Chapter 5
Daring's POV
After returning from The Fall Ball, 2 minutes to midnight, Raven and I went to bed. I reluctantly put on her cuffs and we slept. I stayed awake most of the night, thinking. I understand that people are cautious of Raven, but the cuffs are a little extreme. I had a council sumit the next day and I was chairing. This would be the first subject.
"I here by begin The Royal Council Meeting", We all sat in our seats, intently staring at our agenda.
"First...Raven Queen?" Ashlynn asked. I nodded and everyone gave me a strange look. As in; 'Your Nuts Like Gus And Helga After Chocolate Nuts'. Not good, at all.
"I would like to propose that Raven does not need to wear gloves or cuffs", I clearly stated this, confident. There was a lot of 'no's mumbled, but Dexter said nothing at all through the whole meeting. Finally, Dexter spoke.
"I say we let her on a trial, of sorts. 2 weeks, no gloves, cuffs and all rules lifted" I smiled at him and he continued. "If she can prove herself, the rules are lifted permently, unless she performs some form of dark magic", everyone agreed. Suprisingly, this took up our entire time slot, so as soon as we had finished, I rushed home.
I found Raven in the gardens on the swings, crying. She shifted her gaze at me and noticed my huge smile. She wiped her eyes and smiled also. I sat down next to her and wrapped my arm around her. Raven snuggled into me. She once again wiped her eyes.
"I have some great news!" I tried to sound as hopeful as possible, but she wasn't having it. "2 weeks, no gloves, no cuffs, no rules. If you can prove yourself, the rules are lifted!" Raven's eyes widened and she threw her arms around me, squeezing so hard I couldn't breath.
"Oh, Daring! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Her voice was so shaky. Tears of joy emerged, and out of the blue, Raven grabbed my face and kissed me. Once. Twice. Three times, wow. She sobbed again, and kissed me and hugged me. It was a great rythm, well for me it was.
"You're welcome", I replied, a little delayed. "Your trial begins in the moring"
I woke up in the moring at around 8am. I stretched my arms waking a sleeping Raven. She tapped my shoulder and held out her cuffed-hands. I smirked and grabbed the key. I slowly unlocked each and removed the key. Raven stared at her free hands, running a finger over where the cuffs had once lay. Like yesterday, she hugged and kissed me over and over.
"Thank you, Daring. Truly, thank you", I think Raven is going to handle her freedom carefully. It had been a whole 2 months since her release, and I have constantly watched her. I was sure I would ask her where she was going, what she was doing and everything else. After all, a relationship is all about trust, without it you are nothing. I just had to put my faith in Raven, all of it.