A Trial of Angels(Sakume)

[avyuir]

OoC: Well now, i think this shall be quiet fun Miss Sakume =P Using Lyia of course

BiC: Lyia was pulled into the hall of courts. Chains pulling on her skin and clothes. She almost cried out in pain as they continued pulling. She felt weak, and unsure of what was to come. She only remembered that she was no longer on Earth. No, she was back home, she was back in heaven, though not the way she wanted it to be. She was slightly bruised from the battle that had taken place during her capturement(OoC: Is that even a word?? BiC).

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Lyia sat down on the grass underneath a large oak tree. The day was sunny and a slight breeze blew by occasionaly. Lutai was dozing off next to her, taking in the warmth of the sun. Lyia couldn't help but smirk, her wolf always made her smile.

She continued looking across the rolling hills of grass. She could see what looked like a small village off in the distance and a few shepherds with their flock of sheep. Lyia coneceeled her wings beneath her cape, she couldn't let the humans see what she was. How she longed for the day when she would be able to return to her home, Einhasad, or Heaven as the humans called it. She missed her family, but she also had a brewing hatred for them. The day she was banished so long ago, they did nothing to stop it. They betrayed me, my only family betrayed me. Although, being raised by the courts, they weren't really considered family in me eyes.

The breeze ruffled her blonde hair slightly, but this wasn't a normal breeze. Soemthing was here, but she did not know what. She turned her head to see if she saw anything, but nothing. Perhaps I am getting too paranoid. But Lyia knew something was wrong. She again faced in the direction on the small villiage, but even watching the lazy sheep did not calm her nerves. And again, came that breeze, the same exact one. It troubled Lyia greatly, though she did not know why.

"Lyia Kunata! You are here by under arrest for past crimes towards the Courts of Einhasad!"

Lyia faced the direction of the voice. It was a male battalion angel, onbviously sent by the royal gaurd. "You must be mistaken, for I have already payed the price for my so called crimes towards the courts."

"If you do not come peacefully, we will have no choice but to use force on you."

Lyia stood up, she had no intensions of being retried for something she had never done. "As I said, I have already payed my price. Now leave, or I will be forced to use my own force upon you gaurd!" Lyia's voice was harsh and slightly cold. Lutia had been stirred by the angels presence and began growling.

"Then you have made your choice." A holy chain flung towards Lyia and wrapped itslef around her arms and wings. He had obviously come prepared.

"You would do wise to free me."

"I am under orders to capture you and return you to Einhasad."

"Like I would go back to that place! Do not force me to use Ultima against you for I do not wish too."

The gaurd pulled tighter on the chain, making Lyia wince slightly in pain. "You should know the effects of the Holy Chain. You can't use any holy magic while under its control."

Lyia gritted her teeth, she needed to find an escape route and quick. Lutai was here only hope. "Now Lutai." Lutai lunged at the angel, but only to get struck down by another.

"This wolf, how pretty she is, she will make a fine pet for the King, you owe him that much."

"Not in your lives!" Lyia began conjuring up a blizzard, but in the heat of midday it wouldn't be as strong as she wished. "I will not re-"

Her world went black, she felt her body hit the ground, but she was unable to move.

OoC: WEll I dont know about you, but that sounds kinda bad. Anyways, lets get this tarted shall we?

[Sakume]

OoC: No, not bad for a beginning. Now let's add a bit of detail. You're lucky I'm using Will, who's technically retired.

BiC: Laughter, nearly child-like in origin, encircled the spacious room, filling every crack and crevace. The two figures, one a boy and the other a girl, tumbled about the floor, a squeal of happiness escaping the female's mouth. "Will! Get off me!" she giggled as he pinned her down, holding her wrists against the plush floor. "Get off! Before Daddy comes!"

"What, you don't like me on top of you?" he teased, bending over to nibble at her ear lobe, making her struggle all the more.

"Get off! Please, no, Will! Not that, that tickles!" she cried gleefully, swaying her head from side to side in hopes of throwing him off.

He stopped, simply staring at her as she paused her struggling. The way her eyes sparkled when she blinked up at him, it was magical. "Selene..." She lay limply now, conserving her energies since she knew Will was far too powerful for her to overcome. He bent down to just graze her earlobe, whispering. "I love you." He let his hands fall from holding her down and wrapped them firmly about her back.

"Will, I love you, too," she responded, lifting his head down to cause their lips to barely touch. She began to kiss him, gently at first, and then deeper. "Mm..." The two made a move for the bed, Will scooping the princess into his arms to lay her upon the down sheets. He hardly noticed lying on top of her, touching her, or her tongue upon his. The only thing he could recall in those moments of bliss was the fact that he loved her, and their feelings for one another were truly pure, something no one would ever rival.

