We stop running when we come to a lake with a small walking bridge so we get off of the horse and we walk the bridge. I stop for a moment to take a deep breath and turn to Linkin.
"I think I'm falling in love with you " my words make him shoot a look of bewilderment and he frowns
"No, you can't fall for me of all people" he keeps walking and I stand there with my arms crossed. I stare at his back until he has to turn around to see me.
He grabs my arm and lifts me up on the jorse and walks her with me ontop. I feel his hand touch my leg and I whisper "Please?"
He helps me down from the horse and I make it a hug and he sighs. He pulls away from me and stares down at me with his blue-green eyes. I blink at him "Please just kiss me"
He hesitates but then he dips his head and kisses me once. I try to pull him down for another but he pulls away and looks out to the water and pulls me back in and kisses me harder. I gasp when he finally pulls away. He smiles at me and a voice breaks us apart.
"Well well well, Mr Winters i didn't expect this of our best knight" I look up and its my Father with a group of knights with spears and swords and shields.
I open my mouth to speak but he puts a hand up "Are you in love with him now sweety" he asks
I look at Linkin who is kneeling down as a sign of respect to my Father and then I look back at my father.
"Ues Father I am in love with him" I nod and put my head down.
"This is not allowed to happen I'm sorry sweetie but this isn't good to the family picture" he says
I feel a surge of anger and I look down at my knight and feel tears coming.
"Mom would say otherwise, she fell for a guy she couldn't have since she had to marry you!" I cry
He fumes in anger "I will forbid this from happening!" he points to a knight with a blue and gold sword and the knight steps close to Linkin and takes his sword out and is about to hit me but Linkin bolts up from his spot and blocks the sword with his own. The other knight gets angry and they go off on a sword fighting round. I step back and another knight pulls me to his chest and holds his sword to my neck. Linkin stops and stares at me. Then my father speaks up "Why dont you talk Mr Winters?"
Linkin frowns and opens his mouth "Your Highness, I am also in love with your daughter" he sighs and gives me a pained look.
The knight thats holding me tightens his grip and the air is taken out of my lungs from him squeezing my neck. I cough hard and choke. Linkin steps forward and is able to grab me from them. I grab his arm and cough out air and finally can breathe again. My Father stares at Linkin and my knight stared him down.
"If this is how it is you can't be a princess no more and you will have the heir to the throne and not be a queen" he says
Linkin looks at me and shakes his head no. I sigh and smile
"If I have a baby it'll be the heir?" I ask
Father nods
"So I dont have to live in sadness and dont have to cry alot?" he nods
I think about this for a moment and look at Linkin for a sign of trust. He shrugs and I smile.
"Your going to head up to the Lost Wood Forest and stay there until we figure out a peace treaty agreement for the other kingdom" Father said
Later, as we make our way to the Antoros Falls I see some very small deer and a foul or whatever you call baby deer. The mother is eating grass while the big father with antlers peers over at us and I smile. 2