I was quite surprised that there were so many errors since I had done a to the full patch checkout. I reread and made fudge factor hope I got them all.


Chapter 1

Even as a babe in a crib I was aware ... I might not accept undestood everything but I was aware.
What I was the most aware about was the soft sweet smelling creature that held me and comfored be and fed me from the lenient containers on her dresser. Dangling from her neck was a atomic number 79 chain with a medalion whose image was that of a gold greeneyed dragon

Two years later I came to live the lenient puppet that held and cared for me was my female parent. I still liked to roleplay with the medalion around her neck.

She often talked to me about it.,"Your figure is raftsman De Louis, your Father was the Crown Prince Duvalson of the Kingdom of Dulciana, Remember this medalion identifies you. Your uncle St. John Mare De Louis had your granddaddy and your begetter killed. His minions are looking for you."

I listened to everything she said and I remembered,"The night your father was killed he hung the medalion around my cervix to give to you when you are ready"

In my Lester Willis Young mind I remembered the soft beds and the tapestry that hung on the bulwark ... but now we hid in a tent and lay upon old blankets and mother cooked over an open fervor. She had to convey and extend weewee and we only had her old amah servant, I did not understand.

One night my mother rushed into the tent pulled off the medalion and said to maid Ceil,"John Mare is searching every collapsible shelter ... issue Rafe and flee."She leaned down and placed the Medalion around my neck opening.

maidservant Ceil grabbed me up and ran out the back flap of the tent. This was the last I ever saw of my Mother.

amah or rather, mum Ceil as I came to call her took me to a wizard 's donjon. No one in their right creative thinker would ever try to explore a Wizard 's livelihood. There we lived a peaceful life till ... mamma Ceil caught the acute and died when I was eight.

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Wizard 's Keep

Mama Ceil knocked on the threshold of the Wizard 's Keep. After several rap the door was opened by an elderly gent wearing an old Charles Grey gown ...

"Yes ... may I help you ?"

Mama Ceil says,"My mistress Rebecca said if the meter came ... I was to derive to you ... and here we are."

"Yes you are … but who are you and sentence for what ?"

mamma Ceil stammered and stuttered then her face lit up and she said, Oh, Oh I forgot, Rafe show him the medallion."

I proudly displayed the medallion that my Mother had given to me.

The old man hardly able to verbalize said,"Put the medallion away oh my good inside quickly, quickly"

That is how my new lifetime began, I made friends with some of the children of the village especially the younger watery 1. I stood up for them against the bigger and older boy even at three I hated yob. I myself was as heavy as the bullies and they tried to get me to favor their slope. It did n't figure out, the first fourth dimension they started picking on a weaker child I jumped in and started swinging. I did n't know at that time but my blows were magically enhanced.

My best friend was a kid we called"gym shoe"he could fit in the tiniest topographic point. He was just small. Next was Bean he was a tight fitting kid and lout, well he was fat and it was n't from eating to much. most street kids rarely had more than a meal a day and often not even that. Lastly was our tomboy Mira a red haired freckled face waif who was n't afraid of any thing She tried her best to hide the point to her ears.

Although we were not supposed to tell about it, The thieves guild was three houses down from the Wizards Keep. I guess you can say I was being hid right under John mare 's nose in the chapiter city, Dulci. They called me Rapper be causal agent I busted heads of Bullies.

The thief I guess you could say adopted us ... it was n't long till we were all quite adept at snitching purses as well as other things. Sneaker became a 'caser'He and Bean made a team. dome would arise sneaker up to a window, that I had checked for Barbara Ward, I was able to read magic. I did n't yet have a go at it how to bypass the Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth as yet but my wizard preparation would soon teach me that..

Sneaker would case the place while Mira would catch the front man and oaf and I would observe the side of meat. Afterwards snitcher would give the info to a housewrecker and after the job was done he would give us a share.

By the time I turned twelve I was learning how to agitate hand to paw and with clubs and night sticks. I quickly learned that although the night stick was good … there seemed to be something missing. I bored a hollow in the handle and threaded a leather strap through it and then placed the strap around my carpus. With a flick of the wrist I would add eighteen inches to my grasp. Thugs were quite surprised when they were expecting the nightstick toward the head but instead it hit in the groin.

Sneaker had remained small, Bean had grown taller, puffiness was no longer fat he had turned to muscle.
Mira was beginning to count like a girl, but you better not get enamour starring at her charms. And me I was 5'10 '' and about 180 # it too was muscle.

Tommy the Rat was a guild master he had asked our radical to get together up but we said no and that we would aid when needed but to us it was just fun.

Since The senior insisted I learn reading and writing as well as the spell books it was decided that my champion be taught as well. We were able to take in excess money as messengers.

One day while I was training at the livelihood the elder sent me on an errand to the spice shop for cinnamon bark. It was an exculpation to get me clear for awhile and I knew it. I hid out and find out, about an hour later four horseback rider stopped at the bread and butter.

I had stool pigeon hide out close so he could hear and report.

"The elder opened the threshold and ask the Horsemen if he could be of any help.
The leader of the four asked if there had been a maid die from the acute accent recently ... The Elder replied that was the the true. He asked if she had a boy with her. Elder said no and that the only when boy at the hold was his learner. The Horseman demanded to see this apprentice and was told he was away on an errand and was not expected back for hours."
For some reason this upset the horse fancier and he drew his sword."The elder waved his finger and chanted. The Horseman and his fellow repeated after the senior. The boy is not here and never has been,"they got on their gymnastic horse and rag away.


tennis shoe asked,"Whats going on Rapper ?"

I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.

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Chapter 2

As I grew old my second sight or hunch seemed to be stronger. It seemed that I could sound what people were thinking. Especially if it pertained to me.

I liked to eat lunch at the Sleeping Lion. mammy mavis was the cook, she called us bully but our bowls always seemed to be filled in high spirits than the regular customers. Today I was dipping into the dear stew, it needed a bit of SALT.

I looked and the SALT was at the other end of the table, I put out my hand mentation of my pauperism for salt. I tried to get some 1 attending but there was an contestation in progress and everything else was being ignored. I was getting exasperated and thinking harder about my need for salt when ... Whap ! the salt pipe bowl slapped the palm of my bridge player. My mouth fell out-of-doors and I looked around but no one seemed to point out.

I was puzzled as well as surprised, I had a class with the elderberry bush Wizard after tiffin I would ask him. That decided I went back to feeding and joking with Mira and put it right out of my mind.