Knock knock.

Selene gasped in horror, her lips parting from Will's as she pushed him aside from under the covers, twirling them on top of him. She kept her voice as steady as possible. "Who is it?"

"It's your father, Selene. We need to talk." The knob began to turn.

"Just a minute!" Selene was in a flurry to replace the few articles of clothing she had lost, and though Will and she had never gone all the way, just lying together was enough for her. She covered him from sight and sat on the edge of the matted bedsheets. "Come in!"

The door swung open, revealing the beady-eyed, gruff man. His gaze, that of a respectible, yet, iron-gripped ruler, pierced the room. He frowned towards the lumpy bed. "You are a princess, daughter. It is time you started acting like one. Make your bed, and report to the courts. We are to make an appearance shortly before the people to announce the newest laws."

"Yes, sir!" Selene replied, her father's stern tone staying with her even after he left the room. As soon as he was out of earshot, she laughed loudly, flopping back onto the huge muddle of rich fabric that formed her comforter. "You were almost caught that time, weren't you, Will?"

"Almost!" he replied, laughing with her and popping out of the sheets.

"Yes, well, we'll have to be more careful..." She twisted a small piece of his hair in her gloved hands. "Will... you won't ever leave me... do you promise? Promise we'll be together forever?"

Will took her hands in his own and leaned forward to kiss her cheek. "Forever..."

*-------------------*

"Captain Barbrosi! Captain Barbrosi!" Blue eyes snapped open as he jolted upwards, drenched in a cold sweat. He slowed his breathing, his pupils returning to normal size as he buried his forehead in one hand. "Captain Barbrosi!" The door burst open, an angel clad in armor saluting smartly. "Miss Kunata has been successfully captured, sir!" He narrowly dodged a bottle of incense as it smashed on the wall beside him.

"Get out!" the captain of the holy army roared, bare chest heaving as the door swiftly shut. The same room Will had made his own once belonged to Selene. Will only made it his room because he hated the thought of the king changing it, which he would if it didn't belong to someone. The king of heaven, upon seeing Will's return, instantly promoted him to captain of the army, a position highly sought after, but a death sentence for Will himself. He was forced to obey the king, no matter what the order. One thing was for certain. Will had changed entirely. No more was he the kind, gentle angel he had once been.

Evelyn, upon seeing the forced change in the angel, had left him, saying when he returned to normal, she would be there. This only increased the sturdiness of Will's cold heart and painted him with indifference towards helping anyone but himself. No, Will had no one to show him love, so the feeling had left him. He folded his fingers together, resting his nose and lips just upon them while deep in thought. So... this renegade angel, the one that was claimed to have stolen an ice scroll, was captured.

"Soldier!" Will barked, his voice harsh and commanding.

The door swung open with another, though quivering, salute from the man. "Yes, sir?"

"Where is the prisoner now?"

"She is in the prisons, sir! Awaiting the time for her court judgement!"

"And what is the most likely verdict?" Will demanded, staring straight ahead into the wall, and yet his gaze still causing the younger member of the army to shiver.

"The memory wipe and removal of the wings, sir!"

Will grimanced inwardly. A gruesome punishment, indeed. One saved only for those whom angered the kingdom past any forgiveness. "I see. Soldier! Make a note of this. I will be visiting the soon-to-be-condemned in an hour's time. I expect she has already been informed of the change in command since her previous life here?"

"Sir, no, sir! There was no time to explain to her, sir!"

He sighed outloud, causing the recruit to shrink back as if expecting to dodge another few things thrown at him. The prisoner no doubt didn't know that the old king, her father, was no longer ruler of heaven, although he had been long ago. Compared to the current king, her father must have seemed a saint. Now, her father was most likely dead, or perhaps in another part of the layers of heaven, where things were better and not corrupt. "Very well. My statement remains. I will be visiting in an hour's time. No... wait."

The dirty-blond boy paused from his hasty retreat to peer back at the captain, who seemed lost in thought. "Sir?"

"On second thought, get her cleaned up. Give her fresh clothes and she'll dine with me. I wish to speak to her."

"If she refuses, sir?"

Will looked up for the first time at the soldier, eyes dead-set on the boy as if he would be struck down any minute. "I didn't ask."

