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The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Would that be rude? Not to speak to them. It’s probably a safer option, I barely managed to smooth over insulting the King. It was a relief to know that she did not have to address them, not tonight. The journey had been long, and she had never been on the road for so long before, there were parts of her body she never knew could hurt. There had been times when the carriage felt so confining, no air as well as the feeling of being claustrophobic something she had not experienced before being on the road.

Was it that obvious? Meeting his gaze as he spoke of her being tired, thankfully he was using that as an opportunity to leave the carriage and she could be on her own once more. She felt a rush of relief because she could take the time to get some rest whilst feeling safe surrounded by her guards, it wouldn’t be the same when she was in his palace. His home. Watching as he left the carriage, she felt a huge amount of pressure leave, sighing outwardly as she slumped down in the carriage not realising just how much effort that had taken.

Safely back on her own in the carriage she looked out of the window only to catch his gaze before riding off, she felt the anger once more. Her gut instinct telling her that she might just have lost her first battle against him, but she had to remind herself that was okay. Perhaps he will underestimate me. Scoffing she threw herself back onto the chair folding her arms as she refused to watch him lead the charge, various emotions coursing through her as she closed her eyes grumbling about him being a fool.

“Stupid, arrogant… maybe I’ll just run from the palace. Watch that peace crumble. Get myself killed, then there would be no worry” Grumbling to herself as she felt the cool wooden wall of the carriage as she leaned against the fine wood. It was hard to settled as she could feel every ache in her body, the stiffness of her shoulders but exhaustion had won. Amidst her grumbles her body started to relax, once folded arms began to fall to her side. The slow rise and fall of her chest as she finally got some rest, dreams of the future plaguing her sleep.

“Gah!” Opening her eyes with a start as Elise frowned glancing around the carriage looking for the cause to her waking. There had been a bump in the road, and it had woken her with a start but for a moment she had panicked. Tutting to herself as she rubbed her neck scolding herself for being stupid, she glanced out the window looking at the brooding clouds that were looming above them. How long was I asleep for? Rubbing her eyes pale fingertips brushed against her cheeks noting they were quite warm, shaking her head she looked back out of the window taking in the new scenery to distract herself.

“That’s not snow.” Whispering to herself as she saw white flakes fall from the sky, a part of her had thought for a moment it could have been, but she remembered how this land was near volcanic activity. She was certain of it. Blue eyes caught sight of the gates; eyes widened at how they looked. It was magnificent in its own regard, but yet it terrified her. No… I should not be here. I should have run when I had the chance. Her stomach churned as she couldn’t look away from the gates, the red banners fluttering away in the wind and she felt she had arrived at her doom.

Feeling the carriage come to a halt her hand went to her mouth, for a split second she had felt like she was going to throw up, but she kept composure. Feeling her stomach still churn away she took a moment in the carriage before she would emerge, she heard the door open no doubt Treville was waiting to help her out, but she just couldn’t. Not yet.

“Your highness.”

Smoothing out her curls as she heard the hiss of Treville urging her to leave and she sighed, there was no going back. Her stomach had not settled fully but she could work with it, ensuring that she stood tall and proud, fully composed she left the carriage taking Trevilles hand as he helped her out. It felt so strange taking her first steps on foreign land, something she had never imagined herself doing. Looking up at Ozragad she bowed her head politely knowing that whilst in his land she did have to be respectful. Elise however did not speak for fear of her stomach betraying her, even though the Princess was quite fair her complexion was paler than usual.

Amnesia [Suki & Summer]

Oh wow! Yeah I can imagine having six back must have been like woah hang on a minute xD

No problem! I may be in bed, I have had a pretty intense day and I'm super tired :3

Amnesia [Suki & Summer]

Oh wow! It's always the way! I know sometimes I consider to start up a new story but then when they all reply at once it's like an overload!

Take your time with mine, I am always happy to wait :3

Amnesia [Suki & Summer]

No worries! How is the work coming along so far?

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Ohhhh I quite like that idea! As you said before it would help their city so much!

Perfect!! I just wanted to make sure you were okay with moving it to the ceremony.

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

No I love the idea!!

I'd love to hear the ideas too!

Oh, I don't know if you'd like but we can move it to the ceremony?

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Crossed his mind? Spies? Being thrown into a cell? It was hard to read him, but it was safe for her to assume he could have expected all options. Being a King, you must expect the unexpected, you can’t underestimate anyone, or it could be your demise. It was a depressing and no doubt exhausting consistently thinking on such things, but it couldn’t be helped. Underestimating someone had been the downfall of him, Athos the deceased younger brother of the Hydealyn line. It pained her father to this day to talk of him, so he was barely mentioned anymore. It was as if he never existed. Athos had been killed because he had not been cautious of someone that had gotten awfully close to him, they had wormed their way into his heart and stabbed him in the night killing him. It had been quite the blow to Eorzia.

