A Dragons Mate

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He wrapped the brown cloak around his neck and clipped it in. Looking at himself, he looked along the clothes he wore. The seamstress looked a little questionable when he asked her for some darker fabrics. 

He wore black pants, a dark purple top and even wore a green wrist-let just for her.

He looked at the sun out, and watched as it set. It was his time to go out and run about. His parents had already made their rounds to their children and so did the guards. 

He was all set, until another knock came at his door. He slowly opened it and found a maid  that looked to be about his age. Agatha he believed her name was. She had a slight tinge to her cheeks.

"Your highness, my name is Agatha. Although I am a lowly maid, I would love to express my love for you and ask that you consider being my mate. I have heard that you have yet to find yours and upon your coming of age, you do need to take up a bride. I mean no disrespect," she said with her head down. 

He just needed her to get out of there, like now. He always got people like this, especially women. But he never usually got maids, sure, maybe the 3 year old daughter working, but he never took much thought into it and played along with their banter, they where just children after all. 

"Look Agatha, I appreciate and I know the circumstances, but I'm afraid I cant do that. You see, I have already found someone to be my bride,," He said out of the blue. She looked up and her hazel eyes looked like they would fall out. 

"That's impossible. The King stated that you have yet to find a bride, you are just saying that. Please, I will love you for all eternity," She said trying to rush into the room.  He had to hold the door, that way she didn't really see what he was wearing. But she noticed the cloak right away.

"Why are you wearing a cloak?" She asked timidly. He watched as she gazed upon the new fabric, not yet creased or wrinkled from running around or riding a horse and such.

"Miss. Agatha, you had just knocked on my door and I was in my night attire. It is very inappropriate to see each other in such a way, would you not agree?" He asked. She turned her face  and thought about it for a second. 

'He doesn't want me to see him? He is the only boy who hasn't fancied me, and most of the time I dont even try. I suppose he is correct, but a bride out of the blue. I better keep watch of him'

"Very well your highness. My mistake," She said before he closed the door and locked it for good measure. She leaned her head on the door and tried to listen to him, getting some dirt on him could perhaps give her the advantage of becoming Queen and having him as a mate. she would just blackmail him instead of trying to seduce him or better yet, even trying to get him to fall in love with her. 

But all she heard was him getting back into bed. She figured tonight would not be the correct night for this. Walking down the hall and down the stairs to get to her room that she shared with 6 other maids. 

'One day, my dear, one day I will reign'

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Kyle figured that Agatha would remain outside his door for  little bit, but in the end him just sitting on his bed and turning out the light was all that she needed to walk off. Smiling to himself, she then walked off. 

Grabbing a rope that he usually used to get out of the castle, he pushed the rope out the window and eventually climbed down onto one of the guard bridges that lined the castle walls. Hopping over and landing on the ground, he then maneuvered his way around the city and ended up where the edge of the village met the forest.

He pulled his hood down and looked around, making sure guards weren't around. Sneaking out a lot, he usually memorized  a lot of the guards patterns and routes, however on the edge of the forest was still a mystery to him. 

Hearing noises on the south side, Kyle pulled his hood up and ran into the green shrubbery trying not to make a sound. Looking through the bushes, he watched as 2 sets of guards walked by each other and enjoyed a small conversation before going back onto their rounds.

When he was sure that they where gone, he started to stand up, only to get tapped on the shoulder and panic along the way.

Looking up, bright green eyes found their way to his face. 'Maddie'

 Her smile was as bright as ever, and when he looked at the clothing she was wearing. Although they where dark colors, they had hints of bright purple and greens all throughout that brought out her eyes even more than anything. 

"I was wondering what took you so long," She said as she grabbed his hand and took him along the narrow path throughout the forest. It must have been 20 minutes or so, because he couldn't see the lights shining from the castle, but instead, he heard music and lots of it. 

Maddie kept pulling then hid beside a rock, and motioned for him to come over. So he did, and in doing so he hunched over but looked at the scene before him. Dark Reigns, loads of them. He watched as they partied and danced around without a care in the world. They truly looked happy. 

Much different from back home, he looked around even more. They where on the outskirts of her town, he could see the raw iron gate that was slightly open. The people where dancing around and even the fire was green. It looked fun.

Maddie turned around and pulled his hood and adjusted his cloak. She held up her thumbs and the next thing you know, she was taking his hand and they went dancing throughout the area, after which she took him through the gate to find the most beautiful place he had ever seen.