The lengths he goes to, just to please me, just to put a smile on my face, was tremendous. 

He was a prince, and could've ordered anyone to prepare the pies, yet chose to do it. His 'little' efforts tore down more and more of the barriers I try to build round my heart.

I kissed him again. Prolonging the kiss this time. As I tasted him. Tasted the apple he ate that morning. I couldn't believe I almost lost him. Once again, I thanked the moment the Mother of Light chose to bless me with the Gift of having visions.

We sat down to eat, and for the next hours, we talked about nothing important enough to change the world, but the words we said, stories we shared, were enough to make our already filled hearts, run over with joy.

I couldn't stop laughing. He couldn't stop trying to make me happier. Laughter in the air. Joy in each breath I took in. It was a special day, reminding me to be thankful that I chose the decision to leave the North and come save Regalis.

At that moment, he started stripping. Pulled off his shirt, while his lower garment, went next.

"What're you doing?" I asked, shocked, as I looked round the surrounding woods."Someone could see you" I said.

He winked. And jumped right into the river.

"Regalis!"

He swam on, laughing "come and join me" he said.

I shook my head.

"Come on"

I shook my head harder. Someone, passing by, could see me naked. This wasn't like the lake in the magicless land. There, many people just simply loved to avoid places where sorcery has been done.

While for this place, it may be quiet, and calm, still, it was non-magicless, someone could pass by.

"No one comes here" he said "it's too far from the main town".

"No" I insisted. And turned my back to him, to bend down and take another pie.

That was when I felt those strong arms of his, wrap round me, and then, I was being dragged.

"Regalis!"

"Regalis"

My feet touched the water. And soon, my whole body was immersed. I came up for air, glaring at  him.

He was chuckling silently, trying to control himself from bursting into laughter.

The pie in my hand, he had not noticed it, I threw it on his forehead.

He staggered back in shock. He'd not been expecting it. He grinned, "two can play the game".

What?

He sped to the riverbank, grabbed a basket of pies. I too, grabbed the other, and raced back to the river, as he threw a pie at me. It hit my head.

I dipped my hand into the basket of pies, grabbed one and flung it at him, he did the same, throwing his at me.

Every one of his pies hit me, I mean, he was a soldier, he shot arrows at things quite far away from him, let alone I, who was less than twenty feet away from him.

More of his pies hit me.

Before coming here, Regalis opened the King's Storage, for those in need, here in the Midlands.

The King's Storage was a 'storage' containing the piles and piles of foodstuff to be sent off from big provinces to Randall.

The Capital already produced in abundance, why Randall would still request for more, from his subjects, despite the fact that they already paid taxes to him, baffled me. Nonetheless, everyone knew he'd rather the food spoilt in his storage, than for it to seem as if, he didn't have enough.
And so, for Regalis, who saw starving people on the way here, and at the same time, noticed the King's Storage being loaded into several open carriages, stopped the loaders, appended his signature on a few scrolls and ordered that the food be redistributed instead. Be given to those starving.

How Regalis never feared the idea of offending his father, often shocked me. 'Cause really, Randall was mean.

And what makes Regalis's heart so beautiful, is that he doesn't do these nice things, because he wants his people to love him and make him king one day, he does it because he believes it's the right thing to do. Showing love. And never stop showing love.

One of his pies landed on me, distracting me from my thoughts. I grabbed one of my own pies and fired it at him.

His laughter was beautiful. It made me recall once more, how those attackers nearly got him.

On the day Cederic arrived at the Temple of the Truthseekers, hoping to get one of them to come judge the case of Wallace's death. On that day, the attackers were already in the temple, about to murder the truthseekers, but then on hearing Cederic's call from the entrance. His call, that said he came from the Dark Lord, the Prince, instantly, the men changed their strategy. And told the truthseekers who left with Cederic, that for their fellow truthseekers not to be dead upon their return, they must find a way to lure Regalis here - to the Midlands. And so, the truthseekers who came to the North, invited him here.

I breathed in.

As for my Feeder Gift, Ashton didn't tell his friends. So, to Regalis, Cederic, Nadia and Brayton, it was Ashton and the other soldiers who came to their rescue.

Also, Ashton ordered the soldiers to keep my Feeder Gift a secret.

I put my hand in my basket, to snatch another pie and realised my pie had finished. My eyes widened, as I stared at Regalis.

He smirked, rolling his last pie in his hand.

I stepped backward. Crumbs and crumbs of pie covered my face and cloth.

"Are you ready?" Regalis said, getting ready to throw his pie, while I thought of how to dodge it.

He threw it.

I screamed.

But then, noticed the pie wasn't headed my way. It fell beside me, into the water. And at once, Regalis lifted me up. "My woman" he said "even with the pie crumbs, your beauty makes my heart miss a beat every minute" he kissed me. Licked my lips fiercely. As he placed me, on the riverbank, to ravish me. To make me come as several times as possible, with his tongue.

He worshipped every part of me, and then, filled me.

I was happy. So happy, in a way I feared no one but Regalis could ever make me feel.

And I recalled Ashton's words: your marriage with Regalis is the best you could ever possibly have, so, don't ruin it.

And as he slammed in, and out. I wondered, with just Marjol in my life, and no Regalis, would my soul ever feel this divine depth of true happiness again?

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