My Sweet Flower - Larry Stylinson

12

The order was given to clear the thieves forest, before the wedding, so when the day of the wedding came it was cleared. The lead defence general paused "is that all of them lad,"

"Should be, apart from one Irishman, he's giving us some trouble."

"Give him hell then."

Niall lay slumped against the wall drunk out of his mind "I will not be moved! I will not." The soldier rolled his eyes "kings orders."

"That man is not the king yet, I don't know why everyone calls him so."

"You will regret that," the solider lunged forward, and Niall took two good swipes at him, giggling before slumping back against the wall.

"Oi brute, get him out of here," Niall giggled as he felt himself be lifted to his feet, "It's you!"

Liam rolled his eyes shaking Niall a bit "you don't look so good,"

"Perhaps not, but I feel fantastic!"

Liam smiled but led Niall over to a pair of water buckets, casually dunking his head into them each in turn, casually telling him about the general who had ridden through with six fingers, considering Niall's lifelong search, Liam thought he handled the news pretty well- by faceplanting into a bucket of icy water. Liam pulled him out by the collar.

After a few more dunks Niall had become completely sober and squirmed away from Liam "That's enough!! That's enough!" he shook his hair out the water plastering it to his forehead, "so where is this man now, so I can kill him,"

Liam paused, "he's in the castle, with the 'king' surround by at least thirty men," Niall sighed and kicked the bucket he had previously been dunked in, wincing as the metal dug into his foot "how many could you handle?"

Liam paused for a moment "ten at most," Niall turned away counting carefully on his fingers "that leaves- 20 for me?"

Liam nodded, Niall groaned "at my best I could never defeat that many in such a small space,"

"You need a strategy," Niall and Liam looked over at Zayn who had been sitting in the corner, "you need a third fighter and a good one at that,"

Niall thought for a moment "I need the masked man,"

"What?" Liam and Zayn said at the same time "well, he bested your strength, my sword skills and Zayn's wit," a man who can do all that can plan a castle break in any day,"

Niall jumped out of his seat "let's go!"

Liam sighed "where Niall, Think it through!"

Niall dashed out the door "I have!"

Zayn slipped off the crate he had been perched on "then where are we going?"

Niall tapped the side of his head "to get the man in black".

"But you don't know where he is," Niall swung on the doorframe "do not bother me with such a trifle thing, my father's soul will finally be put to rest today yes!" he skipped out the door leaving the other two boys to chase after him laughing and rolling their eyes.