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"Louis, would you help me for a second?" the queen asked her king.
"You need my help. Wow little miss I can do everything needs my help" the brunette muttered as he approached the blonde.
"Ha-ha don't get a big head I just need you to tighten the corset of my dress. I, Aramina, Renee, Viveca and Seraphina will be having a picnic in the forest surrounding the castle." As she said this her husband had tightened the corset, he wore a concerned face. "Aren't the forests dangerous? I mean I hear bandits and thieves patrol the dense forest"
"Louis aren't you forgetting everyone at the picnic is or has been a musketeer and I have my trusty sword hidden beneath my skirt, you have nothing to worry I can handle myself"
"I know I just worry sometimes. I don't know what I'd do if you…"
"Oh come here you did dope" she linked her arms around her neck and shared a kiss. They were only interrupted by a soft cough. The two broke apart to see the queen smiling at the young couple.
"I'm glad to see that my home has not rendered your new found love" she chuckled and smiled at the brunette whom she had grown to call son.
"Oh queen Christina, we erm… didn't see you there I should… go" the French king stammered.
Louis kissed his wife on the cheek and retreated from the room casting embarrassed glances at the sandy brown haired and green eyed mother.
"It's sweet to know after all these years he still gets embarrassed by being caught by the queen" she stepped closer to the blonde girl "me so happy you and Louis are together. It may be hard to believe but I never wished my daughter to marry him, I believe you have made him more happy then I ever imagined then with Seraphina" Corrine gave her a smile and thanked her then went in search of her friends.
She had no idea where she was going; she was in an unknown country, an unknown castle. If she didn't find the meeting place soon she would be late. Arthur was coming towards her, up the stairs as she descended, reading a bunch of papers. Neither the prince nor queen was looking where they were going.
Corrine and Arthur crashed into one another; Arthur remained on his feet whereas Corrine tumbled over the banister, but before she fell the ex- solider grabbed her wrists and lifted her to safety.
"I really hop Louis didn't see that, he would kill, then skin me for touching his wife," Prince Arthur cracked a smile.
"No…I don't think he would after all you're madly and passionately in love with your wife" Corrine countered.
"Speaking of my wife, aren't you supposed to be going on a picnic? Are you lost? She's waiting in the stables." And Arthur went on his way.
After a few short minutes of searching for the royal stable, she found her friends smiling and laughing. "Corrine, we've got everything ready, we'll be riding into the forest in a few short minutes," Princess Seraphina was wearing her musketeer dress.
"Riding? As in horse riding? But I have no horse, I left in in France" Corrine sounded disappointed.
"I'd thought of that." Sara smiled and gestured for Corrine to follow. A beautiful golden mare was standing, fully tacked and ready to go. Her pale yellow mane was branded. Sara patted the mare's nose and kissed her on the fore head. "Corrine, I believe you will be delighted to be riding my mother's horse; Dandelion. She's a gentle but noble beat I think you two will get long perfectly."
"Thanks, are you sure it's okay to ride your Mother's horse?"
"No, my mother doesn't ride much now, so you may ride her whenever you wish"
"So I'm guessing this horse is yours" Viveca said indicating a pure white stallion with matching her and tail. "Yes, he was a gift from the king of Dolehum, he wished to marry me but I was already betrothed to Louis. Any way we should get going" and the girls saddled up and rode out of the stables and into the surrounding forest.
Sara was leading the way on her stallion White Christmas. Behind her was Viveca on a black mare, Doriane. Aramina on a chestnut gelding, Haven. Renee on her grey stallion, Shadow. Corrine was beside Sara on her given horse.
"The picnic area is beautiful I used to go here as a child. Wild dears come and grasses and watch us. I haven't been back in years"
"Why? If it's so beautiful why haven't you returned? Aramina asked from behind.
Sara took a deep breath "the last time I was here was when I was 14 and I, Mother, Father and Arthur were enjoying the scenery. It was a picnic for me and my parents Arthur was there as our protection. I was young and had no sword with me, only seven weeks ago I had been kidnapped but it failed. Arthur was 18 and there was another kidnapping attempt.
"They came out of nowhere seven men against Arthur and whilst he thought them another man attacked me from behind. Using my fighting skills and the help of Black winter, my horse at the time me and my parents escaped. But Black Winter was mortally injured she died a few days after she died. Arthur crawled out of the forest he was close to death. He recovered slowly but she still has the scars of where the sword sliced his skin and body. On his back there's a big scar reaching from his shoulder to lower back."
"Wow to think that they would kill someone to get to you, they must be desperate or really want you captured" Renée said after a while.
"But so romantic that Arthur would die for his true love" Aramina squealed
"Aramina, they weren't dating then and it was his job to protect the princess." Viveca explained.
"Vivi's right, he had just become my friend, it wasn't until I was 17 before I had feelings for him" Seraphina confirmed "Here we are" the group stopped in a beautiful meadow. The girls descended from their horses and walked closer to the creatures that were staring at them.
"This Place is protected by the royal family, no-one can cut down trees or hunt if they do they are thrown in jail." Sara whispered as she approached the doe with wide eyes.
"This place is wonderful, I can see why you like it so much" Corrine commented.
Soon after the girls were tucking into their picnic.
"Aramina? What are you smiling at?" Renee asked the red head.
"Oh Nothing" she wasn't convincing "Okay I was thinking of how Sara knew of the scar" she smirked.
"What? Aramina that's not how I know" the princess gasped surprised at the red heads imagination.
"Yeah right how else would you know about the scar unless you've been him shirtless whilst you-"
"I cared for him? When he was bed ridden I used to wrap the bandages around him whilst he was unconscious and after he came round he was defensive at first as I was 14 and he being 17, scandaluse, but he saw how much it meant to me to look after my hero."
