His Spider, Shroud

ch.18 Love I Swore To Save

A full chapter devoted to Karlnapity, POG! Hope you guys enjoy because this is one of my favorites.

///Quackity's POV///

Why am I doing this again? I ask myself as I ride on a horse with Charlie clutching to my waist. We are riding to where im supposed to be on the same side as one of my lovers and against my other. I've not talked to either of them in so long I cant even imagine what we might say to eachother.

We arrive at the base and Charlie and I jump off of our horse. Technoblade walks out of a large breifing tent and meets us with a cool smile and firm handshake. He does the same to some of my cabinet who flank beside me, Foolish, Purpled, Sam, and our newest member, Fundy.

"Welcome, thanks for helping us." Techno's monotone voice states, I can tell that he doesnt like pleasentries and would rather be talking strategy then anything else. I immediately gather a liking to this man.

"Wheres Wilbur?" I ask glancing around, I see Phil, who is talking to Fundy and Purpled, and other men who look to be generals, but no Wilbur.

"About that." Techno scratches the back of his neck. "He's been taken by Dream."

"What!?" I yell, suprisingly only a few faces turn to look at me. "That son of a bitch." I now mumble.

"Yeah, but we're going to get him back, just had to alter some of my plans."

"Would you like to explain them to my commanders, they each have squadrens of about fitfy men all waiting for your commands."

"Ah yes, I'll get with them. We'll be in the Fawn Tent if you need us." He explains as he turns and walks off.

Now what do I do? Around me soldiers and civilans run around preparing for the upcoming battle. My council has already scattered as well, to do who knows what. So I delve deep in to my thoughts, not purposefully though.

When I see the dorky multicolored sweatshirt I have come to love and hate I almost throwup the little food that sits in my stomach.

"Hey?" Karl speaks hesitantly, he sits down gingerly beside me. I just nod and turn my head away from him. 'I cant do this! He's looking right at you! You look stupid, idiot!' My thoughts are a complete ramshakle in my head. "So, how are you?"

Then I turn. It was a mistake, I deffinitely shouldn't have. Im transfixed by Karl's lilac eyes in a matter of seconds. I always have been. Ever sense I first met him his eyes have been able to pull me away from reality, as if time has stopped. I just nod in response to his question.

"That didnt answer me." He chuckles. Despite myself I smile. A real genuine smile, one I havnt felt in what seems like forever. Making Karl happy makes me happy.

"M'good" I respond as I move my hand to tuck away a stray black lock thats fallen into my eyes. "You?"

Karl also seems out of it, which I guess makes sense, we both haven't seen eachother in so long.

"Cool, cool!" He responds. I give him a confused glance, one eybrow perked up, head tilted, and another smile. "U-uhh, I-I me-mean.. Im c-cool, definitely cool!" He trys to say, but he is to flustered to even think properly it seems. His face has also changed to a deep crimson red.

I laugh hard. A real, genuine, laugh. One that has not been let out in a year. It feels good when it lashes out, almost as if it was a caged animal longing for escape. Surprisingly my laugh makes Karl join in.

Together we sit laughing, And in this moment in time I forget the persona I've lached onto. I forget I rule a country. I forget Karl and I are not together. I forget about Sapnap betraying the both of us. But I do remember the love I have for Karl. The love I always will have for Karl. The love I swore to save.

///Sapnap's POV///

After the call from Technoblade, Dream seems almost happy, which is something that never occurs. I guess I am glad that Dream is happy but at the same time Im not. He is happy because Techno wants to negotiate, we're going to meet with him in Harpville tomorrow. But we arent credulous, I've already spoken to all our generals. We will be prepared if Techno decides to be stupid and fight against us.

George arrives back from his vacation home. He goes as frenquently as possible, which I dont understand but Dream could never say no to George. Its apparent Dream has a crush on the weird mushroom man but I dont think the feelings are mutual.

"Mr. NotFound, how was the break?" I tease as I fall back onto the couch beside George. Ive come up with the nickname NotFound because the guy is never around, either he is sleeping or spending time at his other home. He just rolls his eyes and continues eating a bag of potato chips. "No need to be sassy." I give a spiteful chuckle.

"George your back!" Dream exclaims and holds his hands out to welcome George.

"Hello Dream." He smiles sweetly, but I'm not fooled by his faux gestures, we all have ways to get on Dreams good side and Georges is devious, making someone fall in love with you is purely evil.

"Did you here about Wilbur?" Dream starts one of his excited rants, he gets awfuly excited about wars and his tactical merits. George doesnt even listen! He nods and adds a few remarks to make Dream think he is ingaged but I watch as George instead indulges in his chips.

When I see the time, I decide its time to shut Dream down. His competive nature has always made  him overly excited about wars so its hard for him to stop talking about it when he is on a spree. I stop Dream midway and suggest he go to bed. He frowns but says goodbye to George, who seems to have fallen asleep, and makes his way down one of the many hallways of the castle. I feel my cheeks heat with anger. No goodbye. Like always Dream focuses his attention to George, someone who puts in no effort to his shenanigans, and forgets completley about me, the one who has taken control of Dreams life when it was spiralling and put it back on track. I lost everything I loved in order to help this man, and this is how he repays me!

But I realize I'm probually being irrational, im known to get angry fast for no reason. Dream's and I's realationship is fine. Calm down.

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I walk into the town square of Harpville and look around. The Dream Team has come dashed in our most compelling outfits, we look preened and pruned and not at all ready for battle. But that is all just a cherade, we are ready for anything Techno has coming. I feel as flames dance up my wrist, like they always do before something fun starts.

But when I see Techno, Phil, and two others step out from behind a building I feel as my eyes bulge out of my head. No fucking way in all of Hell..

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