Clover221B
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There was no doubt that Princess Athena was a young woman who cared about her people, however there was a line which was finely drawn. This. This very much crossed it.
"Do you not understand what I'm saying, brother? I will not marry him! He is a murderous leech who is responsible for so many of the deaths in our Kingdom, he led the uprise for goodness sake!" By this point it was quite clear that Athena had lost her cool and rightly so, her brother may have been the King but he did not have the authority to organise a lifetime of despair for his younger sister.
Letting out a deep sigh, Henry ran a hand through his contrastingly dark hair. "Athena, that is exactly the point I'm making, with him on our side, the war will be over. The death count will decrease and we shall be able to fix all that has gone wrong." The King commented hopefully, knowing all too well that it wouldn't be enough for his little sister.
"Or he'll turn the kingdom upside down, any hope of us winning over the people will be gone. We will burn with the kingdom forever, Henry." The blonde spat back anger not shifting from her tone, even when a knight entered the room with them.
King Henry looked from his sister's face to the taller knight that stood straight beside her at this point, grateful for the escape from the conversation. "Can I help?" He questioned the knight who was lacking armour, obviously he wasn't anywhere near the front lines.
"They're ready for her your royal highness, I'm here to accompany the Princess to the dungeons." The deep voice came from beneath the large built man who Athena was sure was called Astric.
"No, don't you dare, Henry, this isn't fair!" Anthea demanded to her brother but by this point two other guards who had previously been outside the door had joined Astric and were there to carry the Princess down to the dungeon if they had to. One nod from Henry said it all and both the guards took an arm each of the Princess, matching her out of the room as she fussed at their grip and tried her best to pull away. "You're a complete idiot, Henry, this won't work, I won't forgive you!" She called but soon after the large throne room doors had shut behind her and her brother would no longer hear her pleads.
"Take your hands off me this instant, I can walk myself! I'm a lady after all, at least let me have some dignity." She demanded to the two guards that were much bigger and she didn't have very much chance of beating, both following Astric who walked ahead.
As the grips on her forearms were released, Athena let out a loud sigh then brushed down her soft velvet green dress. Her corset was much too tight today and if the news of her new marriage wasn't enough, she felt as though her lungs might pack in at any moment.
Eventually they reached the darkness of the dungeons and before she knew it Athena was standing before the cell which held her beloved husband to be.
Clearing her throat with a distasteful look, she directed her sharp blue gaze to his face. "I believe we've got to make acquaintance, but first let me assure you I'm much less pleased than you could ever be about our soon to be marriage. It was not my idea and I will be doing everything in my power to stop it, if it were me, you'd have been made an example of in a guillotine."
"Do you not understand what I'm saying, brother? I will not marry him! He is a murderous leech who is responsible for so many of the deaths in our Kingdom, he led the uprise for goodness sake!" By this point it was quite clear that Athena had lost her cool and rightly so, her brother may have been the King but he did not have the authority to organise a lifetime of despair for his younger sister.
Letting out a deep sigh, Henry ran a hand through his contrastingly dark hair. "Athena, that is exactly the point I'm making, with him on our side, the war will be over. The death count will decrease and we shall be able to fix all that has gone wrong." The King commented hopefully, knowing all too well that it wouldn't be enough for his little sister.
"Or he'll turn the kingdom upside down, any hope of us winning over the people will be gone. We will burn with the kingdom forever, Henry." The blonde spat back anger not shifting from her tone, even when a knight entered the room with them.
King Henry looked from his sister's face to the taller knight that stood straight beside her at this point, grateful for the escape from the conversation. "Can I help?" He questioned the knight who was lacking armour, obviously he wasn't anywhere near the front lines.
"They're ready for her your royal highness, I'm here to accompany the Princess to the dungeons." The deep voice came from beneath the large built man who Athena was sure was called Astric.
"No, don't you dare, Henry, this isn't fair!" Anthea demanded to her brother but by this point two other guards who had previously been outside the door had joined Astric and were there to carry the Princess down to the dungeon if they had to. One nod from Henry said it all and both the guards took an arm each of the Princess, matching her out of the room as she fussed at their grip and tried her best to pull away. "You're a complete idiot, Henry, this won't work, I won't forgive you!" She called but soon after the large throne room doors had shut behind her and her brother would no longer hear her pleads.
"Take your hands off me this instant, I can walk myself! I'm a lady after all, at least let me have some dignity." She demanded to the two guards that were much bigger and she didn't have very much chance of beating, both following Astric who walked ahead.
As the grips on her forearms were released, Athena let out a loud sigh then brushed down her soft velvet green dress. Her corset was much too tight today and if the news of her new marriage wasn't enough, she felt as though her lungs might pack in at any moment.
Eventually they reached the darkness of the dungeons and before she knew it Athena was standing before the cell which held her beloved husband to be.
Clearing her throat with a distasteful look, she directed her sharp blue gaze to his face. "I believe we've got to make acquaintance, but first let me assure you I'm much less pleased than you could ever be about our soon to be marriage. It was not my idea and I will be doing everything in my power to stop it, if it were me, you'd have been made an example of in a guillotine."