As Arryn walked down the corridors she was followed by her two older sisters and the High priest, all three asking her about the marriage arrangements, the priest about event and the sisters about why, how and when.

Arryn sighs:"Dear sisters, I am my own now. I can decide and take care of myself just as you two can, when and how do not matter, as for why. That is for me to know. Priest Joar, I shall leave the occasion under your supervision."

The priest bows in respect and leaves, her two sisters remain and watch her walk away, wondering when she matured so fast.The Queen was headed to her chambers where her soon to be husband was last seen entering, she wanted to speak to him about his travels. She arrived at the room and found it to be locked, as she was crowned she had access to any room, locked or not. She pressed her palm on the door as the royal seal appeared, unlocking it. She entered the room to find him sitting on the bedside, looking outside the window.

William:(No...Not now...)

Arryn:"William, I need to speak with you."

William:"What is it."

Arryn is taken aback by his tone:"I..I wanted to speak to you about your journey, will you follow the routes that were set for you? Will you even continue it?"

William:(Please...Go away...Not now...)

William stands up his back still towards her:"Of course I will, I will show them I do not fear them! I will go to each and every leader on this world and bend them to my will! Nothing shall stand in my path..!" He turns around, his eyes wide with madness.

Arryn:"Wha...You cannot behave like that! You will start conflict with the other races! I will not condone war!" She is surprised at his attitude, why was he being like this?

William moves towards her and grabs her arm:"You will do as I say, you will move as I say and you will speak as I say" His eyes focused solely on hers, she could see the insanity eating away at him.

Arryn slaps him with her free hand:"Is this what you plan to become!? After what you told me, you will let insanity take a hold of you?Will you let madness control you!?"

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Author: It gets emotion from here >.>, for you readers here's some music I found was appropriate ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYoH7BpVrnA

>:)

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William starts to shake, his mask quickly falling apart:"No I..." He takes a step back and falls sitting on the bed "Please no...I..." Tears start to fall down his face, his shaking turns into trembling. His fear wide open for her to see.

Arryn:"You.." She sees it now, it was all an act. "I see.." She sits by him, and gently pulls his head on her lap. He is trembling and sweating uncontrollably,tears gushing down his face. "It's okay now...You're not alone...I'm here..."

After a couple minutes he falls asleep, still gripping tightly at her dress.

Arryn:"He's like child..." she muses to herself "So much fear...what have they done to you in those weeks you disappeared?"

Erza appears out of the shadows.

Arryn:"You..Can you explain to me?"

Erza:"That is not for me to say...though in his condition he will not tell anyone anyway..."

Arryn:"Please..I have to know..How else am I supposed to help him!?"

Erza looks at Arryn, deep in thought for a bit. She sighs:"Do you really wish to know mortal?"

Arryn:"Yes! I need to know! Why is he like this!? Why does he lie about this?! He cannot possibly take this on on his own!"

Erza:"But he has, for years he's felt like this, lied like this to himself, then broke down like this every night. I can see it in his memories vividly, his losses, his pain and anguish, his betrayal. The torture those bandits did only made it worse."

Arryn:"Torture?!" Her eyes gleamed a bit, as tears started to form

Erza:"I had to aggressively heal his mind, but my power in that category is very limited."

Arryn puts her hand on his forehead:"I must know his pain.. to be able to heal it."

Erza:"Then it is best to simply show you. Are you ready?"

Arryn nods, Erza kneels in front of them and puts her hand on Arryn's which is on his forehead. Arryn is shown William's memories, his thoughts, his torture of a life. His mind on the verge of breaking. She feels her consciousness being pulled into his, she opens her eyes. Darkness as far as the eye can see, she can move around, but her body feels too light. She turns around and sees, a graveyard, a child sitting in the middle of it. Tens of graves littered the square patch of dried land, the boy sitting on the floor in the very middle. She moved forward towards the boy, She couldn't tell his age as he was obviously not Elf, but he was very young.With short black hair that looked unkept for a long time, brown eyes swollen from crying, wide open with madness. When she got close enough the boy looked up to her, a wide smile full of insanity. Her heart dropped as she realised who it was.

Arryn:"William?..."

Child William:"I lost them..I lost them all...I was too weak.. It's my fault...I couldn't help them...I couldn't save them..."

Arryn kneels down in front of him as tears started gushing down his cheeks:"Stupid fool...You have to save yourself first..." She hugged him tightly. Erza appearing behind them, her hand on William's shoulder.

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A new day had begun a couple hours ago, the new rules still in their chamber. Arryn held William tightly under the sheets, he was still asleep. Her hand moving gently, bending water with her magic, carrassing his skin. She breathed heavily, her face red with weariness.

William:"Arryn..."

Arryn:"It's okay...I'm here.."

She had spent all night and morning healing his fragile mind, using her water magic to relax him by passing it over his forehead.She was tired, very tired, it had taken all her mana to help him recover but she knew it wasn't going to be enough. She had to be there for him as he could break any day still. William sits up, he notices he wasn't wearing anything. He was still groggy.

William:"Huh?...were are my cl..." He turns to his left to witness Arryn, naked only covered by the sheets. He is surprised, his face reddening as he freaks out and falls off the bed.

Arryn:"Huh!? William!?"

William:"I'm not ready for this!" he says as he rushes to the blue crystal, picks something in haste and rushes out of the room.

Arryn:"....Idiot..." she smiles as she gets up.

Arryn dresses herself and leaves the room, sighing. Down the corridor she sees her elder sister Verrona walking towards her.

Verrona:"Have you already scared your mate out of the bedroom? And I thought only Solana turned that way..." she giggles.

Arryn's face turns slightly red:" Sister..No he..It is complicated" she sighs.

Verrona:"Everything seems to be with that man."

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William is walking down the corridors of the castle aimlessly, freaking out to himself:(Ahhh!! I can't remember! I don't remember! What happened!? Why was she...she..she..) His face turns pale and his eyes open wide"I didn't get her pregnant did I?"

Erza appears behind him, slapping the back of his head:"No you dolt, she was healing your mind.You can still feel it don't you? the effect of her magic."

William rubs the back of his head:"Yeah...I feel her presence...within my own mana..." his purple eye starts to gleam "What did she do?.."

Erza:"She made a connection between you two, your minds aren't one persay but are connected. In short, she decided to shoulder some of your pain. Now you can think more clearly."

William:"She...I see..No...I feel it.." He could feel a slight connection to something, he felt being pulled in a direction. As if he knew exactly where she was.

Erza:"Do not forget to correctly outfit yourself, master. Not only do you look like a commoner in that outfit and your hair is unkept but you should also shave."

William feels his chin, she was right. He had almost forgotten how long he's been here, he could feel hair growing on his chin and under his nose.

Erza:"You should prepare yourself correctly, the ceremony is to be tonight."

William sighs and walks away:"Yes Mom."

Erza is caught off guard, her form loses its shape turning into black smoke"Wha...Wha?!"

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Author:This was more of a slice of life chapter...Hope that certain scene wasn't...too erotic ;P...Dirty bastards....xD. Thank you for reading.