He turned his face up toward hers and smiled lovingly as he took her hand and stood unable to keep himself from pulling her in a strong embrace for a mere moment and whispering hushed words of love and triumph into her ear.  "My dear sweet queen we did it.." he whispered his eyes shutting tight "I can't believe it my love but here we stand..." He pulled back some and turned toward the crowd his fingers wrapped gently in hers as they stepped slowly together to the front of the platform and it magically transformed from a gruesome death scene to one of victory and joy as the entire town knelt before the two of them rejoicing happily as they looked upon their new queen and the man by her side.  The king was thrown roughly into the rough hewn wagon and banged his head in such away that made him see stars and curse heavily the crowd laughed but did nothing further to hurt him.  A small figure tugged on Raoul's trousers and he looked down to see terry smiling up at him and he grinned ear to ear putting his hand on the young boy's shoulder who beamed up at them happy that his part had done well.  Raoul turned to see the William's and Alyx making sure that they were not to wrapped up in their own business and he went to Sir William.  "Sir I must beg you a most important favor..." he said with a slight smile.  "I just realized a grievous error I have made and I need to rectify...Sir William, I am but a humble overturned prince.  I have nothing more to give your daughter than she has just received except the happiness that I intend to provide...with your permission Sir...I would like to ask your daughters hand in marriage...I wish to ask her now...before the kingdom...If it is to your liking..." all of this was said in hushed tones so Josephine would not hear.