Violet lusher at his compliment to her and immediately following was pulled into another kiss. She felt his strength as he pulled her in to him. His strength was comforting to her, she felt safe in his arms. Upon the locking of their lips a surge of warmth leapt through her body, a tingling sensation upon her breasts and a joy she had never felt before. She ran her finers through his hair and settled her hand on the back of his head bringing it closer to hers. She no longer cared for anything other than this man, this strange man that had walked into her life just that morning. The fate if spilling coffee onto a stranger.<br/><br/>She but his lip playfully and then pulled away from the kiss, a small smile on her face. A small that seemed cute and innocent. A small that the girl hadn't felt in years. Shut away from the world in her little bookshop she had forgotten the feel if a kiss. She couldn't remember it, it had been so long. As she looked at this man she realized that all those books had been lying of love and passion. This was really, this was more than she had ever felt. The feeling went above and beyond te novels in her shop. It was far better.<br/><br/>She embraced him and pulled him down so they were laying side by side on her bed. "I know we only met this morning," she said, "but I feel as though you will always protect me and that you were meant to be by my side."<br/><br/>======================================================================<br/><br/>Vanessa watched as the warrior departed. She wiped away the few tears left on her cheeks and stood. She watched the man as he marched away as she memorized every detail of his being. She thirsted for blood, to kill, but she would not kill the innocent like this man, she would not be like him. She longed for his blood and his blood only. Once the army of warriors had disappeared over the hill she turned to look at the field that had now become a resting place for so many. The wind billowed, blowing her dark hair. "I will hunt you down, and I will bring with it a vengeance. I will avenge my soldiers and my Queen. You will die." She made this promise to herself and to the warrior that was walking away with his army.<br/><br/>Noise of movement brought her out of her anger and she quickly picked up her sword and looked for the source. None of his men were stirring, they were all beyond dead, most were beheaded. She looked more to find the rustling and as she looked she found three survivors of her own. They were very week, she did not know if they would live but she helped them anyways. She tied blankets and clothes to the back of the carriage and laid the survivors onto them. Then she turned and marched to her queen. She knelt down next to her, she pulled out the dagger and replaced it in her boot, then gently lifted the old woman and carried her to the carriage and placed her inside.<br/><br/>Vanessa gathered up all the remaining weapons from the dead soldiers and mounted her horse. She turned and lead the carriage back to the closed gate of her kingdom. Back to a kingdom that would soon be mourning the death of their beloved queen.