[Pinkie]

LiNeer stopped dead the moment he saw Thalion before him "So...it is true then" He spoke lightly more to himself then anything. "The last time I saw you young lord you were running for you life through those damned royal passageways" He said with a smirk as he moved more into the room. "Oh the look of terror on your face as I chased you down those halls" He said with a smirk.

"Here I thought at your young age that going out into that world you would of died" He said lightly with a frown "Though now I see the world is not as harsh as it used to be" He said with a bit of a sigh. "You have brought me interesting moments you know that?" He asked him as he walked a little more into the room "First I hear the rumors of the eastern king...then I hear one of the royal sun returning..." He said with a smile.

"Though as I go and see this wounderous son what to I happen to find...but a very out of place wood elf" He said with a smirk as he noticed Thalions growl "Awww so it is true then" He said with a smile "There is something between you two huh..." He said lightly "So it will pain you to see the condition hes in...by the time I came out here he was screaming his pain or so nicely" He said with a smile as he brought up his blade to block that of Thalions. "I see the blood line still holds the rage..." He said fighting the male off before blocking another blow.

[Rosekitten]

He kept most of his comments to himself remembering those days. Oh yes he was the one that nearly ended his life wasn't he... Oh they did say revenge could be bitter sweet. He thought he was going to die back then from a wound he had inflicted. The world was still harsh that was not in question. But there was a difference when someone had the will to live and try to survive. Back then he had silly notions of revenge in his head.

"Oh the rumors of the East are true, though they are hardly your concern now." No he had no plans of letting this bastard live and that was before he started going on about Mizuki and everything. "Something also not of your concern soon enough.." He warned him though LiNeer keep going on about Mizuki and the screams.

Finally Thalion snapped a little not really wanting to hear more and if Mizuki was in that condition then he might not even last long if he was left to his own. "Something your mother feared apparently with her cheap tactics." He hissed at him before striking again. Though both of the first blows was blocked that was fine by him he had already picked up the fighting style of this so called pet in training.

"Least I have to thank you and your mother for something." He smirked a little before striking again as he seemed to be pulling out all the stops in this fight as fire wrapped around both blades and at a heat level that seemed to weaken LiNeer's weapon with each strike.

"I didn't have to live in the shadow of any of my siblings or parents after I escaped. You however will forever be foreshadowed." This seemed to tick LiNeer off as he quickly stated Thalion was wrong. "Your just lucky your so called Queen can't bare anymore children due to a wound from previous battles." He would have been replaced by the first female born. This amused Thalion all the more as LiNeer seemed to get more ticked by the second and even tried to resort back to saying that he killed Mizuki.

"Tsk hardly matters if you did or not, your not leaving here alive. You wanted to see if rumors are true and you got that but that hardly matters in death." With this he ended up landing a decent blow to LiNeer's shoulder though this was quickly followed with the other blade through his chest as he was forced into the wall. "now you.. better pray that wood elf is alive or so help me I will find a necromancer and your soul will be in eternal torment under my watch..."

He said before pulling the blade back as LiNeer fell to the floor, a pool of blood soon appeared around him. Though Thalion was hardly stupid as he had made sure that his foe had stopped breathing long before he had hit the floor. It was a mistake to leave someone you thought was dead alive.

There was still fighting going on though Damien had caught up to Thalion by this time to give a report. "Their leader here is dead, kill them or let them surrender I don't care." He said before walking off determined to find Mizuki and as he said he better be alive or LiNeer would learn the true meaning of eternal damnation.

It didn't take any time before Thalion found Mizuki and cringed a little at the sight. "Damn it.." He said before rushing to him though at the least he was still breathing. Bloodied and breathing... Breaking the cuffs was not a easy task having similar properties to the ones he had used before. He was lucky LiNeer was not a mage or this would have been harder.

After a moment when he finally got Mizuki unchained he could barely stand up himself after having wasted a lot of energy fighting and then again to break the damned cuffs. But he still never let Mizuki fall. "I told you.. I should have forced you to go back just to prevent this from happening."

He wasn't sure how much Mizuki was listening to but this was his fault. Mizuki wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him and he should have been there with him instead of leaving him alone. for the moment he was just holding him there as he was sitting on the ground. "Don't die... not when I finally found my answer to your question." He said as he closed his eyes resting his head against Mizuki's. "I love you... I was denying it and .. don't you dare die on me now."