[avyuir]

OoC: Ooh so Will has changed since the last time we met ohohoho fun =3 *coughs* cept you spelt Kunata wrong :XD*

BiC: Lyia stirred only slightly, the chains dug deep into her wrists and ankles and around her wings. She knew what was coming next, they would sentance her some god awful sentance and then destroy what life she had left. Her eyes only slightly fluttered open at the sound of an opening door, it was a gaurd. If they asked anything of her, she wouldn't answer them, she was taken prisoner without even knowing what she had done. They imprison me for something that happened over 5 years ago. This is absurd. The gaurds boots clanked slowly as he walked towards her cell, she could tell he was coming for her.

"Prisoner Kunata is to report to Captian Barbrosi. He wishes to dine with the prisoner. She is to freshen up a bit before the meeting."

"Right away sir!"

Lyia felt anger burn deep inseide her, she didn't want to meet this Captain Barbrosi! Hell, he was the one who ordered her arrest! "I will not go!"

"Captains orders prisoner, and you can't do a thing about it!"

"Tell him these exact words coming from my mouth you puny imbosile, You can tell your Captain to f*** off and release me at once!"

"Such vile words from a past angel, pity your punishment is so cruel."

Lyia lunged out at the gaurd, but the chains tightened and pulled her back. Pain seared from her body. Lyia that was stupid, get a hold of yourself girl. You can get out of this. Lyia sighed, she wanted to think she could get out of this, but her name was tarnished, her soul condemmed to hell if not worse.

"Foolish girl. The Captain said you have no say in the matter, you will come wether you wish to or not! Get the keys and grab hold of her."

Lyia heard the changling of the cell keys and the creak or the iron gate as it opened. She let her body go limp as the unchained the chains from the wall. She fought for control over her body, but her body didn't respond. The only thing she could do was to fight back the hot tears that were welling up in her eyes.

The gaurds brought her to a room, that looked strangly familiar. They unlocked the door and pushed her inside. "Prisoner Kunata, find your best cloth. You will need it for the dinner with our Captain."

Lyia looked around this room, and it struck her as to why it was so familiar. It was her old room, completely untouched. Father, why did you leave my room? You told me my things would be destroyed, and my life erased from Einhasad. The gaurd undid the chains around her wrists and ankles to that she could change. She opened up her wardrobe, just the way she left it. Lyia let out a long drawn out sigh, how she repented meeting this Captain of theirs. She picked out a white toga like dress that fit her perfectly. Seems after all these years I haven't changed at all. Lyia layed it out the bed.

"Have you picked out your outfit Kunata?"

"I suppose so . . ." Her voice was distant, unsure, not like it used to be.

"Then you are to report to the bath house, my fellow gaurdsman with escort you there.

Lyia and the other guard walked quickly to the bathhouse. She bathed in silence, the water cooling off her burning welts that she had recieved from the chains. How I wish I could stay here forever. But her bath was cut short when the gaurd came in and made her get out. She dried her blonde hair and slipped into the white dress. The dress was simple yet elegant. (OoC: *is not in the mood to describe* if you want to see it its the second picture in Lyia's thread BiC) She walked around a bit just to make sure it didn't bunch up anywhere or felt uncomfortable.

"Captain Barbrosi will now meet the prisoner."

Lyia sighed, the time had coem to meet their Captain.

[Sakume]

OoC: Remedied. Sorry, I tend to type late at night these days, which doesn't help my spelling.

BiC: He straightened the glimmering medals upon his chest, the ruffles upon his shoulders adding to the already-decorative appearance. If he were to tell the truth, the medals meant nothing. They were only given to him by the king to make others fear and loathe him. His hair was clean-cut, his outfit a complete white suit with a golden trim. His expression seemed stone cold, completely void of any kindness.

The ten-foot table in the luxurious dining room carried at least fifteen trays of luscous food, some simply sizzling with flavor and others still steaming from heat. Goblets of pure crystal lay near the silver plates, one on each end of the pure white tablecloth. Among the chandelier, a fireplace in the wall provided light as it crackled merrily. The interior of the room was huge, big enough for at least twenty people, yet he was dining with only one tonight. In the very middle of the table three candles also burned on a decorative stand.

"Sir?" The same shaky voice from earlier reached Will's ears.

"Yes?" he asked back in a calm voice.

A loud growling now reached the angel, along with a yelp from the young boy. "Sir? The wolf you requested?"

"Ah, yes. This is the pet of the prisoner? We wouldn't want her to get lonely with just me for company." the captain chuckled as he jerked his head towards the middle of the table, where a clasp and a long chain stood. "Bind the animal to that chain, and make sure the muzzle is secure. All of it is ice-proof, I assume? And the handcuffs and anklets are still in place on the prisoner?"

"As you requested, sir."

