Falling in love with a murderer is something I never thought I would do. Yes, think about it. Zidane Tribal is a murderer. Quick with his gleaming jewel-crested daggers and a set smile on his face as they cut through flesh. But there again, little Eiko and Vivi, bless them, are murderers too, so am I.
On that first day I met Zidane, I could not believe I would have to stay with him for a few hours at the most. Then my mother found out about my attempted run away, and I was put through 'hell' as she fired anchors and destroyed the theatre ship in an attempt to get me back. I thought that was admirable for a while before I knew her real reasons for getting me back...
Anyway, back to Zidane. So when Steiner turned up, although it sounded like I did not want him there, at least I would take some of my 'home' with me to Lindblum, then the ship crashed...
No, lets rewind a bit, to that faithful 'promise' Zidane made to me, to kidnap me. Now, I think he was just saying it to get me to like him. Unfortunately, I was naive back then, a spoilt princess making her bid for freedom with a group of thieves, and I thought he would keep the promise for as long as I wanted him to.
When the ship crashed, that was scary. I got thrown off and taken by plants, who drugged me with their poisons, and they laid their eggs in me. And Zidane came to save me. That did made a small dent in my regal heart. Although Zidane was a thief, he was very wise to kidnapping someone that made me think he had (maybe) done it before? Especially a princess who had never really seen the world before and had a regal way of speaking.
Dagger, that became my name. I wanted something dangerous, so it sounded like I was with Zidane from the beginning. I was rough, tough, and not very good at keeping an act up. I still feel sorry for throwing that poor Oglop...
But anyway, the rest, well, you know the rest.
I'll push through to the end of where YOU saw up to, maybe a bit before. Where Zidane is left behind to save the person who killed my Mother, Who tried to kill us all. When he talked about the kidnapping, I wondered what he was on about for a few seconds, and then I remembered the kidnapping. No, at the time I did not think it was very symbolic, I just thought he was gabbling. Like on my Coronation, he could not say anything. Now he could not stop talking. When he said he would come back, when he promised he would, I thought it was just another promise to be broken.
When I climbed on the ship, it sunk in that he was not coming with us and I wanted to jump off to him. I ran to the side, ready to climb off, but we were already too far from the earth that I would have hurt myself and my posture (yes, I was still that self-centred) would have been lost. Instead I had to lean over and watch as he was left behind, like a misfit that no one wanted, and go home, to rule over a land that did not need ME to rule it, my knights were doing fine. I was not a queen; I was a heart-broken little girl who wanted her comfort (in my case, Zidane).
When Zidane appeared on the stage, yes, I was shocked, yes, I ran to him, and yes, I couldn't believe it was him. He said he would return, and I never believed him. It's strange; he always seems to go that extra mile to contradict my thoughts about what he would do. That's the last of what you saw.
I pressed so many rules to marry Zidane; I brought him into a world he never knew. We never are all alone without a reporter or someone around. They are banned from inside the castle but I cannot push a ban of them flying round the towers and trying to see us. Maybe I should just get Alexander to swat them away. The wedding was very glam and regal. If Zidane had had his way, he would have been married with Ruby as the vicar and in her little pub.
Instead we were flown over to Lindblum and we had to undergo a regal wedding with a high priced, jacked up priest and wearing clothes so costly I am still surprised, even with the money I own, how we afforded even Zidane's suit. It didn't matter to either of us if we were wearing rags or these millions, at least we would be married.
I cannot have my name as Garnet Tribal, It's not a regal name and Alexandria would not yield to it. Instead I am still Garnet Til Alexandros 17th, a name that will haunt me forever.
Dagger Tribal is more a part of me than Garnet is. Being Garnet feels false and I wish I would be accepted as Dagger. I never wanted to choose between love or Queen Ship, because I knew which would win. Garnet would be laid to rest in one second if I had the chance; But Zidane doesn't want me to loose my world, even if it means him giving up his. It's like the town mouse and the country mouse, both from completely different area's of life.
Every night before I go to bed, I sing to the air our song. Zidane sometimes hums along with it, but he has never muttered one of the words. He just took my hand and looked out the window with me, over the whole of Alexandria...