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Thought/Flashback/Dream

Chapter 10

With a startled cry Elissa shot straight up. She was covered in sweat. She glanced around discovering that she was in her room. When she tries to slip from her bed someone enter the room. When she looks up Elissa saw Elmont and Myrielle, one of the handmaidens in the castle. Elissa always thought she was beautiful, her blonde hair and green eyes... But Elissa was thinking in her dream.

What was that dream about? What happen?

"Princess..." Myrielle talk but Elissa hardly listen. Elmont kneels beside her bed and he put a hand in her shoulder trying to win her attention.

He couldn't describe how much he felt relief in see her awake. He signs deeply.

She breathes heavily and put her hand in her forehead.

"Princess, you're okay?" she nodded and look at Elmont's eyes. She saw relief in his eyes.

"Yes, I need water"

"Water... I will..." The handmaiden began but was interrupted.

"No. I will go. Lanna it's better if you take care of the Princess and I come back with some water and food... She needs it..." Myrielle nodded slightly and smile to the captain. Myrielle was her first name but she never like it and almost every people call her that way only some like Elmont call her by Lanna, she like the way her mother used to call her when she was little. Hear that name brought to her memories that she love and treasure.

The captain leave heading to the kitchen.

Elmont entered the castle kitchen and searched for the cook. He found her giving orders and wasn't able to hide his smile to the middle age woman. She had always been kind to everyone; Keira was the mother figure of everyone how works in the castle. When she saw him she smiled tenderly.

"Hello Captain... Came to visit me?"

"Actually I come because..."

"The Princess is awake"

"Yes... How do you know?" Elmont was surprised, the woman smile to him as she began looking for ingredients.

"You look more relax but I see you are worry about something. What is it, dear?" She looked deeply into her eyes and Elmont always had the feeling that all his secrets were discovered, feeling uncomfortable and even vulnerable. It seemed she always saw through him.

"It the young Knights, there giving some trouble..." The captain had to be patient with the younger's but It seemed that there were ever more that were arrogant and overconfident of their abilities without any humility and it could become a problem and Elmont didn't know how to fight it, "Keira, you can do something for the Princess to eat?"

"Of course, I will do something to her." he chuckled, realizing that she already was doing it. "When is done I will ask someone to carry to the Princess room"

"There's no need. I will do it myself" she continues to talk like she didn't listen to him.

"I will ask to Myrielle if that's okay with you"

"She is helping the Princess right now... Like I said, I will do it"

"Very well, Myrielle was talking to me a few hours ago and she was saying..." he groans.

"Please Keira... I did a mistake in being myself around her" Elmont was sympathetic towards her making her think things that were not there. "And I didn't know that she had feeling for me. I don't want her to think she has any possibility of having my affections..."

"We all deceive ourselves, when we want to believe. Remember that... She never had any possibilities because someone else has your affections. My Dear, you have to tell me someday about that mysterious woman that holds your heart"

What? How Could she?

"There's no..."

"Don´t try to deny it. Sometimes you think you hide your emotions well and most of the time you do but there's times you look lost in thought..."

"That doesn't mean..." he gulped.

"Of course it doesn't. Don't look so frighten, you can relax." Keira looks at him and smile kindly, that smile calm him a little. "No one notice that you are in love, my dear. I have many years; I can see when someone is in love. To tell the true you love that woman so many years now that I'm curious about her, so one day you have to bring that lucky girl so I can meet her."

He found himself at lost. What he could say?

"Don't say that you never tell her? Or that she doesn't share the same feelings?" she smile with sadness "how can someone turn that beautiful face... If I was younger, you couldn't escape me, handsome" he laughs.

"Keira..."

"Oh, like you don't know that you are" he just chuckled as he watches her working and after some minutes, as they continue talking and when she finish preparing the food he approach her and take it. He smiles to her.

"Thank you"

"Don't thank me, it's for the Princess. Make sure she eats everything and tell her to visit me."

"I will"

Elmont took the food and walks the same path to get to the room of Elissa. When he approached the door he announces, patted up and heard the Princess request him to join her. When he entered Elissa was sitting in chair by the window, she smiled to see him.

"Thank you, Elmont. You can leave the food in the table." he looks around but did not find Myrielle and that make him sign with relief. "Are you looking for Myrielle? She isn't here. I'm curious want do you did to her; she talks very well about you... Maybe you two have something?" Her voice showed no emotion but her heart was beating out of control. Elissa wanted to hear him deny any involvement with the handmaiden, she knew that she should not feel betrayed because they had nothing but could not tame her heart and thoughts.

What? How could she thing something like that?

"No... I don't have anything with Myrielle..."