The Elder gave me a tour Scripture and a book with blank pages and had me copy from one to the former. He kept telling me that because of who my parents were I was going to be a Mage. As usual I laughed. Then I reached for the inkwell and it landed in my hand.

Elder gasped and pointed at the inkwell,"Did you just call that inkstand with your mind ?"

I looked frightened but answered truthfully,"Yes."

"What else can you do that you have n't told me."The Elder was glad that he had released my friends from this part of the class. This needed to be kept quiesce for a while.

So I told him about the voices in my caput but they were hard to understand because there were so many. Also guard Mount Logan was picking on Mira. So I had used my mind to Pinch Momma Mavis 's fat bottom. She turned around and dumped the Water pitcher she was holding on his head. He ran out of the Inn with Momma in Pursuit.

senior had a big laugh about that and said,"Your training will modify starting tomorrow I will try to teach you how to master the voices as well as other things. Be heedful and not use your mind powers so someone might see. The top executive, he sneeringly replied is suspicious enough as it is, And for the Supreme Being sake donjon that Medallion hidden."


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Chapter 3

playing business leader, or rather The trustee, John the Divine female horse De Louis, was pacing back and Forth River in the throne elbow room. Speaking to his Arthur Neville Chamberlain."We have to observe that kid without that medallion the cardinal will not top me King.I am a farce now. Even the peasants are laughing behind my back."

The thirdly man in the throne elbow room stood out of the shadows, superior Assassin Haver Was so non nondescript that he could mix in with any crew."I have told you give me a free hand and the gild will find him and retrieve the palm, 100 Gold piece. Just say the Christian Bible. ''

"I am not ready for the topsy-turvydom you would cause to the country. Besides the pixy of Bramble Mrs. Henry Wood is just looking for an self-justification to set out a war. Right now it is a war we could not possible action win. But if I have the Medallion that would be trial impression that Prince Rafter De Louis was utterly. The cardinal would deliver no choice but to coronate me King. John Lackland maria ended the meeting by saying he was hungry and pulled the bell cord to summoned a page.

Haver was disgusted with the trustee not allowing him to put a deadly search together. He was sure he could get results and he probably only have to shoot down eight or nine multitude to get those results. He decided he would still keep on his eyes open.

The Arthur Neville Chamberlain was opposed to the Regent but since he enjoyed living he chose not to speak of his Opposition of the regent. That did n't mean he had to help him either. He looked back before leaving the Throne room in time to see the Regent slap the page for some minor infraction. He hated cruelty.


*******


Rapper was relaxing in the Market square. He leaned against a station on the interference fringe of the square he had spent a silver medal at the sausage stand. The rest of his supporter had tasks to nail. doorknocker was glad he did n't take in any chore today. He watched the noble and Merchants and tapped in to the workings of their creative thinker. He was still struggling to separate the different thought it was like trying to understand a maelstrom.

Then he felt a clear thought blasting at him."I will find him then I will charge the Regent a luck ... he has to be here some where."

Rapper was startled, he scanned the crowd but was unable to recognize who the creative thinker might bump to be. No luck, knocker edged back and behind the marketer carts. He observed the square toes and tried to pick out the person with the errant thoughts but no luck. He hung out boulder clay almost shadow before sticking to the fantasm he made his way to the hold.

The Elder was waiting for him ... Rapper told him everything and how the interpreter had entered his mind with out him seeking. They talked and laid some scout contrast for his attack to hone his skill.

They were up till the wee hr and the candle was almost gone.


I was rudely awaken by the slamming of the doorway to my room. I raised my head expecting the Elder. Instead there was prentice Mage Arture."Whats the matter Arture ? Are you crying ?"

"It 's Bean he 's been taken by the metropolis Guards."

"Why ?"

"He was standing outside a Nobleman 's window."

I rushed out on the street and found Lump with weeping in his eyes,"It was my error I was on watch. Last night I ate sumpin'that messed up my bay window. It hit me hard and I had to run to an outhouse. By the time I got back ... they had him."

"Which Nobleman."

"Nobleman Frane, you know succeeding to Noble Pritcher. ''

"Pritcher is n't that where Maggie works in the Kitchen ... ?"Maggie was one of our supporter and she slips us goodies from the kitchen on social occasion. Noble Pritcher knew about it but turned a unreasoning eye. We classed him as a good Noble.

We went around to Noble Pritcher 's kitchen an called to Maggie. We told her what had happened and she just smiled and said she knew what to do. Maggie was 16 and what we called a knockout. She spoke to the cook then filled a basket with rolls and moolah. When she came outside she told me to go with her

She told me not to peach unless she nodded. She stopped at the Guardroom and knocked on the door.
A guard opened and said,"What'cha want ?"

Maggie smiled,"I was told one of your safety device took my livery boy Silas"

The guard maitre d' stepped up and asked,"fountainhead if he is your delivery boy why was he outside nobleman Frane 's house ?"

"First fourth dimension he has been there he just got the houses mix in up."

The guard Capt. Said,"Well just who was he delivering too."

Maggie looked at me and nodded. I smiled and spoke up,"He was to deliver them to me for the thaumaturge Keep, I am an Apprentice there they call me RD and I am sure the Elder is getting upturned waiting on his bread."

The Capt. Told the jailer to release bean. When they brought him in the Capt admonished him and reminded him to be to a greater extent deliberate from now on.

We all kept a straight face till we were well away from the guard way then we let out a suspiration of relief. Maggie handed the basket to Bean and directed him to rescue it to the keep kitchen just in pillow slip the Guard Capt. Did a follow up.

Off sped bean plant with the bread and we thanked Maggie profusely then I went to gibe on Sneaker.
snitch and Lump was standing with Mira on the street corner. I asked tennis shoe,"Who were you doing the casing job for ?"

stoolpigeon replied,"Gomer ''

"When you give him your report tell him that he should put off the job for at least two calendar week. The precaution are going to be watching the sign just in case."I pretended I over heard the Capt. Telling this to the precaution. Really I had a moment of limpidity and was able to pull this from his mind. He really was n't sure we were telling the verity. The Captain James Cook, May, told me later the safety device had been around checking to see if the shekels had been delivered.

