Rise And Fall

Dante's secret

Dante's POV

we was almost in the city, Arielle suggested on cleaning off and changing outfits, I showed her where a water hole was and waited for her to get finished, she walked back over to me and started putting her clothes on



We finally reached the city and we walked towards the castle but was stopped by the king's guards

Guard#1: you can't go any further

Dante: I need to speak with the king, it's important

Guard#2: what about exactly?

Dante: it's about princess Arielle, her kingdom was taken over by sorcerer Zechariah and his people, the king needs to know

Guard#1: how do you know her kingdom got taken over?

Dante: because I was there when it happened, her father was killed by the sorcerer's guard

They both looked at each other and let me in but they stopped Arielle

Dante: she is with me guys let her through

Arielle: it's okay Dante I'll wait here for you to come back

Dante: sorry but you're coming with me Arielle

Guard#2: is she the princess you spoke of?

Dante: yes she is, so let her through

I grabbed her hand and they let her by, we was escorted by the other guards, our arrival was announced before we entered the throne room

Dante: your majesty

I kneeled down while Arielle stood there next to me

King Damian: rise Dante, my guards tell me that Princess Arielle's kingdom has been taken over by Sorcerer Zechariah and his people

Dante: yes your majesty, King Xander has been killed by his guards and the kingdom burned to the ground

King Damian: and what about the princess, is she out of harm's way?

Dante: she is safe for the mean time, nobody has begun looking for her, my only concern is what would happen if she would be captured

King Damian: you risk the life of my people by bringing her here, Dante I think its safe if she would leave this place, I will have horses ready for you both, I wish you the best of luck princess and safe travels to you both

Arielle: your majesty I-

King Damian: I'm sorry my dear I wish I could help but I can't risk the safety of my kingdom

I grab Arielle's hand as we are escorted back out of the castle, the guard leads me to the horses, I help Arielle get on her horse and I get on the other horse, we ride to my mother's house so I can say goodbye to her before we leave the kingdom, we ride towards the mountain and camp out in a cave, Arielle hasn't said much of anything since we left the castle grounds, I gather firewood so we could stay warm

Dante: I'm sorry Arielle but I didn't want the safety of the people

Arielle: I don't want them getting hurt either, I guess I'll never get my kingdom back

Dante: it's okay Arielle, you will get it back we just haven't reached the right city yet

Arielle: so where are we heading to next Dante?

Dante: I'm not sure I guess we can ride until we reach the nearest kingdom

I stayed up watching Arielle sleep, she was so beautiful and I couldn't tell her what I already knew, she would probably be scared of me and I didn't want that I was in love with Arielle and the last thing I wanted was to lose her, she wanted to tell her father that I have been teaching her how to sword fight but she never got the chance to, I hated it for her, she watched her father get his head sliced off before he gave her his ring, she kept it hid where no one could know as he had it, my only regret was wondering what would happen if Zechariah's army found her, they would torture her and I never wanted that, I looked back down at her when I heard someone in the cave running around

Dante: who is there? I can hear you

I woke Arielle and she hid behind me, I pulled out my sword then heard someone laughing

Dante: quit hiding who ever you are

I seen a young girl walk out of the cave, she had red hair and was wearing a hood on her head

Dante: who are you?

Lenia: my name is Lenia and who might you be?

Dante: I'm Dante and this is Arielle, why are you sneaking around?

Lenia: I'm not sneaking around, I was passing through so if you'll excuse me I'll be going now

Arielle nudged my side and I looked down at her, she gave me a strange look

Dante: wait, are you alone?

Lenia: why, do you want me to join you and your girlfriend

She laughed and I seen Arielle blush

Arielle: I'm not his girlfriend, he is my protector

Lenia: are you kidding, protectors are for damsels in distress and royalty and you don't look like either one so having a protector is useless

Arielle: can you please join us?

Lenia: let me think about it...NO

Dante: suit yourself but you will be out here alone

I helped Arielle on her horse then I got on mine and we started to ride off

Lenia: hey wait a minute, I changed my mind I'm coming!

Dante: fine but looks like you're stuck walking

Arielle: she can have my horse

I stopped the horse and climbed off, letting Lenia get on, Dante helped me on his horse I climbed behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist

Arielle: so Lenia where are you from?

Lenia: I'm from across the ocean, I ran away from home a few days ago and been here since

They didn't say anything else to each other, I felt a burning pain in my whole body, I stopped the horse and told Lenia to stay with her until I got back, I found a small creek, stuck my hand in the cool water and rubbed my face