"You heard me Wura I have to go and fight, the others are probably being defeated out there Zechariah is nowhere to be found, and I have I bad feeling about how quiet everything has been, I am sure Olamide is planning something" said Liam as he explained to Wura who was looking at him with wide eyes.
"I understand that Liam, my concern is you are going nowhere" said Wura as she looked at Liam and Nora felt as if she should leave and allow the couple talk privately, but both Liam and Wura seemed to have forgotten about her presence and she did not want to draw attention to herself.
"Wura, you know that you cannot tell me that" said Liam.
"No Liam, no, you are going nowhere, not after I have just gotten you back" said Wura.
"I mean, where exactly do you think you are going? What are you going to do? We are outnumbered" said Wura as she was trying to understand what was going on in Liam's head right now,
"I know where I am going and I have a plan, and you are wrong, we are not outnumbered, or at least not anymore, my men are waiting for me outside" said Liam.
"Wait Liam, tell me what exactly your plan is?" asked Wura.
"I cannot tell you that Wura, for your own good, but for this all to end, Olamide has to die, since you say he is the leader" said Liam.
"Yes he is, but Liam you cannot just go out there, you do not know what or who you are facing" said Wura.
"Look Wura, I do not want to do this with you right now, we are not going to argue about this in such a delicate time like this" said Liam.
"Every single moment we waste arguing here is more than enough time for the East to get an edge over us, and that is not going to happen again" said Liam.
"Liam you are not going anywhere, why do you not just send someone else while you stay here" said Wura, she knew that she sounded very selfish right now, but she did not care at all, she was not going to let Liam go anywhere at all
"I cannot send anyone else Wura, you know that, and I am not going to continue arguing with you, I am going to go and that is final" said Liam as he did not raise his voice at Wura, but there was an unmistakeable sternness in his tone that stated Wura not say anything any longer and Wura could hear that very clearly.
"Alright then, fine let me go with you, I am going with you" said Wura as Liam looked at her in disbelief.
"Go with me and do what exactly Wura?" asked Liam as he took a deep breath, he did not want them to have another big argument when he had just returned, he really did not want this, and he knew that she did not want this either.
"I do not know Liam, let me just go and be there with you" said Wura as she did not even know what she was going to do, but she did not care, she wanted to go with him, and she would.
"Wura, you are not thinking well right now, you cannot go with me, what are you going to do there? A battlefield is no place for a woman" said Liam, he knew that what he said was offensive, but he just wanted to talk her out of this.
"Oh really Liam?? Really, can you hear yourself? You just said that to me?" asked Wura in disbelief and irritation.
"Yes I did, it is only the truth" said Liam as Wura looked away, she could not believe that he had just said that to her, did he not say just a few moments ago that he was proud of her and of how she handled everything, and yet he went backwards to say that.
"Well this woman Liam, has been on a battlefield, she has been communicating with the enemy, she has been the one trying to keep everything alright, she has been the one trying to keep herself sane, she has been the one that cried every night waiting for you to come back, she has been the one dreaming of when you would come back and how she would hold you…" said Wura as she felt like crying and Liam could feel his hear being pricked, he really did not want to do this.
"Wura, I am sorry, you know that I did not mean it that way" said Liam.
"Then tell me what you meant!" said Wura in a shaky voice, It was taking her everything not to break down in tears right now.
"Wura, you cannot go out there with me, you will be safer here" said Liam as he softened his tone.
"And I am telling you that if you go, I will go with you" said Wura as Liam sighed.
"You cannot do that Wura, for your own safety stay here" said Liam.
"Then stay here with me, send someone else, but do not go" said Wura.
"Wura, I cannot send someone else, I am the King, my duty is to be there to protect my people, I cannot hide away" said Liam as Wura looked at him.
"And I am the Queen, and the Queen's duty is to stay by her King's side" said Wura as Liam sighed.
