The Princess and the Mercenary
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Chapter 12
Mist POV
I couldn't believe it! Lyndsay just gave herself up to Daein? Why the hell would she do that? I should have realized it when Ike and the others came back without her. I hope we have a plan.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" I asked, after a ten minute silence.
"To be honest, I have no idea. I wasn't expecting her to give up to easily." Ike said with his head in his hands.
"Same here. There has to be a good reason why she did give up." Soren pointed out. Then, out of nowhere, Sinnata starts snickering. Everyone's head turns to her.
"What are you laughing at?" I asked.
"All of you. You must not know Emily as well as you think you do." She told us.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Roy growled at her.
"It means, she isn't one to give up. She will fight. She told me that she gave up to keep everyone safe and to buy some time. We have to go back to Daein. Tonight." She told us.
"When did she say this?" Tatania asked us.
"When she gave up and dropped her sword." She replied.
"I didn't hear her say anything." Oscar pointed out. Sinnata chuckled and shook her head.
"We spoke telepathically. We're able to do that since were 'connected'. Like, if she gets hurt, I fell the pain of it. It doesn't affect me. I just feel it. Same for her. I get hurt, she feels the affect." She told us. We all just looked at her with our jaws agape.
"So, should we head off? Emily should be expecting us in a little bit. They aren't at the castle yet, so that's a good sign." Sinnata got up and left the room, towards the main door. We all got up and followed her. I walked beside Ranulf and Rolf, who looked a little frazzled.
"Do you think Sinnata is telling the truth?" Rolf asked. I shrugged.
"I don't know." I told him.
"Well, we're gonna have to trust her. She's our only connection with Lyndsay." Ranulf told us. I nodded. This was going to be a loooong trip.
Lyndsay POV
The walk to Daein felt like an eternity. Every step closer I got, I felt scared and anxious. I was still on either side of two guards, who didn't pay any mind to me. I just Sinnata told them by now. I'm starting to rethink this whole plan. Maybe I should just bail.
"Now, now, Princess Lyndsay. I hope your not thinking of escaping." Matha told me. I looked up and he was walking alongside me. I shook my head.
"No, not at all." I told him, with a gulp.
"Good." He told me, with an evil smile. I sighed and put my head down.
"Your friends…..they still don't know who you really are, do they?" He asked, out of nowhere.
"Only two people in the Greil Mercenaries know who I truly am." I told him, in a soft whisper. He chuckled.
"And why not the rest of them?"
"Because I didn't want to get sent back home and get my ass chewed out by the Castle Board." I sneered at him.
"What makes you think you would get sent back to Simbodia?" He asked me, in a gentle tone. Why, all of a sudden, was he being nice to me?
"Ike, the leader, would have sent me back because princesses are prohibited to be mercenaries. No matter their strength." I whispered.
"Why would you want to be a mercenary? You're a princess. You can have anything you want and yet you want to be some mercenary. Why is that?" He asked, in that same tone. I sighed and looked away.
"Because I love fighting. I don't like things being handed to me. It's unlike me. I would rather fight for what's right then have it handed to me on a shiny platter." I told him. It was quiet from then on afterward.
When I saw the castle, I immediately grew worried. I would soon have to face Prince Sileve and his father, King Ashnard.
"Lyndsay, don't worry. The mercenaries and I are coming to save you. Don't do anything that you don't want to do." I heard someone say in my head. It was Sinnata.
I smiled slightly to myself. I knew they would come and get me. We got through Daein gates and the place looked horrible. There were dead bodies of soldiers, men, woman, and children in piles. It looked gruesome. I hope Simbodia didn't do this. If they did, I would have to do some serious scolding. We climbed up the stony steps, which led to the castle doors. I could feel my stomach turning into a million little knots. When we finally got through the doors, it felt like I stepped into a dragon pit. There were bones everywhere. As were dragons, guards, and valuable possessions.
"Ahh, Commander Matha! I bid you have brought back the girl?" I heard a booming voice command. It had to be Ashnard.
"Yes we did, your highness." He mover out of the way and I could finally see that bastard Ashnard. He had sleek blue hair, that also made a slight scruffy beard that didn't meet and the tip of his chin. He wore black battle armor with a long, furry cape. More like a commander than a King.
"Welcome, Princess Lyndsay. I hope the trip over here wasn't to terrible for you." King Ashnard told me. I smirked and stood straight up.
"Nahh. It was just peachy, what with being escorted my men who treat me like a commoner." I spat out the last word. His smile vanished and he raised an eyebrow at his guards.
"Release her at once!" He commanded, in that same voice. Both guards let me go immediately and I crossed my arms.
"Hmm, I feel a little bit better now." I told him, with a slight smile. He chuckled slightly.
"I am sorry for the inconvenience, Princess Lyndsay. My guards treat everyone like that. I hope you understand." King Ashnard apologized.
"Yeah, I can't really blame them. My guards are the same way. King Ashnard, may I ask for something?" I asked him.
"What is it?" He asked.
"I would like to see Mary-Beth Tennaka, please." I asked him, with a smirk dancing on my lips. He eyed me slightly.
"As you wish, Princess. Guards! Go get the queen from her cell and bring her before Lyndsay. Now!" King Ashnard boomed. The men saluted and ran off.
"I'm sure you were told that when you arrive, we will let her go, correct?" Ashnard asked.