"Because..." she insisted when she heard his hesitation

"Because I do not want... She clearly wishes but I can't..." he abruptly stops. She notices that and Elissa wanted to know why he couldn't but somehow understand that was a subject he didn't want to discuss with her.

"I was just curious." he is clear throat.

"Princess is better if you eat now…" Elmont saw that Elissa made no move to the table. "Elissa..." he spoke her name softly and saw the smile that appeared in her face and couldn't stop smiling back.

"Looks like the captain knows my name" she rose from the chair where she was and sat down in the chair across the table. She looks at the plate. There was more food then possible she could eat "A question Elmont, you don't have hungry?"

He chuckled; knowing that she was asking is help to eat that food. Elissa never like to waste.

"I already have eaten and Keira ask if you could visit her someday. If I remember correctly Princess..."

"Elissa" she corrected him and he smiled. She make a mental note to visit Keira.

"Needs food, perhaps you are hungry and didn't notice..." she growled.

"Where is Isabelle?"

He laughs.

"Oh no... You will not get away from eating that food Princess"

"Elissa" she muttered clearly annoyed but he just smile and ignore what she say.

How much I miss this?

She looked at the food and sighed.

"Elmont..." she was pleading with her eyes

"No." he shook his head "Go one Princess..."

"Elissa!"

"...If you start eating now maybe..."

"You could stop call me Princess and start calling me by my name." he was amused "Elissa, easy to say..." when she look at him she saw in his eyes with amuse and couldn't stop smiling "Alright. I will eat but don't stand there like a glorified sentry Elmont. Please sit." He sat in front of Elissa and she began to eat. When she swallows she understands how much hungry she was "You were right. I'm really hungry." he just smile and watched her eat, the delicate and graceful movements, the soft lips as they close around the piece of food. He swallowed. The way her hair moves and her eyes closed and open as he could admire the grey eyes.

When Elissa looked into the eyes of Elmont there was something in his eyes as he looked at her. He'd never looked at her like that before or maybe she never remembers that look.

Elmont looked away quickly. He was losing control over his emotions and his ability to hide them. He feared that Elissa had sensed his feelings for her just now, as he watched her eating. He want to kiss her, the feeling has overwhelmed.

"Where is Alyn?"

What was the meaning of that look?

Elissa was curious.

"He got back to the monastery and sends apologies for not been here when you awake." She had hoped to see Alyn again; he was great person that she had met. Elissa just hope to see him again, one day, that she remember Alyn, she was curious about how much time she had been unconscious.

"Elmont, I want to ask you how many days I was unconscious."

"Three days"

"What happen?"

"You passed out... Then..." she interrupt him

"No, there's not what I am asking. Before..." he arch an eyebrow confuse "The night that everyone thought that I was dead. What happen that night?" in this matter her curiosity was replaced by the need to know what were the events that led her to that monastery, which led her to have two scars. A visible, present in her forehead and another hidden under the clothes she wore. Elissa ran her hand lightly down her chest and Elmont saw the gesture, his body tense with her question he still didn't want to remember that night but he would not remember since it was always present in his mind.

"What do you remember, Princess?" His voice was low, almost a whispered but Elissa heard him. This time she didn't try to correct him, she saw the look of Elmont become distant.

"I saw you with some knights when I was been hold roughly by some man...I don't remember much more."

"You were close to a cliff and below were a river. When one of my man release a arrow trying to kill him or maybe trying to make him release you, the man that was holding you burry a..." he tried to master the breath "...a knife...in your heart..."

"Very close to my heart. I was lucky..."

"It was dark and raining I didn't know..." he stops for a few minutes "Then realizing that your body wouldn't serve the purpose, that was is safety he push you it into the water..." Elmont buried one of his hands in his hair. "I could not save you...I thought that..." Elissa saw the despair, the guilt he felt and she saw the change in the confident Knight. She could read that in the posture of his body, she rose, slowly standing beside him and hesitantly she places her hand in his shoulder making him look at her. It hurt to see him like that, to see the pain, the hurt and guilt in his eyes. Elissa wanted to hold him. What happens to her was not his fault; he didn't know that will happen.

"You can't think that what happens is your fault..."

"It is..." he whispered, slowly becoming aware of how much close to her he was but she see that she didn't notice. She smell so good, the smell of her skin was roses. He wanted to drown in that scent.

"No, it isn't. I don't blame you and you can blame yourself for something that you didn't control. You did the best you could; I am the one to blame... I ask that less knights guard me during the trip "Elmont stood up, causing his body to be more close to Elissa. She felt the cold metal beneath her fingers. How much she wanted to feel the heat of his skin?