“Thank you, that is very kind of you to do so.” Offering a polite smile when he had stated he would find people to attend to her, she expected he would. It’s probably a win for you, watching my every move. I would have done the same in your position. Pondering her thoughts on what kind of reception she would receive from his people, there had to be some hatred. She was a foreign Princess and she knew that envoys of opposing countries received quite the amount of scorn when in another country.

Considering his words as he mentioned he would have his own guards escort her she had opened her mouth to argue but stopped when she thought more on the words. Her own guards could cause quite the stir, if they were about in the foreign city their safety couldn’t be guaranteed which could be a reason as to why he had said his own guards to escort her. “I would like to visit the upper city, when you deem it acceptable of course. I am curious to your land, your Kingdom. It’s incredibly different to what I have grown up with and it would only be respectful to your people if I learn about your customs and lands.” Plus, I hate being confined anywhere.

Leaning on her hand as he continued the rules, outlining where she could go, she nodded. It was pretty standard, his own palace had areas she was not allowed much like hers back home. “Understandable, I will do my best to abide by that.” Stifling a yawn behind her hand she didn’t want to come across rude, he wasn’t boring her she was just tired from the journey. Sighing inwardly, she knew the day was not even close to being over and it would be hard to rest in new surroundings, well it was hard not to worry someone would come by and kill her in the night.

“How many people are in attendance to this ceremony? You mentioned it was going to be small so I can assume it won’t be a long affair?”

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Ohh I wouldn't mind having magic involved! If that's good with you! Magic always makes things more interesting :)

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Ohhh yes! It would be quite interesting to seem him in Eorzia! Especially with the vast differences!

The Arrangement [Suki & Kassarock]

Who was I expecting? To me he is a tyrant, someone that has caused great pain to my country, but then my own country has done the same. This peace would be great for both, but at what cost? A life full of duty, married off? Is that all I am good for? Sighing to herself as she watched the scenery pass by from the window the mountain pass catching her eye. The mountain pass itself was nestled between two peaks and the road seemed to lead down it, but it had caught her eye because in Eorzia they had no such paths and Elise was curious still comparing the two Kingdoms in her head.

The silence had become quite uncomfortable, she felt quite odd sitting with him in this carriage and it was hard for her not to fidget in one way or another. Whether it was with the hems of her dress, a shuffle of her feet she just couldn't relax. A part of her had wanted to get some rest as the journey had been quite long, it was not easy to rest on the road especially with a Captain not really wanting to stop in case of danger. Hearing him speak up again she looked at him once more, it was small talk to her, but she did appreciate it as it was far better than the awkward silence until the topic of her staff was mentioned. “Ah…” Hesitating on the subject of how alone she was had come up, should I be truthful? Considering her options for a brief moment before she decided a little truth could not hurt. “You probably won’t like the reasoning behind it, it was necessary according to my father.”

Shaking her head slightly she avoided his gaze, she didn’t want him to see the disappointment in her eyes when she spoke of her father. Regardless on her own feelings showing them to an enemy was not the best idea and she didn't want him to use a family disconnect as a way to win a war. “His arrogance knows no bounds; he seems to think that you will not go through with this marriage. That you will take me as a prisoner. It would be a waste of resource.” Waving it off like it was nothing, although she spoke with confidence inside, she was still hurt by her father’s actions. “Plus, he didn’t want to give you a reason to accuse us of spying.”

The ceremony would be small which she was thankful for, the less people around meant less pressure and she was less likely to outwardly insult anyone. Although I would much prefer sleep, this is important. I wonder how they will receive me; they could harbour hatred towards me. Much like I had towards him. “I do not mind taking care of myself if that’s easier for you” Raising her hand it moved to her neck rubbing it gently, being stuck in a carriage for days had left her quite stiff and she could not wait to be free of it.

“Are there rules you wish me to abide by? For instance, am I to be confined to a room? Or am I allowed to explore?” Still rubbing her neck, she looked back over at him as she asked the last question, she hated being confined but she knew she’d have to abide by the rules set out for her. For a moment a brief look of worry had slipped through her mask that she was trying to keep up, but it passed as quickly as it had happened and her hand dropped back into her lap smoothing out the crease in her dress from her anger earlier in a bid to keep herself calm.