Gweniven stepped lightly from the carrage and straightened her skirts. She looked up to see Lady Raelyn comming toward her. "My dear you look positively radient, what has happened to make you so happy?" She asked reaching out to clasp Rae's hands with both of hers.

Raelyn laughed. "what has happend? why you came. i haven't seen you in so long!" raelyn turned to her horse man and told him to take her bags to the door man and he would take them to her room. " i must admit, you coming completly sliped my mind so i am afriad i'm not that prepared."

Lady Gwen looked up at the sound of a step behind her frind and caught a brief glimps of a man disapearing around a bend, she gasped when she realised who is was. No, it couldn't be... he couldn't be here could he... certainly not. She thought being careful to keep her thoughts to herself a little frown creasing her brow.

Raelyn hadn't choose to read the thoughts of her friend but she knew she had seen something and was thinking about it. well why dont we settle down for dinner? " she said kindly as her stomach rumbled.

Lady Gwen looked back at her friend as she wa pulled from her thoughts. "Very well then." She said as the frown disapeared from her brow and was replaced by a soft smile on her lips. Her eyes deep violet eyes sparkled with laughter as she heard her friend's stomach rumble with hunger.

Raelyn linked her arm with gwen's. " my father will be happy to see you again, he thinks of you as a daughter. i will have the cook prepare something marvolius for your arivel." Raelyn walked inside the palace.

Fuhrtad went into the armory and drew fresh arrows and a new set of chainmail out of stock. He replaced his bowstring and sharpened his knife, blood would spill soon, he could feel it.

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Gweniven allowed Raelyn to lead her into the castle. She beganto laugh and then looked over at her frined, "I wonder what rooms they will place me in this time, you know they always manage to give me a different one every time I visit you."

"this time you have the room next to mine. " Raelyn laughed." do you remeber the one time they gave you the room all they way on the other side of the castle?? i had to walk at least 2 miles to see you." she laughed again.

"I do remember that." Gweniven laughted, " I also remember that we resorted to meeting eachother halfway at the staircase, do you remember?" She walked into the beautiful set of rooms that were done in different shades of blue and smiled. "You know my frined, I think I shall request this room the net time I come to visit if that is alright with the houskeeping staff."

" yes i do remeber that." Raelyn laughed. " and i'm sure the housekeeping staff will be fine with it. now i will leave you to get ready for dinner. " she huged her old friend" it is so good to see you" and she left to go see tur before she went and dressed for dinner. on her way there she saw passed the armory room and saw fuhrtad in it. she leaned on the side of the door. " knock knock, what are you doing in here? " she smiled

Gweniven called her personal ladies maid and then had a quick bath. Once she was clean she began to ready herself for dinner. She chose a dress that flattered her slim waist. The dress was a deep violet almost black, with embrodiery the exact shade of her eyes. She was just going to have her hair done, when she heard a knock at her door. Thinking it wa Raelyn she motioned for her made to answer the door. She looked up to see a man in her rooms, the smile that had been on her face quickly fadding to a thin line... Sandred... She though.

Sandred stepped into the room, his light blond hair and ocean blue eyes set off to perfection by the blue black tunic that was held in place with a gleaming silver belt. He was tall (6'2) thin, and muscled, but not rock hard. "Greetind Lady Gweniven." He said. "Greetings to you as well Lord Sandred." She responded her tone flat. "What is it you wish of me?" She asked turning back to her dressing table.

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"you are still as beautiful as I remembered you to be..." Sandred trailed off as he realised that he probably shouldn't have spoken what was truely on his mind.

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"Gweniven couldn't help but smile. "That is a very nice compliment to any lady... but you have not answered my question sir." She said motioning for her maid to begin fixing her ebeony curls into a stile apropriate for dinner.

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Sandred nodded in the recognition that she was right. "Very well." He said. "I was hoping that you would allow me the honor of escourting you to supper?"

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