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Endymion appeared next to Serenity, and she looked at him and smiled. "I hoped you would get back in time for this. Follow me, quickly. We'll have to wait to talk about how it went with your family."

They walked down the hall and out into the courtyard. He asked, "What's going on?"

"One of Sapphire's generals implied that Lita couldn't beat a man. She challenged him to spar with her in front of a rather large group of people. He had to accept. This is going to be hilarious! Would you believe that Nephrite challenged her after that?"

Endymion laughed. "This might get even better. That one will likely end in a proposal."

She stopped in her tracks. "What?! That… oh my gosh, that's perfect! He's brilliant."

"Promise not to tell?" She nodded, and he continued. "I suggested that he challenge her to spar, and after she kicked his ass, that he ask her to marry him."

They started walking again. "I'm so happy. It'll be so romantic for her." Her face softened. "I'm glad that she will be my first guard to be engaged. She deserves to be treated more like a woman. She doesn't get treated like that enough in Luna. She's so tall and so strong. She's usually one of the guys."

They arrived in the courtyard, and there was a large group there already. Lita was smirking and chatting with Raye. Serenity and Endymion walked up to them, and she ordered, "End this quickly. I don't want you placating his ego. If he cries, I'll buy you a horse." She winked at Lita.

Raye chuckled and said, "I could make him cry."

Endymion laughed out loud and said, "No one who knows you would doubt that! Lita, don't take it easy on Nephrite either. I would really like to see you win this."

She looked at him in surprise. "You want me to beat your general?"

He nodded. "I have a feeling this will be interesting." Raye looked at him curiously, and Serenity subtly shook her head at her.

The Master of Arms got everyone's attention, and Lita moved to the center of the courtyard to face her first opponent. The general she was facing smirked when the sparring match was called to begin. She quickly wiped the smirk off his face. Lita let him get in two attacks. She parried both easily. She used it to test his reach and his strength. She then executed a feint to her dominant side and then reversed to attack the opening he left. She slashed at his sword and moved it away from his body then kicked out and hit his hand, knocking the sword out of his grip and pointing hers at his neck.

Serenity looked at Endymion and pouted, "He didn't cry." He just chuckled and readied to watch the next sparring match.

Nephrite stepped up. He had the benefit of having fought her before. It enabled two things; one, he was able to last longer in a match against her, and two, he wasn't at all surprised when his sword skittered out of his hand, enabling her sword to be pressed to his neck. He carefully dropped down to one knee keeping eye contact with her the whole time. "Lita, you're an amazing woman. I fell in love with you within hours of meeting you. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

The whole crowd went silent. It was by far the strangest proposal that any one of them had ever witnessed. With tears in her eyes, she nodded and said, "Yes, I'll marry you." He stood when she dropped her sword, and then she launched herself into his arms.

Raye looked at Endymion and asked, "What does Nephrite get for making Lita cry?"

Without missing a beat he said, "To marry someone who's way too good for him." Raye and Serenity just laughed.

An hour later, Endymion had updated his generals and Serenity on his conversation with his father and Arcas. He laughed at how quickly the engagements started happening after Nephrite had the guts to ask Lita for marriage with a sword at his throat. He figured the other men felt like cowards compared to Nephrite, and that wouldn't sit well with any of his fighting men.

Mina had called Kunzite an "uncultured child", and then agreed to marry him since someone had to straighten him out. He smirked and told her he would show her how much of a man he was later that night. She just smiled and blushed.

Jadeite told Raye she would make a good wife. When she knocked him down again, he asked if he still looked good on his back. She smirked at him and nodded. He said, "Then you better marry me. I think you would look incredibly sexy on top."

Zoisite's proposal was the only one that made any sense to outsiders. He had requested permission to pick flowers from the Royal Garden and then presented them to Amy. He then kissed her hand and told her how her beauty had captured his attention, but it was her kindness and intelligence that had captured his heart. She gave him a sweet kiss and accepted him.

