113 Hundred Knights for Courtship

Althea

I woke up for another weird dream. I can feel between my thighs the heat and wetness coming from my own. My whole body are aroused. My nipples are hard like pebbles. I wipe my sweat and get in on a warm shower as I recall what I had dream. It wasn't a bad dream at all. It was a very sexy dirty love dream. I dream of him kissing me and making love to me.

This is the second time that I never dream about the dark room. I shudder as I recall it in my mind. It was still fresh like it happened just yesterday. I can hear his cold voice and cold touch as he caress me and get between my thighs…

I close my thighs and started rubbing my whole body hard just to make myself clean. But I will never be clean no matter how I bath myself and remove all of those dirt. It never get away from my head on how painful he get his manhood on me.

I felt my tears, my heart breaking. Though I don't want to hear on how he groan and on how he hush me it keep coming inside my mind.

Could Lancelot wash all of those memories of mine? I heard a knock on my door and my knight's voice.

"I'll be out in an hour." I told him. He replied and left. I wash my tears with the warm water and got out and dressed up covering my chest and my ankles and my wrist.

I gather my things and my small bag for my overnight clothes. I dry my hair and tie them into braid cleanly. Once that I am done, I got out. My knight wait for me and we eat on the inn. I ask him about few things and if he sleep well, he answer casually.

We go back to the castle and I started to go on my daily routine. I pull out my sword and started exercising my whole body with my brother Adam. He's good with swords and I can compete with him.

"That's an early morning to get tired, my dear sister." Our oldest brother came from the door with a smile on his face.

"Your majesty."

"Thea, it's brother. Alright?" I nodded. He always wanted us to address him as a brother when we are not on business or conference meeting with other officials. "So, my dear. Would you like to visit Marissa today? I and Almira are going there with Phrixus."

"I shall visit her on my own, brother. I have few things to do here."

"If that's what you want. How about you, Adam?"

"I wish to come as well."

"Settled then. Bring your gifts for the baby." He's always blooming these months when he got married and crowned as a king. I like to see more of him.

Adam seemed excited. He's never been happier and the house has never been clean. Still there are dark shadows around and whenever Adhiti arrived, they all hide from her. It makes me curious on why they are roaming around to Nicholas. Though they keep distance from him. I have to talk to Adhiti about this.

"Your Majesty!" my uncle Commander came running and breathless.

"Did running over here exercise you as well, Commander Lopez?" my brother joked. He shook his head and exhales.

"Knights from La Jardin Roseaux, maison de d'Auvergne are here!" I frown and look at Nicholas.

We heard singing and that makes me heated my cheeks. Adhiti, Almira and others came running. We watch as the marching knights of Jardin Roseaux are coming closer with their flag and their men singing. I think I heard flutes, violins and drums.

"This is mad." I mutter.

"Was this some kind of offering?" Adhiti ask scooping the King's arm.

"I guess so, love. They are not here for war. It seemed like there's a lot of offering to someone here." Nicholas implied.

This is mad. I couldn't face Lancelot at this moment. I could see him riding on his horse that has blue decors. Lancelot runs his horse faster until he is in front of us. I rolled my eyes and walk off. He jump off and let one of our servant hold his horse. He smiled at me as I glance at him which I only push the point of my sword to the grass and cross my arms.

"Your Majesties!" he bows. "Goddess, and your highnesses."

"What brings you here Lord Lancelot?" my brother asked. He keep looking at me and his smile never faded.

"I'm here to offer my brave finest knights and my loyalty to you and to the Goddess and to my love, Princess Althea."

I could smoother him right now. But damn, why should he be so handsome and so lean? I heard my sister's gasped and Adhiti started laughing with Nicholas.

"You don't have to bring a whole band here to ask the hand of my sister."

"I have to. For my love, Althea to know that I will not going to back out from courting her."

"I told you many times to stop this madness of yours!" I scowl at him out of my temper.

"It's not madness, my sweet Princess. It's love." I make a groaning sound at the back of my throat and glare at him. "I also offer a song for you."

