Thread: Allegiant [MRAZ and Domovoi]

She had promised herself that she would return, one last time, even if her princess, now queen, ordered her death right away, that didnt matter, Meike just wanted to see the woman one last time, and then die a traitors death, as she knew she would. Strangely, it felt nice to return home, to the place she had accepted as hers from the very beginning, it felt comforting even, she knew it was all over and all this farce would be gone with her. The King had known it and Meike had learned to resent him for his choice of words that last night, when both her master and she had been near his Majestys bed as he explained the situation, agonizing Youll be fulfilling your duty to me, and shielding her from this sin and from the jackals that are rounding her. His words had ringed true, and every battle and every killing were seen thought with those words in mind. She was loyal to the king, and, more than anything, loyal to Lenara. Just like she had been before, like when they were kids and she would return with new bruises and hits after fighting whoever of the squires that had mocked the royal child while they thought no one was listening, just that this time those that had menaced her had not gotten away with just bruises and broken bones. The death-necklace that the guards had given her was not surprising at all, she had known how the others would see her upon her return, and, for once, she was grateful about the other knight having perished in that cave, they would only aim at her, and that she could take, that old man had nearly been a father to her, it would have hurt to see him on his knees and at her side. After all, just like the ol man had said Theyll be hungry for blood, and well feed them with ours. It was their duty, in order to conceal the crime they had to become scapegoats and Meike, as the remaining survivor, had come to do so. Let them come and rip her to shreds if so was needed. The Queens gaze was ice-cold but she knew herself to be deserving of such glare, still, it moved her, it hurt to be stared like that by the woman she had admired and idolized, it made her lower her own gaze right away in a mix of guilt and pain that even she could not understand. She had, in all versions, run away without a warning after swearing loyalty to the princess and being there for nearly all her life she had simply disappeared without a trace, the same for Sir Leandro and she had done so proudly, obeying her king, still, confronting the princ the queen now, it was like a stab to the heart. Truthfully, the traitor would not have been surprised in the slightest if Lenara ordered her immediate death, in fact, she was nearly hoping for it, at least she wouldnt have to answer the questions that were coming her way. The announcement she had been expecting, the order to the guards to close their swords around her neck, however, did not come and the brunette girl just bowed more to the queen, her throat was patched and she wished that she wasnt trembling lightly, this was very important this was no time to show weakness. Still the warrior felt now so very tired, she wished to be able to sleep and for a couple seconds she also missed her younger years. The brunette warrior wanted to be a squire again and sneak to Alexandras bedroom for comfort. But that was gone now, it had been gone since years ago. The words of mercy of her ruler nearly made her snort in amusement and distracted her from her thoughts Trouble the queen said, trouble, as if she had even lifted a finger to run away or fight those that found her, those damn rookies that had brought the missing knight were all but given the whole thing in a silver platter, but, of course, they had surely said otherwise. The shine of the queens sword made the warrior look up and prepare silently, she even had to make an effort in order not to smile seeing Lenara with a sword in hand had always given her a twinge of pride. Their training was hard and often had them both going to bed with new battle wounds, but neither of them had ever complained. The green eyed deserter knew full well just how deadly the queen could be with that weapon, unlike many of the other nobles that were weaklings hiding behind their knights. She remained quiet, immobile, like as if she had become a statue of herself, whatever happened next, Meike knew herself to be able to take it or so she thought. The death hold was removed and the guards left upon the blond womans orders, but even then, Meike did not speak, instead she gazed around for any unwelcomed witness, distracted by that, Lenaras reaction got her with her guard lowered and that was more than evident as the traitor snapped her head up to see the Queen, eyes filled with confusion and fear for some moments, however, she recovered soon and looked away, steeling herself once more. The mention of the bloodshed made her clench her teeth, they had taken a while in destroying the state, first it had been a question of planning, waiting until they knew every exit and every trick they had, waiting until the snow came and the state was isolated finding out where the intruders that Vereiter, the brother of the king and lord of the northern lands of Davorick, had welcomed into his lands and bringing to them to their end. The extermination had taken a long, long while, killing hawks that were sent to ask for aid, destroying the place, killing messengers and whoever wandered too close to that place, it had taken time, it felt like years and Meike was not even really sure of how long it had really been, strangely though, she felt surprised about Lenara being aware of it. It kind of felt like someone knowing your nightmares without you ever mentioning them. Her reply came without even thinking about it, what was she expecting to get with it? Maybe infuriate the queen, in order to stop the pain that came with the noble looking her like that? Maybe just give herself a bit of time to think straight, since, for now, everything felt unfocused? Who cared before she could even bite her tongue, she had given the answer There was a war raging when I left, my Queen. She said as calmly as she could. There was bloodshed everywhere youd turn, and I had a hand in many of them. Youd have to be more specific as to which one you're refering to. The scene that had greeted whoever entered the Davorick state after the massacre was over was sure to have sent that poor soul to madness They had been all killed, maimed and some of them even devoured, Meike was not even ashamed of that, what it had hurt, however, was to be away from her home, away from Lenara, to top that, the big knight Leandro had fallen in battle thanks to Vereiters dirty tricks. The traitor half wondered if they had found his body, as well as she wondered what they had thought of how they had left Vereiters corpse. She was mostly against torture, you either killed a man or you didnt and most people in the state had received that curtesy, their deaths, if they did not fight, had been as painless as possible, if they fought there was the risk that they would be left badly wounded and left to die of their wounds. Vereiter, however, was not as lucky She had taken out her anger, her frustration, her pain and her hunger on him. His wounds had festered, he had begged, as he dragged himself on the floor. Meike felt sick just by remembering that, but, back then, it had been fair. Her master was dead because of that man, an eye for an eye, two agonizing deaths for the destruction of a man. At least it had felt fair back then. When he was granted the mercy of demise, there had been a lot to clean, and Meike had not cared to do it, and neither had the others.