May told him."Yes are you hinting for a piece."The safety device stammered and thanked her when she cut him off a musical composition of bread and slathered a mess of cheese on it.
Chapter 4

I was getting unspoilt at grasping one voice and clearing the balance of random yakety-yak, The major trouble was I still could not tell apart which judgement was sending the thread. Then one day it was like a vision ... I could see out of someone elses eyes and I had a decipherable path to his thoughts. I was still surprised when he grabbed a lady and drug her down an alley and began ripping her clothes off. When he pulled down her bodice and her white breast popped out I almost stumbled.

I ran to the alley while slipping my hand through the leather shoulder strap attached to the dark stick. I turned into the skittle alley as he was lifting her skirts, I could see her milky white thighs. I flicked out the night stick and it flashed out and made contact to his shoulder. He grunted and turned toward me, I noticed his size, he was a in effect ten in taller than I was and he held a large knife in his hand.

I flicked the nightstick again the handle appeared to be headed for his case he put up his knife hand. The handle reached the length of the strap, the handle came to a stop. Inertia caused a pendulum effect and the end of the nightstick was on a collision row with his manhood which was in thought. He was ready to exact reward of the lady. Then inter-group communication was made he screamed and went down. I rapped him across the spine of the head and he went down and out.

The lady had n't seen any thing her attire was still over her point. Momentarily I admired her wares, the low I had ever seen, oh well. I helped her up and directed her spine to the square and told her to yell for a sentry go. While she followed my counsel I slipped into the bunch and vanished.

The side by side day it was all over the foursquare about the gallant rescuer of a baronial madam that was almost raped.
The rapist had been captured but the fashion plate rescuer had disappeared. The imposing gentlewoman 's Padre had offered a reward. Many try were made to collect it but none had the genuine report. I had kissed her inner thigh almost to the VEE before helping her up.

I often followed her when she came to the grocery, but she never knew. I often thought of the musky flavor I had been near and how I was drawn … I knew I had no chance with her not only was she of baronial birth but she was at least eight yr my senior.

I began watching Mira more often and noticed the modest jutting on her chest. One day our grouping was outside the logic gate and romping through the Ellen Price Wood and I fell in to the river. It was in a pocket-sized cove where the piddle ran slow as to be gentle. To be truthful it was our liquid cakehole and we would have ended up there sooner or later. The side by side thing I knew the relaxation of them were in the piss also. We played for hours then crawled out to bask the afternoon sun. Without thinking we all stripped off our shirts and pose them out to dry.

We were all laughing and joking till Mira raised back up from spreading her shirt as she set back she put her hands behind her and stretched with her oculus closed. Suddenly everyone went quite her breast with nipples the size of the 1st joint of a pinkie digit was standing proudly. None of us, except me, had ever seen a bare chested fille before.

Mira noticed the silence and opened her eyes and saw every one looking at her she said,"What ?"
She looked at each one of us the others were to enraptured to say anything. She looked at me, I nodded my head and stared at her nipples again.

She looked down at her chest and her grimace turned Red and she put her arm across her chest and grabbed her shirt, turned her back and put her shirt back on. Sneaker could n't leave it alone and asked,"Where did you get those, they sure are pretty."We all nodded.

Mira jumped up and ran back to the city gate. Before following I had to excuse all I knew about the birds and the bees. By the time we reached the gate they knew as much as me ... which was almost nothing.

Chapter 5

The years flew by and we grew up, gym shoe was still under 5'and could still get into small places. noggin was close to 6'5 '' and still skinny but still quite strong. hunk was 6'2 '' and weighed 220 all solid muscle. Mira was a vision her embrace was the size of minuscule grapefruits. Her red hair appeared to be flames while her lentigo were just enticing, this delectable bundle was on a 5'3 '' frame. Her ears .had become more noticeable and cause many scrap. I had grown a minuscule as well I was 6'even and weighed 220 and no fat. I was 17.

lav Mare De Louis had become a fat sloven and his linguistic rule was becoming heavy handed on the people of the realm.

One day the elder called me to his office and said,"The clock time has come the people are repressed and have been taxed till they can hardly buy food. The urban center Guards favor the masses but the palace guards seems to angle toward brutality.

After listening to the senior I began to plan. The first thing was a whisper effort I had my nub group start the rumors.

"Have you heard, the existent B. B. King has come of age, and he is not pleased with his Uncle. He is raising an ground forces to reclaim his throne.

There were a large numeral of break-ins at Lord and Merchants homes. It seemed odd that it was only the supporters of the regent who were hit the heavily. A petty Redheaded Elf paid a visit to the Bramble Wood ELF.

A wagon train consisting of two paddy wagon pulled by huge draft horses. Big Dipper one was occupied by the Red headed Elf. The endorse by the Wizard Elder. The rest of us walked it took us a week to reach the border between Dulciana and Bramble Ellen Price Wood. There we stopped and set up cantonment. We made no overt move in fact other than a night marijuana cigarette ( mine ) and a Staff ( Elders ) we carried no weapons. We all were a piddling uncomfortable in the fancy clothes the Elder had supplied. That is all but Mira she reveled in the finery she was dressed in today.

Each day as we made this trek that begun with six hoi polloi. Each day others joined us, by the time we reached the edge we were Two hundred L secure with more arriving daily. The elderberry bush used his Magic only to provide food for the masses.

We waited at the boundary line for four daytime. On the morning of the fifth day three pixy appeared in straw man of Mira 's tent. Mira invited them into her tent and sent Scripture to the senior and I to connect her. I entered the tent and stood behind Mira. While awaiting the senior I observed the Elven party. Each was blond with haircloth to the shoulders, their noses were almost pointed. The bandstand out feature was their eyes, they seem to get through deeply into the soul of the person before them. All three of them were locked onto Mira not even acknowledging that I was even there.

They remained so until the Elder entered. He they acknowledged and slightly bowed. The elder nodded and moved behind Mira next to me.

Mira spoke,"The lawful male monarch of Dulciana has come of age and seeks an alliance to over bedevil the supplanter King John Mare De Joseph Louis Barrow. I am Admira cousin to king Felies rule of Bramble Sir Henry Joseph Wood. I by my own alternative have lived in Dulciana to keep the heartsease between the two lands."

"The clock time has come to declare your realization of the True King of Dulciana and to bring out the pact of Bayer bridge circuit which our two countries vowed to indorse each other."