That night, Endymion laid in Serenity's bed and looked up at her as she moved around the room. He watched her graceful movements as she dried off from her bath. She had invited him to join her, but he found he liked the anticipation of watching her. She smirked at him and dropped her towel. She then leaned up against the dresser and said, "You really like watching, don't you?"

He just laughed at her and then said, "Your nipples are hard and flushed. Don't even pretend that you aren't enjoying this too."

"And, I'm really wet too." She shrugged and said, "I never said I wasn't enjoying it. I just noticed that you were." She glanced at his hard cock.

"So, then get over here in bed with me. I want to hear you scream again before we have to be very quiet in a tent tomorrow night. It strokes my ego to hear the calm, collected Serenity be driven wild by passion."

Endymion reveled in her body and their love making that night, and he heard plenty to stroke his ego. He secretly hoped she was hoarse in the morning.

Two armies set out the next morning and headed south towards Diamond. Serenity left the castle in her demi-goddess form. She wanted to bring hope and encouragement to their combined armies. It also enabled her to ride with her flaming sword at her hip. The whole kingdom bowed to Sapphire quickly. She wasn't a fool though. She knew there could be a few dissenters in their ranks.

It was a hard slog south with two large armies. It slowed them up, and the rain and mud made it miserable at times. Yet, every night, Endymion was in Serenity's bed.

One night, he asked, "Is it too much?"

She didn't even pretend to misunderstand him. "Endymion, I want you constantly. All day when we are trekking towards what should be my castle, I think about the night and what we get to do together. I want sex just as much as you do. Don't ever think that you are asking me to do anything I don't want to do. Now," she got on her hands and knees. "I want to try this position out."

He surged up and growled, "Fuck, yes."

When they were two days out, Serenity approached Sapphire. "Diamond will know that we're coming by now. He'll have posted lookouts. I want you to be careful. He wants me alive and in his bed. You, he'll want dead. Any man who kills you will know he would be rewarded greatly."

Sapphire nodded, "I figured that. It's Molly I'm worried about." He looked around and made sure no one could overhear. "She's pregnant with my child. No one can know yet. I'm not dumb enough to believe that there aren't a few men still loyal to Diamond among my army."

"If the worst happens, and you're killed. I will ensure that Molly and your child survive. Your heir will sit on your throne." She assured him.

Sapphire closed his eyes and bowed his head, "You have promised me everything I could hope for. Thank you."

Serenity didn't point out that, if Diamond wasn't dead, that would mean that she was his slave and powerless. She hoped Sapphire wouldn't realize that before their battle. She shuddered. She hadn't even told Endymion about her deepest worry. The chains that had been placed on her were able to stop her from transforming into her demi-goddess form. She didn't know what that could mean.

Lopt smirked when he received the news from his lookouts. He then spun on his heels and headed off to update Diamond. He marched into the throne room and, at the last minute, remembered to bow to him. His anger simmered below the surface. "King Diamond, I have come to inform you that two armies march towards the castle. Serenity leads one, and" and here he hid his glee. "King Sapphire leads the other. It seems your kingdom fell to your brother while you were gone."

Diamond stood and cursed out loud. "I'll kill him! Any man that brings me his head will be promised the title of Lord in my kingdom!" He then threw his wine goblet and stalked out of the room.

Lopt met Edda in their regular spot in the castle. Edda smiled and said, "It must have felt nice to be able to see Diamond's face when he found out his brother took his kingdom."

"That it was, but the joy is short lived. I've realized that makes Serenity's position even stronger. The chains I gave Diamond won't work if he never gets her in them. She has to choose me. That, or else her aunt will get involved and, well, you know I'm not one of Zuebis' favorites right now. Not after I turned that maiden he liked into a goose."

Edda grew quiet. He then said, "Well, what do you want me to do to help ensure she is captured?"

"Be Diamond's shield; he needs to survive. Well, for a little longer at least." Edda bowed, and Lopt turned and headed off. He needed to make sure that Serenity's cage was in order.