[Pinkie]

After while Mizuki could feel nothing but his own pain. He heard the noises of a fight or two outside of the room but that was as far as it went. With his head hung and ears dipped in defeat he hissed every breath he had. It was not until he heard some one enter the room that he even thought on who it could be. He stiffed at the thought that Thalion had lost to this male and he was going to be forces to live through more lashings and beatings but that changed as he heard the voice of Thalion.

Mizuki knew that the male was going to get to him. He knew that he was going to be found it was just a matter of how long it took. As he was removed from the chains he hissed his pain and whimpered. Everything felt like it was on fire. The simple touched even brought him to pain but he couldnt help and listen as the male spoke.

Thalion had answer to his question...what question was that though he got his answer as he heard the words he wanted to hear more then anything. Thalion did love him. Relaxing a little in the males arms he smiled with a little huff and a pained voice "Took...you long enough" He said with a little cough a small trickle of blood slipping past his lips to fall down a pale chin. "I love you...but..." He said moving a little to better stand in the males arms "I think...Next time...I will stay home" He said in a pained grunt still leaning into Thalion.

[Rosekitten]

Took him long enough.. that was funny. If only Mizuki knew he pretty much massed a army in the matter of a few hours and managed to turn a whole city upside down on what side to follow. Though even Thalion only knew half of what he had done. "I'm sorry... I'll work on moving faster next time.." Though he really didn't want a next time.

"Heh... might be a good idea. I'd really like for there not to be a next time though." something told him he was hardly done with dealing with this place in general though. No word of the Queen's only heir being killed and by the remaining royal no less. Oh great what did he just do...

More or less in a days time the city was divided in half and that was hardly what his intentions were. Mizuki was taken to medical ward of the estate they were in. and Thalion found himself with a new headache. Damien was watching Thalion as he paced back and forth before he finally spoke up or started to. "Mi'lord -" "Ugh! I came here to get help not to start a all out war in the city!"

Though the two sides seemed to not be trying to kill one another he was counting how much time they had to leave and take whoever was willing or able with them. The human king was the more pressing matter as even a drow leader wouldn't aimlessly kill off a city worth of people just because they disagreed with their rule.

Though with this he finally gave up on trying to think over what to do before he left the room Damien in toe seeing as the actual head of the royal guards was still under the Queen's leadership. He was going to check up on Mizuki though the older knight insisted that Thalion change his mind about just being here for troops.

Once he got to the room he half stepped in the door before he stopped Damien. "Look if that raid never happened I would have been 5th in line, sixth even and that's after my younger sister to get the throne. I was quite fine with that. It let me do near about what I wanted to a extent and any teachings about ruling or what to do I hardly paid attention or or never bothered with."

He breathed out a little before going on. "I'm not a leader, nor do I want to be one. I have my hands full with just dealing with my own life let alone being held responsible for hundreds." Damien started to say something but stopped as Thalion spoke up again. "Now leave me, I think if I think any more on this my head might split open."

After he was finally alone he sighed heavily closing the door before leaning against it. Mizuki was on the bed suppose to be resting. Wounds were treated and a reversal for the potion he was forced was already given to him. Why did he get himself tangled in such things? he hardly planned for this.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki because of his back was forced to lay on his stomach as his back was he thing that needed the healing. It was a pain to him constantly laying on his chest. It was interesting to sleep but he managed. He had slept that entire day almost away only waking when the door to the room he was in opened. Once it was closed he heard the sigh as Thalion leaned against the door.

Turning his head Mizuki moved up and rested on his elbows as he looked at Thalion. The troubled expression on the males face bothered him and Mizuki frowned a little "Stop thinking so hard" He said lightly "You will make yourself sick with worrie" He said sighing a little.

Turning his head back to look ahead of him Mizuki gave a little whimper "I was at the wrong place at the wrong time was all" He said with a shrug of his shoulders but he regretted it as he hissed from the muscles and skin pulling at stuck bandages. It was almsot time to change them from the feels of things.

[Rosekitten]

He knew Mizuki was right but he didn't want to admit it as he walked over to the bed sitting on the edge of it making sure not to bother Mizuki. "Yeah I know... " He started but he seemed to lose whatever thought he had before rubbing his head a little.

