The stars are very beautiful, above the palace walls. They shine with equal splendour, still above far humbler halls.

The beautiful voice rang out through the Castle walls. Gentle and somber.

I watch them from my window, but their bright entrancing glow,
Reminds me of the freedom I gave up so long ago.

Everyone who was anyone was there. He could hear them all, mumbling and muttering or even singing quietly along.

The royal circlet of bright gold rests lightly on my brow,
I once thought only of the rights this circlet would endow.

He knew this song for some reason, was it a coronation song? No too somber. The voice was also familiar but he had never heard it sound so sad.

But once I took the crown to which I had been schooled and bred,
I found it heavy on the heart, though light upon the head.

He looked up to see that it was Princess Valerie who was singing. True to the song she now wore a gold circlet. That meant she was to become queen.

Although I am the head of state, in truth I am the least,
The true Queen knows her people fed, before she sits to feast.
The good Queen knows her people safe, before she takes her rest,
Thinks twice and thrice and yet again, before she makes request.

She would make a wonderful Queen, but the thought confused him. Did a princess die? An open casket was infront of her, but he couldn't see who was in it.

For they are all my children, all, that I swore to defend,
It is my duty to become both Queen and trusted friend-

He looked around, for the first time truly realising where and in what position he was. He was half kneeling and half in a bow, genuflecting on one knee with his hands neatly behind his back.

And of my children high and low, from beggar to above,
The dearest are my Heralds, who return my care with love.

To his right Prince Leo was doing the same as was Prince Dominic. Princess Gina and advisors Dahlia and Fariha had their heads bowed with their arms in the form of a prayer.

He had a bad feeling that it was someone he knew that had died.

The dearest are my Heralds, swift to spring to my command.
Who give me aid and fellowship, who always understand

He frowned, the girls were standing, that meant that it wasn't a Princess that had fallen. If it were, the males would be standing with their heads bowed and arms behind their backs, while the females would be kneeling in prayer formation.

That land and people first have needs that I may not deny-
So I must send my dearest friends to danger-and to die.

Being that the all the Princes were kneeling, a male had died, a knight perhaps? Charles?

A friend, a love, a child-it matters not, I know indeed,
That I must sacrifice them all if there should be the need.

He turned his head as best he could without looking disrespectful, many were crying. Was it possibly the death of a high ranking member of the Royal guard? Geoffrey?

They know, and they forgive me-doing more than I require,
With willing minds and loving hearts go straight to grasp the fire.

Princess-Queen Valerie looked directly at him.

It made him nervous for some reason.

These tears that burn my eyes are all the tears the Queen can't shed,
The tears I weep in silence as I mourn my Heralds dead.

She wasn't crying but her eyes were watery. Prince Leo beside him wept silently, though openly, tears streaming down his dark cheeks.

He frowned, to see Prince Leo cry. He needed to kow who died. If he stood up it would be disrespect to the deceased, so he knelt high, streching his neck the best he could.

He could now partially see the body in the casket, the sight caused him to choke on his spit.

Brown hair, White suit, Red sash.

It was him.

The Queen kept singing.

Oh gods that dwell beyond the stars, if you can hear my cry-

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Roman woke with a gasp and a small shout as he fell off the couch.

He was stunned out of his dream by both his fall and the laughter coming from his right.

"Oho-oh my god *snort* y-you ok there Princey?"

The Royal rolled his eyes as he shakily stood up.

"Yes, Anxiety, I'm fine"

"Pfft-whatever you say Sir-sings-alot"

The emo trait shrugged, still giggling slightly behind his phone as he scrolled through tumblr.

Prince tried to fall back asleep, hoping that this time he wouldn't have another nightmare.
----

"Princey"
"Princey"
"Princey!"

The Prince woke once again with a gasp.

"Geez dude, you sure you alright? Blue's been chirping up a storm for the past five minutes"

"What?!"

Roman sat up straight, eyes wide as he looked at the blue bird. It chirped at him rather quickly.

"Oh shoot!" The Prince shot up to his feet instantly, prompting Anxiety to do the same.

"Woah, hey what's happening?!"

"Dragon!"

"What?!"

"Princess Valerie's kingdom is being attacked, she called for me to aid her knights"

Anxiety shrugged and sat back onto his sofa.

"Alright, good luck man"

----

Roman teleported to Princess Valerie's castle, she thanked him and sent him off with her knights. They could see the fire in the distance.

----

The reptillian creature was huge, it had a massive wingspan of about 12 feet with a tail twice as long and spikes along its back.

None of the Knights were left standing, most were severely injured, but the others were unconscious.

It was only him and the beast, his lungs heaved for breath but he continued fighting, rolling away from the incoming flames.

Somewhere between dodging and slashing, he recalled his dream and the song the princess sang.

The Dragon lunged at him and he rolled away, pushing himself up on shaking arms.

The song echoed in his head.

And if you have compassion-

He raised his sword as the Dragon spat it's flame.

let me send no more to die!

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AN:// aaaay, more angst. This is my first ever drabble based on a song, idk how it went but I like it, so tell me how I did and if I should make another?

I didn't tag this as character death because, we've seem how he fights Dragons, I mean, there could be a part two? ;)

Anyway, I do have requests I'm working on, aswell as the chapter for Innerworks, I'm kinda procrastinating because I'm waiting for the next SS.Vid. I want Anxiety's name goddammit XD.