ℜ𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔬𝔪|𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲

|𝒯𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓋𝑒|

𝒜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓃𝒶

Ciecel..I saw it come into view as we approached.

I stood up as the sun rose, his ship was there and everything.
"I'm back.."
I whispered happily.

"Princess Athena..please be careful."

"I am.."
I sit back down.
"Thank you for this."
I hand him a bag of coin and he got flustered.

"I can't!"
He pushed it back to me but I just left it there, ignoring him.
"Princess!"

"It's just Athena..I am no longer a princess."
We pulled into the small port and I got off,
"Thank you again!"
And I ran off.

Up those rotting stone steps that were so oddly beautiful-

Passed the cracked and broken walls-

To the castle at the top.

"I'm back!"
I scream as I open the large front doors,

Phil stopped in his place and dropped the plate of food he held.
"Princess..?"

"Athena. I'm back Phil."
I smile and he quickly pulled me into his arms,

"We need to get you into more clothes! You will catch a cold!"
He pulled me up to where my room was originally, everything I had there was still in its place.
"How did you get back?"

"I made a young man take me here."

"Oh Athena.."
He laid out the dress I originally came onto their boat in, it was washed up and fixed where there was tears.

"You guys fixed it?"
I guid my fingers across the white dress.

It was my favorite dress..

"Of course. Once you are changed we can go see Techno."
He stepped out of the room and I quickly got changed.

Technoblade was being fed some food by Wilbur as Niki helped him write some documents.

"Technoblade."
Phil called from the door and he raised his tired eyes.

I wanted to cry-his eyes watered a bit but he blinked away the tears as he looked at me.

"I'm sorry we resorted to surrendering you. Athena please forgive-"

"Just tell me you love me.."
I whimper a little as I walked over to his bedside, wrapping my arms around him.
"I know you didn't want what happened to happen..why should I be mad?"

"I love you..Athena...welcome home."
He hugged me back.

"How is your shoulder.?"

"Better..but I am still struggling to move my arm."

"Did you rescue that boy?"
I lean back, sitting next to Niki who hugged my back into her chest as we looked at Techno.

"Mhm. He is recovering as well but in the infirmary."

"Who took him?"

"A pirate named Ranboo. They had caused each other some trouble..Tommy is quite short fused like you." He smiled a bit. "Anger makes you stupid..and stupid can get you killed-and that is what almost happened. To him."

"Oh..and don't call me short fused.." I grumbled that last part.

"Athena, would you like to meet Tommy?" Phil smiled at me from the doorway.

"Yes please." I stood up and nodded to Niki and Techno, "I will be back."

"He is in this room. As well at the brunette that held you hostage in the library..but I'm sure you aren't afraid of him."

"No I do not fear the boy. I sympathize with him."

"A heart of gold you have princess-I mean, Athena."

Phil opened the door slowly and waved to the boys, the brunette sitting on the chair next to the medical bed the blonde laid in.

He was in very bad shape..

"Athena.." Tubbo whimpered and I frowned as I walked to him, wrapping my arms around the young boy as he shook a bit looking at his best friend's state. "Ranboo just about killed..him.."

"Tubbo I promise he will recover..and I will personally take this matter into my own hands..this Ranboo character seems like a threat to everyone."

"Athena you are talking nonsense..what is done is done-no need to approach Ranboo himself. What would you do? Tell him he is a bad boy?" Phil chuckled a little. "Ranboo said he wouldn't bother unless being bothered..so please be rational about this."

"But look at what he did to a child Phil! Can his words of peace really be trusted so easily?"

"No..but we can hope. He knows our location and team..except for you because you are new.."

"So-I could be a spy!" I smiled.

"No. We won't do such a thing. Technoblade just got you back..please just spend your days peacefully with him as he had been wishing. He wants to stop his pirate life and settle down here in Ciecel." Phil patted my head. "Please..unless there is trouble-do not engage."

"Okay.." I sigh, still holding Tubbo into my stomach running my fingers through his hair as we watched Tommy breathe shakily.
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