The Princess and the Mercenary

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Chapter 13

***** Man, last night never should have happened. I thought we were only gonna just make out, but it went WAY too far. I opened my eyes slightly and I could see the light pouring in through the stain glass window. I looked down and I was an arm wrapped around my waist. I don't know why, but I soon smiled. For his first time, he isn't that bad. I felt his nose in the crook of my neck and I slightly giggled. I lifted up the blanket a little bit and I saw that I was naked. I blushed and put the blanket back down. I wonder if sleeping with Prince Sileve was a good idea. Last night, was a mistake. I cant tell him that though because he thinks were getting married. I carefully removed his arm and sat up in bed. I stood and wrapped a spare blanket around my body. I walked over to the window and stared out into the horizon.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" I heard someone behind me say. I nodded and smiled.

"Yes, quite. And you own all of this land?" I asked as I turned around. Sileve was still laying in bed, with the blanket up to his torso. He smiled slightly.

"My father does. I really don't own anything yet. Not until he dies or retires from king, you know?" I turned back to the window when I heard him getting out of bed.

I heard footsteps on the boarded carpet and I giggled slightly to myself. Then, I felt Sileve wrap his arms around my waist and rest his chin on my shoulder.

"Sileve, can I ask you something?" I asked, as I felt his soft lips on my neck.

"Anything." He replied.

"Why did you pick me to be your princess?" I asked. He retrieved his head and seemed a little confused.

"What do you mean?" He asked. I pulled out of his arms and looked at him.

"I mean, there are so many other beautiful princesses you could have been with and you chose me. Why?" I asked again. He sighed and looked away.

"I didn't pick my princess. My father did. If I had to choose, I would have picked-" He stopped mid-sentence when he realized what he was about to say. I quickly changed into his tunic, cause I couldn't find my clothes, and looked at him suspiciously.

"Who do you want to be with, Sileve?" I asked. He continued to look away. I sighed and sat at the foot of the bed.

"Is it anyone I know? I wont be mad. I happen to be in love with someone else." I told him. He chuckled a little bit.

"Karin Crimea. That's who I love and want to be with. I met her a couple years ago and we became really good friends. I tried to get my father to pick her but he knows how Crimea and Daein are. They hate each other and that would be wrong to have the prince of Daein marry the princess of Crimea." He confessed to me. I soon jumped up, smiling like an idiot.

"I know Karin! She's my best friend." I told him.

"I wouldn't be surprised. All kingdoms have to get along with Crimea. Crimea has the biggest army in the country. We're supposed to negotiate with them." He told me, kinda upset.

"I bet Karin loves you. She is really lonely and she even spoke of you a couple times, you know?" I told him.

"The only obstacle is convincing dad that I love her instead of you. No offense, you are very beautiful, but I know you don't love me in return. I know exactly who you love." He told me, with a teasing voice.

"Wait, how and who?"

"When I hear Matha's stories about their failed plan to kidnap you, it seems only one name comes up that they think would be an obstacle. Ike Greil of the Greil Mercenaries." He told me. I blushed and nodded.

"Yeah, its true. I do love Ike, but we can never be together. I mean, he's a mercenary and I'm a princess." I told him, disappointed. He sat next to me and smiled.

"Love conquers all. If you love him, be with him. If it costs your position, I would still do it. Being a mercenary sounds exciting." He told me.

"Your right. But, the thing is, Ike doesn't know who I am. He only knows me by Emily Lana. I don't want to tell him who I am. Maybe I will when the war is over." Just then, someone knocked on my door. I got up and answered it. It was a servant.

"Good morning, Princess Lyndsay. I would just like to give you these." He gave me a white dress with white gloves. I thanked him and closed the door.

"This is very pretty. I might just keep this." I took off the tunic and quickly put on my light blue bra and panties I wore the night before. I threw the dress on and quickly put the gloves on. I went over to the mirror and made sure everything was nice and on correctly. Sileve put his tunic on and we both left the room. We got to the bottom of the steps and I saw guards everywhere. I saw King Ashnard in the back and I walked over to him.

"King Ashnard, what's going on?" I asked him.

"The mercenaries. Their here. We need to take them out. Starting with Commander Ike." He told me. I felt my heart break into a million pieces.

"What? No! No you can't do that! Please, leave Ike alone." I pleaded. He looked at me with a cold expression.

"I do not take orders from you! Either help us or begone!" I was furious.

I ran towards the front doors and barged through them. I could make out all the mercenaries, fighting against at least 10 Daein soldiers. I grabbed one of their swords and mumbled a couple ice spells and put my hand in the air. All of sudden, the air got cold and snow fell from the sky. Then, I heard the trudging and cries of wild beasts. Emerging from the forests, were Ice Wyverns, Snow serpents, deadly snowmen, Ice Beatles, and Ice Colossuses. I looked behind me and I saw Sileve and Ashnard advancing to me.