"Good. You may go now." Will eyed the snow-white wolf as it angrily snarled towards him. The almost purple eyes stared straight at him; the door behind them swung shut. "Beautiful creature, aren't you? Too bad you must be muzzled like that." He stopped staring, watching the opposite door.

It opened after a few minutes, two guards leading Lyia in and seating her forcibly across from the captain. "Leave us," Will said with a wave of his hand before looking at her. It was apparent he did not recognize her, as much had happened. "I trust the room is to your liking?" he asked.

[avyuir]

OoC: No worries dear sakume

BiC: Lyia practically snarled at this man. "How dare you do this to Lutai! Release her at once!" Lyia's eyes were a flurry of anger and sadness. "Release her and I might have her not rip out your throat!" Her voice was harsh and cold towards this man.

"Hmp your in no position to talk." His voice was cold yet he reminded her of someone.

"Release Lutai back to her world, she has done nothing to deserve this punishment! You are here for me and me alone! Let her go!" Lyia was almost in tears, she hadn't realized they had captured Lutai as well. She felt stupid for loosing her calmness to quickly, but the sight of her worth muzzled agnered her beyond words.

He merely looked at her with that stone face of his. He showed no emotion, nothing. It was like starring into a wall. "I only know your last name prisoner, which is Kunata. Tell me, what is your first name and why do you seem so familiar."

Lyia restrained herself from walking up the this Captain and slapping him across the face. "Do not change the subject on me scum!"

"Hold your tounge woman unless you wish to answer my question!"

"My name is Lyia! Whether or not that means a damn thing to you I dont really care! And why I seems familiar to you I dont know either!"

OoC: i do most of my posting at night too so i know how ya feel :XD

[Sakume]

"Lyia..." Will repeated the name. Somehow, it did seem familiar. He did not dwell upon it, though. He had more important things to worry about than a recognition of a name. "You never answered my question. How is the room? Temperature to your liking?" When she didn't answer, as if holding out angrily, he simply smiled. "Your wolf's pelt... I'm sure me wearing her as a coat would loosen your tongue."

"The temperature... is fine," she ground out.

Will's face lit up with a cocky smile. He knew he had her completely under his thumb, and he intended upon flaunting it. He held up his hands, clapping once. Instantly, from both sides of the room, armored angels entered carrying trays. They placed one in front of the bound angel and the other in front of the captain, lifting the lids to reveal a warm, savory appetizer, something of a game hen with herbs sprinkled over it.

"Eat, please." Will gestured to the untesils in front of her. "Your chains should not hinder you from picking up a fork." After some red wine was poured into both goblets, he raised a glass to her. "I assume you drink, Miss Kunata?" He sipped the sweet liquid before setting it down.

The soldier bent down to whisper something to the captain, who simply chuckled and waved him aside. They retreated back out, leaving the two alone. "You must be surprised, to have returned and found your room the way it must have been when you left. Unfortunately, your father is no longer king, and has not been for a while. Things are changing, Miss Kunata. Your old crime record was rediscovered, and you have someone testifying against you tomorrow. I'd suggest you enjoy this meal."

Lutai growled, pulling against her chain for a few moments, but it was useless. The wolf could not break free. "Beautiful animal, this one. Tell me, where did you find her? Pure coat, too. It would be worth a fortune. Now you must tell me something, Miss Lyia. Do you intend to continue living? This one question I must know, or nothing that follows will be worth saying." His eyes seemed to bore right into her at this statement, searching her, slightly longing.

[avyuir]

Lyia felt the urge to rip out this mans throat, though it was not very angel like. "Hmp, I'll settle for water thank you very much." She used a snobish tone, not wanting to give in so easily, but she knew e had her where he wanted her. "But be warned, touch my wolf in any manner that is not loving and I will rain all hell down upon you. As for living, it seems that life does not want me to conitnue on living, no matter whether I wish to or not. But of course I want to live, but I do not intend on living like a mortal or a bound angel. I know whats coming should they give me the full sentance!" She looked into his eyes, and thought she saw the slightest hint of emotion in them. He looked so familiar, but she couldn't figure out why.

"But as I said sir," she nearly spat out the word sir. "Touch my wolf, and I will kill you."

"And as I said before, you are in no position to be making threats, considering you could be dead as early as tomorrow evening."

Tomorrow evening. . . . my life could end so soon . . . Lyia almost choked, she didn't want to loose her life so soon. The tears were coming up again, and this time she wasn't sure if she would be able to hold them back. "If you believe my criminal record, then you are a fool. I did nothing wrong all those years ago. But seeing as how thick headed the courts are, they would never believe me."

