The Hero King

Chapter XIV

**Marth's POV**

"He won't try anything with her."

I kept telling myself this as I stood there, enraged by Ike's actions.

"He wouldn't do that to me, he knows how I feel about her."

Though I kept telling myself this, I couldn't help but wonder why he had offered to take her home in the first place. I would trust Ike with my life, I told him everything. Even my feelings for Amelie.

Perhaps he thought those feelings were gone, maybe he thought he could make her happy.

"Maybe he fell in love with her, the same way I did."

My body shook as this thought passed through my head.

"Marth, are you alright?"

I jumped at Caeda's sudden intrusion on my thoughts.

"Y-yes. I'm fine." I said, sighing in annoyance.

Caeda was the last person I wanted to speak with right now.

"Oh, alright. Well you should come back inside and visit with your guests. Ike left with Amelie already."

"Yes, I know that." I felt my jaw clenching.

"They seemed to hit it off pretty well, huh?" She walked up and looped her arms around one of mine.

"I suppose." I was desperately trying to keep my composure at this point.

"That's good for her, you know?"

I looked to see that Caeda's face was filled with remorse.

"She deserves someone to make her happy, I think Ike would be very good to her."

I couldn't take it anymore, I pulled away from Caeda and strutted through the crowd of people.

I ran outside to my horse and climbed on it, galloping full speed to Amelie's house.

Upon arriving, much to my displeasure, Amelie wasn't there.

"No, she wouldn't have.."

I knew there was only one other place she could be.

I climbed back on my horse and rode as quickly as possible to our tree, what I found sent me into a fit of rage.