"I don't want to hear it." I took my sword and was about to leave as his band started playing.

Wise men say, only fools rush in

But I can't help falling in love with you

Shall I stay?

Would it be a sin

If I can't help falling in love with you.

I wanted to leave but this man keeps on pissing me. He keep singing and the song makes me more and more weak. He's some kind of my weakness on part of me. Making this stone heart become some kind of a fluffy cloud. He has a sultry voice plus the whole army are singing as well.

Like a river flowers

Surely to the sea

Darling, so it goes

Some things are meant to be

Take my hand,

Take my whole life, too

For I can't help falling in love with you…

He walk closer to me and extend his hand. I look down at it as his band keep on singing all over, and over again.

"So, Thea, aren't you going to answer the man?" Andrew the most peeving person here in castle asked. "Wow, if I only have that bands of singing warriors, I could make it sing for my love."

"Shut up, Andrew!" I gritted and step back from Lancelot. "I'll let your knights stay here."

"And I?" he asked. "You know, we got a long way here from Psychē and I need a little more energy. It drains me a little. I couldn't even sleep at night thinking about you." That flatters me but I have to be immune from it. I thought that I am immune. "Have you read my letter?"

"No. I have not." I lied. He grin at me. He detect my lie.

"You know, love, it's alright." He winks and went to his horse and pulls out something from his bag. He frown to see that the day lilies are seemed like dying. I put my sword back to my belt

"I think it need a lot more of water, Lancelot." I told him and started walking upstairs to the main door. "And soil." I added.

"My King, I offer my knights in order to have my mate's hand." He said aloud making me stop. I walk back and cleared my throat.

"I agree on that. However, it is my sister's decision if she want your proposal. I'll let you stay and woo my sister. Do as what you pleases Lord Lancelot, and hurting my sister wasn't part of your pleasure." Lancelot bows.

"She's a little dangerous, Lord Lancelot." Adhiti told. "But yes, I'll let the cooks to serve foods and the accommodation for your brave fine knights."

"Thank you, my Queen."

"No problem at all."

"I'll let you court me." I announced. "But before we go to there, you have to disarm me first." I pull my sword and ask for the foil that is used for fencing. I gave my sword back to them and I toss him the foil.

"Oh, love." He look at me with worry. "I wish no harm on you."

"And I wish that you'll just disappear." He sigh and remove his sword and, his armor and whatsoever he had there to make it fair.

We started dancing with our swords and I keep spanking him on his back with my sword. It won't really cut him. The pointy edge could kill but not the sides. If this was a claymore I already cut him trice. He tried to avoid me from getting hurt and I don't like it.

"How adorable!" Adhiti said aloud that makes me frown and groan as I kick his abdominal that makes him stepped back.

"If we could only have a nice talk." He ask.

"No. Nice. Talk." I punctuated as I keep hitting him and he keep blocking it and stepping back until I accidentally pointed it to him and on the lower part of his side abdominal started bleeding. He only look down and I pull my sword. It wasn't a deep one but, I harm him. "Oh, my God!" I got startled when he kick my hand and I let my sword flew.

"There, I disarm you."

"You are bleeding!" I scowl at him and walk closer to him. I pulls out his shirt. I get preoccupied and started healing it.

"That worry you too much?" he murmur on my ear.

"Let's get out of here!" I heard Andrew said aloud and they started walking back inside and they are laughing. Damn, this is embarrassing. I shouldn't do this one.

"I better get beaten up, if I will got you this close to me." He caress my head and kisses my forehead. "I miss you." Commander Lopez cleared his throat as the knights started going inside the castle. There are at least more than a hundred of them.

"Stop that." I mutter and push him. He is totally healed. The knights that keep passing by patted him and bow at me and they keep going and going inside until there's only him and me.

"So, I am expecting an answer."

"I said I'll let you court me but that never means that I am going to agree on becoming your lover." He pouted and caress my hair. I big drop of water from the sky was directly dropped on my top head. Damn, Sky is implying something now. Alright, I'll let him. He might get tired if I will not decline all of his propositions on making love.