On our way back from the forest we had done alone of talking, turns out Farron'ss not so bad.I already knew that but i needed to keep reaffirming it .It might've been fate but one we got back to the main base the royal princess Anathasia called me.

"Gwendolyn, a word with you, you too animal"-Anathasia

I had a high opinion of her but i was starting to like her less and less. I didn't have anything against her, all of zyan is practically taught from conception all organic life is inferior .It was a stark reminder of who I used to be.

"Yes my royal princess "I answered with the respect she deserved

leaning into my ear she said " my idiot brother has went out of his way to convince father to appoint Farron to become a council member. He even when back to our home planet to get his beastkin girlfriend so she could partake in the trial. The thing is i also got a word in i managed to make it a vote, then a trial by combat there's no way that runt is making it out of this alive. You'll be unchained and our base will finally be free of filth"

If only i could explain to her that i didn't dislike Farron, quite the opposite. I knew better then to write my name on her shitlist though so i just agreed. The last guy who got on her bad side wound up being paraded through the streets as pieces.

"Farron you're needed in the Council of 6", i hoped he was smart enough to not argue .He was, saving me a lot of trouble, not only did i have to worry about the trial by combat, but the vote before that... Farron was going to die and there was nothing i could do about it. No , there was something i could do just take him and run , but i was too much of a coward, I made a vow to myself but... end the end words are just words. I felt sorry for even bringing him here , all that time ago before we reached the temple i should've just went around it. Following Anathasia we reached the Jury ground, its elegance was overshadowed by the events to come.

All of the royal family was here this was a real trial even ,Remiel's turtle friend Myrtle was here. Anathasia said nothing to me as she assumed her position next the her father,I looked at Farron one last time , what could i even say all of this is my fault in the end .So i just did what i was best at and left hoping up to my judge chair.

The king started with a speech about the glory of our nation .When i saw Farron it brought a small smile to my face , he wasn't even paying attention, jotting god knows what in his book.

"HEY are you listening?" Said the king

He didn't even respond i was going to miss this side of him,

"What do council members do?"

"YOU DISREPCTFUL LITLLE"

"Anathasia shut up, member each have their own role. If you even manage to get 4 votes that is"

I think everyone liked that, no one really liked the princess but me .They were forced to be respectful or face the consequences.

"what happens if i don't get 4 votes?"

"You will be executed of course, we have no need for slaves without a use" said the queen

I nearly forgot he was a capture... my capture. I wish i didn't have that talk with him in the cave, so I could just forget about this... or maybe i wished i had more of a back bone to stand up for someone i cared about.

"That being said enough talk let us commence the vote for a new council member!"

Immediately Remiel and Myrtle raid their hands , 2 to 4, next to my surprise was the king 3 to 3.If i voted right now he would be able to take part in the trial. A trial by combat ,did it even make a difference he could barely shoot a gun properly if i voted wouldn't i just be condemning him to a painful death, if i didn't vote he would just be executed anyway., and what would Anathasia do to me...Right now she thinks we're best buds, which we are but friends support each other, when has she ever supported me. Suddenly a voice snapped me out of my thoughts it was Farrons

"Gwen if she threatened you i can protect you once i become a council member"

'you dont have to be afraid of the Anathasia"

Hearing her name enraged her so much she started breaking her table.

That's right i was afraid of Anathasia, i had to charade like we were friends .My pride wouldn't allow me to accept that i was a victim of her sociopathic tendencies. That pride drove everyone away from me ,it was how I coped with my life, but not Farron. What i said wasn't a lie, I'm just garbage .

"its ok gwen you can cast your vote without any repercussions" I heard the crown prince say from across his seat.

I used to think that the Prince was an idiot too soft for this world. Now i understand he was the only one of us that had any courage. He disregarded teachings and formed a relationship with a beastkin women against his families approval, We all judged him but what did we know, its not like we thought about understanding anyone but ourselves blind leading the blind. I would be proud to give Farron a chance, i believed he would survive.

I rose my hand

Anathasia was shocked the anger on her face made me lean backwards, i have to get rid of my cowardice. she looked at me like she wanted to terminate me. I Bet she did , in her mind this probably counted as a betrayal but i was done hiding .I liked Farron and would try my best .My words were meaningless so i decided to put my neck on the line.

"I knew you had me" Farron said in the most playful manner

He wasn't scared at all, truly unbelievable.

After the Royal king explained that it would be trial by combat Beatrice and jennet entered the stage. That was complete overkill two elite warriors, they really wanted to kill him.

