Pile and Red's story (boyxboy, yaoi)

Chapter 5, Part 4: The departure.

Part 4: The departure

**Warning ** Yaoi !! If you don't love Yaoi or boyxboy's story , don't read!

I wake up at dawn. The prince is in my arms facing me. I feel his both arms between our chests. He is sleeping. I slowly push him on the bed and go out the bed. He sighes and grips the sheets. I put the covers on him and kiss him on his forehead. I think he can sleep a little bit more.

I put a pant and a shirt on me. And I look by the window. I see that there are more people than usual in the main courtyard. Some servants run carring luggage and belongings . I see the groom and his apprentices who start to go out the stables with the horses.

There are also some companions of my garrison. They laugh and talk loudly.

They are fully prepared and they help to attach objects in the carts. There are already a lot of banners that stream and slap in the wind.

The castle starts to wake up slowly. The rain stopped but I can see there is fog patch that persist in the main courtyard. There is frost on our windows.

I hear a crow caws.

I rekindle the fire and wash my face. I leave the room and go to the kitchen. The kitchen is buzzing with excitement. Peoples are finishing to prepare the stocks for our trip. The warriors and guards sit down at the table and they have breakfast. They eat wide slices of bread and I can smell wine and coffee in their pitchers. I can hear laught and everyone talk loudly.

The atmosphere is electric.

I see Maelynn far away but I didn't bother her cause she looks busy. But she sees me and waves.

I smiles to her and waves too. I cut few slices of bread, and take a pot of jam, two apples and a pitcher of coffee. And I put all on a tray. I feel that the prince starts to wake up. I walk in the corridors towards our door and enter in the room.

I see my prince sitting on his bed and stretch like a cat . He is looking at the sky by the window. As he hears me entering, he turns his head and smiles.

"Morning!"

"Morning my prince"

I smile too.

"Do you sleep well?"

He turns pink and nods. I put the tray on the bed. I climb in the bed and we start to eat. I pour coffee in his cup. My prince loves to drink coffee. He blows on the liquid. A little smoke leaves the cup and dissapears in the air.

"The castle is waking up"

"Yes, my prince"

I tell him what I see in the morning. We smile and laugh. The two cats climb on the bed to see if they can find something to eat. The prince takes one in his arms and start to caress him. I am feeling so happy.

While I finish to pack our clothes and belongings, I hear him washing. And I finally see him.

He looks so beautiful.

He tried to comb his golden hairs but they looks messy and unmanageable. He wears warm clothes and a fur coat as the weather is cold. I meet him, put my hand in his hair. I tangle them even more and I kiss him on his lips.

He smiles.

I wash too, put my sword on my side. I put his strand in a little purse to hang up on my neck. I look at the ring and make it turn around my finger. I take my scrip and our luggage and finally we leave the room.

The castle is fully awaken now. We hear a lot of orders and people run in the corridors. We reach the stables to prepare our horses for the trip. Storm neighs when he sees me. I can see he is in great forme and he wants to leave the stables too .

My prince also prepare his horse. He is not tall and his coat is creamcoloured . He is quiet and placid as my prince didn't love horses. We go out the stables holding our horses by their reins.

The carts with the stocks are prepared. People wear warm clothes for the trip . We can see their breathings in the cold air. Some people already ride their horses and try to calm them down. There are at least twenty warriors who will accompany us. They are wearing their coat of mail and their heaume are under their arms. Each of them have a sword on their side and I know they hide some others knives in their clothes. They put their packs behind them on the rump of their mounts. We will travel light.

The horses paw the ground.

The masters who will accompany us are gathered too. I can see that some have not used to ride horses but they all look excited to live in the fresh air during two weeks.

Master Myrthe and the king are here too. My king is really someone impressive. He wears a large brown coat. The wind plays with his white hairs . Master myrthe is near him and has a map in his hands . They both bend their heads down to look at it. Probably discussing our itinerary once again. Master myrthe wears a fur hat and gloves. When he talks , I see his breathing leaving his mouth. The weather is so cold. Even if he is old he still looks dynamic and energic.

Madame Solenn and Master Persinn are already on their horses and whisper together.

Suddently I hear a huge laugh and I turn my head. I see a crowd. I watch more closely and I see Royal strutting about something in the middle of a courtesanes group.

He is totally ridiculous. I don't know why he is wearing this kind of clothes. The winter is here and he will soon suffer of the cold for sure.

He wears a purple pourpoint and breeches. He has gleaming boots. He puts his hands on his waist and swells his chest. He hangs up on his neck large gold chain with jewels and gems. He is wearing a purple hat with a huge feather of pheasant . At his side I can see his sword, he put his fist on it and shows off in front of the young ladies of the castle who go into raptures over him . He is smiling at each of them. He is raring to go.

They didn't know this but maybe he is already choseen his next prey.

Everything could be perfect for him but I can see he has a shiner around his left eye. Certainly a memorie of our fight tonight. He turns his head and looks at me. He doesn't bother to look at my prince. He just look at me and I can see a mix of fury and fear.

But I can feel that he is more scared than angry .

He finally turns away but I see him slipping in a puddle. He looks at me to be sure that I didn't laugh. And the ladies follow him to see him riding his horse.

I turn my head and see that my prince was looking at him but he is not afraid .

He holds on my gem in his hand and I can feel he is not scared. He becomes more stronger and he tries to harden his heart. I help him to ride his horse and I ride Storm. I put both of our packs on the crump of Storm.

A lot of people of the castle are gathered now in the main courtyard to watch the king and our company leaving the castle. I can see Maelynn in the crowd trying to hold her tears back. She is waving at the prince and me. I could see that she is still nervous to let my prince leave the castle without her.

Suddently someone blows in a horn. We are ready to leave. We make our horses lining . I stay beside my prince. The first will be the king and Master myrthe will follow him and then madame Solenn, Royal and Master persinn. I feel that my prince doesn't want to be near his aunt or cousin so we stay behind.

The horn resounds another time and the column sets off.

The people who are gathered here applaud and scream to accopagny our leaving . the prince turns over to see Maelynn a last time and waves to her .

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