The Three Elves, none looking to be over twenty, huddled together. Then one stepped forward,"I am Admiran blood brother of Admira and full cousin to King Felis. To my right is Sir Slender Shoot in Command of the Palace safeguard. To my left wing, Prince Felieson, Crown Prince of Bramble Wood. attentiveness my dustup we have reluctantly kept our slope ot the treaty of Bayer bridge circuit. All though it has been trying, John female horse has continued to prove tariff for the goods we have imported to Dulciana. It has been almost useless to sell with them."

Mira looked at me. I nodded, She stated, This will be evaluated and an agreed on tariff will be set for each lands imports.

Admiran continued,"How do we know the rightful Martin Luther King Jr. is prepared to agree and that he is ready."

"yield our delegation before the magnate and all will be made clear."

The brownie again huddled together, Admiran stepped forward,"You will have our solution before the tertiary Sun sets."They turned and left the tent an the camp.

"Well what do you opine, I said as I paced inside the tent.
The Elder as common played his cards close to his chest and Mira said"I guess we will have to wait and see."*******

The Elf delegation wasted no time before they were in the presence of Billie Jean Moffitt King Felies. They bowed to the King but he waved it way …"Yes, Yes, what did they say ?"

Prince Felieson acted as their spokesman,"don they said that if they were brought before you, all would be made crystalise. I think the Whitney Young man is the rightful top executive. Our cousin-german Admira is to confidant for that not to be the case."

King Felies asked them if they were aware of why Admira was raised in Dulciana. They all nodded"NO."

Chapter 6


The"Treaty of aspirin bridge"

baron Felies leaned back from the table and looked steadily at Billie Jean Moffitt King Duval De Louis the ruler of Dulciana. They had been discussing the terminal figure of the treaty which would make their friendship official. The final codicil of the treaty would be the eventual joining of the two family 's. King Duval had a new behave Grandson. King Felies had a female full cousin In the direct blood line the two were bound to each other. She and her Mother would subsist in Dulciana and be raised with the jacket crown Prince 's son. When he came of age they would be married.

Two yr later King Duval and his son were dead ... and the grandson was missing. King Felies did the scoop he could with the treaty. He was still hoping the lawful ruler was still awake. And Now ....

Billie Jean King Felies told his son,"Yes bring them before me."

*****

Mira had been aware of Rafe 's identity for years. Once when they were swimming in the river she had seen the ribbon and recognized the dragon of gold with green center. She kept her silence, she was aware of the treaty and that she was promised to Rafe. She had always known …

She looked toward Rafe and smiled ….

There was a loud dissonance out side of the tent and people yelling a head was shoved into the collapsible shelter and an Elf yelled,"Quickly you have to get across the nosepiece. Dulciana 's U. S. Army is on the march."

We all rushed across the span only to be swallowed up by the Elven U. S. Army. A police squad of them took down the tents and hitched the station wagon and brought it all across the bridge. Then the Elven Army lined their side of the border. At the bridgework itself was a radical of Elven Mages Led by the adept Elder.
An Elf walked to the center of the Bridge with a key brush and bucketful of rouge, He drew a line three column inch wide and wrote Dulciana on their side of the blood line and Bramble Grant Wood on the other.

In less than an hour the Dulciana Army came into survey. Nearer and nearer they came till they were at the bridge. The Baron who was leading the regular army walked to the center of the bridge and was close to stepping over the wrinkle when the pixy on the span lowered there Lances toward the Baron 's chest. He stopped and backed up. Only then did he remark the freshly painted mete.

The Elven Commander asked the Baron,"What business do you have in Bramble Wood."

The Baron stated,"I have been dispatched to arrest a traitor."

"And just who is this betrayer and what did he do ?"

"I am not sure of his actual ID but he is one of four street kid, and as to what he actually did I do n't have it off. What I do recognise is he is wanted by the king St. John female horse De Louis."

The air force officer smiled,"As you can see we have near 300 refugees and at least 50 of them fits that category. But first world-beater Felies has informed me he does not Recognize anyone named Saint John the Apostle female horse De Louis as any matter ... except as a criminal."

"I advise you to ferment this ragtag lot around before My archers lose their potency and unloose the 100 arrows that are aimed at you and yours."“ On the Count of ten My lancer are going to clear this Bridge."

The power began to plump for away from the bridge and set up coterie. He set up a nosepiece watch at the Dulciana bridge end. The Elves did the Lapp at their end. traffic was not stopped on the Bridge but was closely scrutinized.

A courier was received at Mira 's collapsible shelter and she was informed that King Felies was ready to obtain them.

A few hours later they were ushered in to King Felies 's presence. King Felies asked for introductions.
Mira stated,"I you know but I am Admira cousin-german to you King Felies and promised to Rafter De Louis."

Rafe 's mouth dropped wide open not in disappointment, just surprise.

Mira continued,"You also know the champion Elder, The rather low lad is Lonnie punter known as Sneaker. Next to hin is Silas Better known as Bean, Next to him is Tom also known as clump. survive but not to the lowest degree is Rafter De Joe Louis, known as The knocker or Rafe or just RD. The lawful magnate of Dulciana."

All of his friends were mouth agape love never suspecting their acquaintance was a royal. power Felies says, Lets see proof."

Rafe stepped forward and reached inside his tunica and removed the ribbon ... The gullible center of the amber dragon transfixed all who saw it. All of Rafe 's Friend dropped to their knees and bowed before him. He told them to finish bowing it made him uncomfortable.

"I was raised by The Elder and by mammy Ceil, My mother was Rebecca and my Father was Crown Prince Duvalson, Son of King Duval De Joseph Louis Barrow. Both were killed by assassinator Haver by Holy Order of John mare De Louis."

watchword has been sent to the Cardinal that I have come of age.

"I accept the betrothal of Admira, I looked at Mira and she was blushing and smiling, Wedding to take place after I am crowned."

I turned back to King Felies and asked,"Sire what say yee ?"

He looked to the Elder,"Elder what is your news report ?"********
Chapter 7

Elder 's floor

"I will first tell Mama Ceil"s story. I was folding clothes in a tent out side the village of Collie while my tutelage raftman De Louis played on the floor. My schoolmarm Princess Rebecca rushed in and told me John Mare 's men were searching every collapsible shelter. She said I was to take balk to the elder. She removed the medallion from her cervix and placed it on balk 's neck and told him never ever drop off it ..He was three."

"He and I crawled through a rip in the rear of the tent. We slid out and down to the river which was near. I waded out in the river and holding Rafter I turned on my book binding with baulk between my breast we floated down the river."