"They are expecting a leader and I'm hardly that, I couldn't even keep you safe for a few mere hours hell I don't even keep myself safe for that matter." He knew Mizuki didn't blame him but he had a point in his rambling. Finally his ears went back at a thought before he spoke it.

"Maybe coming here was a mistake, I hate seeing it but anyone gathered here has some hope that I'll fix things and I can't. Hell I wouldn't know where to start. I'm not even really taught in the ways of what or how things go in my own race's capital." He knew more about human kingdoms or other races then his own. Other then how harsh it could be here.

"Heh.. this is not what I planned on, not sure what I was planning on but making it known I was alive was not in them." They'd find out sooner or later who he really was, and a leader was not it. Though Damien kept saying that the best leader is someone who did not seek such power... or something along those lines.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki sighed as Thalion spoke. "You can lead Thalion" He stated "Not only that but I was there alone" He said "One on one I would of been been fine...five on one" Mizuki said with a little laugh "Is a little bit of a challenge" He said with a little laugh before turning his head and looking at Thalion.

This though was when he paused "Everything happens for a reason Thalion" Mizuki said with a little nod of his head "You need to think about everything and not just one thing" He said lightly to him before he moved so he rested on his side and he curled into the male that sat beside him "You were meant to come back to these people Thalion" He said lightly.

After while of them just sitting there Mizuki got the muster to ask the question that had been on his mind now for awhile "Thalion..." Mizuki began before his ears dipped and he turned his head a little "Did you mean it...." He said lightly "I mean..." He paused "about loving me?" Mizuki asked quietly. Mizuki had never had anyone say they loved him before so the thought of some one actually having those feelings for him made him happy...if they were true

[Rosekitten]

"Heh... glad everyone seems to think so. I spent the last twenty some years making sure I wasn't in charge of anyone's life." Excluding Raden and Neimi... "Just a little one.. for the great ice mage? Though I guess there are limitations to magic." Plus if he had used certain spells the odds of them taking out more then just those five were probably there as well.

He cringed a little as Mizuki spoke again. "Theres that saying again... heh. You know I've heard it more times then I care to count." And most of the time it wasn't wrong. He sighed finally before giving in to agreeing with Mizuki. "Maybe... to what end though I started a internal war, not exactly what we needed at the moment."

After a little bit they were both silent though Mizuki spoke finally as he glanced down at the other. Though after he asked the question he had on his mind Thalion seemed to lose whatever front he had up this whole time as he glanced away a second. "um.. well.. I don't commonly say things that I don't mean last I knew.." That was avoiding answering the question.

After a moment he finally breathed a little before speaking again. "Yes I meant it... heh I've been fighting with the thought of it for a little bit and after.. I thought I had lost the chance I had to say it."

[Pinkie]

As Thalion spoke Mizuki didnt know how to take the pause he had before Thalion continued. Why did he have to think about that answer? Should it not of been an almost instant response? You would think so from a person confessing love but Mizuki shook it off a little as he laid there thinking about everything and thios was when he decided to make the pause present to the other males attention.

"Im sorry Thalion..." Mizuki said before pushing back carefully before moving so he once more laid down on the bed now with his head facing the other way. "I didnt mean to force my love upon you" He spoke lightly "I mean..if you didnt love back...you should of just said so" He said lightly with a little pained voice.

Mizuki didnt want to think about that but at the same time things showed him that maybe that thinking was the right thinking. Mizuki sighed a little. He was not going to lie it did hurt and it hurt quite a bit though he was not about to show it fully. "I understand...really I do..." He said as the room was still silent "I mean...who could love a frost mage huh...especially one of my history" He said almost brokenly.

[Rosekitten]

Mizuki probably read too much into that pause then he should have. Taking it the wrong way altogether as it had nothing to do with what Thalion really thought or if something was forced on him. Though when Mizuki spoke Thalion looked at him a bit oddly before sighing after the other seemed done with everything he had to say.

"Heh I'm terrible at this." He laughed weakly at the thought of how everything had happened or even how to say anything. "It wasn't forced... Not sure why you would even think that." Well he had a few thoughts on why, not like he had been straightforward with Mizuki most of this time. Heck last night was the first time he was even remotely outgoing with any of it.