"Aramina you always jump to the most inappropriate conclusions" Renee cautioned.
"I can't help it; it's who I am" she said in a matter of fact "I'm sorry though Sara I should have not openly said my theory"
"It's fine"
Unknown to the group of five, 12 men were hiding in the bushes, relying on the camouflage for secrecy. They were waiting for the sun to set so that the un-expecting girls were unprepared for them. The darkness would work for the men's advantage as they took the princess away from her friends. Could they call the four girls surrounding her friends, they acted like they were and the princess seemed like she enjoyed their company. Although what if these girls were protection set by that violent Arthur.
And wasn't that the queen of France, she couldn't be protection, could she? However none of these questions would be answered. The sun had begun to set it was now or never. They charged and only their sword gleamed as they attacked. The women were ready, this was not part of the plan, and however they continued to wave their swords.
The girls circled the princess, knowing that she was the target. Aramina used the fans to defend her face, in the moon light Sara could see the reflection of a royal crest embodied on their clothes.
"Girls, they're royal soldiers look at their crest." Indeed on their crest was the royal crest of a raven carrying a crown.
Sara made a mental note to remember the crest for the future.
Corrine kicked two men's swords out of their hand with a single kick, they retreated shouting order to the others to follow.
Even with 12 against 5 the girl prevailed, soon the men disappeared in to the long grass. They didn't wait to see if they would return with enforcements, quickly Viveca and Renee gathered the spooked horses as Sara and Aramina tidied away the picnic.
"Come on I don't want to be here when they have more men" Corrine shouted as she mounted her Mare. The others did the same, following the queen safely out of the woods.
The princess was shaken up after the whole crisis. She was so angry at her-self; she had stepped back and watched her friends fight whilst she stood there frozen and defenceless. The sable boys greeted the musketeers, each bowed in turn as Seraphina and Corrine passed.
"I still haven't gotten used to that yet" Corrine smiled to Sara.
"Don't worry you will…Chris I would appreciate if you didn't tell my husband nor Queen Corrine's husband about our lateness or attire" the girls were covered in mud and leaves, they returned later than they promised.
"I'm sorry your highness but-" the boy started but was cut-off from a voice behind them. It was a male.
"I'm afraid Princess Seraphina Elizabeth Jewel , that won't be necessary as I and Louis have been here waiting for you to return, along with the young girl's husbands whom accompanied you" Arthur said.
He used my full name, I'm must be in so much trouble Sara thought as she turned to face the stern look on her usually joyful face.
"Why are you late? And why are you covered in mud?" the blonde man asked simply. "Do you have any idea what time it is you said you would be home at sunset, well its just 20 minutes to midnight"
Sara looked over at her friends, none of them knew how to answer, tell the truth about the kidnapping attempt or lie and see if they believed the story. It was Corrine whom answered first "We had so much fun time flew by and we fell of our horses"
"Corrine we are not stupid," Louis angrily shook his head, then said in a softer kinder voice "please Corrine we want to know the truth" the blonde looked over to the princess who took a shaky breath and looked straight into her husband's green orbs "We had some…some trouble, men came out of nowhere they tried to kid- kidnap me, but we got aw…away"
Arthur stood their frozen, he, gestured for everyone to leave the room none did ,his features twisted into an angry and furious rage and no-one was excepting what he did next not even Sara nor him.
He took her forcefully threw the shoulders " How long have you known some- ones been following you?" he commanded. He knows oh my God he knows "Who is the man? And don't dare lie, I've seen the letter, are you in trouble? Affair? You didn't want Corrine here for the kids you need her help, advice"
Sara hadn't notice before but he was shaking, and for the first time in her life she was seeing him cry, she was crying too "I would never betray you, I love you, I wouldn't never have an affair"
"Then tell me the truth" he said softly. His wife looked away and then back again debating how to answer.
"I have no idea who the man is" she said truthfully " four years ago man appeared in the nursery…he kissed me, promising to return when the kids were older. Two weeks ago he wrote me a letter, he confuses me with a Melinda. I believe he attacked us today." Arthur was quiet for a while pacing in front of the group of husband and wives.
"Why didn't you tell me, I could've helped you. Didn't you trust me with his information, or did you think the solider was too stupid and incapable of stooping this man!" he yelled. He never yelled, Sara also found herself shouting "I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO WORRY! I know you would have freaked out and hunted him down, you don't trust me do you? You think you're not good enough for me, well your wrong, your amazing and if you can't see that-"
"See what?" Arthur bellowed.
"Arthur you will not interrupt me, you may be my husband but I am the Princess and you will listen to me"
"Oh again with the Princess Card, you think your so much better than everyone else because you're the only one here part from Louis who was born into the royal life" Arthur argued.
That it home, and Arthur knew he stepped over the line, he stepped back his face furrowed in hurt and pain "I'm really so-"
"No, it fine, I get it. No I really do, you think I don't appreciate or care for you. You believe I only care for the royals, well your wrong" she stepped over to the stable and over her shoulder she said " I need some air"
-*Finding the princess of Jewelina*-
The old night air was refreshing against Sara's face. She was admiring the full moon. The garden sparkled in the light, she heard a sound behind her two eyes were looking back at her.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
The last thing she heard was his voice saying "I want you Melinda" then everything went black.
A/N: I haven't updated in a while because I've been busy revising for a really big test which I will have in June. But it's my whole grade for science so I have to do well. This is the longest chapter I've ever wrote 2,403 words. So what do you think will happen?
I didn't want Sara and Arthur to fight but it had to be done. Please review about the story bit also a title name like last time because I have no idea what to call this story.