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The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye woke up sometime later lying in her bed and smiled when she found herself still curled up against Robert. She lay there for a short time, listening to his quiet snoring and his heart beat. She allowed his chest to rock her head up and down as he breathed. Slowly, and careful not to wake him up, Lauralye slipped out of her bed and walked over to her closet. She pulled out a simple blue dress, which had been on of her favourites and took to the task of putting it on. She'd have to tell her people that she was taking over from her father and David... for that she had to look like a queen.

[This Roleplay Is Closed] - Once Upon A Time...

[This Roleplay Is Closed] - Once Upon A Time...

TT^TT Why did you have to remind me,Yoshi!!! I was practically crying that entire episode!!!!!

The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye looked up at him when he asked her why she asked. She smiled at little, "Just checking..."

She leaned into him and gave him a soft kiss before resting her head back on her pillow, "Because I love you too..."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Thank you, Robert... for everything," With that, she slowly faded to sleep.

The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye nodded her head and rubbed her eyes before she walked to the bed with him. The last time he had laid in bed with her had been when she was sick and freezing. Although, she didn't have the feelings she had for him now then... And she was a little delirious... She took over her shoes and climbed into the bed, not bothering to change into a nightgown. She looked around her room as Robert climbed into bed. It was weird being back here after so long... She could see that nothing had changed, no dust had even piled up on the surfaces. Someone had be caring for her room in her absence. When Robert was lying down to moved and curled up against him. She let one of her legs slip between his as she rested her head on his chest. She placed her hands on his torso and played with his shirt, "Do......... do you love me, Robert?"

The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye nodded when Robert told her she needed sleep. She took his hand and sniffled, rubbing under her eyes with her free hand. Once they were alone in her room she turned into him, resting her head on his chest and sobbed. She hated what her father had made her do. Her mother was taken from her but she sent her father away and that seemed to hurt all the more. She didn't look up at Robert when her crying seemed to quiet, "Will you stay with me?" She asked as though he had not been sleeping on the floor or couch in her room and even sometimes in the hall outside since they left the palace, "Will... you... sleep in my bed with me?" She asked quietly, "I don't want to be alone..."

The gladiator and the princess

When Robert left them to release those who her father had imprisoned, her father looked at her, "Lauralye... You can't take the throne. You are too young. You are naive. You have barely seen the kingdom you wish to run."

"And whose fault is that?" She snapped back, "Leave. Now. Before I ask someone to escort you out of my palace and my kingdom."

As Robert returned to them, her father left. She quickly wiped away her tears and smiled at the once slaves that stood behind Robert, "Hello.... Let's get out of here..."

She took Robert's hand and squeezed it tightly as she walked up the stairs. She walked back into the throne room and looked at David, "A few cells have just opened in the dungeon," She tried to keep her voice steady not wanting the man to think that her tears were for or because of him."

She nodded to the knights that held him before she turned her back to him as he was dragged away.

The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye stood and stepped away from her father's door which allowed Robert to open it. When Robert told her father that he would allow him to chose how to deal with David she spoke up, "No."

Her father looked at her quite surprised. He shook his head in confusion, "What?"

Lauralye took a deep breath, "I'm not going to remove one bad king from the throne to place a slightly less bad king on it...." Her father looked hurt by her words and she could anger welling up in her. She held his gaze, "You stopped caring about the people when mother died. You locked the gates and spent more money than our treasury held... I'm going to take the throne as Queen and I am going to clean up your mess... I only release you from your cell because I cannot stand to see my father here but if you are going to fight me on this decision... You can leave... and" Lauralye voice cracked as she started to cry, "And never come back..."

Avatar: Trusting your enemy

Katara stopped when Nikko called to her and smiled, "I don't mind. Sokka is around... He's been helping me but runs off to go help Aang now and again. The city that Aang is building is going to house everyone from every nation," She looked between them, "I think Aang would have liked to meet the two of you," She grinned, "As for the rest... Well," She looked at Jaya, "I'm sure you know that Zuko... Sorry, Fire Lord Zuko is now... well... The Fire Lord... and Toph has been running a metal bending school to teach people about her knew bending...... What else is there?"

Jaya smiled and pulled her blue clothing closer around her, "A city for all four nations? That sounds.... like paradise...."

The gladiator and the princess

Lauralye wasn't sure if Robert had noticed because he was slightly in front of her, trying to keep himself between Lauralye and David, but she turned and ran before David even had a chance to finish his sentence. She didn't care about David's jabs at her or her father. All that she cared about was the fact that her father had been in that dungeon for who knows how long... Too long.

She ran down the stairs and nearly tumbled down them before she luckily caught herself on the rock wall, scuffing up her hand. She threw open the door to the dungeons and she heard all the yelling of the prisoners. There was more pleading and begging and it broke her heart. Who knew who else David threw own here and what he was doing to them while they were.

"Father!" She called into the dark and she pulled torch of the wall to let herself see better. She walked down the hall and deeper into the cells. She didn't know that there were this many people down here she had rarely been passed the first few.... She was too scared to go further. Finally, tucked in a corner, she found her father. She got to her knees in front of his cell, "Papa..."

The old king look up at her before he scrambled forward and wrapped his arms around her through the bars, "Oh my baby girl!"