"I meant what I said, even if you don't believe me or think it was forced..." He didn't know if just saying it was going to make Mizuki think otherwise of what he said or not but its all he could do. "To hell with what your past is. You think that matters?" He was really asking that. "Remember where we are and where I grew up? If things were different and I had stayed here and things went on odds are I would be far worse or would have done far worse then you ever could have done and that's within the wall limits of one city."

Maybe thats what was wrong with how this place was ruled, iron fist and if you disagreed then you might as well run yourself through with a blade cause someone else willing to do the Queen's bidding would do it for you. "Think what you want but I do love you... even if I have to prove that to you somehow. I just apparently suck at expressing such things." Though given where and how he grew up that wasn't too big of a surprise.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki could tell the male beside him meant the words that came from his mouth and that was just from the way that he said them. Moving Mizuki sat up and turned to look at the male. It took him a moment or two to do so with a hiss or two and a grunt of pain but he did it none the less. Mizuki paused as he looked at Thalion "You will get better" Mizuki said as Thalion said he was not good at expressing his feelings.

This was when Mizuki raised a hand and placed it on the males cheek before leaning in and kissing him. Pulling back he gave a little smile "I mean...how could you not get better" He said with a smile ";Me as your teacher...I could teach you lots of things Thalion" He said with a little growl before he kissed the male again. Pulling back Mizuki smiled at Thalion "Oh the things that I could teach you" He said lightly with a kiss to his nose before he backed up a little.

"I mean...after all I am sure I have a few years on you" He said with a smile before he tilted his head a little. "Thats one good thing about time im sure..." He said with a little laugh though he regretted it as his back pulled.

[Rosekitten]

He wasn't so sure on that getting better part. It was a nice thought however. Though with everything going on he wasn't sure he'd be having the time to get better. Right he was better off not thinking about that before he started getting that headache back. He just through a few days without killing anyone and maybe he could go back to what he was doing.

Mizuki got his attention though with the hand on his cheek before kissing him. Though it was funny listening to him. With him as his teacher. "Thats one way to put it.." He started before Mizuki kissed him again and continued a little. Really Mizuki had taught him a few things already, if he hadn't of he would have never admitted what he had already.

"A few huh? I recall someone naming off at least a hundred years worth of kings. Something tells me that the few you speak of is a bit more then just a 'few'" He had almost forgotten that fact really, it wasn't something he thought too much about. "Yeah it is.. so long as you live long enough anyway." He was more of talking about himself then Mizuki. He pretty much was asking for the current Queen to try and kill him with having taken her son's life.

"Eh maybe I'll get a break and everything won't go to hell for a while." The thought of what LiNeer said earlier about the rage that his family had came up though. It wasn't a common trait anymore and even when it was it wasn't really anything to stop it besides to avoid fighting. Thats exactly what he had been trying to do for over twenty years.

After Mizuki moved a little he laughed at the thought of that being his downfall and not the number of other things going wrong. Either way he moved a little before lightly kissing Mizuki. "Though for you to teach anything you need to get better and stop getting hurt."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki laughed at the males comment yes he knew that but he had has own retort to that "And you sir need to stop making stupid plans" He said with a smile before he kissed him again and moved "But as long as you make stupid plans I will be right beside you" Mizuki said with a smile "No matter what" Mizuki said lightly.

After that evening the two of them stayed low for a little while until Damien gathered the rest of the men that he had been looking for. All in all even after the little battle Damien gathered a little over a hundred men. They were instructed to leave little by little and meet in one place.

As the day moved on the night began to approach and it was now time to Mizuki and Thalion with Damien and the last little bit of the men to leave. Mizuki stood there and placed the cloak over his shoulders though he couldnt help the hiss as it landed on a still tender back. It had only been two days since the little battle and Mizuki knew he was recovering but he also knew that they needed to get out of there.

Mizuki turned his head and looked right to Thalion as he felt the males eyes on him. "Look...I have already told you...we cant stay here in this place for much longer without the queen finding us" He said lightly "I am sore and tired but I will live...now please" He said motioning towards the passageway that they needed to get to.

[Rosekitten]

"Some of my stupid plans seemed to work out thank you... " He said having a good point. One such stupid plan was to go into a blizzard to save a certain someone who was sitting here. "Thought you said next time you were staying home?" He smirked a little remembering that from not long ago.