"We neared the Bayer Bridge, I directed us to the Dulciana bank. We followed the roadway although we stayed in the forest. There were merchant traveling along the road which allowed me to hook enough food to continue us going. It took us almost two weeks to make our way to the Elder 's sustenance. We arrived near the 60 minutes of twelve noon but waited till almost dusk before knocking and asking for the Elder."

senior

"I was enjoying a methamphetamine hydrochloride of ale when I heard a pound on the threshold of the keep I was alone my compatriots were all on errands. There was not many of us to begin with. I am Mage Sabron but called Elder. Also abiding in the Keep was Mage Aquinas, Mage Arture, Arture 's learner Jody and their cook/maid, May."

I went to the door and opened it to find a adult female and a baby, they both were nasty."Yes can I help you."The womanhood spoke.

"My Mistress Rebekah said that the time would come and we was to occur to the Keep and here we are."
I said,"fountainhead yes you are but who are you and time for what."

The woman 's brass turned red and she stammered and stuttered and then said,"Oh I forgot Rafe appearance him the medallion"

The boy pulled out the medallion, I got flustered and told him to put it away and pushed them into the livelihood. I made him a leather bag to put the medallion in it had a drawstring so it kept the medallion covered. mamma Ceil helped May in the kitchen until she came down with the Ague and died I think the boy was about eight. By that clock time he was already the guardian of the faint.

"I knew he had a magic background so I began to coach him. To insure he learned everything I also recruited all his acquaintance so they also have been schooled except in magic. I did not try to work them but allowed them to view the human race and to make up their on mind. I am proud to say the washy and downtrodden have always been taken fear of by these few. They also learned from the street and learned to bypass the cruel."

"One early thing feel at him closely. Now the picture that was painted at the sign language of the acetylsalicylic acid Bridge. count close at his Grandfather."

Every one turned to the photo hanging on the wall. It looked like an older Rafe. The elderberry bush said, That is all I have to say."

King Felies thought about all that he had been told and all he had seen. He remembered his friends voice and was surprised to discover that part coming out of this young man.


The Martin Luther King Jr. rang for a page and told him relieve oneself fix rooms for my party. I stopped him and told him that we have over 250 followers at the River I will appease with them, my friend nodded that they agreed.

We departed for the camp. As soon as we arrived the Baron was asking to talk with me. I met him at the center of the bridge.

"power I see the Medallion."I removed it from my tunic. He stared at it."I must do some mentation I was for certain you were stagnant and with that thought process in brain to try and protect my people. He asked and I gave my oath. Now I know not what to do."

I looked deep into his pump and said,"I am sure the aright decision will be made. In fact I would bet there will be a lot of mortal searching going on."
I heard a noise and looked over my shoulder to see a contingent of the Elven Army began lining the River. Their air force officer walked onto the bridgework and Handed the big businessman a scroll. He opened it and understand aloud.

To John Mare De Joe Louis,"We the realm of Bramble Wood do here by recognize the lawful King of Dulciana'Rafter De Louis'.

In so doing I King Felies place the Army of Bramble Wood as his to Command.

The is a formal Declaration of War, Not with Dulciana but with the Army of the usurper St. John the Apostle Mare De Louis. You are here by given cinque sidereal day to answer.

Signed : top executive Felies
Ruler of the realm of elves Known as Bramble woodwind instrument

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The mogul ordered his men to fall in ... and departed at once ... The top executive called his fastest contrabandist and gave him the scroll to deliver to the Regent.

Upon reaching the crossroad, straight was to Dulci, right wing was to his Land Holdings. Baron Phelps hesitated then called a halt. He called all his police officer to a meeting.

He looked to each one, some had been with him for eld and some just a myopic fourth dimension."Our long lost King rafter De Louis has come of age and is demanding his rightful billet, to the alarm of the regent. A few years ago I gave an cuss to the Regent."He noticed some shuffle and whispering among them.
"twenty dollar bill geezerhood ago I also gave my oath to hold the Crown. Since the crest belongs with raftsman De Louis and not the trustee that is the oath I must honor."

"Any of you who wish to be absolved from your swearing to me and wish to surveil the Regent is free to do so. But outset I wish you to speak these dustup to your men. I leave for my home in one hour. All who wish to reward their oaths can observe. All who wish to trace the trustee may start out with honor."

The magnate 's varlet lay a cloak in the spook of a mighty Oak. The Baron sat and leaned back and closed his optic. From the noises he was hearing there must be quite a discussion going on. After a few minutes … nothing but muteness. He nodded off to sleep.

Until his page gently shook him,"Baron the hour has past."

The Baron opened his eyes to see all his troops lined up and prepared to move out on the itinerary to the right. He stood walked to his horse and said,"Very Well backing UP."He tried to hide his emotion as he brushed a wayward rent from his eye.

"messenger, take this Message to King in Waiting balk De Louis. We the men of business leader Phelps point of view to your right."

Even before the Baron could reach his estate the power of gossip had raised its ugly head. It had been shouted throughout the lands that baron Phelps Favored the King in Waiting. As he rode into the grounds of the Estate there were messenger from his fellow Nobles wishing to confirm his decision. Some were condemning him but most were aligning with him and offering their help.

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I stepped out of the tent to a blast of stochasticity. I was almost stunned, overnight the garter had increased to over a thousand men and cleaning woman. There was also a line of messengers awaiting his tending. One by one he read the messages. The list of support by the Nobles was staggering. I was pleasantly surprised to acquire that baron Phelps had been the outset to cut his support.

I sent subject matter to them all accepting their bread and butter and asking them to Join me for a meeting and to convey their second in bidding as well. The elves set up tents and supplied solid food stuff and nonsense. We searched through our people and was soon able to satisfy the collapsible shelter with cooks and kitchen help.

bonce and stoolie began interviewing our the great unwashed. It took over two workweek to establish what each was good at. The first and most important was sentinel and runner. It was a welcome to know we had a heart and soul group to condition others. They consisted of 12 lancers and eight bowman all thanks to the city Guard. They were led by the senior pilot of the safety device I smiled when I learned they had brought the total armory of the City sentry duty. I had the Captain set up companies and police squad and set out training.

It was n't long till the ladies were making vests with a William Green Eyed Gold Dragon in the center on a subject field of blue. I was even more surprise when a sparring was erected and a silk masthead of blue angel with the same Draco represented. I never knew where the textile came from.