"And why is that hmm?"

"Because, they never liked my father, so they never liked me. They looked for the perfect oppertunity to throw me out of heaven and dethrown my father. Seeing as how both happened, they accomplished their goals." The hot tears began rolling down from her eyes. Lyia lowered her head, she didn't want to seem weak infront of this man.

[Sakume]

His smile, previously coy and proud faded at the sight of her tears. She tried her best to hide them from him, but the captain's eyes missed very little. It turned to a half-grimace. "Stop crying, Miss Kunata. You're one to give up so easily?"

It seemed by his expression of frustration she had hit some heartstring though it was not apparent how. She didn't realize how much her last sentence summed up much of Will's grief. Indeed they had thrown her out of heaven, just as they did Selene. More matched, but Will had no need to dwell upon such depressing thoughts.

"I won't harm such a beautiful animal, don't worry, Miss Kunata. I would never intend to do such a thing unless I were given reason to. As for your record..." He swirled the wine inside his crystal glass, staring at it. "I don't believe you're guilty. However; the courts believe otherwise. They have an eyewitness who states she saw you. Because of this fact, and because they will be bringing her into your hearing tomorrow, you will be guilty. There's no doubt of this. You will die, one way or another, Miss Kunata."

She either wouldn't or couldn't speak, probably due to her crying. She most likely didn't want him to have any satisfaction in her cracked voice, so only Lutai's whining came through as a reply.

"Let me be frank, Miss Kunata..." Will now pushed his chair back and took his glass of wine, pacing back and forth for a moment, one hand held behind his back, palm outward with fingers slightly curled inside it. "There is one way you can live tomorrow. Get off scott free, even. You'll never be blamed for anything again."

"H-how?" she asked, lifting her head slightly.

"Miss Kunata... I'm not a greedy man... and the king has appointed me as head of the heavenly army, as I'm sure you know. He intends to make me his next heir. To take that position, however, I will need a queen by my side. I don't pretend to know you, and I know you're not that favorable of me, but if you were to accept this proposal, it would ensure your survival as well as your future. Think about it during dinner, won't you? On to the main course..." He sat down once more, clapping as several angels filed in to remove her untouched plate and give her something new, several choices of food, in fact, as well as some water.

[avyuir]

Lyia was in literal shock. To get off clean, no judgement, no sentancing, and the greatest of all, no death? It was almost too good to be true. What if he's just lying to you. It wouldn't be the first time a man lied to you. Lyia had little appitite, she merely picked at her food, not really even touching it. She looked at Lutai a few times, she did not wish this for her beautiful wolf. I'm sorry Lutai, I had never wanted this for you. I thought I settled this when I was banished. Lutai merely whimpered at Lyia, unable to do anyhting else. She did not face the Captain at all.

The Captain, I only know his last name. Yet he wants to get me off clean. And why does he seem so familiar? Occasionally her eyes lifted up to see his movements, he too was not eating much. He occasionally sipped at the wine given, but not much more than that. Lyia sighed, she didn't know what to do. She didn't want to die, but how could she marry a man she hardly knew. Her eyes darkened at this thought, death was something she never considred, and being an angel, death did not come easily.

He clapped his hands again, and more servant angels came, taking away the plates and only leaving their drinks. He stood up and began walking around, and she caught him occasionally looking at her every so often. She couldn't move all that well, still being bound by the chains, but she adjusted her position in the seat, the gaurds had practiacally thrown her in the chair. Her mind was racing with thoughts, who was this guy and why did he want to help her. Lyia figured the only way to get her answers was to ask . . .

"Tell me Captain, why are you helping me? And one other thing, I told you my name, so tell me yours."

"My name is Will, Will Barbrosi."

Will, that name . . . . . . . where have I heard that name before . . . . Will and . . . . and . . . Amy. NO! This is that same angel?!? No it can't be! I remember him being nothing like this man before me! But its him, the name and the familiarity. It's him, its Will, Amy's Gaudian angel.

"Tell me Captain Will, before you answer that last question, answer this one first. What happened to dear little Amy?"

[Sakume]

Amy!? Flashbacks of her sick, pale little body returned to the captain, dredging up the grief from his buried past. Despite what he had been taught in the army, Will couldn't help but lose his serious expression for but a moment. It returned after a moment. "It's Captain Brabosi now, Miss Kunata. I ask the questions to you, not the other way around. However; because you seem so interested in what has been the past, I shall indulge you. Dear little Amy... is dead."

A gasp came from across the table as Will watched Lyia hang her head. "How?" she asked softly.