"I should have been there" he ran his fingertips through her scar in her forehead. Elissa close to his, she could feel his hot breath. Elissa's heart was pounding, now her thoughts here completely fix on his lips. She felt nervous. Elissa tilde her head and leaned close; she wants and couldn't think of nothing more than to kiss him. They were so close.

Elissa immediately pulled away when she listen someone open the door. Elmont simply stared at the spot she'd been standing. Had he been imagining things? Her heart was racing far beyond what she wanted it to be. Somewhere she'd lost control of her emotions and needed to desperately regain her composure, like Elmont.

Isabelle came slowly and smiled to Elmont, she came close to Elissa that now was standing in front of the window and embraced her.

"I heard that you were awake." she turn to Elmont and smile "Why didn't you tell me Elmont?" he clear his throat.

"I was worried about the Princess" Isabelle smiles to him. Elissa could not look at Elmont, not after the thoughts that crossed her mind, not after losing control over her emotions and been so close to him, been so close to kiss him... "And I Knew that Lanna would tell you"

"Indeed." Isabelle noticed the food that was in the table and pulled Elissa to the table, making her sit up. Elmont smiled and started walking toward the door. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath and thought how close he had been... Close of doing something he couldn't do. How close he had been of losing his composure. So close he had been to Elissa, so close to forget everything and enjoy the temptation of her lips. "Elmont, where are you going?" Elissa looked up. The grey eyes pleading something that he couldn't tell and her eyes were sparkling with emotion.

"I will talk to the king and train the new knights. They needed it" he whispered the last part. It was a hot day and it was the perfect time to train a little and calm the thoughts. "Princess, eat and rest, your body still needs..." Elissa smile slightly but her gaze was locked in the window, now.

"It's the only thing I've been doing..."

He just smiled and started walking toward the door, leaving them alone.

So close...

She could still feel the warm breath teasing her and sending through her body little chills, could still remember his lips... Both wished to break that space and kiss...taste...

"Elissa, I thought I should give you this." Elissa closed her hands around the bracelet that her mother had to give her.

"Thank you Isabelle... I thought I lost it..."

"Elmont, find it" Elissa smile when she saw the other thing that her sister had in her hand. It was a simple necklace, the necklace that Elmont had given to her, with a little bird. Elissa remember when he given it to her, he said that she could never and should never give up onto her freedom and happiness. When he had present Elissa with that necklace she had lost her mother, she had cried so many times in his shoulder as soon as he said to her that crying wasn't a weakness and she could still be strong to her father and sister. After that Elmont give to her that necklace.

Sometimes she wonders if he remember those words, if he remember that he had given the necklace that she wore. When she had been capture by those men's she recall that they had removed her bracelet and necklace. How much she miss the little comfort those two objects provide to her?

"Elissa are you feeling well?" she looked at her sister who wore a worried expression and smiled trying to calm her. Elissa put the necklace around her neck and the bracelet around her wrist. It felt good the small comfort.

"I'm okay..."

"What are you thinking?"

How Could I tell what I'm feeling?

"It's about a dream..." Elissa looked and began taking the food to her mouth. She was hungry, after all she spend three days unconscious. But she remembered the dream in which her mother belonged.

It was certainly strange but what was the significance of water to be my strength?

"It was about..."

"I saw mother... she came to me and ask me to choose..." Isabelle face was of pure confusion.

"Choose over what?"

"Water and Fire"

"I don't understand"

"I didn't understand but the two elements look two essences... it seems madness but one particular moment I thought that the two essences were people..."Isabelle smile.

"I really thought that you have dream about someone..."

"Like who?"

"The captain of the Knights' that have blue-green eyes" Elissa blush slightly and look away.

"I don't know what you are talking about. Why should I dream with Elmont?"

"You call for him in you sleep, sister." Elissa look at Isabelle and wonder if she had dream of his voice. The voice seems so caring… "Besides I know you feel something for him" Elissa shift in the chair.

"Where have you come with that idea?" Isabelle laugh seeing her sister uncomfortable was fun besides, something in her posture tell her that she was right.

"If you don't what to tell me right now, that's okay but I can see that you fell something for Elmont." Elissa blush again remembering the situation that happen only a few minutes ago, she was so close to kiss him and she had done it if Isabelle didn't appear. Elissa wanted to tell Isabelle what she felt for Elmont but she felt like she wasn't prepared, she still needed to do something…

"Water..." Elissa whisper.

"Hmm?"

"Nothing..." she smile and then she heard someone knocking on the door, made to announce as Lord Roderick and his smile disappeared When he request a moment alone with her.

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