He was thankful to be left alone even if it was only part of the evening. It probably kept him from thinking more on killing the next person to address him as his proper rank. He'd beat it out of every one of them he swore.. though maybe he wasn't being serious about that thought.

After a few days the last of them were leaving and Thalion had only stayed this long due to Mizuki recovering. Even now he was debating on leaving till Mizuki spoke up. "Fine.. your right." Though he doubted this was the last time he was going to be back here... Mizuki had stated things happen for a reason and apparently something wanted him to come back here.

None the less he had been using this passage to pretty much get everyone out so the odds of getting lost were slim to none. Though half way through the passage he all but froze before glancing over his shoulder like he heard something. His expression said he did but nothing anyone else heard apparently as Damien spoke up asking if something was wrong.

"Er.. nothing.." He said shaking his head a little at the crazy thought of hearing things now. Yep something was going to end up making him come back here wasn't it? They had made good time through the passage and getting away from the city. It wasn't till they even got to the meeting area Damien had been instructing them to go to did Thalion even notice that they had added at least a hundred trained and able fighters to the Western forces.

Sure over the days they had been getting small groups out but he never thought that.. they had gotten that many. To admit it was overwhelming was a understatement. Now they just had to get them to where the main camp was and unnoticed...

"You know why we got this many.." Damien started before Thalion glanced at him a moment before grabbing him. "What exactly have you been saying?" "Nothing that you didn't say yourself or do already mi'lord." Great he doomed himself... how the heck was this suppose to work?! He had trained as a average warrior and a blacksmith for all of these years nothing that came close to leading troops or anything beyond that.

At the least this made the West seem like it had a chance of winning. This made the odds more in their favor. Granted still out numbered by a long shot but these were not rookie fighters either, well most of them. Half of them were former knights from when his parents ruled.

It was decided that the group would travel by nightfall to prevent being seen. It was well into the second day of traveling before camp was set up again and Thalion wanted nothing more then to go retreat somewhere away from being expected to lead this. His nerves were about shot at this rate from over thinking everything that could go wrong.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki had fallowed the group with no questions as they made it out of the passageways and through the forest to meet the group. It was no more then a hundred men but that seemed to something that Thalion was greatfull for and Mizuki was glad for it. Though right now at this moment in time it seemed that Thalions mind was miles away "You know if you keep schouling like that your face will stay that way" Mizuki said walking up to the male.

Leaning in he placed a light kiss on a dark cheek before he stepped back and looked at Thalion "We have troops...more will come" He said lightly "All you have to worry about right now is getting back to the main camp" He said lightly with a smile "Also...once we get there I think there should be an expansion" He stated lightly "If we are to keep gathering more troops we need more space" Mizuki said with a smile and a nod to the male.

[Rosekitten]

He was miles away. He was sick of hearing battle plans and really the lot of it. He wanted nothing more then to go back to what the hell simple life he had even if that wasn't much of one. Least doing what he was doing he didn't have to worry about getting killed almost daily like he did now. Though this was when Mizuki seemed to speak up. "Was I?" He had no idea he really wasn't paying attention.

"Oh no I'm sure I'll have more things to worry about once we get there... like the fact that no one seems to do repair work when I vanish..." He half groaned at the thought of it. Then the idea that he had to be left alone long enough to even do that. This was a headache just to think about. "I swear the next one that comes up and asks if I need anything I'm punching ...." He said before crossing his arms.

Though he did agree with Mizuki. The main camp would have to be expanded. But they did need more troops then the groups they had. Either way the trip continued with no further issues. Though why would it have issues with a hundred or so Drow... anyone with half a brain left a group like that alone even if you out numbered them.

Once things were settled back at the main camp was when Felix seemed to be the one with the headache. "The fact you pulled it off is- Why the hell did you say anything?!" He started pacing the room as Thalion watched him as he was talking about whatever that needed to be done and things that needed to prepared. Though this lead into expansion plans and that this needed to be done and that. Plus he was still giving Thalion the third degree that he didn't tell anyone he wasn't a commoner. Though no one really asked it either.

Things did settle down after a few days. Though there was still a lot to be done and it was almost all Thalion could do to get away from all of it. For the moment he had managed to ditch Damien and half was holed up in the forge just to stay away from everyone. Well minus Neimi and Raden who knew exactly where he'd run to to avoid people. Mizuki had been recovering the past few days as well though he probably knew where the other was if he thought a moment.