"I told you what you wanted to know, this subject is over." His heart sank with the burden of guilt he kept. He quivered as he lifted the wine to his lips once more. "Now, as to why I am helping you... that's quite simple. You are the best candidate for both of us to meet our goals. Become my queen and live, or refuse my offer and die. The choice is yours, Miss Kunata. Have you room for desert?" he asked, the same cocky smile on his face as before, his emotions buried only to be seen through his eyes.

"No, I'm not hungry... Will... it wasn't your fault. Whatever happened..."

"That's enough!" He stood up from his chair, throwing an arm out to the side while hitting a lid to a platter, causing it to crash loudly alongside Lutai, the wolf yelping in surprise, but fine otherwise. "The subject is over! I am Captain Brabosi, and you shall address me as such!" Tears gathered in his eyes, but he blinked them back only through anger. Seeing her shrink back gave him both pleasure and sadness at what he had become. "... The guards will escourt you back to your room," he whispered. "Tonight, consider my offer. Tomorrow night contains either a life of pleasure, or an empty memory. Choose what you will." He breathed out steadily through his nose. "Goodnight, Miss Kunata..."

[avyuir]

He's hiding his feelings, I know it. Lyia sighed, she couldn't do much but listen to Captain Barbrosi and accept his offer. I can't marry a man I don't know, he was a man I atleast knew so long ago, but that man is no longer. To marry a man for life, or to not and die, which would be worse? Lyia's thoughts weighed heavily on her, she was so confused at to what she should do. "Captain Barbrosi, if you will consider this from me, how is one such as myself supposed to marry a man who no longer remembers me and what happened between us. I helped save dear Amy if I recall. Yet you seem to have forgotten that."

"Leave. I told you to drop the subject." His voice was harsh with sadness mixed in. Lyia could tell he was struggling with something, but she did not know what.

"You're putting me in a very hard position. I can't marry a man whom has lost who he used to be. You used to be kind Will, now you are nothing more than a military dog. However, I do not wish to die so soon either." Lyia began to feel the tears streaming down her face, tonight she had cried more than she had in the past 5 years combined. "But . . . .if that man where to shed his cold outer layer and reveal to me. . . . . . reveal the past man I once knew, I have a feeling that marring that man would not be so bad. . ." Lyia's voice trailled off and she watched the guards file into the room.

"Take Miss Kunata back to her room."

"Yes sir!"

They grabbed Lyia by her elbows and marched her off towards her room. But before they left the room, Lyia felt she needed to say one more thing, "With this uneasy tension, I know I won't be able to sleep. Call for me if you should need me Captain Barbrosi." Lyia felt strange calling him Captain Barbrosi instead of Will, she felt that it seemed almost wrong.

"Come Miss Kunata."

The guards led her out of the dinning hall and up to her room. She quickly slipped out of the white dress and into some night clothing. It fit loosly around her body and was actually quiet comfortable. To marry a man for my own life, or to not and die. If I were to marry for my life, that marriage could turn into hell, and could be worse than death. But death now, without even trying the marriage, perhaps that would be the worst decision she would ever make, and rightfully so since she would be dead within a matter of hours. "I have no choice but to marry Will, no matter how much i dislike it." she whispered the words to herself, trying to convince her own mind that everything would turn out for the better this way. But I'm still not sure. . . .

[Sakume]

What have you done, Will? he asked himself, alone in the dining room with the wolf steadily growling at him. Surely you don't have to marry her... she is beautiful, and Evelyn... she's not coming back. But to force her like this... and to become this shell... He got up as a single soldier came in, saluting.

"Shall I clean up the mess, sir?"

"Yes..." Will replied almost as if in a daydream.

"And what of the wolf? Shall I dispose of it?"

"No. Lead her to the outer gardens and chain her just outside the hedge maze. Feed her well, and make sure she is protected." Will dismissed himself with another brief salute back and headed upstairs a few floors to his own room, Selene's previous room. He passed the doors completely and opened the windows that led to the balcony, peering at the glimmering stars above. "It's nights like this I miss you the most."

"I miss her, too," a soft, gentle voice echoed, almost like water running over smooth rocks in a stream.

Will turned violently, annoyed that someone entered his room without permission, thinking it to be Lyia perhaps, but when he saw who it was, he immediately fell to his knees, bowing. "My queen! Forgive me! I did not know it was you."

A weak smile passed across the woman's lips. She was beyond description using human terms. Her beauty, unsurpassed, surrounded her figure, making her appear to glow in the moonlight. Her long, flowing blonde hair lay in waves among her regal dress, reaching just to the tips of her hips. She held a small scepter more for use to help her walk than anything else, her skin unnaturally pale. "William. You do not have to be formal for me, you know that. Stand, and shed this charade of anger and bitterness. It does not suit you."

