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Prince Tousa of Darinest & Prince Zavia

Tousa gave her hands a small squeeze when she had taken a hold of them, a small smile forming on his lips. "I'm glad you have some entertainment then. I'm sorry my father has basically put you under house arrest." He stood up and followed her, moving to wrap his arms around her while she faced away from him and buried his face in the crook of her neck. "I'm sorry Anja... I know my goal was to bring you here but... Over time I wanted to do so for a different reason and now I just regret the idea entirely. I wish I had taken longer on this journey... Maybe planned a longer route before we got here." The arms around her gave an almost possessive squeeze before relaxing it again. Then he did something he thought he wouldn't have the courage to do, he leaned and kissed her cheek.

Zavia gave a nod and then let go with a throw. "Good. As much as I hate that b*****d, he's the key to our family getting a hold of this kingdom, and you with him. Two worthless people in marriage. What a wonderful story. Just remember you belong to our family and will do as we say." The Prince then stepped towards the door, opened it and paused, reaching and pulled a handkerchief, tossing it at his sister. "Clean yourself up. You won't win anyone over looking like a witch with those tears flowing from your eyes." The door was then shut promptly to leave Tamara to her own devices... What little there were.

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There was a flourish of color on his cheeks at her action, his arms loosening and then quickly wrapping around her waist tightly as he kissed the woman he had come to call his lover within the past few days as passionately as he could. He could say no words, so instead his actions told them for him.

While still kissing her he swept her off her feet, but he didn't move for the bed. He had learned that was not okay and he didn't want to risk to much of the moment with her. Instead it was a chair, plush and holding more than a few pillows. A hand hurriedly tossed them aside and he sat, setting his lover in his lap, facing him to continue their passionate kiss, his teeth finding her lower lip to gently bite down on and pull it away in a teasing slowness, looking up at his lover once all was said and done, trying his best to keep his breath from coming out to heavily.

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Tousa leaned and kissed her forehead as she looked at him with eyes filled with pain. He gave her body another squeeze and he ran a hand through her hair. "I love you so much Anja..." He murmured. The hand went from her hair to tracing her back. "It's funny... Your hair used to confuse me... Now I look at it, I remember it and I can't help but smile." The hand on her back gently moved up and to a shoulder before touching at her neck, tracing where the choker was supposed to be.

Tousa leaned in again, another kiss on the cheek but he lingered close, keeping one arm wrapped around her person to keep her here, the other tracing about her person. His body doing its best to memorize everything it could about her. Her scent, her warmth, her breathing patterns, her physical appearance. "Anja... I want you... No one else."

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Tousa narrowed his eyes when she said they couldn't be together. He was going to say there was a way, and he would find it if she wanted him to but he was cut off by the idea of gravity. As she began to nuzzle into him more and more he felt the chair leaning and he let out a small hiss. "Anja! Anja wait- Not so-."

The crash came and she flopped onto her back to laugh and Tousa just let out a soft groan. She wasn't the one that had to deal with the impact and the bruise. He was going to be so sore tomorrow. He looked over at her her with a disgruntled look to his face, his hair tangled around him loosely, draping around the scene.

Then the knock came and Tousa's eyes shot to the door. s**t that wasn't good. He just hoped they hadn't heard him inside. He kissed Anja on the lips, traced her side teasingly and then motioned to the bed with his head, his feet carrying him quickly to it, his body sliding under, what hair did stick out was quickly brushed flush with his back with a hand.

"Oi! Girl, you okay in there?" The gruff guard asked. "Are you decent? Can we come in? No funny business now you hear?"

Prince Tousa of Darinest

The guard opened the door. In the dimly lit hallway, the more lax guard could be seen leaning against the wall, snoring gently. The gruff guard had his spear in one hand as he opened the door, peering in. "What was that noise woman?" He asked bluntly, stepping into the room to investigate.

He walked around the room, looking at this or that with a keen eye. Seemed at least one of the two took their job's seriously. He moved to close the window. "Shouldn't let the heat escape this room. It takes a lot of time to warm it back up." He grumbled, figuring that's what had been the bang sound. The man began to move back to the door. "Try not to make to much noise would you? People in the castle are trying to sleep." Due to his scruffy features it was difficult to tell whether or not he had winked, but there had been some sort of affirmative motion of the head.

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Tousa came out from under the bed, looking at Anja with a raised eyebrow. "Says the one who knocked us over." Tousa murmured, moving to take a step closer and a hand reaching for one of hers on her hip. "Do you want to just lay down for a bit and spend time together before I go back to my room?"

He'd much rather stay here in the same bed and just sleep with his arms wrapped around her. Wake up to that same nuzzling she was just doing in the chair though maybe not quite as hard as to knock over a chair. Sweet murmurs and mutterings as they woke up. Drowsy kisses... It would be nice to do that. For a moment he thought back to when they were traveling. How nice it would've been if they had just curled up together for those nights.

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Tousa hugged Anja for the moment she allowed him to and then stared at her back for the long moment. His gaze ever so slowly drifted to the ground and his shoulder's slumped. He gritted his teeth as his mind continued to turn its gears. "You once asked me if I ever had an independent idea from my father's... I would say yes, at this moment I do." He murmured to her. There was a shift and then his overcoat was draped around her person as he moved for the window.

He opened it and turned to look at her with a small smile. "I'll find a way... So wait for me just a little longer please? That's all I ask. At least until we return to your people. I am not going to give in so easily." With that he made a small motion with his hands and the window was shut by two thin slivers of earth from either side of the window frame, having come out of the stone and mortar. They then disappeared back in after a time.

Tousa eventually climbed his way back into his room and when he got there he moved to the chair at the desk, slumping into it as he covered his face with one hand and propped it up with his elbow against the desk. He said that and he still had no inkling of a plan he wanted to actually carry out. Not with so many of Zavia's men in the castle. At any sign of weakness he knew what that viper of a man would do.

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Tousa had fallen asleep at his desk, leaned on it and letting out small snores. It wasn't until a servant came in to wake him did he stir at all. "Mmm... Anja stop it... I don't like it when you prod me with your nose." He grumbled, shifting away from the gentle shake. After it continued he opened his eyes and looked around groggily. "What is it? What's got you so worked up-." He fell silent and then cleared his throat red in the face. "You didn't hear any of that did you?"

"I have no idea what you speak of Prince Tousa. I've come to tell you that you will be having breakfast in the garden with the Princess... Your friend will be having her's with Prince Zavia today. Your father's wishes." It was to early in the day to hide his disapproval, a scowl forming on his features. "I see. Thank you for telling me. Please leave my chambers while I get dressed. I'd like some time to think alone and in quiet."

The servant bowed and began to make their way to the door. "As you wish Prince Tousa. Call upon me if you have need of me."