Sorry to have kept you all waiting but AP Exams and the SAT have kept me immensely busy… either way here's another one so enjoy!
Oliza made her way to the dancer's nest with Namidia at her side as was usual. Avaram, on the other hand, had decided to remain in the palace to rest and to allow Oliza time with the other dancers. She felt a presence following her though Namidia ignored it. They both knew who it was but both kept on walking anyway. Finally, Oliza stopped and asked for Namidia to wait for her far off and to only come in a state of emergency. Namidia only nodded and obeyed as she cast one last glance at the one who had followed them. Oliza breathed out and then turned to face Ulrik. She knew why he had followed her and though she dreaded his words she had no choice but to listen. She walked towards him and after making sure that there was nobody in sight, she spoke him.
"I suppose that you are to leave?" Oliza looked at Ulrik carefully and looked at his expression. He did not need to answer her questions for she knew that duty called to him as it had called to her.
Ulrik chuckled softly and looked down to the floor. The boyish grin that displayed on his face appeared to be out of place. After all, he was getting ready to fight a vicious war for the power that was once stolen from his father.
"I understand you now, Oliza. I understand why your people are important and why you drifted away from me."
Oliza looked out toward the distant forest and averted her eyes from Ulrik's soft gaze. They stood like that for awhile, neither spoke nor moved from where they stood. There was sound of crickets and the night, the distant sound of the people bustling in through the night home; all that was nothing compared to the sound of their own silence.
"Please remain in safety." Oliza whispered gently as she attempted to remain composed. "I could not stand it if anything were to happen to you."
With that, she walked up to him and hugged him gently. She felt his body loosen up in her arms and his soft heartbeat against his chest.
Ulrik kissed the top of her head and held her in his arms as well. He smiled softly to himself as he held her close. "Do not worry for me dear Oliza. I ask of you to care for that child you carry and raise it to become great. My time with you will be a fond memory for me and nothing else will not ever replace it nor will it ever occur again. I must leave…" he trailed off as Oliza looked at him with her warm golden gaze. He kissed her cheek softly, leaving his lips to linger in her soft skin before he let her go and disappeared into the night.
She stood by herself for a moment and touched her cheek absently. The pressure of his lips against her skin was still there and seemed as if it would never leave. She feared for his life more than she had feared for her own. No matter how sure he was of his victory, she could not stop from worrying. The urge to go after him and watch out for him could not leave her mind. Even after Namidia stood beside her to comfort her and lead her to the nest. She knew the danger she took in going after him and the danger she took if she were caught in another mishap like the previous time.