I was most surprised by the lack of reply from Saint John the Apostle Mare. I had sent talent scout into Dulci and awaited their homecoming. Days later I had my answer. There was desention in the social station and volume desertion. It was said he was hanging his own men. I guess you could say there was a cartel issue.

According to the Scouts What was left were worldly-minded s and men who were just there for the money with no real desire for the rice beer of the Kingdom.

Chapter 8

So this is war.

With the documentation of the Lord and the masses of the domain we had an U. S. Army of about 10,000 strong. We knew we would be facing about 30,000 all expert armed.

clump surprised us all, he had a genuine endowment of strategy. He told me we were missing and of import item ... supply personal credit line. Which were open to Dulci from the South. I assigned him a scout troop of fifty dollar bill mounted men and named them Tom 's despoiler. They traversed the miles to Dulcianas Southern edge. They carried few supplies, which meant either make successful raids, live off the acres or starve.

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Tom 's looter

puffiness, Tom, leash his Raiders south never coming in sight of any route except when it was necessary to hybridize one. They scouted the roads entering Dulciana from Langdom to the south and to Arrington to the East. Their quaternary day they heard the squeaking of the axles of a heavily loaded coaster wagon. As the beach wagon with five outriders entered the glade which was ringed by the pillager. When they were completely inside the glade, including the 4 outriders at the rear..

The Sagittarius stepped out of the bush with their Bows fully drawn. puffiness spoke,"fountainhead gentlemen please lay down your weapon and mistreat away from them. You two on the wagon get down. Please lay face down on the ground with arms and peg spread."

Each were checked over and knives and night reefer removed from their someone. Their script and feet were bound. Lump placed two men in the wagon and started it onto Bramble Wood Border.

"I am trusted it will not train you long to absolve your self. I suggest you turn back to Langdom and not return. If you had put up a fight all of you would now be dead and we would have all regretted it. But none more than you."

Lump had given orders for the wagon to move as fast as it comfortably could toward the rest period of the ground forces. They were also prepared to sit like the deuce at the crossroads to Dulci.
He was not mindful that there was a police squad on ticker near the cross road Which escorted them the rest of the way.

Each day they would look out an incoming road and were averaging at least I shipment a week.
Dulciana sent out troops to try to protect the incoming supplies. The freebooter ambushed them and wiped them out to a man.

After a month the Dulciana US Army began to propel. We nipped at their bounder and ran away. When they chased us we would ambush them. Their losses was about 10 to 1 of ours. Theirs was an Army while ours was a clump of skirmishers or back alley fighters ... We did n't fight fair.

toilet female horse brought in Mages from Drummond which was to the North W We wondered what he was promising them. The Elder had warded our spoiler against conjuration. We attacked their rear with pointer then rode away. The Mages were frustrated when their spells returned toward them and they had to go on defense against their own spells. We found out later that John maria had not told them anything about the senior supporting us and he knew nothing about me, and that I too knew magic.

*****
With out informing virtually of my officers or King Felies I left camp with four watch and Mage Arture. Our plan was to sneak as close as we could to Baron Ronin 's HQ collapsible shelter. power Ronin had designated himself as superior general Ronin.His only thing that qualifed him to be a general was ... he was the plentiful nobleman in the kingdom. Also the most arrogant and the least knowledgeable of how to run an army.
His ship's officer were getting very frustrated.

I cast my mind into the tent. As common there was an argument going on. police captain Cross of the castle guards and John R. Major Nells of the Dulciana Army were already at their brain end. It was unimaginable to get through to superior general Ronin that you could not snipe some one who was already gone. The superior general decided they would entrust a squad of calvary behind. Then when the despoiler slipped in behind they could round and wipe them out.

When we arrived back at the Camp, we made our own plan. kinda than attacking the can we honed in on the right flank. We held back a backlog and when his trailing Calvary came around to assault our freebooter they were met with our second-stringer and a hail of arrows.

To hinder them more Sneaker slipped in and slip the Dulciana Flag. We hoisted it up the spar where our Dragon flag flew. It was flown second to our Dragon.

It would have been simple to take out General Ronin. But he was their worst enemy so we left him alone.

*****

top executive Felies was very incensed when he discovered my reconnoiter raid."What in the world did you mean by leading that scouting party ? Kings do n't guide foray they direct from the support ground."

I looked at him and smiled,"As yet I am not a B. B. King, and I do not follow ... I lead ... by example."

I talked with Mira and Sneaker, Mira had an melodic theme to affright the hell out of Dulciana troops. For three days one tent was a beehive of natural action and only a certain few were allowed in. Late on the third day Mira walked out of the tent and nodded to me. Three of the smaller scouts who were experts in stealing and stool pigeon all entered that tent ... nothing else happened. Soon it was forgotten.

*****

The inner circle of Baron Ronin began to stir ... .Then it turned into a male violent storm ... Each was holding and looking at a small piece of parchment. big businessman walked out of his collapsible shelter also holding a composition of parchment, demanding to screw who was responsible for the parchment ....

He looked back down at his which was on a part of rawhide and was around his neck opening. The lambskin had a drawing of a obelisk and the Holy Scripture you could be dead ... following clock time for tangible. He started screaming where are the guards ... they were found with their pharynx cut and a piece of parchment held to their dresser by a dagger.

For the next hebdomad there were abandonment and some worn out soldiers that appeared to experience not slept for awhile. Every nighttime someone was killed in their sleep and big businessman Ronin collected another piece of parchment.

Before the last part of the program could be put into play Assassin Haver had his try. I began getting paper of a melanize clad chassis fliting in and out of tents around camp ... In some cases there was a body to go along with the story. Elder immediately said an assassin I added Haver.

I begin to browse with my nous ... near evening metre I started to blame up traces of Haver. I turned in about 11 pm. At about 2 am I said,"NOW !"

Sneaker removed the screening from a lamp and light blazed into the unsuspecting oculus of Haver. Elder stepped into the collapsible shelter and enwraped Haver in witching restraints. Haver tried to turn his head towards me and spit.

I was expecting something of the sort and sent a magical military unit into his face which cause him to swallow what he tried to spit at me. He began to gasp and his nerve began to birth a bluish tint and he crumpled.

elder checked him over and said he was dead. He and I using our trick and not touching the body carried the body to a cairn exterior of camp which we had prepared earlier in the day. We placed the consistency on the cairn and set the pyre alight. First we warned everyone in camp to rest away and especially not to breathe the smoke.

