I laid curled up next to rikard who was tracing slow lazy circles on my skin under my shirt as I took slow and easy breaths I snuggled into him and he smiled

"Angel I ha---?"

"love me' I said to him cutting him off and he smiled

"mmmm maybe" I pouted

"alright then" I said "cuddle me?"

"no" he said and I frowned sitting up "Angel I'm serious I ha---" I laid my back over him wincing because of my shoulder

"cuddle me!" I growled lowly and he smiled

"no"

it got to the point where I was laid with my back flat against his chest before his arms snaked around my waist and he kissed the back of my neck

"is this better?"

"no" I said as the door opened and Gallent appeared

"Rikard the cr-- what are you doing?"

"He wouldn't cuddle me" I said pouting gallent smiled

"that's nice" he said "but I'm going to have to steal him off of you"

"awww" I pouted as I slid off of him and he stood up smiling down at me as I sat up he kissed my forehead

"I'll be back to finish this in a minute"

"good" I said

watching him leave I laid down and a few minutes later I furrowed my eye brows

"what was it that he wanted to tell me" I thought

I sat up sliding off the bed just as I felt the ship knock into something hard causing me to stagger forwards my body tensed as I walked out of the dorm and up onto deck where rikard was yelling at a few of the crew because apparently they made the ship hit a rock but that was a much as I could hear I walked over to the railing

"Angel?" Rikard said

I looked to the land in front of us only a few hundred meters away and no matter how much I thought I couldn't remember where we were

"Rikard" I said "where are we?"

"you don't need to know that sweet heart"

"okay" I said "then why are we here"

"there's just someone I need to talk too little one"

I shrugged one shoulder not asking any more as the sails flared up and the ship was moved forwards I walked up the stairs to the front of the ship as I watched the small wooden frames of docks start to form along with houses and with only twenty metres to go the sails were pulled down as the ship turned it's side to the dock in a smooth circle created from it's earlier velocity I smiled looking down to rikard who grinned up at me he was definitely showing off I rolled my eyes looking back to the town it was very modern unlike others I continued to smile this might be fun. Something shone in my eyes as I heard a dull thud on the ground that was paved in cobble stone I leaned over the railing slightly trying my best to ignore the frothing water below I noticed Rikard did the same thing a frown on his face and I soon saw the source of all the noise I walked down the stairs leaning over the railing next to him so I could get a better look

"their not the welcoming committee are they" I said dryly as the thudding become louder and louder

"well" said Rikard "he was expecting me"

"who,who was expecting you?" I asked he cleared his throat continuing hesitantly

"king Dilane" I froze my body tense and eyes situated forwards "Angel?" asked Rikard

"we're screwed" I said slumping forwards

"encouraging" he said shaking his head

as I walked back up the stairs millions of thoughts ran through my head I had only ever ran into that man once and I was lucky to have Limerick with me at the time or he would have definitely had his way with me I peaked over the railing again seeing the men the guards who were looking at each other they seemed to be talking their uniforms were bright blue definitely Dilane's one of them pointed to the ship and they all nodded then they boarded the ship without a single word and the crew stood there not moving nobody said a word even when they produced roped and forcefully tied everyone up without a struggle I frowned did they plan this I didn't notice one of them march up the stairs well I did his blue uniform didn't actually blend with the brownness of the wood. spotting me though he walked towards me I blinked a few times unsure of what to do he was unarmed all I had to do was hit him so why didn't I he held up a piece of paper and gave me no time to read it even though I already knew what it was ..... a warrant for our arrest. I stepped back only to be grabbed around the stomached tightly I yelled with pain causing him to shift his grip to holding me around the ribs then both the unknown men made their way with my down the stairs the man in front stayed a reasonable distance away from me because I kicked my legs like an idiot I rammed my elbow into the man holding me he grunted but didn't let me go he pulled me down the stairs

"put me down now!" I yelled "I can walk myself"

the crews head snapped towards me as the unknown man dragged me down the stairs to the deck where the crew were tied up the other people who were wearing the same clothes as him they looked to me and smiled the man sighed with distaste

"this ones pregnant no wonder they keep her around"

"whose is it?" another man asked to me

he then addressed the crew because I refused to answer but it didn't help them that none of them answered either I bit down on my lower lip I looked to rikard he gave no sign of telling

"come on sweet heart" one said "who have you been whoring around hmmmm?"

he came forwards gripping my chin between his thumb and fore finger stroking my lower lip he freed it from my teeth just as I bit down hard on his finger the crew chuckled even the guards smirked as he yanked his hand away from me stepping back

"me" rikard said suddenly there was a few moments silence then there were evil chuckles

"maybe we should let the king choose what to do with the whore?"

I winced at the word and one final time I rammed my elbow hard back into his ribs there was a loud crack

"ooo" said the crew

the guard holding me gasped then let me go I whipped around and watched as he fell to the ground then I turned to the rest of them they took a cautionary step back as I stepped forwards

"I am no whore" I hissed as I cracked my knuckles ignoring the pain from my shoulder "next one to call me a whore looses their balls understood?" They all looked to each other

"that can't be her could it?" one said I sighed walking closer again and just like the first time they stepped back

"I would advise that you leave this ship very quickly in an orderly fashion just like the way you came a um ..." I made a figure eight I the air with my index finger as I tried to remember what it was called "... tactical retreat yes?"

They all looked to each other and didn't move an inch their eyes wide with fear for either what I was going to do or what somebody else would do

"now" I yelled authority in my voice

they jumped and in about ten seconds they scrambled off the ship I smiled walking over to gallent I undid him first then sat down as he undid the rest

"damn, I think your scarier when your pregnant" barium said

I smiled as I looked to the guy still gasping in pain on the deck I stood up and walked over to rikard who was also looking at the guard he looked to me as I came to him I pointed back to the guard

"what do we do with him captain" I teased

"well kitten" he started with a smile "since he's here he needs to be questioned" I smiled

"now that's something I can do"