force it out of the man, he just waited patiently until Lloyd would decide to return to the clinic.

Furni

"Yes Sister Wink I'm afraid that he was badly injured and so we left him in Fueno within the care of a doctor Cyan, he was still unconscious when we left, I'm afraid I know no more than what I've just told you...We will also be sailing to Fueno within the hour if you would like to join us?"

"Oh yes, please if it is not too much trouble?"

"That it isn't...it would be our pleasure to have you and your escort on board." The Commodore bowed his head and kissed the woman's hand, "Now I'm afraid I must be leaving to prepare the ship, Kayla my second mate will be waiting for you on the docks when you are ready." Placing his hat on his head the Commodore turned to leave.

Wink took a deep breath, hoping that when they would arrive in Fueno that Lloyd would still be there.

Fueno

The winds were in their favor as it only took them two days to get to Fueno. Wink hurriedly made her way to the clinic, her escort made of six knights followed hurriedly trying to catch up to her. Entering the clinic she asked the nurse at the closest bed if she could speak with a doctor named Cyan. The nurse smiled and told her to wait while she went to fetch the man.

"Cyan..." the nurse made her way to him.

"What is it Kaya?" he asked as he changed the bandages on one of his patients.

"There is a woman here to see you, she's very frantic." The nurse replied taking over what Cyan was doing.

Cyan quickly made his way downstairs not wanting to keep the 'frantic' woman waiting. "I'm Cyan how can I help you miss..."

"Wink...Please I heard that you had a man with silver hair in your care please tell me he is still here."

"Ahhh so you're Wink...Yes Lloyd is still in my care..." Cyan smiled as he saw the relief on her face as he said Lloyd's name. "I believe he went for a walk on the beaches of Lidiera, I told him that if he did not return at a certain time that I would send someone for him, he may have regained a bit of his strength but he is not completely healed yet."

"Lidiera? Oh thank you thank you so much..." Wink shook the man's hand excitedly and left for the beach, her escort having a hard time catching up.

Lloyd sat on the sand a knee bent to his chest his right arm leaning on it, his chin rested on his arm watching the waves as they came to shore, closing his eyes he listened to the soothing sound of the water and felt the wind in his hair.

'Lloyd...' the wind seemed to whisper. 'Lloyd...' he heard again, opening his eyes Lloyd frowned and lifted his head towards the shore, "Lloyd..." he heard again, turning he gasped as he saw Wink running to him.

"Am I dreaming?" he asked himself, Wink smiled as she knelt at his side.

Caressing his cheeks with her hands Wink whispered, "If you are dreaming then it is a good dream..." and leaned down capturing his lips with hers, Lloyd grasped her hands and deepened the kiss pulling on her arms so that she now sat on his lap.

Breaking the kiss for air Lloyd asked gazing at her eyes, "How did you find me"
He gasped running his fingers through the loose hair that framed her face.

Wink smiled and kissed him again, "Commodore Puler sent me a message that they had found a silver haired man...you whispered my name..." Wink now had tears in her eyes.

Lloyd pulled her to him crushing her body to his in a hug burying his head in her neck, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck, Wink whispered. "Please don't leave me again, I couldn't bare the thought of losing you again, it nearly destroyed me when I thought you dead..." she whimpered.

"Never...never again." Was his answer as he lifted his head, "Shed no more tears, I'm here..." he whispered and kissed her passionately. Sensing men approaching Lloyd caressed Wink's cheek "As much as I would love to continue I'm afraid that we have company..." he said Wink groaned and leaned her head on his chest Lloyd chuckled and carefully stood bringing Wink up with him.

"Sister Wink, you shouldn't just run off like that." One of the knights scolded eyeing the man that she held tightly in an embrace.

"I apologize, it won't happen again..." Looking up to Lloyd who seemed very tired, she asked, "Perhaps we should return to Fueno." Lloyd looked down at her crystal blue eyes and nodded, wrapping her right arm around his left one Wink led Lloyd back to the cavern toward Fueno.

That night Lloyd and Wink actually slept well for once, Wink was laying by his side her arm across his chest, her escort was downstairs she didn't care what people would say if they knew that she was at this very moment sharing a bed with a man that was not her husband, that it was unheard of as a Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau to behave in such a way she was just happy that he was alive.

The next morning Lloyd woke to find a weight on his chest slowly opening his eyes he smiled as Wink caressed his chest in sleep mumbling nonsense, as he moved a bit to get more comfortable Wink's arms constricted around his waist fearing that the warmth she craved would go away. 'My she's become possessive...' Lloyd mused running a hand through her unbound hair.

Hearing a commotion downstairs Lloyd frowned and glanced towards the stairs,
'What's with all the noise?'

Gently unwrapping her arms from his waist, Lloyd got up and covered Wink with the blanket, and smiled when Wink started mumbling. Leaning down and softly kissing her lips she became quiet. Taking another moment to watch her sleep, Lloyd then turned and slowly made his way downstairs.

Apparently one of the knights of Wink's escort remembered where he had seen the silver haired man before... "He was the one who kidnapped Queen Theresa, I can't believe I didn't recognized him."

"Will you be quiet and calm down, I have other patients here who need their rest, and Lloyd has not done anything wrong since he's stayed here...and as for your queen if I remember well she was returned to the palace unharmed." Cyan tried to defend Lloyd.

"Is there a reason why everyone is so loud?" Lloyd asked massaging a headache with his left hand.

"YOU...will pay for your crime..." One of the knights lunged forward, Lloyd simply moved and tripped the man.

"ENOUGH, all of you get the hell out of my clinic, I will not have you harm my patients with your stupidity, and you..." he pointed to Lloyd, "Get back to bed, I don't want to see you come down those steps for the next two hours." Cyan growled.

