[IC] The gladiator and the princess

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Lauralye looked at him, "Well, I'm sorry... You do not have much say... No one but my father has a say in what does or does not happen in this marriage. I don't believe you... ill viewing of him will sway my father's decision any.:

That night Lauralye dressed in pants and a black shirt. It was incredibly uncommon for her to be in pants. She did not enjoy how it was that they felt. She much preferred dresses and society preferred her in them. However, for tonight, she did not see that as an option. So, in her dark clothing, she looked at Robert as she pulled back her hair, "Ready?"

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Robert nodded, he walked over to the balcony. "We'll come back in two hours that's all I can really give you before the guards do there shifts." He knew he was right, the night he couldn't sleep he had watched the guards do there shifts every two hours or so they would shift to let other guards take there place.

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Lauralye nodded and walked over to him, standing in front of him so that he could get a hold on her. She looked out to the city in front of her and smiled, soon she'd be able to see the people in it for the first time in forever. She was going to be outside the stuffy castle and to make it all better, she was going to be flying. She bounced a little on her feet before she looked over her shoulder at Robert and smiled.

[Xion Demente]

Robert nodded to that, before he put his arms around lauralye's waist. Before he jumped letting his wings get them up into the air, he flew over the wall. They were close enough to the ground that they could make out the figures on the ground, with the moon light.

Some people said he was weak, that was an understatement. Since he could keep lauralye in the air with him, he hovered their in the sky, letting his wings flap. Anyone that would look up wouldn't be able to make them out, since Robert was a figure in black and lauralye was wearing black also.

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Lauralye gasped a little as they took off into the air. Despite preparing herself for it, she wasn't sure what to expect of flying. It was terrifying in a way... Seeing the ground below and know the only thing stopping her from falling to her death was Robert. She trusted him though and took in the sights around her. She could see people wandering through the streets. Drunk men stumbling, mothers calling their children in, scolding them for staying out so late. She could lives playing out before her and it was amazing.

[Xion Demente]

It would take a few hours for him to tire out, he didn't mind watching peoples lives playing out before him. He watched lauralye's reaction in the moonlight, he couldn't believe she was being forced to marry. This beautiful pretty young women. He shook his head to that, 'remember you can't say anything about that you'll get punished stay your distance.'

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Lauralye pulled her eyes away from the ground for a moment to look up at the sky in front of her. Flying was a strange feeling. Something that was completely and utterly different from anything else she had experienced. She thought it might be like standing in a high window on a windy day. Those thoughts, did not prepare her for this though. She looked at the stars for a moment before returning her attention to the ground below her. She smiled, enjoying seeing the world that she had been watching from windows for so long.

[Xion Demente]

Roberts grip stayed the same, he was stronger than most people expected him to be for a guy who was a slave. "How do you like the view," he didn't have to yell since there wasn't really any wind blowing tonight. He sighed, it felt good to be in the sky for at least a little while.

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Lauralye smiled and tried to looked up at him as best she could, "It's amazing!" She told him, a grin on her face. She glanced back at the streets below, "I just.... Wish I could actually see them... Meet them..."

She watched the people she'd one day rule. People she didn't even know. What did they sound like? Did they sound like the dignitaries that visited the palace. Or like David with his strange accent. She wrapped her arms around herself as they flew, the crisp night air biting into her skin. She didn't say anything though, not wanting to have to go home.

[Xion Demente]

Robert smiled to that, "an hour has passed in thirty minutes at most we've got to go back before the guards do the shift change." He knew he was right, if they didn't he would get either his wings cut off or the lashing that her father had promised him if any harm came to her.m

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Lauralye sighed a little, knowing well that they would have to go back when he said. They'd both receive punishment if they were caught, his, however, would be far worse than her own. She nodded her head, "O-okay."

She decided it was best to take in everything she could while she was still able. The sounds, sights, and feeling. She wanted to remember everything about this moment.

[Xion Demente]

Robert nodded, letting her see the village below for a few more minutes before heading back to the castle. He landed on the balcony, he had made sure to do it when the guards were more sleepy. They would think that this would be an allusion to them.

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Lauralye looked over her shoulder, trying to see the last of the town as they flew over the wall. When they landed, she found her legs surprisingly tired from holding them up as they flew. She caught herself on the front of Robert's shirt and looked up at him, "Sorry," She whispered before straightening and standing properly on her own two feet. She walked tiredly into her bedroom and yawned, she was quite sure that she hadn't stayed up this late in years. She hadn't a reason to. She slipped into her closet and returned a moment later with her hair down and dressed in a simple white night gown. She paused at looked at Robert, "Thank you," She said quietly before she walked over to her bed and climbed in. She was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.

[Xion Demente]

Robert looked at her, he retracted his wings. Before slipping out of his shirt, and lying down on the mattress. He hoped that none of the guards, had saw him flying in with lauralye in his arms. He knew his punishment would be worse than lauralye's was.

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Lauralye woke up the next morning, curled up in her blankets and shivering. She sat there a moment before she sneezed. One of the handmaids, who had been cleaning Lauralye's room quietly while she slept came over to her, "Princess?" She said quietly.

She placed her hand on the girl's forehead and sighed, "Poor thing, you're running a fever," She turned to the other woman, "Run and grab the doctor, will you? I'm sure it is nothing serious, but we best have her checked out."

The woman nodded and left the room before the first went and grabbed a cold cloth, placing it on Lauralye's head, "We'll have you better soon enough, Princess."

[Xion Demente]

Robert was still asleep, getting woken up by the woman's words. He groaned, before he rolled over again. He tried his best to get to sleep, but it wouldn't come. With a sigh, he sat up slipping his shirt back on. He looked over at lauralye, before he shook his head. Last night she hadn't told him she was cold, well she probably didn't want to come back here.

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Lauralye looked over to Robert when she saw him moving. She had been far to distracted by his wings the first time and only time she saw him without his shirt on. She noticed that he was quite muscular, but not too much so, like some of the knights. She banished thoughts a moment later though, reminding herself that she was betrothed, she couldn't be having such thoughts. She curled up under the blankets a little more and smiled at him, "Morning," she nearly whispered.

[Xion Demente]

Robert lifted his gaze from the floor, "how are you feeling princess?" He nearly laughed, he never really said it because it was her title. It just stuck it was more like a nickname to him than it was a title, he got to his feet and moved over to the bedside.

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Lauralye pulled the blanket up to her chin, "Cold.... and hot... and... tired," She closed her eyes a little before sneezing. She groaned and opened her eyes again, "I don't normally get sick like this..."

The maid in waiting closed the window, trying to make the room warmer for the Princess. She tossed another blanket on her and made sure it covered her, "I'll go see where the doctor is," She said quietly before leaving the room.

[Xion Demente]

Robert smiled to that, "it happens princess believe me I usually got sick once or twice on my travels." He chuckled to that, before he abruptly stopped. That day when he was sick he had gotten captured ever since he's never gotten sick otherwise.