Disclaimer: As you all know, these characters aren't mine. They belong to Dick Wolf and NBC.
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Day 3: Barbarossa Rotbart: A princess and her lady knight, but who is who?
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The Princess sits on the edge of her bed, staring out her window at the night's full moon. The breeze drifts in from the sea, bringing with it the smell of salt. The Princess breathes in deep, smiling. "Tonight," she says to her empty room. "Tonight is the night my knight comes home."
The Princess moves from her spot on her bed to the ledge of her window and watches the waves roll over the shore.
The moon is high in the sky before the Princess spots her knight's white horse galloping through the wet sand on the beach. She grins as the horse stops below her window and the knight dismounts.
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel," the knight yells, "let down your long hair."
The Princess rolls her eyes, still grinning, and says, "Not even in your best dreams."
The knight laughs and climbs the wall to the Princess's room, using the expertly-placed stones to keep from falling. The knight climbs in through the window and bows. "Milady."
The Princess bites her bottom lip, trying to keep her smile from taking over. "Stop that."
The knight stands up and reaches out, hands coming to a rest on the Princess's hips. "I've missed you."
The Princess blushes and reaches out to remove the knight's helmet, letting the knight's long blonde hair cascade down her back. "I've missed you too." She rubs her thumb over a small cut on the knight's cheek. "It's been dreadfully boring here without you."
The knight nods. "I can imagine," she says, a smirk playing at her lips, "all of those parties to attend and handsome suitors to dance with – that must be terrible."
The Princess laughs, lightly smacking the knight's chest. "You know my heart only belongs to you."
The knight reaches into her satchel and pulls out a small blue stone affixed to a gold necklace. "I found this for you," she says. "Since we can't be married, I wanted you to have something to remember me by after you're married to one of the suitors."
The Princess blinks back tears as the knight latches the necklace around her neck. She laces her hands behind the knight's neck and leans up onto her toes and kisses her as hard as she can. "I love you," she breathes. "In another life, I would marry you in a heartbeat."
The knight smiles sadly, rubbing her thumb over the Princess's cheek. "I know."
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