The Hero King

Chapter VII

**Marth's POV**

I felt my face heat up with anger as Caeda dragged me away from the one person I wanted to see most.

"I don't want you near her." Caeda snapped.

"You can't control me." I said calmly.

"Oh? You can get accused of adultery, Marth. That's a crime punishable with death." Caeda narrowed her eyes at me, "She isn't worth it. She's just a peasant girl, Marth. I love you just as much as she does, you know?"

I realized Caeda was crying.

"I-..."

"It's never enough though, no matter how much I love you and try to make you happy you always prefer her.." She choked out.

"Caeda.. I never meant... I mean, I didn't know you felt that way.."

I felt so ashamed, Caeda wasn't trying to be mean, she was trying to help me.

"But," I said, "It's not your choice to decide who I love. It's not in your power to decide what's best for me either."

Caeda sighed, "You're right, but I will do everything in my power to make sure you don't end up killing yourself and all of your people."

I stayed silent, there was no response to be made at this point.

We walked through the darkness for a few hours, we had left the horses back near the tree. I hoped by the time we got back Amelie was gone, I didn't think I could handle seeing her that broken again.

"You're thinking about her." Caeda's tone sent chills up my spine.

"When am I not?"

"Mm." She responded.

Suddenly she turned around and grabbed my shirt, pulling me into a harsh kiss. I wanted to jerk away, but I didn't. Instead I found myself kissing her back, she was warm and tasted like strawberries. She clouded my thoughts, I couldn't help but run my fingers through her hair and nip at her lips slightly. She gasped and pulled away, her face was a lovely shade of pink. My thoughts went back to my first kiss with Amelie, I felt a hollowness rise inside my chest.

"Sorry." I said, breaking the silence.

"N-no, I liked it. It just took me off guard is all." She looked up at me now, "C-can we try again?" She got closer to me, putting her hands on my chest. She stared into my eyes longingly.