"My queen..." He rose to his feet, looking Selene's mother in the eye. "You should not be out of bed. You need rest. Your daughter will return soon... she will want to save you. You must survive, Miss Vlaxen. You can't leave us with such a reign of terror."

"I have come for you, William. You know you are not the cruel man you are pretending to be. Yes, you do so when the king sees you, but you have been this horrible shell for so long you have forgotten your past self and adapted to what you know as false. You cannot change so many times, you are, after all, capable of breakdown as we all are. Go to the girl, and show her there is a true spark of your old self still there. Let her know all will be well in the end."

"What of the marriage?" Will asked, not looking at the queen.

"That is your decision, William. You have good judgement if you only know how to use it. Now go... make Amy proud." The queen turned with a sweep of her robes and a smile, leaving the room and Will alone.

"Captain Brabosi... is this... really what I'm destined for? To be this horrid, wretch of a commander for the rest of my life? My father would never want it so... I know that. How can I go to her? What can I say? I am what I am. Perhaps I am not what I used to be, but maybe that can return in time. Selene... please hurry. Even if I cannot face her... maybe she can find out I'm not a "military dog". He paused for a moment, his face blank as an epiphany began to strike him. "Dog... that gives me an idea." He burst from his room, intending upon setting something straight that very moment.

A hand knocked at Lyia's door. "Captain Brabosi?" she asked, looking up from the bed.

A soldier entered the room briefly, dragging behind a snapping Lutai. "Captain's orders, the wolf is to sleep with you, and I'm to undo the chains for your hands and ankles, although the wing chains will remain." He neared her and used one hand to undo the heavy links from the angel, leading the wolf over to the window.

"I'm also to undo the muzzle from the wolf, though it will remain chained in the room and your room will be locked with no escape." He did so quickly, Lutai nearly taking his hand off after he removed her muzzle. Grimacing, he slammed the door and the turning of a key was heard. "Captain sends his best," came the muffled, slightly angry reply from the other side of the door. The Captain was acting very strangely to do such a thing.

[avyuir]

Lyia was unsure of what to say, this sudden turn of feeling, it was almost too good to be true. What are you up to Will? Is this another ploy to destroy my life? She shook the thought out of her head, perhaps the old Will still resided in that empty shell of a man. "Lutai, tell me, what do you think of Will? The first time we met him, he was so sincere, but now he is different. Tell me my dear pet, do you see the man beneath the flesh? Is he still the old Will?" Lyia thought of what the gaurds might say if they overheard her talking to a wolf.

Lutai merely let out a low growl, one which Lyia had not heard before. It was not the growl of anger, or sadness, or even repent. No it was different, maybe Lutai was able to see the Will they once knew.

"I must say Lutai, you are one very smart animal. I'm happy that you are my pet." Though,for how long. . . If the glimmer of hope is still there, that glimmer that the old Will is still somewhere out there, then I have no choice but to marry him, perhpas with my help, I can resurface the old Will. Lyia walked over to her bed, the one she had slept in all those many years ago. The sheets were stiff from the five years of being untouched. "Up." Lutai gracefully jumped form the floor to the bed and Lyia began to stroke her pet. She rubbed where the muzzled had been tightly secured and where the chains had been around her paws.

"Will, he is my balance I believe Lutai. The fire that warms the ice around a cold heart. And I am his balance as well. I am the ice that cools the fire when it burns to hot with anger or fury." Lyia stroked Lutai's ears, making her prowl with a slight pleasure. "Oh you silly beast, even when our lives our in danger you always find a way to be happy. . ." Happiness, will I even feel it again. Since my encapturement, I have felt nothing but the hot tears streaming down my face, and the sadness that has filled my heart. Lyia got up from the bed, with the grace she once had before she was chained and thrown into prison, and glided over to the window effortlessly. She wished to open the window and feel the cool breeze on her face, but they had prepared her room specifically so she couldn't escape.

Lyia let a sigh escape through her lips, her life had gone from just being ehh bad but not horrible to complete and utter hell. The only thing that brought her out of her depressing thoughts was the slight rumble of her stomache. Hmp, thats what I get for not eating since midday I suppose. Well, it wouldn't be the first time I went to sleep hungry. Lyia walked over to her bathroom and found a hair brush and began combing her silky blonde hair. The brush slid through her hair getting out any tangles that had found themselves a home on her head. She began getting ready to go to bed, she needed rest if she was to appeal to the courts tomorrow, either that, or accept Will's offer. Why can't I just accept it, why is it so hard for me to just say yes?!? You would think something as simple as marriage to save my life would have me deadset on that decision, yet I'm not. Is it because I don't care for this 'new' Will, or is it because I do care . . . . Lyia heard another knock at her door. She figured it was another guard.