Lloyd smirked and walked up the steps, to rejoin his lady Wink within the comforts of the warm comfortable bed. While the knights all grumbled as they were sent outside. The one who lunged at the Wingly turned to the doctor "If he does any harm to Sister Wink, you will also be held responsible." He hissed.

"Yeah, yeah whatever get out..." Cyan continued.

Suddenly feeling a bit tired Lloyd lifted the blanket and nudged Wink on her side, laying beside her and not wanting her to wake up yet Lloyd carefully pulled her to him, and within a few moments nodded off.

After a few hours had passed Lloyd woke up to a pair of the most beautiful blue eyes starring at him. "Good morning..." Wink smiled as she still lay beside the golden-eyed man before her. "Sleep well?" she asked.

"As a matter of fact yes, until I was rudely awakened by your escort who wouldn't keep quiet this morning, apparently they recognized me as the queen's captor." He chuckled. "Amazingly Cyan put them in their place..." Lloyd caressed her cheek.

Wink frowned. "I'll have to have a long talk with my..." Lloyd leaned his head up and kissed her molding his lips to hers, making her silent. And of course that special little moment had to be interrupted by the clearing of someone's throat signaling that they were being watched.

"I'm not interrupting am I?" Cyan grinned as the two looked up at him, Wink turned away blushing profusely while Lloyd just glared at the man.

"Is there something you wanted?" Lloyd asked as he slowly sat up.

"No not really just came to tell you that whenever you feel ready you're free to go, you're as healthy as you'll ever be just give yourself time to rest and don't do anything too strenuous for the next few weeks..."

A few hours later, Lloyd and Wink were walking through the cavern for a little stroll on the beach away from her knighthood Wink had ordered them to stay within the city. Lloyd actually smiled as he watched her lift up her dress to her knees giggling as she walked on the shore and splashed water on the sand. The sky quickly turned gray as they could hear thunder above the clouds, looking up to the Wingly, Wink smiled as Lloyd motioned her to him. Holding out his hand Wink grasped it and let her golden-eyed warrior lead her to shelter as the rain suddenly started to pour down.

Now soak and wet Wink laughed as Lloyd pulled her in a small cave, "You're shivering..." he grumbled as he held her to him.

"So keep me warm..." she laughed.

Lloyd smirked and lifted her head up with his index finger and kissed her passionately breaking the kiss for air, "Starting to warm up yet?" he chuckled. Wink was blushing as her hand floated to her lips, Lloyd smiled and looked around the cave gathering a few pieces of driftwood that was dry he put them all in a pile stepping back a few feet, Lloyd then gathered a bit of energy to form a small ball of fire in his palm sending it to rest on the driftwood which quickly went ablaze. Holding out his hand to Wink, Lloyd pulled her to him and sat down on the sandy ground, leaning his back against the cave wall, Wink sat between his legs caressing Lloyd's arms as he held her tightly and kissed her cheek.

"Will you return to Deningrad with me?" Wink asked softly.

"I told you that I would never leave you again didn't I?" Lloyd answered quietly as he rested his chin on her shoulder and stared at the fire.

"What will happen when we return to Deningrad?" Wink turned to looked at him.

Lloyd only shrugged, "If the people don't like it they'll have to face me..."

"You're supposed to get along with the people...and you're not supposed to do anything to strenuous, Cyan's orders remember?" Wink scolded.

Lloyd chuckled. "You actually want me to behave, that is so unlike me."

Wink smiled and kissed the side of his mouth. "At least until they get used to you." She yawned.

"Oh I suppose..." Lloyd sighed as he held her closer to his body.

Glancing outside Lloyd saw that the rain wouldn't let up anytime soon, and so made himself comfortable. Lloyd smiled as Wink was fast asleep.

When Wink woke up, she found herself leaning within Lloyd's embrace, she smiled as she watched him sleep brushing away a few hairs from his eyes, and caressing his cheek, "Enjoying yourself my Wink?" he smiled, he had been watching her through lidded eyes.

Wink yelped, then poked him in the ribs, "You scared me...I thought you were sleeping..."

Lloyd chuckled. "Well I'm sorry to disappoint you...next time I won't say a word..." Lloyd kissed her cheek, then nuzzled her neck. Wink closed her eyes and moaned softly. Lloyd slowly caressed her arm, then held his breath.

"Sister Wink..."

Wink's eyes snapped open, while Lloyd groaned. "Don't they have anything better to do?" he whined.

Wink smiled, "Well you are supposed to be dangerous after all..." she mocked.

Lloyd smirked and tickled her sides. "Sister Wink..." her knighthood arrived in a panic. "Are you all right...what has this brute done to you, are you injured?"

Wink rolled her eyes, "I am fine...I thank you for your concern but it is unnecessary...Mr.Lloyd would never harm me..." she smiled sweetly.

"Whatever you may think, my lady we do not trust him..." one of the men growled. "We also came to tell you that the Queen Fury is to set sail within the hour."

Wink nodded and slowly stood, turning to Lloyd she smiled as he stood as well, her knighthood waited outside, when Wink was about to set foot outside the cave, Lloyd pulled her back in and gently pushed her against the cavern wall, planting a heated kiss on her lips, when the kiss was broken Wink was blushing furiously, Lloyd smiled as he pulled her behind him to exit the cave.
After thanking and saying goodbye to Cyan...Wink and Lloyd boarded the Queen Fury and set sail towards Fletz. Looking out towards the ocean Lloyd was deep in thought, sensing his lady near Lloyd smiled and turned his head, seeing her shiver he pulled her in front of him and wrapped his arms around her. They enjoyed the view without saying a word, just being content in each other's arms.