Aria jumoed at the sound of another voice to her right.  She looked up, her velcet red dress with the white lacing flowed as she turned to face the person talking to her.  Her dress was about to her ankles and it's red colring matched with a ribbon that tied her strawberry blonde hair back in a low ponytail.  She also wore a short black shawl over her shoulders to keep her from getting too cold.  She looked like the innocent picture she was bred to be.<br/><br/>"Xander?" Aria questioned back as she took a step closer to him with a puzzled look on her face.  She used to call him that all the time when they were little.  He seemed so different looking than he used to as well.  He no longer had his messy hair and he was much taller than he used to be.  She distinctly remembered that at one point, they had been the same height.  Overall he had become an incredibly handsome young man, the perfect image of a prince.  Something about his eyes looked different as well.  Not the color, but his gaze.  It used to be innocent and full of happiness, but now they looked a bit...cynical.<br/><br/>The princess brushed it aside and decided to just enjoy seeing her friend and approached him with a soothing smile.  "I should be asking you the same thing" she said.  "My father is allowing me to see what's outside the castle walls.  I'm going into some serious training to become a queen soon" she said.  She didn't think she was even close to being ready for the position, but she was old enough to start now so she was forced to.<br/><br/>Suddenly, Aria started to cough as she felt ash in her throat.  She turned to look and was greeted by signs of an incredibly fast forest fire closing in on them.  "What in the world?!" She started.  The fire was starting to envelope everything in it's path.  Aria quickly picked up the old wooden swords before the fire could touch them.  She could feel her wrist burn and she winced in pain as she stuffed the swords away in her bag.  Those were precious memories that she wouldn't allow to be burned.   The fire started to draw closer to them quickly destroying everyrhing in it's path.