King's Kidnapping

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil sighed, dropping his gaze back down to the floor. "I guess... I guess you will have to go back to him then. I didn't mean for all this to happen!" Aurendil looked up at the messenger, and then back to Heather. "Take her... and... yes, just take her." Aurendil slowly got to his feet, staring at Heather for one last moment, and then turning his back on her, leaning heavily on the table

[Celebmornie]

Heather looked at Aurendil's back for a moment shocked before moving away from the messenger and going to him. "Can I speak with you for a moment without an audience?" She asked hopeing he wouldn't argue.

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil glanced over his shoulder as Heather spoke, and then nodded. "I suppose so.. you're going to be leaving anyway, so you can't say anything more that will surprise me." Aurendil gently took Heather by the elbow, and guided her outside of the room, closing the door behind him. "What is it?" Aurendil asked straight away, wanting to get this over and done with

[Celebmornie]

Heather bites her lip looking him in the eye for a second and sighing. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry once again and ask you if you would consider letting me stay here..." She said quietly not meeting his eyes worried abuot his reaction.

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil frowned. Had he heard her right? Did she just say that she wanted to stay? But surely that can't be true.. Wouldn't Heather want to get back to her family, to her rightful kingdom? "What.. what?" Aurendil stammered, running a hand through his hand. "Why would you want to stay here? There is nothing here for you..."

(Sss)

[Celebmornie]

Heather shakes her head looking around and smiling slightly. "This place is wonderful in it's simplicity, and the people are definatly nicer." She said quietly before biteing her lip once again and looking up at him shyly. "And I've made new friends that I'm not willing to lose..."

[Samwise Gamgee]

"You know what this will cause... right?" Aurendil asked. He thought that Heather was beautiful, and hadn't realised that she had been talking about him being a 'friend'. He thought that she meant someone else, and didn't know if he wanted to go to all the trouble of keeping her in his kingdom, when he knew that he would never be able to have her. "Your father will be angry... he may even start a war! He will never believe that you have chosen to stay out of your own free will!"

[Celebmornie]

Heather lowered her eyes feeling foolish for asking, she should have realized he wouldn't want here there for it would only start a war. "I am sorry for any bother I have been," she said before looking up at him meeting his eyes and proud that she was successfully fighting the urge to cry. "I would just like you to know that no matter how my father feel's about you and your people, I have felt more relaxed and at home here than even my own home, and consider you to be my friend..." She said quietly quickly moving forward and placing a kiss on his cheek before going back into the room looking for the messenger and wipeing quickly at the tear's that had begun to slowly escape.

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil looked stunned, not realising what had just happened. Slowly, he put things together, are realised that Heather might actually have the same feelings for him as he did for her. Aurendil suddenly realised what he had to do, and ran back into the room, grabbing Heather's arm, though not so that it would be painful for her. "She's staying here," Aurendil said determinedly, staring straight at the messenger. A low mutter of talking sprang up around the people who were watching, with a few short gasps of shock

[Celebmornie]

Heather turned around staring at him ignoring the tear that escaped the corner of her eye. "Highness?" She asked softly confused slightly, but hopeful. Could he feel the same as her and want her to stay or had she just made him feel guilty?

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil looked at Heather, a small smile appearing on his face, just for her. He nodded slightly, a nod that noone else would understand if they even saw it. His gaze turned back to the messenger. "Did you not understand me?" Aurendil asked, the smile dissappearing off of his face. "I said she is staying.... Now if you will, please leave my kingdom... and don't come back!"

(Sss)

[Celebmornie]

Heather wiped the tear away smiling softly before turning to look at the messenger her expression becoming that of a princesses. "Tell my father I do not wish to be home, you are dismissed." she said waving a hand in dismissal.

(sss)

[Samwise Gamgee]

The messenger looked stunned for a moment, and slowly nodded his head, turning on his heel to walk away. The crowd of people parted as he walked away, and he kept his head low, so as to not catch anyone's eye acidentally. He dreaded going back to the other kingdom, and what the other king would do to him when he told him his daughter wasn't coming back home

Aurendil watched the messenger's back as he walked away, and motioned to two guards to follow him until they were sure he had left the kingdom. Slowly, he turned around to face Heather, a neutral expression on his face. "Are you sure this is what you want?" Aurendil asked softly, "Because you can still change your mind... but not for much longer"

[Celebmornie]

Heather smiled and nodded not even having to think over her answer. "I'm staying." she said firmly. She wasn't going back to where she was an object when she could stay here and be seen as a person.

[Samwise Gamgee]

Aurendil smiled reassuringly, and then took Heather's hand, ignoring the stares that came from practically everyone in the crowd. He knew that they had to get out, and let people settle down. "We will go back to my room," Aurendil whispered softly in her ear, gently pulling/guiding her back out of the room, and down the corridor they had come through before

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