crown me 👑 ts + jb

twentynine

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"I can't believe it," Alexandria said. "He's really gone. I saw his head with my own eyes and the mere thought of it makes me sick."

The young monarchs were in Evan's hut sitting at a small rounded table with a cup of odd smelling tea in front of them. Evan was off somewhere in the woods... the second they got here she disappeared, she did that a lot so they never really questioned it.

"I'm sorry..." Troye said. "I haven't even stopped to think about you.

"It's fine," Alexandria says. "You have enough to worry about anyway."

Troye grabbed Alexandria's hand and held it in his own. Over the last several months Troye had grown to care for her. No more than friends obviously but he did have a deep admiration for her. They had been through a lot together. 

"Princess..." Troye said. "Your whole life has been uprooted by this."

"So has yours."

Troye chuckles. "My life has been damned since I was born... it took until now to realize how damned it truly is."

"We're going to get through this Troye... and Jacob will too."

Without even thinking about it Alexandria kissed Troye on the cheek. The young prince blushed as Alexandria laughed. 

Evan had finally came back from wherever she was and she came back with a pile of clothes. She placed it on the table it between the two of them along with a bow and arrow. 

"What is that?" Alexandria said. 

With a proud look Evan said, "Princess battle wear, you too have a battle to face. I've seen royals sit on their ass while others fight and y'know where they at now?"

"Corrupt."

"Dead," Evan said. "You both got somethin' to fight for."

The young royals looks at each other. Evan was right. they do have something to fight for. Alexandria got up and grabbed the bow and arrow as well as the change of clothes before heading into a different room. 

"I've predicted a lot in my years," Evan said. "But nothing like this.

Troye looked over at Evan. 

"Your mother came to see me once, she was pregnant with you, she begged me that your life would be wonderful even if she wasn't around to see it... but everything comes with a price and hers was you."

Before Troye could say anything Alexandria came back into the room with a quill of arrows on her back. He hair was pulled back into two braids. Alexandria was a really pretty girl, Troye would a hundred percent be going after her if he was straight."

"Do I look okay?"

"I didn't know you knew how to shoot a bow and arrow."

Alexandria pulled the bow back in one fluid motion and pointed it at Troye almost as if she was going to shoot it at Troye. "I felt this would be more useful than horse riding," She said.

"Besides how else would I know what a ripper is.

When she lowered the bow Troye took a step towards Alexandria. "You realize that when we go back people will be after our heads?"

Alexandria smiled. "This is my country now too."

Troye smirked and unsheathed his sword. "Then let's fight."

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Jacob was surrounded.

After Troye and Alexandria left in the carriage Jacob had ran back into the castle to only come face to face with a group of people and surprisingly they were on his side. Although their first instinct was to split up which in hindsight wasn't the best of ideas because now a bunch of goons had him cornered. 

"Why are you so loyal to that kid," One of them said. "He has no business on the throne."

"Neither does Hunter, he's the reason we're here. Het a head before you lose it."

"Kill him."

They all start advancing, Jacob knew he couldn't fight all of them. He was good with a swords but not that good. He could probably take three at most. 

They were going to kill him. 

Although before they could get any closer an arrow shot through thee their and pierced someone in the shoulder. Jacob looks above him and sees Alexandria holding a bow and arrow. 

"The next one will go through your heart." Alexandria says. 

Jacob smiles before nodding his head slightly. The two turn their heads back at the men. Alexandria pulls her sword back and Jacob raises his sword once more. 

"Let's try this again shall we?" Alexandria says before letting go of her bow and shooting someone in the am.

The fight was alive once again with the help of Alexandria. The two fought the men at two times the speed, when Alexandria shot the lost person Jacob turned to face her. 

"Good thing I came when I did, "Alexandria said . "Troye would have the whole castle on a spike if you were killed."

"You shouldn't be here everyone wants your head."

"You're welcome Jacob," Alexandria look down at Jacob... he was bleeding. "Jacob you're bleeding."

He looks down at the blood stained armor. "It's just a scratch.... where's Troye."

Just as Jacob said that Troye came running down the hall. He had a cut on his face and his hair was a mess. Jacob met him halfway and threw his arm around the smaller boy.

"God I thought they were going to kill you." Troye said.

Jacob kissed the top of Troye's head and chuckled. "It's going to take a lot more than some bandits to kill me prince."

Alexandria smiled they reminded her of her and her lover. 

There was another loud crash that cut their sweet moment too short. 

"We need to go," Alexandria said. "Words probably spread that we are here."

"Everyone is after our head."

The three of them looked at each other. Their lives are on the line right now. This was the civil war Evan has been talking about since she showed up. This was supposed to happen and it was supposed to happen to them. Each of them have been through a lot and it was all for this moment in front of them. 

"I guess this is it... life or death."

"I chose life," Troye says. "What about you two?"

"Life." Troye and Alexandria said together.

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