Air Warrrior

Preparation

I opened my eyes slowly remembering last night, I smiled when I saw that I was still in Christophers arms. I looked up at him, watching his face as he slept, he seemed peaceful. His eyes opened and he chuckled softly when he saw me staring at him/

"How long have you been up?" He spoke is a raspy voice. 

"Not long, I didn't want to wake you. You looked too peaceful." He leaned down and kissed my forehead. His face make a weird expression and I turned to meet his gaze. "What's that?" 

I saw the wooden box sitting on his dresser, I looked back to him and laughed. "It's a birthday gift." His brow furrowed as he studied my face.

"You got me a gift? You didn't need to do that." He shook his head. 

I slowly got up, realizing I was naked. I blushed a little as I sat it on the bed. I crawl into bed sitting crisscross and smiled. "Open it." He sat up and pulled it towards him and opened it. His eyes got big and he looked up at me from the box.

"Woah." He pulled it out, holding it in his hand moving it around looking at the detail. "It's beautiful Sky." 

"Elijha did an amazing job with it." 

He put in back in the box and came over to me and kissed me, "it's perfect baby, I love it." I giggled a little as he pulled me on top of him. 

"I have to bathe and get ready for the Raid mission this evening." I smiled, knowing if I didn't leave now... I would be here for hours. I kissed his once and then crawled off of him. I grabbed my dress and asked him to help me tie it. He groaned as he got up and tied it, causing me to laugh. 

I walked back to my room and Claire was in there, warming some bath water. She turned to look at me wiggling her eyebrows as he held back a laugh. "Good morning miss." 

I caught my reflection in the mirror, my hair was messy, and my dress wasn't on straight. "Did you have a good night?" She giggled as she approached me.

My face was red, and I couldn't speak. "Relax dear, I'm kidding. I am happy for the two of you."

"I love him, he is the best thing that's happened to me." She gave me a gentle smile as she helped me undress and bathe. As I dried myself off she turned to me holding some armor. 

"I had them made you custom armor. It is leather so it moves easier but is just as strong as the steel armor. I had them fit it to your body so, it should be snug and easy to move around."

She helped me into my trousers and then, my undershirt. She then slipped the leather armor over my head and tightened it. It felt lite, as if it were just shirt. I moved around and jumped as I spun in the air before landing. "Woah, this is amazing. Thank you, Claire." I hugged her before she could say anything. 

She helped clip my belt and I put my staff in. She handed me a small helmet that covered my head, it had a shield that covered my face but was open enough that I could still see clearly. I tucked my hair into the helmet and smiled at myself in the mirror. She came over to me and pinned my pendent on my shirt as she spoke, "You look great, be careful out there." She hugged me and left me. 

As soon as the door closed there was a knock. I walked towards the door and opened it, the King stood on the other side. "Your majesty." I fell to a curtsey. "To what do I owe the pleasure."

I looked at him as I finished my sentence. His face was serious, and I felt nervous. Had I done something wrong? "I heard that you were going to be involved in the raid this evening?"

"Yes, sir." I said, terrified that he was going to tell me I wasn't ready.

"You and my son are in a romantic relationship." He spoke and my heart raced. Did he not approve, he thought his son deserved better than me...? Did he want me to break it off? "I just want to make sure that you will be able to separate your relationship and your duty as a guard." I looked at him surprised and slightly relieved that he didn't want us to end our relationship.

"Sir. I could lay my life down for him without hesitation. You don't have to worry about me being distracted, I would neve_" He held his hand up before I could finish.

"You love him?" He said with a smile. 

"I've never loved someone the way I love him, sir. I will protect him with my life. You have my word."

His face softened as he spoke, "I know that you will, Lady Skylar." He nodded as he turned to leave. He stopped and turned back towards me, "I like the armor, your father would be so proud to see you like this." 

"I know he would. He never wanted me to fight in the war that was coming but, I feel like I need to. Like it was my calling."

"We definitely won't win this war without you Skylar, it will be an honor to fight alongside you Air Warrior." He said the last words almost as a chant. I felt my face lit up and he turned, walking away into the hall.