"Yes, I was informed. I just don't want her to leave. I will stay and she will stay aswell." I told him. His mouth dropped a little bit.
"But, why?" He asked.
"I have my reasons." I smirked. Just then, the guards brought in Mary-Beth. Mary-Beth had fire red hair, as were eyes, pale skin, and was wearing her traditional red and white dress. She didn't look too weak. She stood straight up and glared at everyone, excluding me.
"What is the meaning of this?" She cried in anger. I smirked and turned on my heel towards her.
"Hello, Mary-Beth." I greeted, coldly. When she saw me, all hope left her face.
"L-L-Lyndsay? What are you doing here?" She stammered, completely in utter shock and worriness. I crossed my arms and started advancing towards.
"Oh, no reason. I'm only here to get married of the Prince Sileve and to kick your ass." I growled at her.
Her face went paler then it already was. When I was close enough, I did a roundhouse kick to her face. The guards held her in place, so it would be a lot easier to hit her. As soon as she regained her senses, I punched her in her gut multiple times. Then, I uppercutted underneath her chin and she was sent in the air. She came back down with a thud. When the guards picked her back up, I spit in her face and walked away.
"Looking at you makes me sick. How dare you be called a queen or a mother. I hope you rot in that dungeon. And I hope to never, ever, EVER see you again! And if you do get out of here, don't come back to Simbodia. I will be sure you will be exiled." I hissed at her.
"You cant do that. You have no authority. Only your father can." She replied, weakly.
"Oh, yes I can. I have just as much authority. Can you please send her back pleas?" I asked.
"Take her back to the dungeon!" Ashnard demanded. The guards bowed and dragged Mary-Beth back to her hell.
"That was one reunion I will never forget." Ashnard chuckled. I chuckled as well.
"Yeah, same here." I smiled slightly to myself.
"Well, I think our little meet-and-greet is over, so now I would ask you to follow the guards to the room you will be in. Sileve will want to see you later so I would just stay in the room." Ashnard told me. I nodded and followed a couple guards upstairs to my room.
I glanced past my shoulder and saw Matha smiling at me. Not that cold, evil one. But a kind and gentle one. I couldn't help but smile back. I turned completely back around and started climbing the long staircase up to the next floor.
After what seemed like an eternity, we made it to the next level and stopped at the second door on the left. I thanked the guards before I walked in. The guards nodded and took off. I went inside my room and I couldn't believe it. The room was so beautiful. It was a mixture of purples, golds, and light blues. It was absolutely breathtaking. My bed looked exactly like the one in my castle, but, instead, it was purple and gold. I went over and sat on the firm mattress.
"I could totally get used to this." I sighed to myself as I fell back on my back. I looked at the rest of my room, upside down, and I saw something that made me snap up and grab it. It was a light blue mini nighty. It was super cute. I also grabbed the bra and panties that went with it. I grabbed the set and ran into the bathroom to change.
I emerged 5 minutes later, brushing my long white hair. I was wearing the outfit I found and I have to admit, I felt pretty sexy in it. I think the panties came close to a thong. I didn't mind though.
"Hmm, I guess I should actually make Sileve think I love him so I wont get found out that I have the mercenaries coming for me. Sooner than I hope." I told myself as I examined myself in the mirror. Just then, I heard a slight knock on the door.
"It's open." I told it, not taking my eyes off the mirror. I heard the door open and through the reflection walked in Prince Sileve.
"Oh, Hi Prince Sileve." I said as I pivoted on my foot to face him. His face had about 10 shades of red on it.
"I take it your Princess Lyndsay?" He asked. His voice was so husky and silky. He also had blue hair, but his was a little longer and messier. He was also wearing a red and blue tunic. His eyes were a grass green color. He kinda resembled Ike. I giggled and skipped towards him.
"Why, yes I am. It's a pleasure to meet you." I told him, with a little seduction in my voice. His face just kept growing redder and redder. I just kept getting closer to him.
"No need to blush." I teased. He rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously.
"Well, I wasn't expecting to see you in this kind of attire." He told me. I looked down at myself and back at him.
"What? You don't like it? If you don't, I can take it off if you want me to." I told him as I started taking off the nighty.
"No no! It's perfectly. I just think you look kinda…um….sexy in that." He confessed as he blushed even more and looked away. I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He looked shocked and turned to look at me.
"Thank you very much. I don't get to hear that everyday." I told him as my fingers started tracing his tunic.
"Well, I'm glad to be one of those people that tell you that." He told me with a smile. I smiled back.
"I'm glad your one of those people too. Hey, can I ask you something?" I asked him, as my fingers unknowingly started untying his tunic. He didn't seem to notice.
"Sure, ask me anything." He told me, as I felt his hands exploring my body.
"Have you ever….umm…been with a woman before? In a certain way." I asked.
"To be honest, no. I haven't been able to meet anyone because father kept me in the castle and all the servants are men so it was either deal with it or turn gay. I decided to deal with it." He told me.
Before I knew it, I leaned in and kissed him! To my surprise, he didn't pull away or push me away. He actually kissed me back. This wasn't no ordinary kiss. It was long and passionate kiss. One I haven't had in a REALLY long time. Since we were by the bed, with his back to it, I was able to get him to lay on it, while I straddled on top of him. I took off my nighty, as he took off his tunic. Then, I leaned back and locked my lips on his. Something tells me I am going to regret this in the morning.