Caught In the Fire of A Dragon

"I guess I am the strongest man in the kingdom!" Sir Alastair boasted. I sighed, faking a smile that was supposed to be clueless, and idiotic and as ditsy as a girl was to be; at least- according to my mother. "Oh! I must take my leave now, Hasta Mañana, Princess." He kissed my out-stretched hand after his time was done.

"Now, that was not bad, he seemed very nice- and a boisterous one as well! He's good for you, he will take people's mindset off of your..." My mother paused in her triumphant speech, "Erm, condition." Narrowing my eyes, I pulled my lips back in a silent snarl and leapt off of the couch I was on to reach her.

She shrieked just as I reached her, my anger for everything etched into my face, my fathers' death, Ashley leaving me, her forcing suitors upon me... I just need to strangle her.

Guards rushed in and pulled me off of her- knowing full well just how angry I could be. "Princess, PRINCESS!" My ladies' maid, Elana, rushed in. "Let the Princess come with me- she just needs the queen to be away from her right now."

Thank you, I signed quickly to Elana, she nodded and smiled. "You're welcome." Brushing my skirts off with my hands- I followed Elana to my chambers. We walked down my castles long corridors towards the upper floor, where the royalty stayed. The stone seemed eerie in the wane glow caused by the sconces glowing a bluish fire- how the unstaffed managed to create that hot of a fire and keep it that way, I have yet to find out.

The worn carpet lining the floors a faded crimson that once must have been like walking over blood. Portraits hung neatly- non-smiling faces observing passerby with grim expressions.

As we reached my chambers, Elana whirled on me, "It's about Ashley isn't it?" I nodded, tears threatening to fall and paying heed to their warning. "Shhh..." She soothed, pulling me into a hug, "I know and you know that he loves you, he just has some hard circumstances to deal with. He doesn't want you hurt, and he won't ever let anyone else marry you." She paused, "Because you are his, and he's already laid stake to that claim to very man out there." After our little chat I went through the motions of undressing, God forbid, I actually want to stay in what I am wearing! And I soon fell asleep.

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When I awoke to sunlight streaming through open curtains I knew that I had finally had one night without a single nightmare of my beloved. Dreams came and went, haunting me with his eyes, his voice, everything... and then it came crashing down like sand in water as it ended.

His whispers fading into the nightmare I had awoken from- that I had conjured just to hear his sweet voice again to keep me going.

I admit it to myself now- I need Ashley.

Notes

So-
Hasta Mañana- Until tomorrow

and I know it's short but I'm having writers block so yeah...

This ones from In The End...