"Come in, if you have the keys to unlock the door that is."

[Sakume]

No reply came, but the doorknob began to turn as Lutai gave a warning growl. An unfamiliar face of a guard entered, but he was not in armor. Apparently by his few medals he wore on his chest, he was highly thought of around the army. He had dirty blond hair and sea-green eyes, and was of smaller build than Will, though just slightly taller. "Greetings, Miss Kunata."

"Who are you?" she asked in obvious uncertainty.

"My name is Kinir. I've heard of you, but I decided to come see the dangerous prisoner for myself."

"Dangerous, is that what you think?" Lyia responded with a slight sneer. "If you've just come to stare at me, I suggest you get out."

"Oh no, Miss Kunata. I believe you are fully innocent. I also heard you didn't eat much tonight... I brought you some refreshment." He turned back to the door to wheel in a small tray that contained various fruits. "I've also heard that the Captain has proposed to you? You're not that foolish, are you? Ah, I pity the woman who ends up with him."

Before she could ask why, he went on explaining. "Will always was trouble, from the very beginning." So it was, but not trouble to friends, only trouble for evil ones. He paused as he noticed her brush on the dresser and how she had missed picking what looked like a leaf from her hair, probably from previous adventures before her encapturement. "Let me get rid of that leaf."

Lutai growled, but the man seemed to ignore the wolf for the time being, picking out the blemish from the girl's smooth hair. Then, it happened. Quick as a flash, He knocked the wolf from the bed, threw a small marble that exploded into a metal net over her, and pinned down Lyia against the sheets, his face a picture of greed and snobbiness. "I never imagined..." he chuckled over the wolf's snarling. "You were so beautiful. Consider yourself lucky. Not every prisoner gets this opportunity. Just the pretty ones."

Before Lyia could scream, an explosion of white filled the room, growing dim while causing everyone inside to lose sight temporarily. Kinir, though he could not see, cried out in a shock of pain, coughed, and a slight spray of something wet hit the female angel's face. A force pushed the man from her body and scooped her up, stopping only briefly to snatch the confused wolf. A grunt of pain could be heard, along with a shatter. The feeling of flying was proficient during the next few minutes until with a thud, it was firm ground again, real soil.

"I'm sorry about the blood," came Will's voice, though it sounded a bit shaky. "I suspected he might try something. I... I'm to see that all prisoners are taken care of, and not abused."He held a hand up to his cheek to stop the trickles of blood received from breaking through the glass. "Don't worry, this in no way impacts your current record. Kinir will be tried, and watched from now on. I'm sorry I had to destroy your window, but Kinir is not the one to give up right away."

[avyuir]

Lyia was confused, she had no idea what was going on, only the sounds of someone talking. It was Will, but she had no idea why she was in his pressence outside, and not in her room. She only heard what he had said about her wondow and how he had shattered it. "That man . . . . he . . . he tried to do something to me, something that in what the humans would say as rape didn't he. And my window. . . don't worry about it. I never much liked that one anyways." Lyia looked at the blood on his face, it was smeared from when he tried to whipe it of his cheek. "Here, let me help you."

"No I'll be fine."

"The glass is inbedded deep within your cheek, let me help you get it out!"

"I said I would be fine!" Will barked out those words almost like orders.

"Hmp, fine then." Lyia scoffed her heel agianst the ground and spun around. If Will didn't want her help willingly, then she would force it upon him. She heard him sigh, she wondered what he was thinking. "Tonight is the night of the full moon isn't it Will?"

"It's Captain Barbrosi to you Kunata. And yes it is."

"Hmm then tonight is a sad night . . ." Lyia whispered the wods under her breath hoping that Will would not hear her.

"Why does tonight being the full moon make it sad?"

"Because, I can't be out basking in the moonlight like I normally do on these nights. My powers are at there full, but I can't use them." Atleast not the attacking ones Will. Lyia walked back toawds Will, the blood still slightly trickling down his face. "The sight of blood is a greussom one."

"And what do you suppose I do about it? I have nothing to clean it off!"

"Then let me . . ." Lyia's hands touched Will's cheek softly as she summoned her ice heal. It healed the wounds within a matter of seconds, the glass sliding out off the cuts. "See, that wasn't so bad."