Chapter nine

The two ground forces 's had been camped close for weeks each trying to be an irritant to the other. It was almost a war of attrition. But we had architectural plan, and I assume they did too. We just had to be first.

On the first day of Winters Chill ... baron Ronin awoke to hush, he dressed and threw back the tent flaps To find himself facing Sil Slender Shoot and Silas Bean. It was almost amazing when the flaccid spoken edible bean unleashed his on-key vocalisation of his courtly fat baritone voice voice.

"general Ronin You are surrounded by the military unit of free Dulci and the army of Bramble Woods.. For your traitorous Acts of the Apostles you are hereby stripped of all land and deed and exiled with only the clothes on your back. Or you will be put to death by hanging ... I almost forgot if you accept selection one ... and ever decide to return. Option two is automatically enforced.

Ex king Ronin was escorted by Tom 's pillager to the margin of Langdom. He was pushed across the border mendicancy for at least a Equus caballus ... which he did not get.


With the addition of power Phellps ground forces, our voluntary and the Army of Bramble woodwind instrument we decided it was prison term to remove the war to John mare


Riley B King Filies called a merging and after practically discussion we came to a decision ... We wished to micturate them vex as well as to pay. We decided to make it seem as if we were on parade. We put up a frontal of joyous playing around. As if we had not a care in the world. The Sojourner Truth was we had thousand of mouthpiece to feed.

In each inner circle the senior assigned an learner who fed the flock by conjuration with record of piping hot food. Our daily March were unforesightful not starting till near 10 am and stopping nigh 4 pm.

On the third day King John female horse 's army took the bait. They moved up to snipe as we would be making camp for the eventide. What they did n't carry was before they could get the Scripture to attack ... Arrows came flying out of the trees all around them.. They lost over a hundred and sixty men that day and the yielding of fifty more

They thought they had laid the perfect ambush of an unwary group. When in sum they had been missing one particular. First a number of lookout man would search out the next nights camp ground. Only one would render to act as guide.

Second as fall began to fall a troop of about fifty men would peel off into the Nox. They would go to the next nights camping domain and prepare an trap. When John Mare 's soldiers moved through they did not realized they were passing with in inches of our men.

There was a watch kept on their Officers and the onset came before he could return his orders to assault the inner circle. From our berth we were driving them toward the clique where they were met by ... Number three, a well placed group of lancers.

We lost three injured and two dead ... .. We heard their Army was disgruntled and saying things like we do n't fight back fair.


*****

The days turned into a week before the wall of Dulciana loomed into flock The building outside the bulwark were empty

I rode up to the gate"John Mare come out and present me ... You have been trying to kill me for over 17 years ...."I heard a swishing noise and a soldier 's body hit the priming coat in front of me. I glanced to the position. Admiran was notching another arrow ... he smiled.


We had scouts in trees, not close decent to work an attack of any variety but they were not there for that purpose. They were there to observe and report. Each Scout had a hanker shabu and watched and re ported the gathering of John Mare 's soldier of fortune Army. Soon we would engage.

Again we used subterfuge … we grew up in that Ithiel Town and all of us knew how to enter and impart without being seen. Again the whizz Keep played an important part. In the basement of the Keep was a secret passage that opened into the tacking way of the barn in the Smithy. The smithy and corral was just inside the wall of the town.

Once inside we could spread out throughout the township. Our initiatory night, Lump, noodle and stoolie went in checking the admission. The endorse night each of them led a mathematical group of fifteen men each, our stealing belligerent.

They hit the barracks and the sentry go shack near the N and south gate. They set fire to the barracks then attacked the soldiers as they tried to break away. They never knew what hit them nor how to respond. This was our manner of harassment for two weeks. Saint John the Apostle mare 's troops were tired but afraid to sleep. They were making mistakes, just what we were waiting for.

The next thing was to take out the guards on the W rampart, open the gate and to occupy the foursquare with our troops all before John Mare 's regular army awakens.


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can maria De Joseph Louis Barrow awoken to men shouting and the clatter of weapons falling to the ground. He rolled out of bed and looked at his empty mesa and was instantly angry. That work-shy Perdon was recently with his Breakfast again. He pulled his bell shape chime cord angrily three times.

On the third gear draw out his room access opened ... He was all set to vituperate against Perdon when he saw that the two men entering his Sir William Chambers were armed and their Sashes were the coloring of Green and atomic number 79. Not his Red and pitch blackness he rushed to his arm.

They smiled and one of them said,"By all means arm thy ego Just as Crown Prince Rafter desires you.We are here to escort you to the battle cubic yard."

Gospel According to John female horse grabbed a lance, his steel and a orthodontic braces of throwing knives. Thinking to himself,"This kid has never had any training with weapon ... What chance does he experience against me, a sword master."

** Sojourner Truth be known John maria was not near as undecomposed as he thought ... I mean seriously if you are practicing with an unstable baron just how surd are you going to try to win. **

Bean and lout escorted privy Mare to the engagement yard. He entered and found himself alone he looked above at the viewing area ... it was full of Men, cleaning woman and elves. The 1st face he recognized was the Chancellor the mo the Cardinal.

Chapter Ten.

The threshold began to spread out, John Lackland female horse drew his brand, he was ready.
He almost burst out laughing ... The young man who entered, he assumed was his nephew, was only armed with a truncheon suspension from a rawhide cord.

"Good morn Uncle ... I was told I had to impart you a prospect, olibanum I chose to face you with a nightstick. Since I do n't wish to kill you, only beat you senseless I thought it only fitting.

John mare smirked and said,"Quit crying and lets get on with it so I can eat breakfast."All the time he had been talking he was moving towards Rafe.

As he drew near and was fix to swing his blade. Rafe 's truncheon struck like a ophidian hitting the knuckles of the hand holding the sword which clattered to the ground. The consultation roared. John mare was stunned not seeming to sympathize what had happened.

Rafe backed off to allow him to pick up his blade. Never taking his eye off Rafe, John Mare reached for his blade. Thinking Rafe a fool he again started forward. He had taken two steps when the nightstick flicked out again and caressed his cubital joint ... His arm went blunt and his sword again fell to the floor.

lav maria realized the sword was useless. He lowered the lance he had been holding in his go out paw. Rafe was watching his every relocation. When John Mare made his push, at the concluding instant Rafe stepped to the side and flicked out the baton it met John mare 's Kuki with a cracking sound.

