Chapter 40

'I think that would be very risky if you ask me, we need to think of something more compact or they can grab us when we least expect it. You know Mace would do anything to have you under his ass." They circled round the palace, he had given her something to think about but she was becoming impatient as the days passed.
'You're right father, but I can't let him keep my women and men. He took a lot from us after the war and I want it back double folds." She grits her teeth before his hands slipped in hers,
'I know you're angry Arcadia, but let us not be hasty, or else destruction is just up ahead. Mace isn't weak, he lacks proper execution, we need to be careful my dear." And they're back to where they started, 'I see we've gone three times already, two more times and we can call it a day." He smiles at her,
'I don't think this is enough for me father, I want to be stronger, this is slow for me." She had been burdened with so much responsibility that it took out of her training time, he chuckles a little,
'You're Queen now, even your mother barely got time to train, there are a lot of things to learn while you're on the throne, it won't be easy dear." He takes her in lap four but she didn't enjoy it at all, 'why don't we Sprint?"
'Are you sure you can still run old man?" She smirks like the devil, he was ageing but he wasn't completely stiff, he found it as a challenge although he was still slightly embarrassed at what she called him,
'What do you take me for?" And he speeds into action, she gasps as he started without her,
'You're cheating!!" She superspeeds after him, trying to reach up to him and she was getting closer to him, 'I told your you're getting old!!" She is almost passing him until he dramatically runs ahead of her, 'what?!" She had no idea how he did such but she wouldn't lose to an old man so she picks up her speed.
Neck in neck until they crash Into Sheila,
'Sorry!!" She is the first to apologize but the only thing her personal assassin could see was stars, 'are you alright Sheila? Sheila? I think she's knocked out." She waves her hands in front of her face but she couldn't see anything.
She turns to Xerxes who was awkwardly bent but he seemed to have a good time, she laughs a little and notices the materials Sheila has dropped on the floor, she picks them up and opens the scroll,
'To my beloved…….I miss you more than anything," she is reading it and this wakes the assassin up, she grabs the scroll from her Queen in a nervous fit, she couldn't have anyone reading it,
'What are you doing my Queen?! It isn't nice to read other people's letters." Her tone came down as she looked at the name of the receiver,
'I never knew you had a lover, you don't tell me anything about him." She was rather concerned with the look on her face, she looked pale and her eyes were slightly red, 'is something wrong Sheila?"
'No!! Nothing at all! I had a lover……" It still hurt her anytime his image flashed in her eyes; he was always walking away, 'I want to throw these away, I don't need them anymore," she gathers everything in her arms and excuses herself to get rid of them.
'I see she is hiding something," Xerxes picks himself up after some time, 'she looks very troubled." He notices and his daughter is deep in thought too, 'Arcadia, what is on your mind now?"
'I have a feeling she misses him a lot, I've been making use of her for quite some time now and she is busy, maybe I should give her a time off to reunite with her lover?" She thought it was a good idea but having Sheila out for a while was a huge hit to her, since she was a very useful aspect of her Kingdom.
'I'm sure whatever decision you make would be right, but just so you know I won the race." He lifts his head in pride,
'I won the race!! You cheated!" She accused him but he only does a sheepish shrug, her dad was indeed shameless.
The sun was high up and she was walking throught the forest, with all of her things, the love letters and the moments they cherished. He had requested to see her and she needed to show him that she has not been able to forget about him.
'Where is he?" She turns multiple times but she couldn't find him, she sniffs the air and she could barely mark out his scent, maybe he was trying to stay hidden, 'Loki? Come out, I'm here." He had a habit of hiding his scent to surprise her whenever she wasn't looking. But maybe this time he didn't even want to see her again.
Her breath is heavy and she is turning away until a strong force grabs her arm and pulls her too close to him, she stares at the green of his eyes but they were hard,
'What are you trying to do?" He wanted to know what her plan was, 'you want to gain my trust again so you can use me as an opening to attack Mace right?" He pushes her away and she is hurt,
'It's nothing like that!" Her voice was already cracking, where was everything they had? Was it all gone? And so soon?
'Then it's what? What is it? What do you want from me?!" He was equally hurting, 'we were happy before you went to work for Queen Arcadia, now look at what happened to us!" He wipes the annoyance from his face, 'wasn't I doing enough to take care of you?"
'It's not like that, I wanted something for myself too!!" She screamed back at him as the tears threatened to spill,
'To be an assassin? Sheila is this really you?" He didn't believe he was speaking to the love of his life,
'Don't judge my profession, you kill people too! We can still be something, I have no issues with your master until he attacks mine, then I will not hesitate to throw my fan at his eye. But I'm looking out for you." She advanced ever so slowly to him to make sure she doesn't upset him, 'Loki look at me." She turns his head to hers, she wanted him to see all the love that was in her eyes.
He is drowning in them, she was still the same but she had grown a bit, 'Sheila…." He wanted to say so many things but he wasn't sure, he loved her so much but he would eventually be forced to fight her,
'I know you're scared of what it would become of us if our masters decided to fight each other, we would have to raise our blades at each other. But beforehand, we can always run away Loki. We have the choice to leave. The Queen would let me go. Would you go with me?" She wanted a yes, she would do anything for a yes.
He thinks for a while, for a very long while, inhaling and exhaling softly, he was weighing all options in his head. But he couldn't say no to her. She places her hands on his broad chest to feel his heart beat, he always lived for her,
'Will you run away with me when things get out of hand?" Her eyes were glistening with tears, he says nothing but he bends to kiss her, stealing every bit of love through her lips, her eyes widen before closing and leaking the tears they held.
He said nothing but at the same time agreed.