"What the hell do you think your doing?" Ashnard exclaimed. I smirked at him.

"Fighting for what's right." I told him. I looked straight ahead to my Ice army. No one really noticed. I once again rose my hand in the air.

"Ego voco Suicune!" All of a sudden, there was a great roar in the distance. Out of the forest, next to the castle, sprung Suicune. Every soldier and mercenary stopped fighting and looked around. Suicune dashed over to me and I mounted her. I rose my sword in the air and looked straight ahead.

"Ice exercitu OPPUGNATIO!" Soon, my entire army charged toward Daein army. I sensed someone behind and I elbowed the person. I turned around to face Ashnard.

Don't think this is over. Your ice army will never win." He told me.

"Are you sure about that?" I asked him. Before I could do anything, a sword was plunged into his heart. I gasped and was taken aback. Who killed him? When Ashnards body hit the floor, I saw Sileve, with a bloody sword in hand.

"Sileve, why did you do that?" I asked him.

"I'm fighting for what's right." He told me. I smiled and nodded. I turned Suicune towards the crowd, and Daein was getting their asses kicked! I couldn't believe it! Once the army looked pretty much helpless and made Suicune charge toward Matha, who was bloody and bruised.

"Do you surrender, Matha? If you do, I will call this whole war off." I asked him. He only smiled and stood up straight.

"Is the king dead?" He asked, with an amused look on his face. I was a bit puzzled.

"Ummm, yes he is." He threw his sword down and started laughing.

"Thank goddess! I am glad to be free. I never wanted this war to start, but King Ashnard insisted. I hope you understand." I smiled at him.

"I understand completely, Matha. At least you will be better ruling under your new king. King Sileve." I told him. He nodded and smiled back.

"I always liked Sileve more." I giggled a little bit. I got off of Suicune and approached my ice army. They all bowed at my approach. I put my hand out and smiled.

"Fusce. Mauris perge nunc." I told them. They all rose back up and disappeared into a pile of snow. I smiled to myself, greatly pleased. I turned around to be ambushed to the ground.

"Who the- Oh, hey Mist." I said. She hugged me super tight.

"Oh man! We all thought you were a goner." She told me as we stood back up.

"Wow, you all lose hope way to easily." I told them. The rest of the mercenaries joined.

"Hey, look! She's alive and single!" Boyd sarcastically said. I punched him playfully in the arm, while the rest of the mercenaries laughed.

"Glad to see you alright, Emily." Tatania told me.

"Thanks, Tatania." I nodded at her.

She smiled at me slightly and nodded. I soon realized something. I turned toward the castle and smirked to myself.

"I'll be right back." And I started walking towards it.

I disappeared through the doors and made my way to the dungeon, where Mary-Beth was sure to be. Luckily, she was. I went to her cell and leaned against a pole. She didn't realize yet that I walked in because her back was to me.

"Do you want to get out of here?" I asked her. She jumped and turned around to face me.

"Why would you want me out of here? I thought you didn't care for me." She told me. I smirked and walked toward the rongs of the cell.

"Because I want you to tell Soren, Roy, and father what you did to me all those years." I sneered at her.

"Lyndsay, I'm sorry about what I did to you." She whispered.

"Sorry isn't good enough!" I yelled at her. I opened up her dungeon and grabbed her under her arm and took her out of her cell.

"You will tell them." I growled at her in her face. She nodded slowly and I let her go. We both walked up the stairs out of the dungeon. When we got to the doors that led outside I looked at her cautiously.

"Don't even think about running to anyone. I will pull you back." I told her. She nodded, shakingly. I opened the door and we both walked out. We both walked down the stony steps together in sync and the group turned around to look at us. We got to the group and only a few of them looked a little awed struck.

"In case none of you knew, this is Mary-Beth." I introduced. She was still shaking. I smiled in amusement to myself.

"Emily, you saved mom! that's wonderful!" Roy exclaimed. I snickered a little bit.

"If it was my choice, she wouldn't be alive right now." I told them. Everyone went silent. Mary-Beth just put her head down in shame.

"Why the hell did you just say that?" Soren asked, a little pissed off.

"I'll tell you later. Right now, I feel like going to Simbodia." I told them, obviously amused with my self. Everyone looked at each other and then back at me. They all nodded at once.

"Awesome. So let's get going." I told them, as I started walking out of Daein, with everyone close behind.

About an hour later, we were starting to scale the Forbidden Mountain. The mountain was out only obstacle to Simbodia. By then, I was walking in the back with Mary-Beth, who hasn't said a word to me this entire trip.

"Now you're starting to act like me when I was young. Giving me the silent treatment isn't going to help you." I told her. She barely lifted her head to look at me.

"Why are you doing this to me?" She whispered to me.

"Paybacks are a bitch, Mary-Beth. I just happen to be your payback."