Disclaimer: All the characters are not mine. Just I want to play with them.
Warnings: Chapter 1
A/N:Sorry it take too long to finish that fiction, But there's too finals for you ;] Hope you all like it!
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The cold wind of winter stroke my skin and the cloak behind me danced. Regina and I rode through the meadow toward the King Ogre. The bad smell reached us from far away and I could see she wrinkle her nose, I held the laughter. It was a war and I had no time to be dazzled by my Queen.
The ogres became agitated when they recognized my face. I was proud to have turned into a kind of nightmare for these heartless creatures. "Where is your king?" The monstrous voice made Regina look for me. She did not look frightened, she just wanted a confirmation. I nodded and I realized that she also fought against a smile. The ogre roared ahead of us. "Is this your king?" he asked almost offended. "Yes, and we will negotiate the end of this war." She said firmly, as the day I was in the training courtyard at the castle.
The Ogre let out a sarcastic laugh even to our ears. "Two women commanding a kingdom... This will be easy." - "It's not what it seems, your troops have fallen under my hands in recent years" I could not stop the wicked smile crossed my face. "No provocation, Emma" Regina warned, and right now the Ogre let out a guttural roar, but no longer scared me more. "You're nothing but a rotten worm that wants to seize all fertile land in these valleys!" he pointed out what should be a scepter, but it was filthy, made of old wood and fungus, in the direction of Regina. "You have the whole area of the Black Forest, where we cannot dwell and all the fertile part to the beaches! What else you want Ogre?" she shouted toward the green giant in front of us. "We want freedom! We are a kingdom and need not pay taxes to you!" he took a menacing step forward, but did not go far when I positioned my courser ahead of Regina horse. "Send that concubine out of our way!" he pointed a rotten finger at me. "She is my fiancee, and my life will not be discussed in this field." Regina circled my courser, coming out of my protection but glancing to me indicating she knew what she was doing. Again I positioned myself beside her, and she took a deep breath before saying, which I knew would be the verdict. "If your troops withdraw immediately and no other attack is done, we will no longer collect tax" the Ogre narrowed his eyes at her. "And what else?" he asked with a triumphant smile. "We only will declare you land as a Free Kingdom if you release all the prisoners of war..." he took a step back. Ogres were known to keep many prisoners, and we knew that they had hundreds of our men and women. Probably forcing them to produce weapons to kill their own brothers. The King scratched his chin, where there should be a beard. He thought about the proposal. Regina looked at me, and she was completely focused on the plans. "Ask for one of your men to write a contract. Let's settle this for all." Immediately sent a messenger who was with us to preparing the contract. The Ogre finally turned to us. "We declare a free kingdom. Sounds good to us. But your men are our slaves now..." Regina took a deep breath again, and I could see that she would start losing the line. We did not need to continue this war. "You know that my troops are right behind us. We do not need more dead. In fact I hope there are more ogres, because I believe that already killed all your people. And I will not hesitate to kill all of you if it's necessary. Be wise and answer to this proposal. Release our men and rebuild your kingdom with the hands of its people. It will be much more dignified and with less bloody "the Ogre staggered back. He knew I was right. He roared viciously once again defeated. My messenger arrived in time. The contract and a copy should be signed. Regina put the real stamp on it, and the Ogre marked it with a piece of coal. The peace was sealed. "The prisoners will be left at the border tonight. And Queen Regina..." The Ogre was walking back to the troops, but turned "Your King was a well chosen" the monster came out of the meadow.
Small snowflakes began to fall. We returned to our troops and all celebrated the victory. I came down from my courser and Regina dismounted hers without even need my help. I lost myself in the moment when the snowflakes fell between us and she laced her fingers with mine. I knew that all the soldiers were watching us, and heard all that scandalous Ogre cried. Regina lined chin and looked straight ahead, staring at them. She was ready to move on. I pulled my sword, and I raised to my, or rather, our army. A second passed between us, a gust of cold wind ran through the meadow in a space between us and the army. And suddenly, they all greeted us as cry of victory.
Regina pulled me into the main tent. Her smile was more than bright. She calmly pulled the armor, getting rid of iron weight like me. Second later she was in my arms. Holding me a big hug. "We won the war. You brought victory to our kingdom." I could feel the smile in her words. I pulled her face and made her look at me. I loved those brown eyes, in a way that could not believe it. "And you won my heart." Her eyes burned with a feeling that I never expected to see. Regina smiled "And you already have mine, my love" - "It's always an honor, Your Majesty." Her lips were soft as the snow outside the tent, warm as the sun was behind the clouds, and set fire to me in a way that nothing else could. I had won the war, as planned. And after all, I had won my Queen, the fairest of them all.
A / N: The next chapter is an alternate ending.