The castle was eerily quiet, the halls were empty. Nobody dared to make a sound, too apprehensive of princess Arizona. The blonde was quick to agitate these last few days, the result of having to sit next to her lover's bedside without the brunette waking up. The time frame Nathan and Blackwell had given wasn't correct, it had been nearly three days since the warrior had been injured.

That didn't mean nothing had happened in the castle though. There were numerous ambassadors that had cried out in outrage, completely convinced that the entire tournament had been a set-up. There had been nonstop meetings, but king Daniel had decided that this one would be the last, he'd had enough. He and his Right Hand Tomas were sat at the head of the big table, trying to decipher what the ambassadors were shouting about. The king was sick and tired of all the shouting.

"Enough!" He roared over the incessant shouting, the assembled men all looked towards their monarch with wide eyes, reminded of the warrior he had been in his younger years. "If this tournament had been rigged, you only would have your own warriors to thank for it. They fought, I didn't." one of the more recently appointed ambassadors stood and looked at the king defiantly. "He lies! We shall have your head for this, our warrior should have been king!" The other ambassadors nearly gasped, no one disrespected the king, the fool had no idea what he had just done.

The man's eyes bulged and he began clawing at his throat. Everyone looked at the Right Hand, whose magic swirled in his hand and eyes. "Never mind the fact that your warrior was eliminated in the first round, no one speaks against our King that way. Next time I will most definitely end you where you stand, no mercy." The Right Hand released the man who had turned an ugly shade of purple from the lack of oxygen. The little display of power reminded everyone in the room of who the ones in charge were.
"The warrior from Dark Crest has won fair and square, the one who should be frowned upon should be the warrior from the dessert clan. But since said clan have turned him over for me to judge, they shall escape with minimal punishment." The king looked every ambassador in the eye. "Do not take me for weak, and do not challenge me. I may be old, but I can still end every last one of you where you stand. Consider this your only warning. You are dismissed."

AR&EM

Arizona nerves were frayed, she was anxiously waiting for her beloved to open those beautiful eyes again. She had long since given up on sitting on the chair next to the bed, instead she was cuddled into the brunette's side, needing the physical connection in fear of going insane otherwise. There had been a few visitors, Nathan and Blackwell being the most obvious ones. Eliza's father had yet to show up, it was something the blonde had pondered over when she wasn't worrying about her lover.

"You know," the blonde quietly spoke, hoping Eliza would hear her. "I wish we wouldn't need to have this big official wedding ceremony. I'd rather just marry you with our families as the only guests, out in a clearing in the forest." The blonde's hand rested upon Eliza's abdomen, gently circling the scar that resided there. "I'd also hoped for this big romantic proposal, you saying the cheesiest things imaginable and asking me to 'make you the happiest woman on earth'."

"I will." Came a rough, gravelly voice next to the blonde. Arizona shot up and looked at Eliza, who had her eyes squinted at the light that poured in through the window. "I will propose to you with a big ring, and we can get married in private, only to do the whole thing again on a much bigger scale for the public's eye."

The blonde's eyes began to water, relief flooding over her. "Oh thank God, you're awake!" She breathed out, immediately rushing to pull Eliza close to her. "I was so scared E, for a minute I thought you'd die because of me. I nearly killed the other warrior for hurting you." The brunette just pulled Arizona closer, comforting them both.

"I'll never leave you, not even death can keep me from being with you. I love you." The brunette spoke softly. The thought of the dainty little princess nearly killing a man almost twice her size amused her, but the sentiment behind it warmed her heart. "I appreciate the fact that you're cuddled into me, but I think I need to get out of bed. I need to see my father and brother."

Arizona nodded and helped her love up. "Just give me a moment to grab some clothes for you, I don't want anyone to see something that belongs to me." she nearly growled at the thought of some of the nobility gawking at Eliza and went to grab some clothes for the brunette to wear.

When the Eliza had drunk some water and had clothed herself, she offered the blonde her arm and they began making their way to the throne room, knowing that both their fathers would be there. When the guards saw them approach, they bowed respectfully and opened the doors. They saw the two powerful men in the room narrow their eyes at them, obviously not pleased with them.

"Leave us." The King spoke, voice deceptively calm.

"For how long has this been going on?" Daniel asked. Arizona glanced at Eliza who was in a heated staring contest with her father. Neither of them giving up. Eventually Tomas looked away, impressed with the power emanating from those electric blue eyes.

"Since we were fifteen years old." Eliza spoke when she turned her gaze to the King. "We were each other's first kiss and first times. And I will not have anyone tearing me away from her, I'd die first." The King nodded at her, clearly impressed with the level of commitment the 22-year old showed towards his daughter.

"Though I am not pleased with the fact that you haven't told us, I will not stand in the way of love. But, I must ask for the sake of Robert not becoming King. How will you produce an heir?"

The brunette looked towards the Right Hand before speaking, clearly worried that he wouldn't approve of her. "There wasn't enough time for me to build up the muscle mass needed for becoming a warrior that could fight for the princess' hand, so I had enhancing rituals bestowed upon me. They were only meant for male warriors and had some unforeseen effects on my anatomy. I can now bless Arizona with a child, the only thing we need to do for this to happen is to remove effects from the contraceptive ritual."

Tomas showed no signs of being disgusted, he looked quite proud actually. He smiled warmly towards his daughter.

"Now that is discussed, we need to make the announcement of your formal engagement. You can take your time to get reacquainted and have your own proposal, but we need to do this now, the crowds will lose interest otherwise, they have been waiting on the main square for the last three days." The couple nodded and made their way to the balcony with their fathers walking in front of them. Tomas waved his hand and the balcony doors opened.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Daniel began, his voice rang across the entire square. "I give you princess Arizona and her fiancée Eliza."

The couple came out of the shadows and the crowd went wild immediately, shouting and cheering for the royals, clearly excited for the wives-to-be.

A/N. Hi! It's been a while, hasn't it? I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I have enjoyed last episode. I was dying for some screen time for my favourite couple, and wasn't it glorious? My shipper heart needed some of that. Catch you next time!