Raze awoke as rays of sun danced over his eyes and bade him awake. He did his usual work out through the woods, running, climbing and jumping from trees. He loved being one with nature. It was free and full of space wherever you looked. Nothing was confining about the woods. Until he met Lucian he had always been a slave, even at birth. Now he was free.
When he finished and ended at the castle he looked over the wall and saw Amelia jogging. Raze smirked as he thought of the same ideas they had. She jogged up to the wall and smiled as she approached him.
"Hi," she simply said, slightly out of breath.
"Good run?" Raze asks.
"I always love feeling the wind in my hair," Amelia says. She sits down and catches her breath while gazing out to the woods, simply watching nature.
Raze began to feel slightly nervous. He wanted to tell her how much he wanted to make up the other night, but he didn't want to be rejected. Suddenly it struck Raze, he had never backed down from a challenge and if everything ended with them just being friends, he should feel honored for even that priviledge.
"Listen," Raze says attempting to mask his nervousness,"I have alot of battle planning today, but I was wondering if you would be free this evening."
"For training?" Amelia asks innocent of Raze's intentions.
"No..." Raze says thinking,"I want to show you something."
"Sure," Amelia says smiling at him.
"Good," Raze says.
There was a long pause as the two sat there. "Soo..." Amelia says sensing the awkwardness that began to fall between them.
"I should get ready for the meeting," Raze says backing away.
"Okay, I'll see you later then," Amelia says. "Wait," Amelia calls,"where should I meet you?"
"How about the courtyard where I met you after so long," Raze says.
"Sounds like a plan," Amelia says smiling.
The joy Raze felt as he saw Amelia smile was enough to lighten his mood through out the day, even when planning a life or death situation. He could not wait to see her and Raze had the evening planned. He just hoped that everything went as he planned.