Tasarai entered the Great Hall, Gerald was sitting on his throne, his eyes were closed and he was smiling, 'Hello Tasarai. What made you come here?" Tasarai bowed respectfully and said, "About my marriage me lord!" Gerald got up from his throne and said "Oh yeah, I almost forgot about it and please don't bow in front of me, I'm no God!' he poured some water into the glass and after he took a sip he said, "Well why not Saturday night, Today's Thursday, well it's almost Friday but, oh god whatever, my head hurts!" Tasarai asked him "What happened are you okay my lord!" as he came forward to give the king a hand, "No no, I'm okay!" said Gerald he sat on the chair and said,
"I remember when I first fell in love with a girl, 11 years earlier, her name was Maria, she lived in Bearfold, where I also once lived before I came back here, her father and mine were friends, she tended the crops with her mother and two sisters, her father was a renowned farmer, even praised by the Elder of our village!" Tasarai sat down as Gerald took another sip and continued,
"I met her at the sea she was catching fish, and she had a beautiful black horse, Reblur, the best of its kind, she caught a fish bigger and stronger than her, and she was dragged and I ran like a humping horse to save her, she almost reached the ocean when I pulled her out, her first sight makes me mad and I fell in love with her, her blue eyes, her golden brown hair, and fair was her face like an angel!" he took another sip and said, "let me tell you what happened next!"
(11 years earlier)
'Thank you for saving me!" said Maria, as young Gerald helped her back on her feet, "No thanks, I'm the Prince, heir to Lord Glodwin, Lord of Sharaf and this province!" Maria stepped back and said, "You are Prince Gerald!" She bowed in respect but he stopped and said, "Don't do, don't bow in front of me, I'm no God, Maria daughter of Mrkren!" Maria smiled and said, "You know my Name, my Lord!" Gerald said, "Because your father and my father, Ser Alek, are friends!" Maria laughed and said, "Oh Ser Alek, he is the bravest man I have ever seen, he is my Godfather, My father declared him that!" Gerald looked at Maria's horse and said, "Reblur, the finest horse kind in the world, What is his name?" Maria replied 'His name is Mlark!" She turned towards his horse and said, "What is her name, She is one of the Qjuremsa!" Gerald replied, "Her name is Lisandra!" he further added after he whistled and Lisandra ran towards her "My mother named her, she has been with me since I was a kid!"
He sat on his horse and said "I'm going to meet your father, Will you tell me where he is?"
Maria sat on her horse after attaching a basket on one side and said, "Yes I'm going back as well, follow me!" and then they rode off to the village.
(1 Year later)
"Go fast. Gerald, Wegrros have broken down the North gate, Hold them off as long as you can" commanded Alek, his father, as Gerald took a thousand men and marched to the Northern gate, The village was razed, it had been under siege for two days, he feared for her love, Maria, the Northern gate is weak it will fall and when it fall here will be nothing but death.
They reached the gate and Gerald set some archers on the walls, and the last and Great charge of Wergrros at the wall and gate.