A new kind of Loyalty

[Robin man]

Jepitha was walking beside her now. "Look I know I sound like every other guy you've met. But I also want to have a beautiful wife that I will rule the rest of my life with."

 

[Mari_Rose]

"Right, because to be a strong king you need to make the right decisions, no one will respect you if had an ugly queen." Diane sighed "I'm sorry, just before when I turned 17 I had a choice. Princes would come from lands all over to come and court me and I got to choose which one I felt would be best. Then the war got to a point where I had to make a new choice. I could let my kingdom die or agree to a truce and marry a suitor chosen by your kingdom, that's you"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "Yes. My rulers chose their greatest knight of them all. I was honestly surprised they chose me. They had over twenty knights under their command. Most of them they've been raised to be knights. And they served them for decades. Me? I was just a peasant until they found me when I was sixteen. I've gone through decades worth of training in only six years. I still don't know why they chose me." He sighed.

 

[Mari_Rose]

"How old were the others?" Diane asked looking at him

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha scratched the back of his head. "Most of them were in their late thirties to mid forties. "

 

[Mari_Rose]

"Well then I guess we both got our wish." She turned her gaze back forward "I was scared you were going to be a man much older than me, they would treat me different, and I think worse, than someone closer to my own age. Maybe my father voiced his concern about that"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "Maybe." He kept looking around. "But no matter what. I'm proud to serve you."

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane gave him a smile and shook her head "you are serving your kingdom. As am I. And when we are wed I will serve you as your wife"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "I would appreciate it my lady." He looked around for a moment. "So where did you get your cat?"

 

[Robin man]

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[Mari_Rose]

"My cat? Oh,uhm she was a gift form a visiting French ambassador for my twelfth birthday. We've been doing trade with them for as long as I know" Diane bent down quickly to pick prim up "I ask for you to be careful with your wolf around her."

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "Of course. He will not touch her." He looked down at Tyrone and scratched behind his ear. Tyrone waged his tail. "She's beautiful by the." He said looking at Prim.

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane smiled "thank you" she looked away for a moment before back to him "I think I'll let you rest. I'll have a maid show you to your room. I'm sure you've had a long journey, and we have a big day tomorrow" she nodded

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded and bowed. "Thank you my lady. That's highly appreciated." He scratched Tyrone behind the ears. Tyrone waged his tail. "I think Tyrone would love that as well."

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane curtseyed and turned to to back inside "I hope to you see you for supper" she nodded and started to walk back inside to prepare herself for dinner. When she went inside she sent a maid out to greet jepitha and take him to the room his was given.

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha and Tyrone followed the maid to his room. Jepitha was impressed with the room. Tyrone jumped on the bed and curled up and fell asleep. Jepitha chuckled and he watched out the window to the city below then sighed. Am I ready for such a duty? He thought to himself.

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane sat at her vanity brushing her hair and putting it into a neat long braid. She looked at prim and sighed giving her a gentle stroke on the head "for the kingdom" she said quietly and gave her a kiss on the head before walking back out to the dining hall for supper. Her father too every opportunity to learn about the man who was to marry his daughter. He also gave him tips about running a kingdom right but he would learn the most from her brother when they went to the summer isles.

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha was still nervous about running a kingdom. But he'll do his best in running the summer isles. He sat down in at the foot of the table. Tyrone was still asleep in his room. He saw Diane and he stood up and pulled out a seat for her. "My lady."

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane smiled politely and sat down "thank you" she said quietly and sat down placing her napkin in her lap "sorry I'm late father" she looked at him as he gave her a nod "it's alright my dear, you gave me plenty of time to speak it jepitha on my own." Diane nodded a little her self and began to eat before looking at jepitha with a question Itching her brain "are you nervous about tomorrow?"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "To be honest. I am. This is the second time in knighthood that I've been nervous." He held her gently. "But I believe it will all go well." He let go and started eating.

 

[Mari_Rose]

Diane tensed up a little when he touched her. They might have been getting married the next day but they were still strangers. But she could not say no, soon he will be her husband, her king, and he could do whatever he pleased with her. Another reason her father was on edge about this arrangement, though so far it seemed he approved. "I'm sure we are nervous for different reasons again"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded. "Of course. But I hope I won't let the summer isles down. And I won't this alliance down."

 

[Mari_Rose]

"My brother will aide you until you understand what you rp duties require" she nodded and kept eating her food "there is no reason to fret"

 

[Robin man]

Jepitha nodded with a soft smile. "Right. I'll try not to take long learning."

 

[Robin man]

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