"Not in this case, you will stay here Wura, and that is final" said Liam as he could not imagine her going with him, she would automatically become a target, and he did not want her getting hurt, she would be a distraction, and he would not be able to concentrate properly, there was no way he would let her go anywhere.
"You cannot even think about me, you do not even think about how I feel!" said Wura as her eyes watered and Liam kept quiet.
"You do not think about how I feel, how I feel about you going out there, you do not know how much it kills me inside to imagine if anything happens to you" said Wura.
"I do not know what I would do if you got hurt or worse, Liam consider me, consider my feelings, I have prayed every night that you come back home safe, and you did, and I cannot imagine you being taken away from me" said Wura as tears dropped from her eyes and her voice was shaky.
"I cannot live without you anymore, not again, I cannot go through that torture again, every day without you was pain, and if you leave and die right now, I will not be able to take it, I would rather die than live without you" said Wura as she cried heavily and Liam dropped his weapons and he walked to her and hugged her tightly as she cried.
"Please do not go Liam, please do not go, I beg you, do not go" said Wura as she hit him on his chest as she cried.
"Do not go Liam, I cannot live without you, stay with me, or let us go together, do not leave me, I beg you" said Wura as she cried heavily and Liam just hugged her as he patted her on the back, trying to calm her down.
He knew that this was hard for her, but it had to be done, he knew that she was suffering, and he really did not want to make her suffer anymore, but in order for him to make sure of that, he had to go and settle this right now, without her.
"*Shush* Wura, calm down, it is alright, I am here now" said Liam as he coaxed her and she sniffed.
"And yet you want to leave me again" said Wura as she looked up at him with her red eyes.
"You know Wura if I had any other choice, I would stay with you, but right now, I cannot" said Liam.
"Then take me with you, we can solve this together" said Wura.
"You know I cannot do that Wura, the same way you cannot bear to lose me, is the same way I cannot bear to lose you, I cannot imagine what I would do if you were to get hurt out there, you would be a target, and I fear that I will not be able to protect you, you have to understand" said Liam.
"But I will not get hurt, I promise you, I will stay right by your side, I will not go anywhere at all, please let me go Liam, please" said Wura as she looked at him with her big eyes trying to convince him to let her go.
Liam sighed, how could he refuse her any longer when she looked at him like that, with those cute eyes of hers.
"Liam pleaseee" pleaded Wura as she snapped Liam out of his thoughts and he just looked at her, he did not say anything and he lowered his head and kissed her.
Wura closed her eyes and kissed him back as she was lost in the moment and she did not notice Liam holding her hands in his own and he raised her hands over her head as they kissed and Wura groaned not realizing that Liam had started to tie her hands together with a rope he had while distracting her with their kiss.
Liam broke the kiss as Wura started to heave and she realized that her hands were tied, but it was too late, Liam carried her over his shoulder as she shrieked.
"Liam!!! What are you doing??!" asked Wura in a mix of confusion and anger when she saw her hands were tied and Liam has carried her.
"I am making sure you do not go anywhere my love" replied Liam as he placed her on the couch as she squirmed and he held her in place as he tied her legs together as well.
"Liam untie me right now!!" said Wura as she struggled.
"I am sorry Wura, I cannot do that, for your own good, stay here" said Liam as he let go of her and she stared at him in anger, he did not mind that, he knew how stubborn she could be, and this was the best thing for him to do.
"You cannot tie me up like a prisoner!" said Wura.
"You are not a prisoner Wura, you are my Queen, and this is to keep you safe, please be good and stay in one place" said Liam.
"I love you and I will be back soon, I promise" said Liam as he leaned in to give her another kiss and she pulled away quickly while glaring at him.
"This is best for you" said Liam as he stood up and went to get his weapons.
"Nora, watch over her and make sure she does not go anywhere" said Liam as he turned to look at Nora who had been busy making herself invisible this entire time.
"Ahhh yes my King" said Nora quickly as she bowed her head and Liam walked out quickly.