<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #8080FF"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold">Leon Aeide</span></span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold">The eldest son of the Earl of Eastshire</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/1a5b9afe-0161-4354-bc75-a3a3c40a5d28_zps38f9d31e.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Leon had watched the two trying to get some sense behind his actions, but they were absolutely lost. He snickered and then he took a place next to Amena on the bed and put his arm around her, pressing her against his side. Yakari had quite the wife as it looked now that her usual stern attitude was gone.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“First of all, Amena, welcome in the family. I am glad to have you as my sister-in-law. Really, you can believe me in that. If I wouldn’t have some higher goals I would have probably jumped on your father’s offer, as you are indeed some woman. But don’t blame me for the day you had if you two decide to turn the world upside down with your spontaneous, secret marriage. You just shouldn’t have told Danielle. The girl is so crazy to still believe that Yakari may marry her one day, but unfortunately not crazy enough not to be able to think logical. She had designed a plan to destroy your reputation Amena and make you jump from the cliff and if that doesn’t work to make Yakari’s enemies go after you, probably to kill you. She had made the priest believe that Yakari couldn’t pay the debt and the old fool ran right to Edward. As you are not crying and as you have not jumped from the cliff, her plan seemed not to have worked. Luckily she mistook me like your father and Melina as an enemy of my brother. I must have been very convincing in that role, if even Yakari believes it.”</span><br/><br/>Leon gave a small laugh and looked at his younger brother. My, as if he would ever go against his own blood. He had felt really bad when his brother had been send off to his uncle, just because Leon had believed that he must test the limits by raping his mother’s chambermaid. But his father and mother would have never allowed to make amends for that, so had carried it around all the years.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“I did not suddenly find a heart, Amena. I always had one. I just wasn’t allowed to show it. I love my little brother, even if he is a pain in my ass all the time. I would have never hurt him and I won’t watch others hurt him, although I am quite furious on Yakari. Didn’t I tell you when you left my tent that you should watch your back? And then you walk to your room like you are on a Sunday afternoon picnic and you didn’t even check the floor? Damn, have you any idea how many enemies you have here, brother?”</span><br/><br/>Yakari looked down on the floor, twirling his thumb. He knew that he had been not alert and that it had been a mistake.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“About Melina, Amena, I think she will keep her word if she gave it to you. She may be a wicked girl with a lot of dark secrets in her past haunting her, but she isn’t a really corrupted person yet. And you better give her some credits, even after this plan. It looks that she will be soon your stepmother. At least if things go down like she plans it and I have no doubt in that. Your father promised her that he will take her in if she manages to wed you off to guarantee the safety of Galline and if she finds the man behind the death of your mother. Melina is a clever young girl with some strong will. You see the thumb print on the contract, it was her idea after the mayor was so drunk that he would deny that he ever signed this contract.<br/><br/>Your father will look over the fact that you have not got a husband who will strike fear in your heart. He had always wanted you to marry someone to ensure the safety of Galline. That’s what he got now. And if Melina is right that she has a lead to the person behind the death of your mother, then your marriage will be not really important anymore. Robert had changed after the death of his wife and maybe some revenge and Melina will be what he needs to return to some less aggressive person.”</span><br/><br/>Leon could see that Amena was quite shocked by the news. Well, probably anybody would be if he learned that the unforgiving Sir Robert was thinking about a marriage, but Amena must be extremely, as she knew how her father had always cherished the memory of Anne.</div>