Knockin' on Heaven's Door (FINISHED)

[titania]

The two of them were receiving some odd looks from the guards as they walked past. The Gerudo King wasn't exactly an unwelcome sight, but the fact that he was here was not a symbol of good tidings.

"Nope. You are going right to bed. And be careful who you call nurse. I might be one after all." Titania distinctly remembered having a nurse outfit, modified to be a bit more to her liking. "After some rest and some more healing maybe, maybe you can start walking again."

Eventually the two of them reached Titania's guest quarters. She failed to bring up anything involving the two of them. He made his joke, it was a bit amusing, but overall she was not amused. She opened the door and helped him inside and to the bed.

"Well mister, you came to my palace last time looking for ancient resting places, now you show up on my doorstep bleeding out and one more cut away from dying. I reserve the right to be a little upset with you." She pouted a mild pout, shrugging and trying to shake off this nagging feeling something was wrong. Maybe it was just seeing him in this state making her uncomfortable.

[Merik Dragmire]

Once Merik was in the guest quarters and on the bed he visibly sagged as he let go of his last reserves of strength. He gave Titania a weak smile as he lay back with her sitting beside him.

"I hate to break it to you beautiful... but I remember that nurse getup and simply... having the outfit doesn't make you one...though I'm sure you would make a wonderful real one if you wanted... and you do look good in the costume..."

He listened while she brought up her complaints about recent events and he was quite thankful that she was the way that she was. In the very recent past he had really used her without giving her any answers and she simply accepted it. Hindsight being how it is, if that had happened to him he probably would have just left himself to die.

"We thought it best to... sneak away early so if someone came looking you wouldn't... have to lie about where we'd gone...not that it mattered... in the end as my greatest possibility wound up... being a complete bust..." his hand crawled over the bed towards her and his fingers began to stroke the back of her hand. "Given the current circumstances... I think you're allowed to be more than a little upset... honestly you probably could have gotten away with leaving me to die..."

[titania]

Titania looked at him kinda funny. "I don't remember showing you the nurse getup, or maybe that was...nope that was your gift to me actually. I still have your guard uniform, just saying." She smiled and laughed much more than she had since she saw him. Now that he was in bad she seemed to relax much more.

As his hand made its way to her own, she slowly snatched his up in both of hers, giving him a soft sympathetic smile. "I know you have a checkered past, I know you have much of Hyrule trying to claim your head as a trophy, and I'm still a tad upset about your sudden departure being what it was, but you're still a person, you have family that cares about you, and even if they don't like me much, they love you. You're better off alive then dead. Hopefully I'm not the only one outside the Gerudo who knows that." She had begun to realize that she was getting sappy around, of all people, Merik Dragmire. Just the thought of it made her shake her head and sigh.

[Merik Dragmire]

"What can I say...I know how to pick good outfits for my beauties..." Merik said before falling into a coughing fit though it seemed to ease when Titania took his hand into her own, probably just a residual of the white magic that surrounded her.

As she spoke he found that her words hit him deeper than he would have expected. Not that he allowed any emotions show from it, he may have been lying on his deathbed with one of his few friends but he was still a warrior king and image is everything afterall.

"Titania, I've had people trying to kill me since before I was born... certainly throughout my life... among all the people in the world... especially the ones I've met... you are probably the kindest, most caring person I've ever heard of... I don't for one second doubt that any of the people hunting me... even many that have never met or will ever meet me... I don't doubt that any of them would have hesitated to kill me at my birth... much less had they found me weak and dying in the forest... in the hopes of stamping out what they fear I could be..."

[titania]

Titania didn't need him to show emotions to show he was really a big softie. She just gave him a smile at his words.

"What you represent is far worse than what you really are. Too many people see you and think of the previous Gerudo King. As for being caring, I think it's genetic. I find a lot of caring to be very....."Titania was interrupted by the presence of a guard.

"Your majesty, the court asked me to come and find you. They wish for you to speak to them immediately."

Releasing Merik's hand, Titania stood up and nodded to the guard. "I understand. I want one of the shamans here as soon as possible to help treat this man's wounds." Her gaze turned to Merik and she rolled her eyes and shrugged.

"They're going to want to know what you're doing here. Don't worry, our laws permit you to stay, and between that and my word you're not going anywhere. And when I say that, I mean you don't get to leave that bed. I won't give you any orders, but you can consider that a stern request."

And with that, Titania and the guard left the room, though the guard remained stationed outside should Merik attempt to walk around. A healer would be around in term with some more white magic and a few remedies.

EXIT[/i][/u]

[Merik Dragmire]

"A stern request enforced by guards... sounds a bit like an order to me..." Merik said with a serious look at Titania before cracking a slight smile. "Don't worry Titania... I don't think I can walk anymore right now anyway... have fun with your court..."

Once the door closed and he was alone in the room, he sank back into the pillows and tried to find sleep but found it to be quite wary of actually approaching him. Opening his eyes once more he looked around the room and found his gaze drawn to a corner cast in shadow and unnaturally dark compared to the rest of the chamber.

_{"I'm done running..."}[/sub] he said quietly, his eyes never travelling from the shadow.

The poison grove, go there and do that which is required of you...

_{"As soon as I am able to walk..."}[/sub] he replied as rest finally reached him and darkness overtook him.

[finish]

[Nightmare Darklight]

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