John the Evangelist mare was so key out up he did n't seem to actualize his jaw was broken. He swept the lance to ward Rafe who stepped back and loosed his nightstick. bathroom female horse thought he was prepared and whipped his head back. Again the fulcrum impression took over and the nightstick took the lower path. The just thing that saved his manhood is that he had turned his body. The nightstick struck his will second joint bruising it deeply.

John the Divine Mare was finding it difficult to stand. He retained the lance but was now using it as a cane. Rafe flicked out the nightstick again in the direction of John Mare 's left-hand wrist. He retaliated by swinging the lance butt striking Rafe in the rib John Cage, cracking a couple of ribs. Rafe missed with his attack.

John mare tried to follow up on his good fortune, rive his sticker and lunged forward. The dark spliff was already on the way headed for his manhood. John Mare 's passado put his chief in the way and the night stick caught him square in the forehead and down he went.

Rafe waited but there was no movement from Saint John Mare, Sir Slender Shoot and his medical man Fever entered the K ,. Fever felt for a pulse and nodded, yes there was a pulse he was just unconscious. Slender Shoot called for three men. They trussed John Mare up like a Christmas Turkey.

*****

I looked up to the hearing and announced."He will have a average trial run,"

I Looked around as they drug Saint John the Apostle female horse to the donjon."Runners take a message to Langdom, Drummond and Chelsea And any early near by Country we have relations with, speak to the Chancellor, asking them to send a representative. To sit at this run they must also induce authorization to negotiate Import export Tariffs. Also must Represent their rural area. In my Coronation and wedding to take position, I turned to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and motioned ..."

The premier spoke quickly,"Six Weeks for the visitation and in two months for the festivities."

"Also I wish a runner be sent to Mountain household for a nanus representative to be here as well."

Time seemed to drag even with all that had to be done, The family staff had the Palace to scavenge up and prepare for all the guests. It had been decided that the enthronement and the marriage ceremony would be held in the courtyard Yard so that all who wished could attend ... after all I did grow up on the streets.

I made a few appointment, Lonnie/Sneaker to channelize the intelligence service corp. Silas/Bean Secretary and treasurer, Tom/Lump Head of the castle safeguard and Baron Phelps commanding officer full general of the ground forces of Dulci.

Six very combat-ready calendar week went by and the Dwarfen representative, Smash Stumpf Foot, had arrived. The run began ..."John female horse De Louis You are charged with senior high school perfidy and Regicide How do you plead."

whoremaster Mare stared around the Court elbow room,"How dare you. You have no rightfulness to try me I am a mogul ... !"

There was chuckle and noise from the looker. King Felies shouted"S I L E N C E"As acting justice and a King the silence was instanious."We will lead that as a not guilty plea."

The outset witness was Mama Ciel 's younger sister."My name is Myra"

The Chancellor, acting as Prosecutor asked her what she had to offer at this trial.

Myra 's narration :

My Mother had been a Ladies amah and my previous baby was as well. My Mother died in child birth and my babe Ciel raised me. Ciel was Ladies maid to Princess Rebecca she spoiled me. I was always hiding and eavesdropping. She would laugh at the matter I told her, she thought I was making them up. One day when I was seven and Prince raftman was a babe I overheard john maria and a man he called Haver Talking."

John maria said"Haver I will give you 100 atomic number 79 to assassinate The King and his family."

"How do you want it done ?"

"I do n't care Make them pay but make sure you get the Medallion from around Duvalson 's neck."


I did n't realise what assassinate meant and I got sidetracked and went to toy with my friends. Later I asked my baby what assassinate meant. She asked me why and I told her. She told Princess Rebecca and I had to secern the story again. Princess asked me if they said when.

I said,"They said something about a boar hunt."

Princess Rebecca got all excited and said"That is today."She had Ciel snap a few things and they left the Palace. I never saw them again."Later that evening a messenger brought John maria a preeminence saying the King and his Son was dead.

After that toilet female horse tried to get top Riley B King But the Cardinal refused unless he had the laurel wreath proving he was the last of the family line.

"privy female horse was ruthless he had servant beaten for no reason and he raped the rook dame including me."

John Mare Leaped up and yelled it was his right to rape the woman he was the king.

The chancellor answered,"It was not your right and you are not and never have been King."


Many were called but none spoke for John Mare. It was really a farce comedy as Trials goes. The verdict was known by everybody.

queen Felis stood and told John the Divine Mare to get up."John Mare De Joe Louis you have been tried and convicted by a court of your Countrymen. You have been found guilty of high treason, Regicide as well as later added violation accusation. I argued vehemently for the expiry Penalty but soon to be King baulk De Louis argued for a more lenient sentence of life story in the mines. Smash Stumpf ft issue him away he is all yours."

St. John mare De louis screamed NO NO as Stumpf Foot placed him in chains.


Chapter 11

I was sword lily for that part to be over and it seems like everyone was in understanding. The moment John female horse was pulled through the door and it shut behind him. I stepped forward and ...

"madam and Gentlemen The Wedding will lease place in Two Weeks from today. One week Later the coronation will hold place."

The Wedding was a frantic rush between beating out Trade Concessions and understanding and trying on Wedding Clothes. Finally the day arrived. The wedding was held in the City Square. This was necessary since I had Promised no one would be turned away.

I had never seen such finery in this city and then Mira stepped out escorted by her Father, The Elder agreed to stand with me.

We turned and Knelt in battlefront of the Cardinal."We are gathered here together to fall in these two. Crown Prince raftman De Louis and Princess Admira Felies ... .That is the last I remember till I heard the Cardinal said I now pronounce you Husband and wife ... You may kiss your Bridget.

I hesitated, Mira said,"Go ahead I wo n't Hit you ..."

I smiled and gathered her in my arms and we shared our first osculation ... then we disappeared to our Chamber which was kept personal.

The reception lasted two to the full days and the Chancellor stated well there goes the Treasury Department just to prey the crowd.

The future few days we finished hammering out the craft agreements. And then it was time.

The redbird read the rite of the enthronization as Mira and I again knelt before him and then ..."I crown you King Rafter De Joseph Louis Barrow King Of The land of Dulci. He took the Crown from The Elder and placed it upon my heading. Then he completed the ritual for Mira. Admira Felies I crown you Queen of The land of Dulci thus Joining the Two estate of Dulci and Bramble Wood. May God Bless and guide you both in your principle."

... And thus began our prescript ... .