"I'm glad you got to the trial you filth now i can watch you die a slow death" Anathasia said and started laughing

I wanted to hate her but i know its not her fault, we were all programmed to view humans as such .Still saying that to my Farron stilled annoyed me , one day ill do the unspeakable .Still i wondered why he didn't just run at first sign of conflict with those boots and cloak he could've escaped anytime he wanted. I can protect you once i become a council member, i can protect you those words replayed through my mind. Its because of me.

"Let the battle commence"

Beatrice had a rail gun and jennet had a spear and shield .I worried for him but it was out of my hands ,voting yes was all i could do. Farron thought he was powerless but i the truly weak one. Even though i made that vow ... i still haven't broken it yet. Thats right if he can live through this i can make it all up to him.

once the battle started Farron disappeared, oh right he can do that. He was giving them a run for their money. Disappearing and shooting he managed to blow off Beatrice's arm , blowing up the railgun. Jennet started her thrusters and knocked him off his feet, transferring the rifle to a injured Beatrice. Then he disappeared again, all i saw was a obliterated Beatrice, goodness .He must've used his boots in full force .Even my legs would been destroyed if i went that fast how is he still conscious. Crawling over to the rifle i saw jennet hurl the spear at him ,almost removing his head but he happened to dodge in that awkward position. Gosh a part of his skull was missing ,did...did he fail?

no he was alive i had to believe, i had to believe in him!

"FARRON I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT"

"I BELIVE IN YOU"

The audience, Anathasia and even the Queen turned her gaze towards me in a displeased manner. The only thing i cared about at this moment was that he survived, I've been living in fear for to long .I couldn't allow the only person whose ever cared about me to die such a death, worst comes to worst I'm storming the stage and taking him. I wouldn't let it end like this

"PLEASE WIN, IM SORRY"

"FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHTTTTTTTT!"

With my last yell his body exploded purple more then usual as held the trigger blowing Jennet to smithereens . I had to get him to explain his new look, i knew it wasn't a midlife crisis no way did i believe that anymore .It was a grizzly scene in the finale, Beatrice's body littered the floor mixed in with jennets. You could hardly tell who was who. Farron's blood was all over the place, everyone i knew to some degree. How tragic, How could this happen, I could see the faint smiles on the kings and queens faces for one reason or the next. This nation is sick to think after all this time i find myself siding with the prince. By this time Remiel had already announced Farrons victory, Then i heard

"Hey Gwen. do you to become my champion? You can say no"

Did he really think i would to say no, i wanted to do alot more then be his champion but that would have to wait till we were alone.All i could do is hug him.

'hehe relationships move like a fire don't they Gwendolyn, i knew love when i saw it" Remiel said smugly

"Gwen my head... im dying"

I needed to give him medical attention ASAP

"let me get you fixed up and i don't love him he's just a good friend"

ahhh who said anything about love why did i mention love .I'm sure Remiel's already knows.

"sure ,sure" -He said with a smile that made me laugh a little

Of course he already knows , he knew since the very beginning, I should thank him later.

Back to the matter at hand ,I needed to preform surgery on him and here wasn't a proper place , but I had to make due. I'm just glad i watched all those videos with human doctors when he got his leg eaten.

"you wont be awake for the surgery"

Hearing me say that he passed out, Somehow it always ended up like this .

"Remiel could you stop anyone from interfering please, this will take a few hours even if i do everything flawlessly"

"Finally got the balls to call me by my first name, you really are one of us now. I don't even have to anyway, Farron a council member now he's basically untouchable"

That was good to know Placing Farron's body down i started the surgery, for some reason no one was leaving , they choose to stay and watch. Was it the fact that i personally was attending to a persons well being? If they wanted to watch let them watch, this is the first time i could take pride in something not terrible.

"look at you damn, Farron changed you for the better, be right back going to get my beautiful, lovely, amazing and sexy myrtle , so she can see all of us don't feel the same us the rest"- remiel said

I couldn't allow even a ounce of focus to go to his words any mistake might give him brain damage. Injecting his brain with a synthesizer , i started replacing pieces of skull with a artificial metal pieces. His heart rate stabilized so i breathe a sigh of relief, Next was his legs. His bones would reform on there own but he needed splints. Breaking the stone beneath me i made it made his lengths in length and used cloth to wrap it around them. This wasnt good i needed to leave to find better medical care.

"use these " i heard a soft and sweet voice call to me

Turning around i saw Myrtle , in her hand were medical grade stints along with cast.

"when did you guys get those?"

"you've been at it for hours we had plenty of time"

"that's the only good thing about around in the main camp" said myrtle

These guys... i was grateful for their presence, the stone stints would've given him a nasty infection. Not just that but i felt like we could become good friends.

This was the start of a new chapter.